PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Pinks (ranked 757 p4p, 977 weight class) and Ian Stronk (ranked 98 p4p, 124 weight class). Pinks comes to the cage accompanied by HUMBLE.. Ian Stronk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pinks
vs
Stronk

190 cm
33
210
26 - 11 - 0

189 cm
28
214
12 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devonte Pinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Stronk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stronk closes the distance and clinches.

Pinks breaks from the clinch.
Stronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stronk scores with a hook to the body. Pinks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Stronk closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Stronk.
Pinks blocks a body shot from Stronk.
Pinks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stronk after a bit of a struggle.
A hook to the body from Stronk.
Pinks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stronk up against the cage.
Stronk pushes Pinks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stronk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinks is trying to push Stronk away but Stronk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pinks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pinks stalls.
Pinks takes a shot to the head.

Pinks successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinks is trying to keep Stronk in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stronk stopping the sweep attempt from Pinks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stronk prevents Pinks from getting back to his feet.

Pinks working for submissions but it's allowed Stronk to get to half guard.
Stronk sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Pinks actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stronk wants to control but Pinks is keeping him busy.
Pinks wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinks has Stronk pressed against the cage, preventing Stronk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pinks blocks an uppercut.

Pinks jumps into guard, dragging Stronk to the mat.
Stronk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pinks has control of Stronk's left arm, preventing Stronk from doing any damage.
Pinks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stronk is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinks is trying to control the position but Stronk postures up.
Stronk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pinks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pinks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pinks striking off his back but it's not causing Stronk any problems.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stronk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinks circles away.

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.
Pinks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stronk circles away.
Stronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinks throws a quick counter head kick but Stronk was just out of range.
Stronk tries to clinch but Pinks is having none of it.

Stronk clinches.
Stronk works on Pinks's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinks fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devonte Pinks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stronk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinks looking for a takedown.
Stronk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pinks is trying to pull guard but Stronk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stronk is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinks gets an underhook and turns Stronk into the cage.
A short uppercut from Stronk.
Stronk misses with the head strike.
Pinks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stronk just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Stronk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinks.
Stronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinks circles away.
Pinks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stronk is looking to clinch.

Stronk moves into the clinch.
Pinks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stronk prevents it.
Stronk misses with a punch to the body.
Pinks can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devonte Pinks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinks is working for takedown but Stronk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pinks tries to throw a body punch but Stronk avoids it by throwing Pinks back against the cage.
Stronk throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stronk swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stronk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pinks tries to pull guard but Stronk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stronk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinks backwards.
Stronk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stronk lands a nice uppercut.
Stronk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stronk swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stronk misses with a punch on the inside.
Stronk is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stronk.
Pinks is working for takedown but Stronk is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinks.

Pinks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Stronk gets a clinch.
Pinks tries to pull guard but Stronk holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinks drops back down to his feet.
Stronk lands a nice uppercut.

Pinks manages to break the clinch.
Stronk fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stronk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stronk swings for the body but Pinks moves out of range.
Stronk wants to clinch.
Ian Stronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinks swats away the attempt to clinch by Stronk.
Pinks fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Stronk as Pinks shoots in.
A head kick misses from Pinks.
Stronk wants to counter the offense by Pinks and move into the clinch position.
Stronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinks shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stronk is looking to clinch.
Pinks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stronk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stronk throws a series of strikes that have Pinks backpedaling.
Stronk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Pinks is rocked!
Stronk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinks.
Oh Pinks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinks tries to clinch up but Stronk circles away and keeps his distance.
Stronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinks circles away.
Stronk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Stronk moves into the clinch.
Stronk pushes Pinks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stronk lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinks backwards.
Pinks being controlled against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stronk dips a shoulder and cracks Pinks with a mighty uppercut! Pinks falls back against the cage and Stronk unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pinks is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Stronk screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Stronk!
A very excited looking Ian Stronk rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.