PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is i kill people. Pinto has chosen Do you really want to hurt me as his entrance music. 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.

Emir
vs
Pinto

185 cm
32
190 lbs
19 - 17 - 1

189 cm
24
197 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emir misses with a takedown attempt - Pinto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pinto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Emir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinto leaves Emir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Pinto looking to score a takedown here. Emir is defending well but Pinto drives through and ends up in Emir's guard.

Emir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Emir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pinto passes into half guard.
Pinto drops an elbow to the side of Emir's head.
Emir trying to control from the bottom.
Emir missing with punches from the bottom.
Emir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pinto.
Pinto passes to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto cracks Emir with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Emir taking shots to the head.
Pinto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pinto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emir throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Emir regains half guard.
Emir won't allow Pinto to pass to mount.
Pinto works his way into full mount!
Emir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto working Emir over with strikes here.

It looks like Fatih Emir has been cut.
Emir wants to control but Pinto is having none of it.
Pinto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emir can't escape the position.
Pinto has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Emir's face.
Pinto has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Emir's face.
Pinto landing shots from mount.

Emir is rocked!

Fatih Emir's cut is getting worse.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fatih Emir's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diogo Pinto!