PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Steinberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werner Pinzner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Steinberg
vs
Pinzner

190 cm
24
172 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Steinberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Werner Pinzner!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinzner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steinberg misses with a hook.
Pinzner throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Steinberg to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Steinberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steinberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Werner Pinzner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steinberg throws a shot from downtown. Pinzner moves away and avoids it.
Steinberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinzner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steinberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steinberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinzner moves out of range of the strikes.
Steinberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Pinzner instigates a clinch.
Pinzner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steinberg gets through Pinzner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steinberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steinberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinzner tries to work over Steinberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steinberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinzner uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinberg cracks Pinzner with a nice body shot.
Pinzner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steinberg backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steinberg.
Steinberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinzner misses with the head strike.
Pinzner lands with a short shot to the head.
Pinzner scores with a shot to the side of Steinberg's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinzner.
Pinzner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pinzner is trying to stall.
Pinzner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steinberg backwards.
A short right from Steinberg.
Pinzner has a couple of punches blocked by Steinberg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steinberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Pinzner has double underhooks.
Steinberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner throws a punch but it's blocked by Steinberg.

Steinberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinzner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pinzner tries to clinch up.
Steinberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Steinberg lands with a nice body kick.
Pinzner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steinberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pinzner.
Steinberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steinberg defending well as Pinzner loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Pinzner misses
and Steinberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Steinberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinzner moves away.
Pinzner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steinberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner throws a jab when Steinberg was well out of range.
Steinberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steinberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pinzner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steinberg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Steinberg throws a hook but Pinzner blocks it.
Steinberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Pinzner - just one landing.
Steinberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinzner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinzner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steinberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Steinberg takes one to the side of the head.
Steinberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinzner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg loads up on a big right hand but Pinzner slips the punch.
Pinzner lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Steinberg. That snapped Pinzner's head back.
Pinzner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Pinzner.
Pinzner tries to close the distance and clinch but Steinberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steinberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinzner. Steinberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinzner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steinberg. Steinberg obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steinberg tries to bum rush Pinzner with a series of wild strikes but Pinzner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinzner throws a leg kick that misses.
Steinberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pinzner connects with a solid leg kick.
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 Frank Steinberg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pinzner avoids the body shot from Steinberg.
Steinberg moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinzner. Steinberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steinberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Steinberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steinberg.
Steinberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pinzner just misses with a punch to the body.
Steinberg misses with an uppercut.
Steinberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice combination there by Pinzner.

It looks like Frank Steinberg has been cut.
Pinzner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Pinzner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinzner scores with a jab to the body.
Steinberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Werner Pinzner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steinberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinzner throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Pinzner misses.
Steinberg tries to move into range but Pinzner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steinberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steinberg takes a swing at Pinzner's ribcage but misses.
Steinberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinzner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steinberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Werner Pinzner has been cut.
Pinzner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Pinzner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinzner throws a series of punches but Steinberg moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinzner.
Pinzner tries to clinch but Steinberg is having none of it.
Steinberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinzner.
Steinberg misses the shot to the body.
Steinberg thumps Pinzner with a low kick.
Steinberg checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steinberg. Pinzner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steinberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Steinberg.
Pinzner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steinberg counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Pinzner is rocked!
Pinzner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pinzner is still on wobbly legs! Can Steinberg finish him?
Pinzner swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg slips a jab from Pinzner.
Pinzner seems to have recovered his senses.
Steinberg lands a leg kick that knocks Pinzner off balance momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steinberg.
Pinzner cracks Steinberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pinzner punishes Steinberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Pinzner lands a glancing blow to the side of Steinberg's head.
Steinberg looks to land a right hand but Pinzner moved out of range.
Steinberg works Pinzner's body with a nice hook.
Steinberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Steinberg looks to land a right hand but Pinzner moved out of range.
Steinberg scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinzner lands a lovely overhand right.
Steinberg checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steinberg lands with a shot to the body.
Pinzner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinzner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Steinberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinzner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steinberg missing with a left hand there. Pinzner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steinberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinzner throws a right hand that Steinberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Steinberg also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Steinberg. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinzner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pinzner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steinberg.
Steinberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Werner Pinzner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pinzner connects with a looping right hand.
Steinberg lands a nice shot that snaps Pinzner's head back.
Steinberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steinberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steinberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinzner.
Pinzner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steinberg scores with a jab to the body.
Steinberg scores with a leg kick.
Pinzner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steinberg swings widly with a right hand
and Pinzner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steinberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinzner tries to clinch but Steinberg is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Steinberg misses the target.
Pinzner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steinberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pinzner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steinberg misses with the combination.
Pinzner is looking to chop away at Steinberg's legs.
Pinzner throws a right and a left that Steinberg avoids nicely.
Pinzner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steinberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steinberg looks to land a body kick but Pinzner moved away.
Steinberg throws a leg kick
and Pinzner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinzner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steinberg moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner thows a body shot but no joy.

Pinzner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steinberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Steinberg misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steinberg.
Pinzner scores with a shot to the side of Steinberg's head.
Pinzner tries a body shot but Steinberg blocks it.
Steinberg misses with the head strike.
Steinberg looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinzner blocks an uppercut.
Steinberg is trying to force a seperation but Pinzner has the dominant position.
Pinzner prevents Steinberg from breaking the clinch.
Steinberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinzner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Steinberg up against the cage.
Pinzner misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner tries to throw a body punch but Steinberg avoids it by throwing Pinzner back against the cage.
Steinberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinzner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinzner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinzner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Pinzner.
Steinberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steinberg tries to break free but Pinzner pushes him back against the cage.
Pinzner misses with a punch to the body.
Pinzner blocking some punches.

Steinberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinzner swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg stuns Pinzner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steinberg connects with a looping right hand.
Pinzner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Steinberg backs up against the cage.
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!
Steinberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinzner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinzner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pinzner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steinberg in his tracks.
Pinzner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steinberg.
Pinzner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steinberg can pounce on him.
Pinzner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steinberg can pounce on him.
Pinzner misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinzner scores with a nice right hand.
Steinberg misses with a wild body shot.
Pinzner just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Werner Pinzner.
Well Pinzner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Werner Pinzner!
Werner Pinzner thanked the fans post fight for their support.