PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Do you really want to hurt me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Diogo Pinto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Brown
vs
Pinto

190 cm
28
195 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

189 cm
24
197 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Pinto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinto wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.

Brown gets caught flat footed, as Pinto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pinto on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pinto, into his guard.
Pinto working a defensive guard here.
Pinto wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Brown is now in half guard.
Brown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pinto looking to control.
Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pinto is proving hard to escape from.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pinto won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Pinto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pinto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pinto trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pinto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Pinto is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Pinto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pinto tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Pinto ducks down to avoid it.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Pinto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pinto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Pinto settles back down.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Pinto moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Pinto lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinto shoots in but no luck this time.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pinto has time to react.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinto was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Pinto's belly button to the back.
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!
Brown thuds his right hand into Pinto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinto tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Pinto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Pinto throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Diogo Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinto was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Pinto slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinto. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pinto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Pinto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pinto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown looks to land a right hand but Pinto moved out of range.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pinto moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Pinto misses with a low kick.
Pinto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Pinto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joseph Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Pinto.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinto at a distance.
Pinto tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Joseph Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Pinto swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Pinto tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Pinto tries to land a body kick
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pinto shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Pinto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pinto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown swings widly with a right hand

and Pinto counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Pinto is breathing heavily.
Pinto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinto trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diogo Pinto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pinto shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Pinto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pinto fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Pinto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinto doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diogo Pinto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pinto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Pinto is looking to score with low kicks.
Pinto is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinto moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Pinto tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pinto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab lands there for Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Brown.
Pinto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Pinto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown punishes Pinto's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
A low kick from Pinto is predictable there
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown thuds his right hand into Pinto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Pinto.
Pinto tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Pinto does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Pinto.
Pinto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Pinto is out of range.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pinto has time to react.

Pinto drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brown 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.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Brown has Pinto pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Pinto is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Pinto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pinto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pinto.

Pinto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pinto.
Brown tries to roll over but Pinto keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinto slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pinto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Diogo Pinto!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Diogo Pinto!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Diogo Pinto!

Diogo Pinto wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Diogo Pinto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.