PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dun has chosen Evil Ways as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pinto
vs
Dun

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Namunamu Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Dun!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinto throws a hook but Dun avoids it easily.
Dun swinging wildly here.
Dun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dun misses with the combination.
Dun missing with a left hand there. Pinto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinto.
Dun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun throws a nice looking combination but Pinto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dun scores with a three punch combo!
A big right from Pinto misses.
Pinto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinto slips a jab and a cross from Dun.
Pinto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Dun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pinto counters with a stiff right hand.
Dun throws a nice looking combination but Pinto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dun misses with a wild combination.
Dun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pinto moves into the clinch.
Dun is trying to break the clinch but Pinto has him pressed against the cage.
Pinto just leaning against Dun, taking a breather.
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Pinto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pinto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinto lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pinto lands a body shot.
Pinto lands a body shot.
Pinto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pinto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dun looking to stall.
Good body shot from Pinto.
Pinto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dun's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Pinto to work.
Pinto lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
Dun tries to break the clinch but Pinto is controlling the position.
Dun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinto has him pressed against the cage.
Pinto leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dun is rocked!
Dun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinto has him pressed against the cage.
Dun tries to break the clinch but Pinto is controlling the position.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dun is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinto finish him?
Dun wants to break free but Pinto has control.
Pinto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dun backwards.
Pinto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dun is trying to push Pinto away but Pinto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dun seems to have recovered his senses.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinto.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dun or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto dominated that round.
That's time! Pinto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pinto throws a lazy uppercut
and Dun counters with a left and a right that stings Pinto.
Sloppy strikes from Dun. Those never looked like landing.
Dun tries to bum rush Pinto with a series of wild strikes but Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinto misses with a left hand
and Dun counters with a one-two to the body.
Mike Dun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinto manages to avoid it.
Dun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinto circles away quickly and effectively.
Dun throws a nice looking combination but Pinto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dun throws a looping overhand right but Pinto ducks down to avoid it.
Mike Dun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a lunging right hand
and Dun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto lands a nice hook to Dun's body. Dun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dun misses with a double jab

and Pinto moves into the clinch.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike.
Pinto stalls.
Dun is trying to force a seperation but Pinto has the dominant position.
Pinto has Dun pressed against the cage, preventing Dun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto keeps control of Dun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Pinto.
Dun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pinto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinto is leaning against Dun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dun can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Pinto lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Pinto.
Dun is breathing heavily.
Pinto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
Pinto works on Dun's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinto effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Pinto.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinto.
A short left from Pinto.
Still in the clinch, Pinto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dun or not.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body.
Pinto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dun backwards.
Pinto lands a big right hand that drops Dun! The killer instinct kicks in and Pinto finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pinto!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.