PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Pinto Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Duijnhoven comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Mansell - Requiem for a dream (Remix) . Pinto has chosen Bibiano Fernandes Highlights [HELLO JAPAN] as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Van Duijnhoven
vs
Pinto Pinto

180 cm
24
184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

150 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Pinto Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinto fails with the takedown.

Van Duijnhoven instigates a clinch.
Van Duijnhoven is pressed up against the cage. Pinto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Duijnhoven down to the mat. Van Duijnhoven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pinto misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Pinto Pinto.
Van Duijnhoven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pinto avoids the head kick by Van Duijnhoven.
Pinto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Antonio Pinto Pinto has been cut.
Pinto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Duijnhoven tries to avoid it but Pinto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Duijnhoven to the ground. Van Duijnhoven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Duijnhoven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pinto's calf.
Pinto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Duijnhoven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pinto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pinto tries for a takedown but Van Duijnhoven circles away easily
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pinto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pinto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Duijnhoven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinto looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Duijnhoven is looking to slow Pinto down with leg kicks.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a head kick.

Van Duijnhoven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pinto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Duijnhoven misses with a knee to the head.
Van Duijnhoven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pinto jumps guard but Van Duijnhoven stands there with Pinto around his waist. Pinto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven connects with a knee to the head.
Van Duijnhoven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Duijnhoven lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Pinto is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Duijnhoven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Duijnhoven with a knee to the head.
Pinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Duijnhoven finish him?
Pinto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pinto seems to have recovered his senses.
Pinto takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto jumps guard but Van Duijnhoven stands there with Pinto around his waist. Pinto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Duijnhoven landing knees to the head.
Van Duijnhoven lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Duijnhoven lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pinto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Duijnhoven smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Pinto or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Duijnhoven which made him look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Duijnhoven.

Van Duijnhoven connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Pinto to the floor! Van Duijnhoven dives in looking for the finish!
Van Duijnhoven prevents Pinto from improving his position.
Van Duijnhoven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pinto on the ground.
Van Duijnhoven scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Van Duijnhoven connects with a nice short shot to Pinto's temple.

Pinto actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Duijnhoven trying to control from half guard but Pinto is working away.
Van Duijnhoven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Duijnhoven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Duijnhoven lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pinto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Van Duijnhoven controlling from the top position.
Van Duijnhoven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pinto has momentary wrist control but Van Duijnhoven slips an elbow through the middle.

Pinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Duijnhoven doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pinto is tightening it up a little... Van Duijnhoven has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Van Duijnhoven reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Van Duijnhoven taps out! Nice BJJ there by Pinto!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Antonio Pinto Pinto!
A relieved looking Antonio Pinto Pinto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.