PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigfredo Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eddie Money - Take me home tonight. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pineda's choice of entrance music: Now or Never by Dope. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Howard
vs
Pineda

196 cm
23
277 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
289 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harold Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sigfredo Pineda!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pineda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pineda.
Pineda misses with an uppercut. Howard saw that one coming.
Howard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pineda.
Pineda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pineda throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
Pineda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howard.
Pineda motions for Howard to come forward. Pineda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Pineda misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pineda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Sigfredo Pineda has been cut.
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Pineda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda looks for the body kick but Howard saw that one coming.
Pineda throws a sloppy head kick
and Howard counters with a stiff right hand.
Pineda looks gassed!
Howard throws a leg kick which misses Pineda's front leg but catches the back leg as Pineda tries to avoid it.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
Howard cracks the inside of Pineda's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard thuds a left hand into Pineda's body.
Howard works the jab nicely.
Howard connects with a body shot that sends Pineda's belly button to the back.
Howard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Howard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pineda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Howard, right into the meat.
Howard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
Howard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pineda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pineda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pineda ducks right into an uppercut from Howard.
Howard lands a glancing blow to the side of Pineda's head.

That has opened up Sigfredo Pineda's cut even more.
Pineda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Howard lands a really nice looking cross but Pineda seems unphased.
Howard lands with a good body shot.
Howard cracks Pineda with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Pineda falls to his knees and Howard doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Howard!
After the big win, Harold Howard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 160! - Sale! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.