PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny James Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dio's choice of entrance music: you know its gotta be Holy Diver. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pinto
vs
James Dio

175 cm
21
170 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny James Dio!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dio manages to avoid it.
Dio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinto.
The crowd cheers as Dio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pinto doesn't seem phased though.
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.

Dio has closed the distance and engaged Pinto in a clinch.
Pinto blocks an uppercut.
Dio tries to throw a body punch but Pinto avoids it by throwing Dio back against the cage.
Dio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pinto stalling.
Pinto is looking to control Dio's arms but Dio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pinto has his back to the cage.
Dio can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinto is keeping busy.
Pinto misses with some punches.
Dio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dio has a couple of punches blocked by Pinto.
Pinto working aggressively here.
Dio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pinto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dio can turn it around.
Dio misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinto.
Dio struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Dio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto prevents a body shot from Dio.
Pinto has Dio pressed against the cage.
Dio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dio blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pinto.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto lands with a left to the head.
Pinto scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Pinto - that landed with a thud.
Pinto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pinto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dio up against the cage.
Dio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Pinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dio misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Dio struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Pinto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dio throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinto.
Dio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Dio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike.
Dio lands with a left to the head.
Dio blocks an uppercut.
Dio misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Pinto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dio misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio is trying to break free.
Dio lands a nice uppercut.
Pinto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pinto.
Dio takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Dio.
Dio misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dio punishes Pinto's body with a nice straight punch.
Dio throws out a loose jab but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Dio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dio.
Dio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pinto works Dio's body with a nice hook.
Pinto swings for the body but Dio moves out of range.
Dio tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Dio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dio.
Pinto stuns Dio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dio throws a looping overhand right but Pinto ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Dio misses
and Pinto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dio throws an off balance right hand
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Dio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinto takes a swing at Dio's ribcage but misses.
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 Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pinto gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pinto.
Dio takes a shot to the head.
Dio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dio misses with the head strike.
Dio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dio wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinto won't allow it.
Pinto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
Dio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dio swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Pinto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Dio.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinto.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto pushes Dio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pinto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
Arthur Pinto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Dio.
The referee calls for Pinto to work.
A head punch on the inside from Dio fails to land.
Dio looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dio tries to throw a body punch but Pinto avoids it by throwing Dio back against the cage.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Dio can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Dio tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Dio fails to land.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto lands a left hand.
Dio is working Pinto over against the cage.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Dio.
Pinto takes a shot to the head.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dio blocking some punches.
Dio misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio blocking some punches.
Dio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinto looking to stall.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Dio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio tries to work over Pinto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dio lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Dio struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.

Dio manages to break the clinch.
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinto throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Dio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dio moves to clinch but Pinto breaks away
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
Dio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Dio.
Dio avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Dio misses the jab.
A big right from Pinto misses.
Dio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dio misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Pinto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio closes the distance but Pinto moves to the side
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
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!
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dio can do to turn this around?
Dio misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dio misses the jab.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dio moves away.
Dio lunges at Pinto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pinto's hand.
Pinto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dio throws a hook but Pinto avoids it easily.
Dio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
Pinto is looking to counter punch.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dio misses with a body shot.
Dio throws a right hand that misses
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
Dio throws a lazy right hand but Pinto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dio misses with a jab to the body
and Dio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dio misses with a looping left.
Dio connects with a crisp jab.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ronny James Dio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pinto under the eye.
Pinto is looking to wear down Dio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinto counters with a right hand to the body.
Dio throws a right and a left that Pinto avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinto throws a body punch but Dio moves out of range.
Dio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Pinto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dio throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio misses with a hook to the body
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronny James Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dio misses with a hook
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Dio is rocked!
Pinto drops Dio with a straight right hand, right on the button! Pinto follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto retains his welterweight title!
Arthur Pinto spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.