PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 702 p4p, 81 weight class) and Koko Pinea (ranked 590 p4p, 71 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Crespo
vs
Pinea

170 cm
30
155 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

159 cm
33
134 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koko Pinea!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo tries to bum rush Pinea with a series of wild strikes but Pinea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinea stuffs the takedown.
Crespo throws a hook but Pinea blocks it.
Crespo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crespo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pinea sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crespo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crespo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinea. Pinea obviously looking to wear him down.
Crespo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crespo lands a nice shot that snaps Pinea's head back.
Crespo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Pinea feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo being controlled here, momentarily.
Pinea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinea preventing the sweep.
Pinea trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Crespo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crespo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crespo wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinea looking to pass the guard.
Pinea is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pinea controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pinea with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pinea trying to control the position from guard on top but Crespo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crespo delivers a nice body kick.
Crespo scores with a leg kick.
Crespo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pinea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is looking to land body kicks.
Pinea is looking to clinch.
Crespo misses the shot to the body.
Crespo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinea checks it well.
Crespo misses with a body kick.
Crespo staying out of range there.
Crespo throws an off balance right hand

and Pinea counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Crespo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinea fails with a takedown attempt.
Crespo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pinea has time to react.
Pinea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crespo tries to land a leg kick but Pinea saw it coming and moves away.
Pinea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crespo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea throws a head kick that misses.
Pinea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crespo is out of range.
Crespo throws a low kick but Pinea avoids it.
Crespo lands with a hook. Pinea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crespo misses with a wild combination.
Crespo throws a wild body kick that Pinea sees coming a mile off.

Crespo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pinea was covering up waiting for the punch and Crespo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pinea is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pinea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crespo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crespo connects with a couple of short punches.
Crespo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinea is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pinea keeping full guard, as Crespo tries to pass.
Pinea has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Crespo looking to pass the guard.
Crespo is looking to work some ground and pound but Pinea has wrist control.
Crespo wants to control from the top but Pinea keeps moving.
Crespo throwing strikes from guard but Pinea blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pinea with a jab.
Pinea tries to clinch up.
Crespo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crespo looks to land a body kick but Pinea moved away.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pinea takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinea works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crespo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinea can do to turn this around?
Pinea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crespo avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinea.
Pinea lands a body shot.
Pinea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pinea.
Crespo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pinea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crespo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pinea is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but Crespo blocks with his arms.
Pinea trying to land knees to the body.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinea avoids it.
Pinea with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pinea keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crespo's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crespo.
Pinea misses with a knee to the head.
Pinea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Pinea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo is trying to force a seperation but Pinea has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinea throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Pinea - that landed with a thud.
Pinea lands with a light punch inside.
Pinea with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Crespo.
Crespo wants to break free but Pinea has control.
Crespo is working for takedown but Pinea is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinea is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pinea unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pinea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crespo's elbow.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but Crespo blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinea.
Crespo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinea avoids the damage to the body.
Pinea makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crespo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crespo avoids it.
Pinea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crespo can't get the takedown.
Pinea lands a nice knee to the body.
Koko Pinea seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pinea tries a body shot but Crespo blocks it.
Crespo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crespo connects with a knee to the head.
Pinea avoiding damage as Crespo throws knees to the body.

Crespo breaks the clinch.
Pinea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crespo.
Crespo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pinea sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crespo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crespo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pinea defends well and Crespo ends up having to push Pinea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinea misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws out a loose jab but Pinea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crespo throws a wild body kick that Pinea sees coming a mile off.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crespo moves out of range of the body kick from Pinea.
Crespo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinea moves out of range of the body kick from Crespo.
Pinea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crespo misses the jab.

Pinea throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Crespo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pinea is in Crespo's guard.
Crespo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Crespo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pinea looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crespo trying to keep a closed guard but Pinea is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koko Pinea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Crespo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pinea clinches with his opponent.
Pinea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinea landing knees to the body.
Pinea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinea lands with a light punch inside.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crespo is defending well for now.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Koko Pinea has been cut.
Crespo looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pinea misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pinea with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pinea scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Pinea.
Crespo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pinea managing to block the knees to the body from Crespo.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinea.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crespo trying to stall but Pinea improves his position.
Pinea avoids a wild elbow strike from Crespo.
Pinea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pinea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Crespo working hard to break the clinch.
Pinea misses with a knee to the head.
Crespo avoiding damage as Pinea throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Pinea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinea working Crespo over with knees to the body.
Crespo wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinea.
Knees to the body from Pinea.
Pinea crunches a lovely knee into Crespo's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinea trying to land knees to the body.
Pinea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pinea tries a knee to the head but Crespo blocks it.
Pinea tries to throw a body punch but Crespo avoids it by throwing Pinea back against the cage.

Crespo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinea throws a sloppy head kick and Crespo moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pinea.
Good exchange - Crespo coming out on top.
Pinea throws a right hand that Crespo ducks under and follows up with a left that Crespo also avoids with ease.
Silvio Crespo is winning the standup battle so far.
Crespo moves out of range of the body kick from Pinea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinea but Pinea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo shoots in and drives through. Pinea sprawls well.
Pinea steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crespo.
Pinea lands with a straight right. Crespo didn't see that one coming.
Crespo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crespo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pinea. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That kick from Pinea tenderised Crespo's leg. Crespo is trying to keep his angry face on.

Crespo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pinea was covering up waiting for the punch and Crespo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pinea wants to sweep here but Crespo controlling him for the moment.
Pinea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crespo's guard.

Crespo keeping moving, preventing Pinea from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pinea's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crespo is looking for a triangle but Pinea pushes his legs off easily.
Crespo trying to control the position.
Pinea slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pinea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pinea looking to sit in guard and control but Crespo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinea wants to sweep here but Crespo controlling him for the moment.
Crespo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koko Pinea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pinea has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koko Pinea!