PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quim Pinto (ranked 6054 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Lewis (ranked 4849 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pinto
vs
Lewis

180 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quim Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matty Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewis dives in and scores a takedown into Pinto's guard.

Pinto pushes Lewis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Lewis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pinto's guard.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Pinto is keeping the position.
Pinto wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Pinto manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Lewis tries for a takedown but Pinto circles away easily
and Pinto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pinto counters with a leg kick.
Lewis fails with the takedown
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
Quim Pinto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matty Lewis.
Lewis shoots and misses
and Pinto counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pinto defends well and Lewis ends up having to push Pinto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lewis with a poor takedown
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.

Lewis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pinto on his heels. He'll look to pass Pinto's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis looks winded!

Pinto has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lewis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Lewis wants a takedown but no success here.
Lewis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pinto pulls his leg out and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinto.
Pinto lands with an overhand left.
Lewis misses with a takedown
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Matty Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis misses with a takedown
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.

Lewis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lewis trying to move into half guard but instead Pinto has managed to sweep!

Lewis keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Lewis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lewis pulls Pinto in to control the position.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Pinto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lewis is trying to control Pinto's posture but Pinto avoids it.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Lewis is being controlled here.

Pinto stands up and beckons Lewis to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Lewis scores with a takedown into Pinto's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewis trying to control but Pinto is working from the bottom.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Pinto is keeping the position.
Pinto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Pinto is keeping the position.
Pinto wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quim Pinto 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.

Lewis tries for a takedown but Pinto circles away easily
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Pinto circles away easily
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinto counters with a solid body kick.
Quim Pinto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matty Lewis.
Pinto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis shoots and misses
and Pinto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pinto.

Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into Pinto's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis stops Pinto from standing up.
Lewis controlling from the top position.
Lewis prevents Pinto from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Lewis looks for a takedown but Pinto sprawls well.
Pinto scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Pinto as Lewis shoots in.
Pinto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinto as he connects with a hook.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Lewis 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pinto pushes Lewis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Pinto circles away easily
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinto connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis misses with a takedown
enabling Pinto to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pinto counters with a big head kick but Lewis shrugs it off.
Pinto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis eats them both and turns towards Pinto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lewis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into Pinto's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis trying to control but Pinto is working from the bottom.
Pinto wants to stand but Lewis is controlling the position.
Quim Pinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Pinto is keeping the position.

Pinto scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Lewis looking to score a takedown here. Pinto is defending well but Lewis drives through and ends up in Pinto's guard.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Pinto is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quim 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pinto defends it nicely.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinto tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quim Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lewis dives in and scores a takedown into Pinto's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinto keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pinto has his feet on Lewis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lewis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quim Pinto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matty Lewis.
Pinto lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range.
Lewis shoots and misses
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Pinto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Pinto has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lewis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pinto.
Lewis with a poor takedown
and Pinto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lewis really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pinto jabs Lewis to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Pinto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lewis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinto wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pinto keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Pinto wants to stand but Lewis is controlling the position.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis.
Pinto pushes Lewis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lewis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lewis taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position but Pinto is working away.
Lewis tries to advance to mount but can't.

Lewis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pinto has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lewis but great work by Pinto.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
Lewis is looking to regain half guard here but Pinto keeps moving and retains side control.
Lewis keeps trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quim 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

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