PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Edgar
vs
Pineda

185 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Pineda!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pineda.
Pineda is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.
Edgar dives in and grabs Pineda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pineda pushes down on Edgar's head and hops out.
Pineda moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pineda lunges at Edgar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edgar's hand.
Edgar leaves Pineda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pineda as he jumps to the side.
Pineda tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edgar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pineda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pineda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pineda lands with an uppercut that bounces Edgar off the cage and back into range.
Pineda moves to clinch but Edgar breaks away
and Edgar counters with a good low kick that Pineda was not able to check.
Pineda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edgar circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edgar misses the body punch
and Pineda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edgar thinking.
Pineda tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Pineda. Beautiful body shot.
Pineda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pineda jabs at Edgar's body.
Edgar misses with a body shot
and Pineda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pineda throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Edgar misses with a shot to the body
and Pineda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edgar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pineda doesn't seem bothered though.
Edgar is looking to wear down Pineda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
Pineda blocks a head kick by Edgar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar shoots for a takedown but Pineda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar swats away the attempt to clinch by Pineda.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pineda.
Edgar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pineda lands a jab to the nose.
Pineda wants to clinch.
Edgar misses with a jab to the body
and Pineda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pineda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Pineda.
Pineda moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pineda is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Edgar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Edgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pineda.
Pineda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pineda scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pineda manages to avoid it.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pineda clinches up with Edgar and pushes him back against the cage.
Edgar wants to take the fight to the mat but Pineda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Edgar is working for takedown but Pineda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pineda gets underhooks to prevent Edgar's takedown attempt.

Pineda decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pineda 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.
Pineda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edgar's guard.
Pineda landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pineda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pineda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pineda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pineda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pineda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pineda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pineda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pineda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Pineda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pineda tries for a takedown but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar moves forwards but Pineda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pineda scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar has a takedown stuffed.
Edgar tries a head kick but it misses.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pineda!
Good shot there by Pineda.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edgar as he avoids it easily.
Giovanni Pineda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pineda has a takedown stuffed.
Frankie Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Pineda.
Edgar misses with a right hand
enabling Pineda to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Pineda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Edgar throws a combination that misses
and Pineda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pineda lands a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda shoots in but Edgar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pineda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pineda misses with the combination.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edgar but Edgar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pineda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edgar on the side of the head.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pineda as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot by Pineda.
Pineda's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pineda duly obliges.
Edgar takes a swing at Pineda's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pineda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Edgar tries to avoid it but Pineda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Edgar to the ground. Edgar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edgar takes one to the chin there.
Pineda scores with a nice strike.

Edgar gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pineda is defending well.

Pineda jumps guard.
Edgar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Pineda pushes Edgar off and gets back to his feet.
Pineda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pineda lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Pineda. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Edgar finds it's way through Pineda's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Edgar.
Pineda jabs at Edgar's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda has a takedown stuffed.
Pineda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edgar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pineda connects with a jab.
Pineda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edgar under the eye.
Pineda wants to clinch.
Pineda moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar scores with a nice body kick.
Pineda cracks Edgar with an open hand slap.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Edgar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Edgar rushes Pineda and presses him up against the cage.
Edgar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pineda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good shot there by Pineda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pineda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pineda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pineda fails with a takedown attempt.
Edgar tries to bum rush Pineda with a series of wild strikes but Pineda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pineda lands with a straight right. Edgar didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar lands a nice looking body kick.
Pineda stuns Edgar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Edgar takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Edgar as he jumps to the side.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Pineda avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Pineda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pineda tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Pineda tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Pineda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pineda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pineda wants to clinch.
No luck for Pineda with that takedown attempt.
Edgar swings for the body but Pineda moves out of range.
Edgar wants to clinch.

Edgar forces Pineda back against the cage and clinches.
Edgar can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pineda working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pineda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pineda tries to pull guard but Edgar won't allow it.
Pineda is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar has double underhooks.
Edgar wants a takedown but no success here.
Pineda is trying to pull guard but Edgar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pineda looking for a takedown.
Pineda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Edgar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Pineda jumps into guard, dragging Edgar to the mat.
Pineda 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.
Pineda wants to stand but Edgar is controlling the position.
Frankie Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar preventing the sweep.
Edgar won't allow Pineda to get back to his feet.
Pineda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pineda has a closed guard, preventing Edgar from standing up.
Pineda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edgar.
Pineda trying to keep a closed guard but Edgar is proving a slippery customer.
Pineda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pineda wants to stand up but Edgar is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pineda is on top in guard.
Pineda postures up in Edgar's guard and throws a big left but Edgar blocks it.
Giovanni Pineda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Edgar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pineda looks for a takedown but Edgar sprawls well.
Pineda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pineda off to one side.
Edgar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pineda dives in and grabs Edgar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Edgar pushes down on Pineda's head and hops out.
Pineda checks the leg kick.
Edgar fails to land the takedown.
Edgar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pineda throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edgar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pinedas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edgar shoots in for a double leg but Pineda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot lands for Pineda.

Pineda has closed the distance and engaged Edgar in a clinch.
Pineda avoids the elbow strike from Edgar, against the cage.
Pineda has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Edgar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edgar is working for takedown but Pineda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pineda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Edgar just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar is working for takedown but Pineda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar goes for a takedown attempt but Pineda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pineda is defended easily by Edgar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Pineda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pineda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Pineda!