PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mister Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Flinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flinta has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pink
vs
Eddie Flinta

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

181 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister Pink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Flinta!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flinta tries to clinch there but Pink circles away.
Pink looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Flinta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Flinta closes the distance and clinches.
Flinta swings wildly with an uppercut but Pink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pink tries to score a body lock takedown but Flinta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Flinta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flinta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pink backwards.
Flinta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pink can't get the takedown.
Flinta lands a nice uppercut.
Pink looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Pink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pink tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flinta smiles and moves away.

Flinta clinches.
The referee calls for Flinta to work.
Flinta lands an uppercut.
Flinta wants to stall.
Flinta taking a breather.
Flinta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pink.
Flinta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pink backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink can't get the takedown.
Flinta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pink drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flinta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flinta stalling.
Flinta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flinta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pink changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flinta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flinta tries to clinch but Pink is having none of it.

Flinta gets caught flat footed, as Pink shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Flinta wants to stand up but Pink is controlling him.
Pink stays in close to Flinta's body and controls the position.
Pink pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flinta is keeping the position for now.
Pink wants to stand but Flinta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Flinta wants to stand and escape but Pink is having none of it.
Pink stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flinta swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flinta is looking to stand up but Pink isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Flinta darts in and clinches Pink up against the cage.
Flinta stalling in the clinch but Pink improves position.
Pink blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flinta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Flinta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flinta is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Flinta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pink tries for a takedown but Flinta manages to get underhooks.
Flinta avoiding damage as Pink throws knees to the body.
Flinta is trying to maintain a safe position but Pink gets an underhook and turns Flinta into the cage.
Flinta working aggressively here.
Pink tries for a takedown but Flinta manages to get underhooks.
Flinta has Pink pushed against the cage.
Flinta tries to stall but Pink uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Flinta.
Pink fails with a takedown attempt.

Flinta has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flinta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pink fails to pull guard.
Flinta taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pink blocking some punches.

Pink has clasped his hands together around Flinta's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Flinta wants to get back to his feet but Pink drags him back down.
Pink remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Flinta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pink has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Flinta being controlled for a moment.
Flinta is not content to let Pink control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flinta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Flinta explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flinta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The is referee keeping an eye on Flinta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pink blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pink is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flinta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flinta.
Flinta misses with a punch on the inside.
Pink tries to score a body lock takedown but Flinta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Flinta misses with a punch on the inside.
Pink looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Flinta.
Flinta lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Flinta on the inside.
Flinta looking to stall.
Flinta lands with a right to the head.
Pink is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flinta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flinta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Flinta gets through Pink's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flinta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flinta lands with a short shot to the head.
Flinta lands a right hand.
Flinta misses with the head strike.
Flinta scores with a shoulder strike.
Flinta misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Flinta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Flinta 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.

Pink fails with a takedown attempt.
Flinta tries to clinch but Pink is having none of it.
Flinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pink swats away the attempt to clinch by Flinta.
Flinta wants to clinch up but Pink keeps it at a distance.
Flinta tries to clinch but Pink is having none of it.

Pink closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flinta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pink lands an elbow.
Flinta pushes Pink away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pink gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pink taking a breather here.

Flinta sneaks out the side door and pushes Pink away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Pink shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flinta's guard.
Pink prevents Flinta from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Flinta scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Flinta as Pink shoots in.

Flinta clinches up against the cage.
Flinta misses with some punches.
Flinta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pink backwards.
Flinta stalling the fight.
Flinta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flinta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pink backwards.
Pink misses with a knee to the head.
Pink blocks an uppercut.
Pink blocks an uppercut.
Flinta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Flinta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flinta.
Flinta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flinta lands a left hand.
Flinta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pink.
Flinta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pink has Flinta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flinta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Pink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flinta lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Pink is rocked!
Flinta throws a punch but it's blocked by Pink.
Pink blocks an uppercut.
Flinta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pink is working for takedown but Flinta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Flinta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Pink is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flinta stalling against the cage.
Pink seems to have got his legs back now.
Flinta lands a hook that snaps the head of Pink backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pink takes a shot to the head.
Pink drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flinta lands with a right to the head.
Flinta trying to stall but Pink improves his position.
Flinta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flinta lands a shoulder strike.

