PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa (ranked 1711 p4p, 2574 weight class) and Breno Pinheiro (ranked 247 p4p, 351 weight class). Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Czarny Z Garbowa
vs
Pinheiro

190 cm
23
208
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
30
200
11 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Breno Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Czarny Z Garbowa drives through with a takedown into guard.

Pinheiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Czarny Z Garbowa content to stall in guard here.

Pinheiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Czarny Z Garbowa defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czarny Z Garbowa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pinheiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Czarny Z Garbowa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro working a defensive guard here.
Czarny Z Garbowa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pinheiro wants to get back to his feet but Czarny Z Garbowa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinheiro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pinheiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinheiro stuffs the takedown.
Pinheiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Czarny Z Garbowa pinned against the cage. Czarny Z Garbowa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pinheiro scores with a decent looking hook.
Czarny Z Garbowa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinheiro is fending him off so far but Czarny Z Garbowa persists. Nope, Pinheiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinheiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinheiro as he avoids it easily.
Pinheiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinheiro but Pinheiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown but Pinheiro shows good takedown defense.

Pinheiro closes the distance and pushes Czarny Z Garbowa back into the cage.
Czarny Z Garbowa prevents the takedown attempt.
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro is trying to drag Czarny Z Garbowa to the mat but Czarny Z Garbowa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pinheiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Czarny Z Garbowa controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Pinheiro.

Czarny Z Garbowa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pinheiro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Czarny Z Garbowa taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Pinheiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Czarny Z Garbowa in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pinheiro is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
After winning the bout, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.