PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Needadis Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes to the cage accompanied by God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pinta
vs
Shepard

192 cm
24
213 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

186 cm
28
220 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Needadis Shepard!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shepard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shepard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shepard cracks a nice hook into Pinta's ribs.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Pinta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shepard scores with a head kick.

It looks like Thomas Pinta has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Pinta.
Shepard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Shepard slips a straight right by Pinta.
Shepard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Needadis Shepard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pinta.
Pinta lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Pinta.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard throws a big shot that misses.
Shepard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinta cracks the inside of Shepard's front leg.
Pinta wants to slow Shepard down by chopping away at his legs.
Pinta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shepard momentarily.
Shepard throws a sloppy head kick and Pinta moves out of range easily.
Pinta throws a right hand that Shepard ducks under and follows up with a left that Shepard also avoids with ease.
Pinta scores with a decent looking hook.
Shepard tries to land a front kick but Pinta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shepard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinta.
A head kick misses from Shepard.
Nice shot lands for Pinta.
Pinta closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Shepard is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinta throws a monster overhand right that drops Shepard! Pinta follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Pinta!