PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ewoud Roelof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewoud Roelof has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Roelof
vs
Pinto

198 cm
31
185 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

175 cm
30
170 lbs
22 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ewoud Roelof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roelof throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roelof moves out of range of the strikes.
Roelof moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
Roelof scores with a punch to the head.
Pinto lands a body shot.
Roelof takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roelof misses with an uppercut.
Pinto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roelof in his tracks.
Roelof jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
Pinto throws a shot from downtown. Roelof moves away and avoids it.
Pinto throws a right hand that misses
and Roelof counters with an inside leg kick.
Pinto throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinto scores with a sloppy right hand. Roelof should have avoided that one.
Roelof chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinto can pounce on him.
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!
Roelof takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinto is looking to clinch but Roelof is avoiding it.
Pinto throws a shot to the body.

Roelof rushes Pinto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roelof.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto lands a body punch.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roelof backwards.
Roelof lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pinto scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
A right hook to the body lands for Pinto.
Pinto working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Pinto as the two fighters clinch.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roelof takes a shot to the head.
Pinto scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roelof blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pinto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinto pushes Roelof back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
Pinto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinto misses with a punch to the body.
Roelof lands a nice elbow.
Pinto lands with a right to the head.
Roelof blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roelof creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pinto's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roelof.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roelof's elbow.
Roelof with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roelof really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto avoiding damage as Roelof throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Pinto working aggressively here.
Pinto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roelof misses with an elbow strike.
Roelof fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roelof.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roelof.
Roelof swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Pinto scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roelof scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinto.
Roelof lands an elbow just above Pinto 's eye.
A hook to the body from Roelof.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Roelof.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roelof tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roelof connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roelof stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinto misses with a straight left.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Roelof is just out of range.
Pinto scores with a jab to the head.
Pinto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roelof uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinto.
Roelof misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Pinto.
Pinto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roelof tries to clinch there but Pinto circles away.
Pinto lands a nice looking body shot.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roelof scores with a jab to the body.
Roelof throws a body punch but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto throws a jab when Roelof was well out of range.
Roelof scores with the left hand. Pinto knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roelof looks to land a right hand but Pinto moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roelof looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Pinto - just one landing.
Pinto throws an overhand right that lands on Roelof's shoulder, as Roelof tries to avoid the shot.
Roelof tests Pinto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roelof was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinto connects with a single shot there.
Pinto throws a lazy right hand but Roelof sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roelof is looking to counter punch.
Roelof misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pinto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roelof, as that shot connected.
Pinto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Roelof paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roelof throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinto blocks the leg kick.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Roelof ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roelof moves away.
Roelof pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Roelof moves into the clinch.
Roelof misses with an elbow over the top.
Roelof working aggressively here.
Roelof blocking some punches.
Arthur Pinto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roelof tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinto avoids the damage to the body.
Roelof blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto lands with a left to the head.
Roelof tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pinto lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Pinto.
Pinto lands a body punch.
Roelof trying to land knees to the body.
Roelof lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roelof has a couple of punches blocked by Pinto.
Pinto lands a shot to the body.
Roelof being controlled against the ropes.
Roelof tries to work over Pinto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Roelof takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinto moves out of range as Roelof strikes.
Pinto connects with a jab.
Pinto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roelofs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roelof missing with a left hand there. Pinto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Pinto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pinto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roelof jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
Roelof takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roelof misses with an attempted mid kick.

Pinto gets a clinch.
Pinto blocks the elbow strike.
Roelof lands with a right to the head.
Pinto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roelof lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roelof lands a nice elbow.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roelof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinto.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinto.
Roelof misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roelof working aggressively here.
Roelof blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinto lands with a right to the head.
Roelof blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Roelof fails to land.

Pinto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roelof 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 Pinto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roelof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Roelof.
Pinto slips under a jab from Roelof.
A nice side step and Pinto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Roelof gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinto is trying to break free.
Roelof blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to work over Roelof's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roelof's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Pinto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roelof misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as Roelof controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roelof.
Roelof tries a knee to the head but Pinto blocks it.
Roelof lands with a left to the head.

Pinto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roelof thows a leg kick but Pinto checks it
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinto misses with a low kick.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto blocks a head kick by Roelof.
Roelof takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roelof tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pinto closes the distance and pushes Roelof back into the ropes.
Pinto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roelof backwards.
A short right from Pinto.
Roelof lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roelof pushes off an throws an elbow but Pinto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roelof.
Pinto jabs at Roelof's body.
Pinto throws a big shot that misses.
Arthur Pinto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinto jabs Roelof right on the nose. Roelof blinks but takes it well.
Roelof throws a looping overhand right but Pinto ducks down to avoid it.
Roelof throws a wild body kick that Pinto sees coming a mile off.
Pinto scores with a nice body kick.
Pinto cracks Roelof with a good jab.
Pinto looks to throw the jab but Roelof is out of range.
Pinto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinto stuns Roelof with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinto.
Roelof moves away from the strike by Pinto.
Pinto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roelof at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roelof steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Pinto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roelof.
Pinto scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roelof on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Pinto.
Roelof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roelof.
Roelof slips under a jab from Pinto.
Roelof displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Pinto staying out of range there.
Pinto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roelof slips a straight right by Pinto.
Pinto lands a slapping body shot.
Pinto digs a good body shot into Roelof's ribs.
Roelof tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pinto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roelof throws a leg kick that is checked

and Pinto counters by moving into the clinch.
Pinto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roelof.
Pinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.
Pinto managing to block the knees to the body from Roelof.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Roelof's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.

Roelof is rocked!

It looks like Ewoud Roelof has been cut.
Pinto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Roelof is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Pinto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinto loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Roelof senseless! What a punch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.