PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Do Armario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serafim Do Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Do Armario
vs
Do Pinto

185 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

196 cm
28
280 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Do Armario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serafim Do Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Do Pinto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Do Armario tries to roll over but Do Pinto keeps him under control.
Do Pinto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Do Armario is looking to improve his position.
Do Armario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Serafim Do Pinto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Do Armario enables Do Pinto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Do Armario manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Do Pinto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Do Armario tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Do Pinto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Do Armario looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Do Pinto throws a hook to the side of Do Armario's head but Do Armario sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Do Pinto feints and as Do Armario raises his hands in defense, Do Pinto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do Pinto throws a big elbow that misses.
Do Pinto looking to sit in guard and control but Do Armario gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do Pinto keeping moving, preventing Do Armario from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do Pinto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Do Armario drops back looking for a leg! Do Pinto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Do Pinto manages to kick Do Armario off! Do Armario jumps back into Do Pinto's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Armario wants to control from the top but Do Pinto keeps moving.
Do Pinto throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Do Pinto is trying to control the position but Do Armario postures up.
Do Armario wants to control from the top but Do Pinto keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mario Do Armario just wasn't active enough.

Do Armario feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Do Pinto holds on and takes a little breather.
Do Armario slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Do Armario looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Do Armario wants to control but Do Pinto is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Do Pinto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Do Armario is trying to get an arm triangle but Do Pinto is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Armario tries to advance to mount but can't.
Do Pinto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Do Armario. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Do Pinto tries to improve position but can't.
Do Pinto striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

Do Armario is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Do Pinto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Do Armario tries to move to mount but Do Pinto blocks the move with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do Pinto tries to improve position but can't.

Do Armario tries for a kimura but Do Pinto is defending well.

Do Armario is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Do Pinto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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 Mario Do Armario will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Do Pinto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Do Pinto is thwarting Do Armario's attempts to control the position.
Do Pinto prevents Do Armario from improving his position.
Do Pinto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mario Do Armario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Mario Do Armario has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Do Pinto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Do Pinto showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Do Armario manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Do Pinto postures up.
Do Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Armario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Armario is trying to keep Do Pinto in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Serafim Do Pinto wasn't active enough on the ground.

Do Pinto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Do Armario sneaks back into half guard.
Do Pinto trying to control from half guard but Do Armario is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Do Armario trying to control but Do Pinto postures up.

Serafim Do Pinto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Do Pinto scores with a takedown into Do Armario's guard.
Do Armario is trying to keep Do Pinto in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Do Armario has his foot on Do Pinto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Do Pinto works his way back into a safe position though.

Do Armario looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Do Pinto has picked Do Armario up and slammed him! Do Armario can't keep hold of the triangle and Do Pinto manages to pass to side control!
Do Armario struggling a bit here.
Do Pinto tries to advance to mount but Do Armario denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serafim Do Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Do Pinto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Do Armario's guard.
Do Pinto wants to control from the top but Do Armario keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Do Armario is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Do Pinto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Do Armario is rocked!
Do Pinto not doing much here.
Oh Do Armario is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do Armario seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Serafim Do Pinto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Do Pinto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Do Armario tries to bench press Do Pinto off him but Do Pinto keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Do Armario is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Do Pinto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Pinto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Serafim Do Pinto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Do Armario shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Do Armario pushes down on Do Pinto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Do Pinto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Do Armario pulls his head out easily.

Do Armario is working for a submission of some sort.

Do Pinto looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Pinto gets full guard.

Do Pinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do Armario doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do Armario manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Do Pinto can't keep his opponent in guard - Do Armario advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Do Armario is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Do Armario is working for a kimura but Do Pinto is defending it quite comfortably.
Do Armario is trying to control the action in half guard but Do Pinto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Pinto has his hands clasped together around Do Armario's back. He's all about the action.

Do Pinto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Do Pinto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Do Armario pulls his head out easily.
Do Armario moves into full mount! Do Pinto won't be happy about that!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do Pinto is looking to get to half guard.

Do Armario goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Do Pinto turns into him and now he's in Do Armario's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Serafim Do Pinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Do Pinto 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serafim Do Pinto!