PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pinto
vs
McGuire

175 cm
29
170 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

178 cm
39
165 lbs
33 - 15 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto misses with a body shot.
Pinto fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
McGuire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire wants to counter with a clinch but Pinto pushes him away.
Pinto scores with a leg kick.
Pinto misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinto misses the target.
Pinto ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Pinto wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
Pinto avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Pinto scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McGuire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Pinto.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinto.
Pinto lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGuire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pinto is looking to wear down McGuire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto avoids the body shot from McGuire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGuire's head.
Pinto checks the leg kick.
Pinto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pinto staying out of range there.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinto throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pinto really felt that one!
Pinto misses the jab.
Pinto thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pinto's knee momentarily.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinto.
McGuire wants to counter the offense by Pinto and move into the clinch position.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pinto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by McGuire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pinto tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
Pinto tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Pinto misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinto. That's going to slow McGuire down.
Pinto checks a low kick from McGuire.
McGuire cracks Pinto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pinto throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Pinto tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinto swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pinto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pinto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGuire jabs Pinto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Pinto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinto presses McGuire against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinto avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pinto.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinto works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
I was talking to Pinto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Arthur Pinto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGuire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
The referee calls for McGuire to work.
Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Pinto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto lands with a right to the head.
Pinto working aggressively here.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinto.
McGuire lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinto is keeping busy.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Pinto working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pinto as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Pinto on the inside.
McGuire stalling in the clinch but Pinto improves position.
Pinto lands a right hand.
McGuire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur 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.

McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGuire scores with a hook.
Pinto moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pinto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pinto moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuire!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Pinto tries to counter by clinching up but McGuire breaks away and moves out of range.
Pinto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pinto with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire scores with a spinning back kick!
Pinto tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
Pinto lands a jab.
Pinto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by McGuire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto slips under a jab.
Pinto darts in trying to clinch
and McGuire counters with a thumping low kick.
Pinto wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
McGuire scoring well with a low kick there.
Pinto tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pinto connects with a right hand. McGuire shakes it off.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
Pinto swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Pinto thuds his right hand into McGuire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pinto.
McGuire cracks Pinto with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body kick there by McGuire.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pinto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
Pinto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
Pinto lands with a right hand.
McGuire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

McGuire gets tackled into the ropes by Pinto. Pinto maintains the clinch.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGuire or not.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.

McGuire breaks the clinch.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Pinto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Pinto saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto misses with a body shot.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGuire counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Arthur Pinto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pinto rushes McGuire and presses him up against the ropes.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire trying to stall but Pinto improves his position.
McGuire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinto has him pressed against the ropes.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Pinto blocking some punches.
Pinto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto digs a right hand into McGuire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuire's gas tank.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinto.
McGuire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Pinto.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinto is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
A short uppercut from Pinto.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire staying out of range there.
Pinto blocks the body kick.
McGuire cracks Pinto with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
Pinto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinto sets himself, and McGuire steps forward looking for the clinch! Pinto avoids it this time.
McGuire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.

McGuire takes the fight into the clinch.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Pinto.
McGuire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire digs a right hand into Pinto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinto's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
Pinto trying to stall but McGuire improves his position.

McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pinto tries to counter by clinching up but McGuire breaks away and moves out of range.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pinto.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
Pinto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McGuire manages to circle out of the way.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
A jab from McGuire misses.
Pinto moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pinto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

McGuire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
McGuire is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Pinto has closed the distance and engaged McGuire in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pinto - that landed with a thud.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zander McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is working Pinto over against the ropes.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinto avoids it.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pinto scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire trying to stall but Pinto improves his position.
Pinto trying to stall but McGuire improves his position.
McGuire is working Pinto over against the ropes.
Pinto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Pinto lands a shot to the body.
Pinto is trying to maintain a safe position but McGuire gets an underhook and turns Pinto into the ropes.
McGuire is looking to control Pinto's arms but Pinto gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuire has his back to the ropes.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto lands a shot to the body.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Pinto on the inside.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinto lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
Pinto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Pinto.
Pinto pushes McGuire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
Pinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinto managing to block the knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Arthur Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
Pinto lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:46

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