PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toviah Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Marx struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ryan Marx will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pinto
vs
Marx

160 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toviah 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, Ryan Marx!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pinto has Marx up against the cage in a clinch.
Marx looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Marx tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Marx's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marx.
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Pinto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Marx tries to keep at a distance but Pinto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marx tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinto just stands there and leans against the cage.

Pinto breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Marx misses.
Marx circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No luck for Pinto with that takedown attempt.
Pinto tries to close the distance and clinch but Marx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pinto misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinto has closed the distance and engaged Marx in a clinch.
Marx misses with a knee strike.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinto .
Pinto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marx fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pinto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Pinto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pinto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marx tries to hold on but Pinto postures up.
Pinto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marx can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pinto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marx holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pinto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marx tries to lock up and control but Pinto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pinto working the ground and pound effectively.
Marx bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Marx preventing the sweep.

Marx decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Marx gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Marx stops Pinto from getting back to his feet.
Pinto is trying to escape back to his feet but Marx uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pinto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marx advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marx looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pinto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pinto is refusing to be controlled, as Marx sits in half guard.
Pinto wants to get back to his feet.
Pinto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pinto .
Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinto thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pinto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marx is one step ahead there.
Marx trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marx shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pinto moves into the clinch.
Toviah Pinto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Marx.
A shot in the inside from Pinto .
Marx is trying to break the clinch but Pinto has him pressed against the cage.

Marx has picked Pinto up - he's going for a ride! Marx dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pinto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pinto trying to get back to full guard but Marx takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pinto is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pinto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marx manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pinto to take his back!
Marx is trying to stick to Pinto 's back but Pinto is turning into Marx. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Marx's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pinto .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toviah 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.

Pinto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pinto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marx keeps working.
Pinto tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Pinto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Marx to his feet.
Pinto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marx counters with a two punch combo.

Marx clinches.
Pinto wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Pinto .
Marx tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Marx is breathing heavily.

Pinto breaks the clinch.
Pinto throws a series of punches but Marx avoids them all with ease.
Pinto throws a right and a left that both miss.

Pinto gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Marx has picked Pinto up - he's going for a ride! Marx dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto gets back to full guard.
Pinto is striking but Marx is not phased and passes to half guard.
Pinto is looking to escape.
Pinto is looking to improve his position.
Marx wants to stand up but Pinto manages to regain full guard.

Pinto wriggles free and stands up.
Pinto wants to clinch

and Marx moves into the clinch.
Pinto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marx.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx stalling in the clinch but Pinto improves position.
Marx drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pinto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marx tries to work over Pinto 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Pinto is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marx can't fight it off and eventually Pinto manages to take the fight to the floor. Marx looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marx wants to sweep but no luck.
Marx has momentary wrist control but Pinto slips an elbow through the middle.
Marx has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pinto lands a couple of elbows.
Pinto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marx swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Pinto stands up.
Marx shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toviah Pinto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Marx.

Pinto shoots in and bounces Marx off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pinto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marx's head.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Marx keeps moving.
Marx looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Marx trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx 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.
Marx seems keen to control Pinto 's posture.
Marx lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pinto !
Marx looking to control but Pinto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marx content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toviah Pinto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Marx stuffs the takedown.
Pinto scores with a sloppy right hand. Marx should have avoided that one.
Pinto works over Marx's head and body with a nice combination.
Pinto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marx.
Pinto misses with a takedown

and Marx counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pinto won't be happy with that.
Pinto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pinto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marx trying to control from the bottom.
Marx is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pinto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marx manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Pinto postures up in Marx's guard and throws a big left but Marx blocks it.
Marx pulls Pinto in close to his closed guard and prevents Pinto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marx looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinto is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Pinto throws a strike but Marx rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marx is one step ahead there.
Pinto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pinto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marx's guard.
Pinto lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is looking to work some ground and pound but Marx has wrist control.
Pinto postures up.
Pinto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marx looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pinto thows a big elbow that misses.
Marx wants to stand and escape but Pinto is having none of it.
Pinto with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marx is on top in guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Marx stays in close to Pinto 's body and controls the position.

Pinto working for a triangle but Marx defends it easily.
Pinto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Pinto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pinto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marx!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marx can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Pinto goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Marx turns into him and now he's in Pinto 's guard.
Toviah Pinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinto wants to sweep here but Marx controlling him for the moment.
Pinto is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Marx has passed into side control.
Pinto manages to get back to half guard.
Marx content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pinto is trying to stand.
Pinto wants to improve his position but Marx is controlling well.
Pinto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Pinto .
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pinto is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Toviah Pinto .
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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Toviah Pinto !
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Toviah Pinto !
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Toviah Pinto !

Toviah Pinto wins by unanimous decision!