PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheilton Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sharp
vs
Pinto

211 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheilton Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto throws a head kick that misses.
Pinto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp attempts a counter takedown but Pinto avoids it well and moves away.

Pinto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pinto is looking to work some ground and pound but Sharp has wrist control.
Pinto being controlled here momentarily.
Pinto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sharp looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sharp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pinto postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Pinto gets to his feet. Sharp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sloppy strikes from Pinto. Those never looked like landing.

Pinto clinches with his opponent.

Pinto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pinto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto looking for a sweep. Not yet Pinto, not yet.
Sharp connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses. Pinto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharp's guard. Nice move by Pinto!

Sharp has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pinto is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sharp.
Sharp tries to buck Pinto off but Pinto is having none of it.

Pinto decides to stand back up.

Pinto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Pinto pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pinto pushes Sharp off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries for a takedown but Pinto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Pinto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sharp is trying to defend but Pinto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pinto wants to control but Sharp is keeping him busy.
Sharp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sharp is looking to improve his position.
Sharp is not content to let Pinto control the position.
Pinto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pinto.
Pinto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pinto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Pinto seems content to control.
Pinto tries to pass to full mount but Sharp defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharp gets full guard.

Sharp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheilton Pinto dominated that 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.

Pinto scores with a takedown into Sharp's guard.

Sharp pushes Pinto off and scrambles back to his feet.

Pinto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pinto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sharp regains guard immediately.
Sharp is looking to stand up but Pinto isn't so interested in that idea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pinto stands up and waves to Sharp to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pinto up against the cage.

Pinto has hold of one of Sharp's legs. Sharp is fighting the takedown attempt but Pinto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Pinto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pinto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Pinto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pinto is looking to take a break and control but Sharp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pinto wants to control but Sharp is keeping him busy.
Pinto content to control rather than advance.
Sheilton Pinto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sharp is concentrating on defense, preventing Pinto from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is looking to advance position but Sharp won't allow it.
Sharp trying to control but Pinto postures up.
Sharp tries to roll over but Pinto keeps him under control.
Pinto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pinto wants to stand up but Sharp is controlling the position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sharp wants to control but Pinto is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Pinto rushes Sharp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp is trying to stall.

Pinto manages to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sharp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheilton Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sharp fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinto swinging wildly here.

Pinto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pinto drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto wants to stand up but Sharp is controlling him.
Pinto seems keen to control Sharp's posture.
Pinto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Pinto is looking for a triangle but Sharp pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto is trying to control the position but Sharp postures up.
Sharp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sharp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Pinto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sharp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pinto is on top in guard.

Pinto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp controls Pinto momentarily but Pinto frees himself.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Pinto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sharp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sharp lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pinto is trying to control the position but Sharp postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pinto holds on and takes a little breather.
Pinto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pinto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sharp cracks Pinto with a solid left hand.
Sharp won't allow Pinto to sweep him here.
Pinto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp with a nice head shot there.
Sharp landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pinto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pinto pulls Sharp in to control the position.
Pinto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pinto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sharp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pinto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sharp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pinto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinto throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sheilton Pinto.
Well 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

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