PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Doan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toviah Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toviah Pinto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Doan
vs
Pinto

180 cm
18
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
21
176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Urban Vandal fight gear
Wellness Policy Muscle

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Doan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Toviah Pinto !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto tries to clinch but Doan is having none of it.
Doan wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Pinto .
Pinto tries to clinch up.
Doan scores with a decent looking hook.
Pinto tries to close the distance and clinch but Doan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinto stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Doan gets caught flat footed, as Pinto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinto preventing the sweep.
Doan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but Doan is retaining full guard.
Doan wants to sweep here but Pinto controlling him for the moment.

Doan pushes Pinto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Doan misses with a series of wild punches.
Doan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pinto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pinto throwing strikes but missing.

Doan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pinto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Doan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pinto 's back instead.
Doan missing with strikes.
Doan connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Pinto to escape the position.
Pinto breaks Doan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pinto cracks Doan with a solid left hand.
Doan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Doan looking for a guillotine here but Pinto defends easily.

Pinto gets to his feet. Doan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to clinch

and Doan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Doan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Doan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Doan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pinto to get to his feet.
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!
Doan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Doan scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pinto is looking to improve his position but Doan isn't that keen on the idea.
Doan cracks Pinto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doan trying to control but Pinto is having none of it.
Doan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Doan working the ground and pound effectively.
Doan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Doan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doan won't let Pinto get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pinto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pinto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Doan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pinto is squirming around, avoiding Doan's attempts to control the action.
Doan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pinto looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto is squirming around, avoiding Doan's attempts to control the action.
Pinto is looking to improve his position but Doan isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pinto is squirming around, avoiding Doan's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Doan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Doan throws a combination that misses

and Pinto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Doan trying to hold on to Pinto 's head to control him but Pinto postures up.
Doan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pinto stopping the sweep attempt from Doan.
Pinto postures up in Doan's guard and throws a big left but Doan blocks it.
Pinto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pinto being controlled here momentarily.
Pinto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pinto is looking to work some ground and pound but Doan has wrist control.
Doan trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto wants to stand but Doan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Doan moves in looking to clinch but Pinto pushes him off.
Doan misses with a few strikes there.

Pinto rushes Doan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pinto is trying to break free.
Doan missing with knees to the body.
Pinto managing to block the knees to the body from Doan.
Pinto prevents Doan from breaking the clinch.

Pinto breaks from the clinch.
Pinto keeps the fight on the outside.
Doan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Doan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pinto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pinto is working for takedown but Doan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doan can't get the takedown.

Doan breaks the clinch.
Pinto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pinto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Doan counters by clinching up.
Doan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doan can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Doan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Doan to work.
Pinto avoiding damage as Doan throws knees to the body.

Doan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Doan counters with a single leg into guard. Pinto didn't expect that.
James Doan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Doan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pinto 's guard.
Pinto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doan trying to control from Pinto 's half guard. Pinto has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pinto wants to get back to his feet but Doan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Doan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Doan tries to clinch up but Pinto circles away and keeps his distance.
Doan tries to clinch there but Pinto circles away.
Pinto tries to clinch up but Doan circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pinto , pushing him back against the cage.
Pinto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Doan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pinto up against the cage.
Pinto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doan gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Doan breaks the clinch.
Pinto throws a combination that misses
and Doan counters with a nice body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pinto .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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 James Doan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A big right followed by a crushing left from Pinto knocks Doan out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Toviah Pinto !