PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Juntunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes to the cage accompanied by God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Juntunen has chosen Lumessakahlaajat 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.

Pinta
vs
Juntunen

192 cm
33
201 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

198 cm
25
220 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

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World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Juntunen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta misses the shot to the body.
Pinta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pinta tried to score with a low kick but Juntunen checks it.
Juntunen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juntunen lands with an overhand left.
Juntunen avoids a kick to the body.
Juntunen blocks the body kick.
Juntunen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juntunen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinta thumps Juntunen with a low kick.
Pinta throws a low kick but Juntunen moves out of range easily.
Pinta throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Juntunen counters with a right hand to the body.
Juntunen misses the shot to the body.
Pinta avoids the head kick by Juntunen.
Pinta throws a right hand that Juntunen ducks under and follows up with a left that Juntunen also avoids with ease.
Juntunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinta moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinta throws a leg kick
and Juntunen counters with a stiff right hand.
Juntunen throws a sloppy head kick and Pinta moves out of range easily.
Pinta moves out of range as Juntunen strikes.
Pinta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen misses with a wild combination.
Juntunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juntunen blocks a head kick by Pinta.
Pinta misses with an uppercut. Juntunen saw that one coming.
Juntunen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juntunen tries to work over Pinta's front leg with a kick but Pinta checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinta swinging wildly here.
Pinta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juntunen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Juntunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juntunen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses.
Juntunen throws a body punch but Pinta moves out of range.
Juntunen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pinta throws a leg kick which misses Juntunen's front leg but catches the back leg as Juntunen tries to avoid it.
Pinta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinta motions for Juntunen to come forward. Pinta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinta slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Juntunen is out of range.
Juntunen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Juntunen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Juntunen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pinta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juntunen.
Pinta scores with a nice strike.
Juntunen walks into a stiff left hand from Pinta.
Pinta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juntunen throws a head kick but Pinta moves out of range.
Juntunen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pinta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Pinta will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Juntunen throws a combination that misses
and Pinta counters with an inside leg kick.
Juntunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juntunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinta manages to avoid it.
Pinta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pinta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinta misses the target.
Pinta moves out of range as Juntunen throws a body kick.
Pinta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Juntunen misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen scores with a nice right hand.
Juntunen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juntunen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinta.
Juntunen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pinta is out of range and Juntunen settles back down.
Juntunen scores with a kick to the body.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
Juntunen throws a head kick but Pinta moves out of range.
A left lands for Juntunen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntunen throws an overhand right that lands on Pinta's shoulder, as Pinta tries to avoid the shot.
Tomi Juntunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juntunen throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Juntunen slips under a jab from Pinta.
Juntunen lunges at Pinta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pinta's hand.
Nice defenses there by Juntunen.
Juntunen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juntunen's calf.
Juntunen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinta misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinta. Juntunen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juntunen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juntunen throws a sloppy head kick and Pinta moves out of range easily.
Juntunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juntunen.
Juntunen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Juntunen misses with a double jab.
Pinta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntunen.
Juntunen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pinta takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta throws a lazy right hand but Juntunen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Juntunen clinches up with Pinta and pushes him back against the cage.
Pinta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juntunen.
Juntunen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Pinta.
Pinta misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinta can't find room to land a body shot as Juntunen controls the action.
Juntunen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinta tries to throw a body punch but Juntunen avoids it by throwing Pinta back against the cage.
Pinta misses with the head strike.
Pinta working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi Juntunen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Juntunen throws an off balance right hand
and Pinta counters with a stiff right hand.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juntunen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juntunen throws a lazy head kick
and Pinta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pinta dodges the punch combination from Juntunen.
Juntunen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinta can pounce on him.
Pinta looks to land a body kick but Juntunen moved away.
Juntunen cracks the inside of Pinta's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinta swats away the attempt to clinch by Juntunen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juntunen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Juntunen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pinta takes a swing at Juntunen's ribcage but misses.
Pinta slips under a jab from Juntunen.
Juntunen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Juntunen slips under a jab.
Juntunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juntunen misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Juntunen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Juntunen tries a head kick but it misses.
Juntunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Pinta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntunen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pinta connects with a looping right hand.
Juntunen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Juntunen clobbers Pinta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta throws a jab when Juntunen was well out of range.
Pinta connects with a nice looking jab.
Pinta jabs Juntunen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Pinta.
Pinta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juntunen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Juntunen.
Pinta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juntunen.
Pinta slips a jab and a cross from Juntunen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntunen throws a right hand that Pinta ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinta also avoids with ease.
Pinta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juntunen.
Juntunen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Juntunen tries to score with a low kick but Pinta moves his leg out of the way.
Pinta blocks a head kick by Juntunen.
Jab, jab by Pinta - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinta scores with a shot to the body.
Juntunen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Juntunen.
Juntunen misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pinta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pinta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Pinta!
Thomas Pinta bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.