PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Inyourbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes to the cage accompanied by God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Inyourbutt has chosen Burning Spear - Workshop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pinta
vs
Inyourbutt

192 cm
27
213 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

197 cm
26
214 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Undead clothing

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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Inyourbutt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inyourbutt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A right-left combo lands from Pinta.
Pinta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inyourbutt's head backwards.
Inyourbutt moves away from the strike by Pinta.
Thomas Pinta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinta tries to work over Inyourbutt's front leg with a kick but Inyourbutt checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinta tests Inyourbutt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinta cracks Inyourbutt with a good jab.

Inyourbutt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pinta regains half guard, as Inyourbutt was trying to land strikes.
Inyourbutt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inyourbutt throwing shots but Pinta is blocking nicely.
Inyourbutt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinta defending well though.
Inyourbutt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inyourbutt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Inyourbutt misses with a head shot. Pinta uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pinta looking to control.
Inyourbutt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pinta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta keeping moving, preventing Inyourbutt from controlling successfully.
Inyourbutt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inyourbutt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Inyourbutt is looking to work some ground and pound but Pinta has wrist control.
Pinta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inyourbutt is one step ahead there.
Inyourbutt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta is pulling down on Inyourbutt's head. It's preventing any offense from Inyourbutt, at least for the moment.
Pinta keeping moving, preventing Inyourbutt from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Inyourbutt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four 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.
Pinta swings widly with a right hand
and Inyourbutt counters with a nice body shot.
Pinta wants to slow Inyourbutt down by chopping away at his legs.
Inyourbutt staying out of range there.
Pinta lands the left hand.
Pinta throws the left hand but Inyourbutt avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinta, right into the meat.
Pinta misses with a right hand

and Inyourbutt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinta pulls Inyourbutt in to control the position.
Inyourbutt tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinta is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Pinta will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pinta swings widly with a right hand
and Inyourbutt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Al Inyourbutt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inyourbutt ducks right into an uppercut from Pinta.

Inyourbutt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Inyourbutt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pinta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Inyourbutt tries to pass to full mount but Pinta defends it.
Inyourbutt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Inyourbutt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Inyourbutt is just content to waste time from the top position. Pinta takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pinta keeping moving, preventing Inyourbutt from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inyourbutt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inyourbutt looking to sit in guard and control but Pinta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Inyourbutt is trying to keep Pinta in close.
Inyourbutt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Al Inyourbutt wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pinta misses with a wild body shot.
Pinta tests Inyourbutt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Inyourbutt checks a leg kick nicely.
Pinta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Inyourbutt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pinta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Pinta misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Inyourbutt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Inyourbutt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pinta!
Pinta holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Inyourbutt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Inyourbutt raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inyourbutt controlling from the full mount.
Inyourbutt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Inyourbutt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inyourbutt tries to control but Pinta wriggling away.
Pinta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Inyourbutt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pinta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pinta throws a leg kick but Inyourbutt checks it.
Inyourbutt cracks Pinta with an open hand slap.
A jab from Pinta misses.
Pinta throws the left hand but Inyourbutt avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Pinta tenderised Inyourbutt's leg. Inyourbutt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinta throws a leg kick but Inyourbutt moved away.
Inyourbutt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinta.
Pinta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thomas Pinta is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinta throws a sloppy head kick and Inyourbutt moves out of range easily.
Pinta misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inyourbutt was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinta.
Inyourbutt avoids the body shot from Pinta.
Pinta throws the left hand but Inyourbutt avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Pinta.
Pinta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Inyourbutt if he has to take too many more of those.
Inyourbutt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas Pinta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinta lands with a nice combination. Inyourbutt backs away looking to recover.
Pinta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Inyourbutt blocks the low kick.
Inyourbutt misses with a jab to the body
and Pinta counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinta lands a leg kick that knocks Inyourbutt off balance momentarily.
Pinta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Pinta finds it's way through Inyourbutt's defenses.
Inyourbutt slips a straight right by Pinta.
Pinta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inyourbutt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinta connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta throws an overhand right that lands on Inyourbutt's shoulder, as Inyourbutt tries to avoid the shot.
Inyourbutt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinta counters with a nice body kick.
Inyourbutt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pinta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pinta scores with a spinning back kick!
Inyourbutt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Pinta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinta throws a good cross that connects.
Pinta lands a really nice looking cross but Inyourbutt seems unphased.
The crowd cheers as Pinta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Inyourbutt doesn't seem phased though.
Pinta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Inyourbutt is out of range and Pinta settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pinta.
A jab from Pinta finds it's way through Inyourbutt's defenses.
Pinta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Inyourbutt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinta throws a body kick that misses.
Inyourbutt fails to land with a series of punches.
Inyourbutt shoots in and drives through. Pinta sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inyourbutt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinta.
Pinta lands a leg kick that knocks Inyourbutt off balance momentarily.
Inyourbutt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pinta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pinta 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Pinta!
Thomas Pinta tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.