PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nori Voluspa (ranked 1229 p4p, 1797 weight class) and Jorge Pereira Pinto (ranked 181 p4p, 253 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jorge Pereira Pinto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Voluspa
vs
Pereira Pinto

150 cm
21
170
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
170
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nori Voluspa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Pereira Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira Pinto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voluspa.

Voluspa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Voluspa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pereira Pinto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pereira Pinto is trying to control but Voluspa manages to pass to mount!
Voluspa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Voluspa wants to control the pace but Pereira Pinto is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Voluspa can't control as he wanted to and Pereira Pinto manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Pereira Pinto gets full guard.
Pereira Pinto controls Voluspa momentarily but Voluspa frees himself.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Pereira Pinto is trying to keep Voluspa in close.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Pereira Pinto keeps moving.
Pereira Pinto has momentary wrist control but Voluspa slips an elbow through the middle.
Voluspa tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira Pinto is retaining full guard.
Voluspa is stalling in the full guard.
Pereira Pinto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Voluspa passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pereira Pinto is staying active underneath Voluspa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Voluspa is thwarting Pereira Pinto's attempts to control the position.
Voluspa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pereira Pinto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Voluspa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pereira Pinto is keeping the position for now.
Pereira Pinto is trying to control the position but Voluspa postures up.
Voluspa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pereira Pinto working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pereira Pinto looking for a guillotine here but Voluspa defends easily.
Pereira Pinto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Voluspa distracts Pereira Pinto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pereira Pinto pulls Voluspa in close to prevent any damage.
Pereira Pinto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Voluspa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pereira Pinto controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Voluspa stands up over Pereira Pinto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pereira Pinto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Voluspa's guard.

Voluspa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Voluspa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pereira Pinto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Voluspa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pereira Pinto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Voluspa keeping moving, preventing Pereira Pinto from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nori Voluspa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Voluspa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pereira Pinto quickly recovers to half guard.

Pereira Pinto pushes Voluspa off and gets back to his feet.
Voluspa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira Pinto can do to turn this around?

Excellent takedown into side control there by Voluspa.

Pereira Pinto sneaks out the side door and pushes Voluspa away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nori Voluspa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Pereira Pinto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pereira Pinto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voluspa circles away quickly and effectively.

Voluspa feints and as Pereira Pinto raises his hands in defense, Voluspa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pereira Pinto is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Voluspa dives into side control.

You can see the frustration on Pereira Pinto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pereira Pinto sneaks back into half guard.
Nori Voluspa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Voluspa.
Pereira Pinto manages to get to full guard.
Pereira Pinto working a defensive guard here.
Pereira Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voluspa is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voluspa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Voluspa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Voluspa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pereira Pinto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Voluspa has managed to get both his arms back between Pereira Pinto's legs - danger averted.
Voluspa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Voluspa throws an elbow that misses. Pereira Pinto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voluspa's guard. Nice move by Pereira Pinto!

Pereira Pinto wants to control from the top but Voluspa keeps moving.
Pereira Pinto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa wants to sweep but no luck.
Pereira Pinto trying to control but Voluspa is working from the bottom.

Voluspa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pereira Pinto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pereira Pinto trying to control but Voluspa is working from the bottom.
Voluspa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pereira Pinto wants to control from the top but Voluspa keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Voluspa moves forwards but Pereira Pinto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira Pinto. Those never looked like landing.
Jorge Pereira Pinto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Voluspa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Voluspa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Voluspa is controlling the pace.
Pereira Pinto controlling the position well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Pereira Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Voluspa scores with a takedown into Pereira Pinto's guard.
Pereira Pinto is trying to keep Voluspa in close.
Voluspa landing with the ground and pound.
Voluspa postures up.
Voluspa looking to sit in guard and control but Pereira Pinto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa looking for a sweep. Not yet Voluspa, not yet.

Pereira Pinto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Voluspa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pereira Pinto has managed to get both his arms back between Voluspa's legs - danger averted.
Pereira Pinto is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pereira Pinto gets to his feet. Voluspa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pereira Pinto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Voluspa drives through with a takedown into Pereira Pinto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Voluspa stopping the sweep attempt from Pereira Pinto.
Pereira Pinto trying to keep a closed guard but Voluspa is proving a slippery customer.

Voluspa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Voluspa distracts Pereira Pinto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa is in close to Pereira Pinto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pereira Pinto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Voluspa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pereira Pinto controls Voluspa momentarily but Voluspa frees himself.
Pereira Pinto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Voluspa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pereira Pinto wants to stand up but Voluspa is controlling him.
Pereira Pinto looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa won't allow Pereira Pinto to sweep him here.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Pereira Pinto keeps moving.
Voluspa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pereira Pinto seems keen to control Voluspa's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Voluspa rushes Pereira Pinto and presses him up against the ropes.
Voluspa is trying to pull guard but Pereira Pinto has him pressed against the ropes.
Voluspa tries to pull guard but Pereira Pinto holds him up against the ropes and eventually Voluspa drops back down to his feet.

Pereira Pinto manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Voluspa clinches up with Pereira Pinto and pushes him back against the ropes.

Voluspa pulls guard effortlessly.

Pereira Pinto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Voluspa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira Pinto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Voluspa with that takedown attempt.
Pereira Pinto stuffs the takedown attempt from Voluspa. Voluspa gets slowly back to his feet.
Pereira Pinto lands with an overhand left.
Voluspa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pereira Pinto misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voluspa is looking to clinch.

Voluspa pushes Pereira Pinto up against the ropes in a clinch.

Voluspa jumps guard and drags Pereira Pinto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira Pinto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nori Voluspa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Voluspa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Nori Voluspa!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Nori Voluspa!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Nori Voluspa!

Nori Voluspa wins by unanimous decision!
Nori Voluspa opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.