PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Pinto (ranked 4397 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave McGil (ranked 4392 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pinto
vs
McGil

192 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave McGil!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGil manages to avoid it.
Pinto throws a body punch but McGil moves out of range.
McGil throws out a counter right but Pinto avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Pinto.
McGil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pinto swings for the body but McGil moves out of range.
Pinto lands the left hand.
Pinto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGil momentarily.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinto thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pinto lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
McGil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto throws a shot from downtown. McGil moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like McGil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pinto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGil slips a straight right by Pinto.
Pinto throws a hook but McGil blocks it.
McGil walks into a straight right hand from Pinto.
Pinto sizes up McGil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pinto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGil's hands.
McGil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pinto misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto is breathing heavily.
Pinto lands with a straight right. McGil didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGil on the side of the head.
Pinto connects with a jab.
Pinto scores with a nice right hand.
McGil takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Pinto throwing a counter right hand but McGil manages to avoid it.
Pinto misses with a hook. McGil ducked under it nicely.
Pinto punishes McGil's body with a nice straight punch.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body. McGil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Julio Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Pinto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Pinto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pinto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pinto under the eye.
Pinto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGil connects with a jab.
Pinto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGil to score with a decent uppercut.
McGil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pinto misses the jab.
Pinto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGil.
McGil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from McGil finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Pinto is rocked!
McGil fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Pinto out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dave McGil!