PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed's entrance music is Amon Tobin / El Cargo. A fine choice. Pinta has chosen God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Speed
vs
Pinta

200 cm
26
217 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

192 cm
33
201 lbs
30 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Speed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta looks to land a body kick but Speed moved away.
Speed moves away from the strike by Pinta.
Pinta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pinta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Speed connects with a nice looking jab.
Pinta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Speed darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Speed trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pinta reverses the position - he's now on top in Speed's guard.
Pinta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Daniel Speed has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Speed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinta can pounce on him.
Pinta is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pinta looks for the body kick but Speed saw that one coming.
Pinta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Speed lands with a nice body kick.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinta.
Nice uppercut there from Speed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinta throws out a leg kick but Speed moves out of range and Pinta only half commits.
Speed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pinta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Speed tried to score with a low kick but Pinta checks it.
Speed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinta can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Pinta blocks the low kick.
Speed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pinta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinta.
Pinta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Speed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinta thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinta throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinta looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Speed stuns Pinta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Speed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pinta on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Pinta's front leg but catches the back leg as Pinta tries to avoid it.
Speed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Speed finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinta's head.
Pinta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinta misses with a looping right.
Pinta slips under a jab from Speed.
Speed throws a wild body kick that Pinta sees coming a mile off.
Pinta looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
Speed takes a swing at Pinta's ribcage but misses.
Daniel Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed scores with a hook.
Pinta feints and then cracks Speed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speed down.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinta was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Speed 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.

Pinta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speed.
Speed cracks Pinta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pinta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pinta cracks the inside of Speed's front leg.
Pinta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speed's sensitive parts.
Pinta lands a glancing blow to the side of Speed's head.
Pinta tried to score with a low kick but Speed checks it.
Pinta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Speed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Speed.
Speed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Speed misses.
Pinta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Speed. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Pinta sizes up Speed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pinta throws a big shot that misses.
Pinta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pinta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Pinta moves out of range of the body kick from Speed.
Speed throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Speed checks a low kick from Pinta.
Speed thuds his shin into the meat of Pinta's side.
Pinta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Speed.
Daniel Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinta.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Pinta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pinta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Speed feints and then cracks Pinta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pinta down.
Pinta throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Speed takes one on the button.
Speed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinta can pounce on him.
Speed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Speed.
Pinta throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
Pinta misses with a body punch
and Speed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinta scores with a jab to the head.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speed scores with a nice right hand.
Pinta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Speed.
Speed catches Pinta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a low kick but Pinta avoids it.
Pinta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Speed scores with a nice body kick.
Pinta looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
The fighters circling - Pinta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pinta is breathing heavily.
Speed lands a jab-cross combination.
Speed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Speed tries to score with a low kick but Pinta moves his leg out of the way.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Speed delivers a nice body kick.
Speed scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinta should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Speed dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Speed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Speed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Speed.
A low kick from Speed is predictable there
and Pinta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Speed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinta.
Pinta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinta cracks Speed with a good jab.
Pinta misses with a right hand
and Speed counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Pinta is rocked!
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!
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pinta is still on wobbly legs! Can Speed finish him?
Pinta ducks into an uppercut from Speed and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Speed!
Daniel Speed retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daniel Speed made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.