Pink successfully pulls guard.
Pink knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flinta on the ground.

Flinta gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Flinta tries to clinch up.
Flinta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pink looks for a takedown but Flinta sprawls well.
Pink avoids a kick to the body.

Pink closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pink seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pink trying to control from half guard but Flinta is working away.
Flinta pushes Pink off looking to stand but Pink dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink controlling the action here.

Flinta pushes Pink off and gets back to his feet.
Pink fails to land the takedown.
Flinta is looking to clinch but Pink is avoiding it.

Flinta moves into range and clinches up with Pink.
Flinta lands with a right to the head.
Flinta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pink backwards.
Pink blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pink tries to break the clinch but Flinta is controlling the position.
A short left from Flinta.
Flinta stalling in the clinch but Pink improves position.
Flinta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flinta misses with the head strike.
Flinta prevents the takedown attempt.
Flinta scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Flinta fails to land.
Pink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flinta is looking to control Pink's arms but Pink gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flinta has his back to the cage.
Flinta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flinta leaning against his opponent.
Flinta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flinta stalling in the clinch but Pink improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pink has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flinta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flinta lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Flinta fails to land.
Flinta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Flinta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pink is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flinta.
Flinta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flinta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Pink has Flinta pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pink pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Flinta tumbling to the mat - Pink dives into Flinta's guard.
Flinta keeping moving, preventing Pink from controlling successfully.
Pink has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Flinta kicks Pink off and gets to his feet.
Flinta fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pink 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.
Flinta keeping full guard, as Pink tries to pass.
Pink is working hard here to advance position.
Pink trying to control the position from guard on top but Flinta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mister Pink will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pink blocks a head kick by Flinta.
Mister Pink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pink keeps the fight on the outside.
Flinta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pink paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Flinta moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pink takes a shot to the head.
Pink tries for a takedown. No joy.
Flinta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pink.
Flinta misses with the head strike.
Pink can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Pink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flinta lands a shoulder strike.
Flinta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pink.
Flinta tries to stall but Pink uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pink blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flinta is looking to control Pink's arms but Pink gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flinta has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flinta stalling the fight.

Flinta is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pink is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Flinta to the mat. Flinta regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pink postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flinta being controlled here, momentarily.
Pink stops Flinta from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pink prevents Flinta from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pink moves out of range as Flinta throws a body kick.
Flinta tries to clinch up but Pink circles away and keeps his distance.
Flinta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pink paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flinta moves in looking to clinch but Pink pushes him off.
Flinta wants to clinch.
Flinta misses with an attempted mid kick.

Pink scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flinta wants to get back to his feet.
Pink is staying tight to Flinta's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Flinta sneaks out the side door and pushes Pink away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flinta throws a head kick that misses.
Pink shoots for a double leg takedown but Flinta sprawls well. He's pushed Pink's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flinta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flinta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pink takes a step back to recover.
Pink avoids the head kick by Flinta.
Flinta wants to clinch up but Pink keeps it at a distance.
Pink has a takedown stuffed.
Eddie Flinta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Pink with that takedown attempt.
Flinta looks to land a body kick but Pink moved away.
Pink shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flinta as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Flinta.

Pink shoots in and bounces Flinta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pink trying to control the position from guard on top but Flinta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flinta wants to stand up but Pink is controlling him.
Pink trying to control the position from guard on top but Flinta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink content to stall in guard here.
Pink is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pink pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flinta is keeping the position for now.
Pink trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flinta wants to stand and escape but Pink is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pink shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flinta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flinta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Flinta instigates a clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Flinta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Flinta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Flinta tries to close the distance and clinch but Pink swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flinta lands a big head kick that sends Pink to the canvas! Flinta follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Flinta!