PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sa Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pinto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Grande Sá. Joey Don has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sa Pinto's chin.

Pinto
vs
Don

205 cm
18
231 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

214 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sa Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joey Don!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pinto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Pinto drops back looking for a leg! Don is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Don manages to kick Pinto off! Pinto jumps back into Don's guard.
Don throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pinto postures up.
Pinto prevents Don from getting back to his feet.
Pinto stays in close to Don's body and controls the position.
Don looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Pinto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Don tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pinto defends well and Don ends up having to push Pinto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pinto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Pinto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Don looking for a sweep. Not yet Don, not yet.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Don keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Don works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pinto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pinto trying to control but Don is working from the bottom.
Pinto is really struggling to control Don but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Don wants to stand and escape but Pinto is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don looking for a sweep. Not yet Don, not yet.
Don lands a decent punch to the body there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Don darts in looking for a takedown but Pinto gets double underhooks and turns Don into the cage.
Pinto feinted with a counter takedown.

Pinto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nice strikes from Pinto there.

Don looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pinto in particular looking to stall.

Pinto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Don defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pinto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Don has managed to free his arm - good work.
Don moves into full guard.
Pinto working some strikes from top position.

Pinto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pinto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Don's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pinto slows the pace down in half guard.
Pinto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Don does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pinto is thwarting Don's attempts to control the position.

Pinto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Don sees it coming and defends easily.

Pinto seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Don is pressing down on Pinto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pinto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sa Pinto 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.

Pinto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Pinto is trying to work for a kimura but Don is defending well.
Don moves into full guard.
Don is trying to keep Pinto in close.

Pinto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Don looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Don looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Don!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don in side control, throwing shots but Pinto defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto throws a few strikes from the bottom but Don takes advantage and mounts!
Don unloads with some shots from mount but Pinto bucks and avoids them well.
Pinto is desperately trying to improve his position but Don has a good base and remains in mount.
Don looking to finish with strikes here!
Don throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pinto is bucking up trying to escape but Don cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Don can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pinto is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Don is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pinto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pinto!
Pinto passes Don's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Don is looking to improve his position.
Don has hold of Pinto's hands but Pinto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Pinto wants to work for an arm triangle but Don is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pinto wants to work for an arm triangle but Don is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Don is trying to maintain the position but Pinto is very close to passing his half guard.
Pinto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Pinto there.
Don wants to control but Pinto is keeping busy.

Pinto is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pinto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinto is thwarting Don's attempts to control the position.

Don is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pinto pulls his head out easily.
Pinto slips a nice elbow through Don's hands, connecting with Don's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinto is keen to just control but Don is a slippery customer.
Don is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sa Pinto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Don lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Sa Pinto has been cut.
Don explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Don scores with a head kick.
Don slaps away a takedown attempt from Pinto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pinto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Don.
Sa Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Don but Don pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A countering left hand to the body from Don misses.
Don lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto tries for a takedown but Don sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sa Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Pinto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Don manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Don can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but Don is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Don is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Don throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pinto uses it to pass to side control.
Don is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Pinto swings around for an armbar but Don sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pinto's guard.
Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Don stands up from Pinto's guard - Don perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Don.
Pinto fails to land the takedown.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinto.

Don gets a takedown into half guard.
Don trying to mount his opponent but Pinto defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pinto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Don pulls his head out easily.
Sa Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Don is trying to control. Pinto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Don is thwarting Pinto's attempts to control the position.
Don seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pinto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pinto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Don.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Don drops an elbow to the side of Pinto's head.
Don seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pinto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Don but Don pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Don shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pinto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Don is working away from the top position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Don comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pinto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sa Pinto!
An out of breath Sa Pinto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.