PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Werner Pinzner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Steinberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Steinberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pinzner
vs
Steinberg

183 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
172 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Werner Pinzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Steinberg!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinberg misses with an uppercut. Pinzner saw that one coming.
Pinzner moves away from the strike by Steinberg.
A jab lands there for Steinberg.
Steinberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steinberg lands a jab to the head.
Pinzner misses with a hook
and Steinberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinzner slips under a jab from Steinberg.
Pinzner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steinberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Steinberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Pinzner is rocked!

It looks like Werner Pinzner has been cut.
Steinberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steinberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Pinzner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right-left combo lands from Pinzner.

It looks like Frank Steinberg has been cut.
Pinzner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinzner seems to have got his legs back now.
Steinberg swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinzner checks a low kick from Steinberg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steinberg. Pinzner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinzner throws a solid leg kick but Steinberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pinzner.
Nice defenses there by Pinzner.
A big right from Pinzner misses.
Pinzner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pinzner misses with a wild combination.
Steinberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinzner throws a poor cross that misses
and Steinberg counters with a left and a right that stings Pinzner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinzner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steinberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinzner moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinzner. Pinzner obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinzner throws a body punch but Steinberg moves out of range.
Steinberg throws a hook but Pinzner avoids it easily.
Pinzner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steinberg.
Pinzner throws a right and a left that Steinberg avoids nicely.
Pinzner missing with a left hand there. Steinberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Pinzner misses.
Pinzner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steinberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinzner drops his hands momentarily and Steinberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinzner throws a body punch but Steinberg moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg wants to slow Pinzner down by chopping away at his legs.
Pinzner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steinberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steinberg takes a swing at Pinzner's ribcage but misses.
Pinzner connects with a jab.
Steinberg takes a swing at Pinzner's ribcage but misses.
Steinberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steinberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steinberg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pinzner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steinberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinzner.
Pinzner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steinberg.
Nice jab there from Steinberg.
Steinberg avoids the body shot from Pinzner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steinberg.
Pinzner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steinberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steinberg lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinzner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pinzner catches Steinberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pinzner tries to bum rush Steinberg with a series of wild strikes but Steinberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinzner loads up on a big right hand but Steinberg slips the punch.
Steinberg scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steinberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinzner ducks under a wild hook from Steinberg.
Steinberg throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Steinberg will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pinzner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pinzner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Werner Pinzner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steinberg.
Pinzner just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinzner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinzner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steinberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinzner is just out of range.
Steinberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steinberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinzner throws a big shot that misses.
Pinzner walks into a stiff left hand from Steinberg.
A big left from Steinberg misses.
Steinberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steinberg throws a body punch but Pinzner moves out of range.
Pinzner misses with a hook.
Pinzner misses with an uppercut.
Pinzner scores with a hook.
Steinberg cracks Pinzner with an open hand slap.
Pinzner looks to land a right hand but Steinberg moved out of range.
Steinberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pinzner misses with a series of wild punches.
Steinberg misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Steinberg tries to keep at a distance but Pinzner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steinberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steinberg blocks a body shot from Pinzner.
Pinzner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinzner is working Steinberg over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinzner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pinzner blocks a body shot from Steinberg.
Pinzner throws a punch but it's blocked by Steinberg.
A short left from Pinzner.

Steinberg breaks from the clinch.
Steinberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steinberg misses with a hook.
Pinzner misses with a hook. Steinberg ducked under it nicely.
Pinzner with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner throws a jab but it's blocked by Steinberg.
Steinberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinzner blocks a jab.
Pinzner misses with a right hand
and Steinberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinzner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steinberg.
Steinberg dodges the punch combination from Pinzner.
Steinberg lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Pinzner does no damage.
Steinberg staying out of range there.
Steinberg throws a head kick but Pinzner moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinberg thuds his right hand into Pinzner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steinberg lands a nice hook to Pinzner's body. Pinzner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steinberg looks to land a right hand but Pinzner moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steinberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinzner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinzner with a jab.
Pinzner misses with a series of wild punches.
Steinberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinzner moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinzner. That did some damage!
Steinberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinzner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Steinberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pinzner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Steinberg tests Pinzner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Pinzner misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Steinberg.
Steinberg works the jab nicely.
Steinberg dodges the punch combination from Pinzner.
Pinzner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinzner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Steinberg.
Pinzner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steinberg manages to avoid it.
A big left from Steinberg misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steinberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinzner is just out of range.
Steinberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steinberg. That's going to slow Pinzner down.
Good shot there by Steinberg.
Pinzner throws an off balance right hand
and Steinberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steinberg throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Pinzner stumbling backwards into the cage! Pinzner bounces back off the cage towards Steinberg, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Steinberg lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Steinberg celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Steinberg!