PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmin Dinu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pires
vs
Dinu

183 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augusto Pires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cosmin Dinu!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dinu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dinu tries to circle away but Pires has him pinned against the cage.

Dinu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dinu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pires throws a series of punches but Dinu avoids them all with ease.
Pires throws out a loose jab but Dinu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Dinu.

Pires closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dinu has had enough of the clinch but Pires keeps him there for the moment.

Pires breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pires scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dinu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dinu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pires counters with a left to the body.

Pires drops Dinu with a left right combo! Pires follows him down to the ground into side control.

Dinu is rocked!

It looks like Cosmin Dinu has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Pires decides to stand back up. Pires steps back and let's Dinu get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu tries to clinch

and Dinu is countered with a crisp right hand from Pires that sends him to the canvas! Pires follows him to the mat into side control.
Dinu is still in real trouble! Can Pires finish him?
Dinu looks gassed!
Dinu wants to get back to his feet.
Dinu seems to have recovered his senses.
Dinu tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Dinu is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pires.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pires really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dinu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinu is trying to stand back up.

That's four 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Pires dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cosmin Dinu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pires with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dinu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dinu misses the jab.
Pires dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pires scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pires lands a glancing blow to the side of Dinu's head.
Nice shot by Pires.

Pires pushes Dinu up against the cage in a clinch.

Pires breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pires comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pires lands a right hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Dinu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pires throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pires scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pires tries to bum rush Dinu with a series of wild strikes but Dinu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Pires shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Dinu is working an open guard so Pires takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dinu drives through and clinches with Pires against the cage.

Pires breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dinu tries to clinch up

and Pires counters by clinching up.

Pires breaks from the clinch.
Dinu throws a right and a left that Pires avoids nicely.
Dinu is looking to clinch.
Dinu throws a nice looking combination but Pires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dinu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Augusto Pires is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pires, as that shot connected.
Pires lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dinu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pires counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pires throws a right and a left that Dinu avoids nicely.
Pires throws a right hand that Dinu ducks under and follows up with a left that Dinu also avoids with ease.
Dinu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pires lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dinu throws a right hand that Pires ducks under and follows up with a left that Pires also avoids with ease.
Pires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dinu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dinu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pires checks a low kick from Dinu.
Donk. Pires catches Dinu right on the button with a cross.
Pires pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dinu misses with a series of wild punches.
Pires chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dinu can pounce on him.
Dinu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pires prevents Dinu from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pires breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dinu throws a series of punches but Pires avoids them all with ease.
Pires lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dinu tries to clinch
and Pires counters with a nice body shot.
Dinu connects with a looping right hand.
Pires connects with a body shot.

Pires has managed to clinch.
Dinu wants to get back to striking at distance but Pires won't allow it.
Dinu wants to break free but Pires has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinu is trying to break the clinch but Pires is controlling him.
Pires keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dinu's efforts to push away.

Pires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dinu moves in looking to clinch but Pires pushes him off.
Dinu tries to clinch but Pires moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pires misses with an uppercut. Dinu saw that one coming.
Dinu tries to clinch up but Pires circles away and keeps his distance.
Dinu misses with a double jab.
Pires lands with a cross.
Dinu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Pires dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cosmin Dinu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pires throws a right hand that Dinu ducks under and follows up with a left that Dinu also avoids with ease.
Dinu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pires scores with a hook to the body. Dinu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pires misses the shot to the body.
Dinu needs to keep his hands up - Pires had a free shot at his head there.
Pires changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dinu tries to avoid it but Pires manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dinu to the ground. Dinu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pires swats away the attempt to clinch by Dinu.
Dinu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pires.
Dinu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pires swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dinu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dinu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pires swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dinu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pires.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinu throws a combination that misses
and Pires cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dinu throws a leg kick that misses.
Pires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dinu can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pires throws a right and a left that Dinu avoids nicely.
Dinu throws a combination that misses
and Pires cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dinu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dinu misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pires misses with a few strikes there.
Pires blocks a head kick by Dinu.
Cosmin Dinu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dinu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pires.
Dinu throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pires holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dinu is looking to break free of the clinch but Pires has double underhooks.

Pires breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dinu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dinu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pires moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pires connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dinu's hands.
Dinu scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pires throws a hook to the side of Dinu's head but Dinu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dinu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Pires as he connects with a hook.
Pires looks to land a combination but Dinu avoids it well.
Dinu tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pires.
Pires slips a jab and a cross from Dinu.
Dinu tries to clinch up but Pires circles away and keeps his distance.
Pires avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dinu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dinu wants to clinch.
Cosmin Dinu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pires throws a jab when Dinu was well out of range.
Dinu throws a combination. Pires tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pires scores with a one two! Dinu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pires avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Dinu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Pires, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pires will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dinu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dinu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pires scores with a nice head shot.
Some wild striking there from Dinu.
Pires moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pires throws a hook but Dinu blocks it.
Pires dodges the punch combination from Dinu.
Pires moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pires connects with a nice looking jab.
Dinu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dinu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dinu.

Dinu clinches.
Dinu has had enough of the clinch but Pires keeps him there for the moment.
Dinu wants to break free but Pires has control.

Pires pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pires keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pires throws a combination. Dinu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Pires closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dinu is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Pires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pires has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Pires!