PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ozzie Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toviah Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Powers
vs
Pinto

177 cm
20
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Liberty Fight Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Toviah Pinto !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers misses with a wild combination.
Pinto looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Powers rushes Pinto and presses him up against the cage.
Powers gets underhooks to prevent Pinto 's takedown attempt.

Powers breaks from the clinch.
Pinto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Powers gets a clinch.
Powers has Pinto pressed against the cage.

Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Powers drives through and clinches with Pinto against the cage.
Powers tries to break the clinch but Pinto is controlling the position.

Powers breaks from the clinch.
Powers throws a series of punches but Pinto moves out of range.
Powers connects with a body shot.

Powers 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.
Powers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Powers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pinto looking for a sweep. Not yet Pinto , not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinto working for a triangle but Powers defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powers is one step ahead there.
Powers chips away with some ground and pound.
Powers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Powers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Powers throwing strikes but missing.
Pinto wants to sweep here but Powers controlling him for the moment.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinto is looking to clinch.
Powers lands with a kick to the temple. Pinto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Powers throws a right hand that Pinto ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinto also avoids with ease.

Powers feints and as Pinto raises his hands in defense, Powers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Powers decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.

Powers rushes Pinto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pinto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Powers pulls guard successfully.
Powers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pinto 's guard.

Pinto is working an open guard so Powers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Powers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Powers.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a jab-cross combination.
Powers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Toviah Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Powers.

Powers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pinto tries to improve position but can't.
Powers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinto keeps working.

Powers stands up and beckons Pinto to his feet.
Powers throws a combination. Pinto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Powers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Powers lands in his opponent's guard.

Pinto is working an open guard so Powers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Powers shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with the combination.

Pinto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pinto controls Powers momentarily but Powers frees himself.
Powers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Pinto is working an open guard so Powers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Powers scores with a takedown into Pinto 's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Powers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pinto , up you get!
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Pinto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzie Powers 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.

Powers shoots in but no luck this time.

Powers gets a takedown into half guard.
Ozzie Powers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Powers postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pinto to stand up.

Powers 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pinto is on top in guard.
Powers 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.

Powers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pinto avoiding damage as Powers throws knees to the body.

Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinto is breathing heavily.

Powers rushes Pinto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Powers.

Powers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powers tries to bum rush Pinto with a series of wild strikes but Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powers misses with a combination

and Pinto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Powers's guard.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Powers is keeping the position.
Pinto won't allow Powers to sweep him here.
Powers wants to get back to his feet but Pinto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pinto with a flurry of punches that miss.

Powers kicks Pinto off and gets to his feet.
Powers misses with the combination.
Pinto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a really nice looking cross but Pinto seems unphased.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinto as he avoids it easily.
Powers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Powers throws a combination that misses
and Pinto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Powers feints and as Pinto raises his hands in defense, Powers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pinto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pinto lands a big shot there that rocks Powers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Pinto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Powers is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Poor strikes thrown by Pinto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Powers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Powers gets to his feet. Pinto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Pinto moves out of range easily.
Pinto misses with a head kick.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers misses with a series of wild punches.

Powers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Powers showed some decent athleticism there.
Pinto tries to get to full guard but Powers has control of the leg.
Powers is tying to control. Pinto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Powers stands up and beckons Pinto to join him on the feet.

Powers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pinto is looking for a sweep.

Powers has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A head kick from Powers lands but Pinto takes it in his stride.
Powers throws out a loose jab but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozzie Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Powers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers trying to mount his opponent but Pinto defends it.
Powers is trying to control the action in half guard but Pinto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinto tries to get to full guard but Powers has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzie Powers dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Powers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Powers 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.
Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powers is one step ahead there.
Pinto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Powers gets to his feet. Pinto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Powers throws a head kick that half lands.
Pinto wants to clinch but Powers slips to the side

and Powers counters with a takedown into side control.
Pinto is being controlled here.
Powers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Powers moves into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers looking to finish Pinto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinto !
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto is looking to improve his position but Powers isn't that keen on the idea.
Powers with shots to the head and body - Pinto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pinto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pinto is squirming around, avoiding Powers's attempts to control the action.
Powers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Powers is landing with some decent strikes but Pinto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pinto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Powers with good strikes from the mount here!
Powers landing punches.
Toviah Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to hold on but Powers pushes him away.
Pinto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Powers kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Powers working the ground and pound effectively.

Pinto is rocked!
Powers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinto can do to turn this around?
Powers lands a heavy elbow.
Pinto is still in real trouble! Can Powers finish him?
Powers looking to finish Pinto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinto !
Powers working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers working Pinto over with strikes here.
Powers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Powers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pinto looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers dominating with strikes here.
Powers with good strikes from the mount here!
Powers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Powers looking to finish Pinto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinto !
Powers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pinto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pinto taking shots to the head.
Powers landing strikes from the mount and Pinto is in trouble!
Pinto taking shots to the head.
Powers landing shots from mount.
Powers looking to finish Pinto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinto !

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a nice shot to the head.

Powers is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Powers extends the arm and Pinto is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ozzie Powers!