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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sa Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Escalda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.
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285 lbs
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281 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sa Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Efrain Escalda!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto tries to clinch but Escalda is having none of it.
Pinto has closed the distance and engaged Escalda in a clinch.
Escalda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pinto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escalda blocks it with crossed arms.
Escalda jumps guard and drags Pinto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Escalda wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Escalda, up you get!
Escalda closes the distance and clinches up with Pinto, looking for a takedown. Escalda pushes Pinto against the cage but Pinto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escalda looks winded!
Escalda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinto.
Escalda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pinto.
Pinto shoots in and drives through. Escalda sprawls well.
Pinto closes the distance and pushes Escalda back into the cage.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sa Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto stuffs the takedown.
Pinto dives in for a single leg takedown but Escalda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pinto has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Escalda uses from the top position.
Escalda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pinto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Escalda!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Poor strikes thrown by Pinto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto looking to finish with strikes here!
Pinto controlling the position easily from mount.
Pinto is working for a guillotine from mount but Escalda frees his head quite easily.
Escalda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Escalda blocking the ground and pound.
Pinto looking to ground and pound but Escalda is blocking nicely.
Escalda tries to reverse the position but Pinto maintains control.
Escalda is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Escalda felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pinto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Escalda is surviving well by controlling Pinto's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinto wants to control the pace but Escalda is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pinto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pinto content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sa Pinto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Escalda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escalda wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pinto.
Escalda misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pinto, as that shot connected.
Escalda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinto misses with a double jab.
Pinto fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sa Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escalda is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto shoots in looking for a takedown. Escalda tries to sprawl out of it but Pinto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escalda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Escalda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pinto avoids it really well and circles away.
Pinto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Escalda avoids it really well and circles away.
Pinto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalda is trying to break the clinch but Pinto is controlling him.
Pinto pulls guard successfully.
Pinto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pinto striking off his back but it's not causing Escalda any problems.
Escalda prevents Pinto from getting back to his feet.
Pinto wants to sweep here but Escalda controlling him for the moment.
Escalda is looking to stand up but Pinto won't let him.
Pinto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Escalda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinto trying to keep a closed guard but Escalda is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto working for a triangle but Escalda defends it easily.
Escalda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Escalda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pinto being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pinto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Escalda wants to hold on but Pinto pushes him away.
Pinto controlling his opponent.
Pinto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sa Pinto dominated that second round.
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!
Escalda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinto pushes Escalda up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Escalda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pinto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinto is looking to clinch but Escalda is avoiding it.
Escalda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pinto.
Pinto tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Escalda. No joy for Pinto on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sa Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto tries for a takedown but Escalda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escalda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escalda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalda tries to clinch but Pinto moves out of range.
Escalda shoots in for a takedown but Pinto shows good takedown defense.
Pinto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Escalda has closed the distance and engaged Pinto in a clinch.
A short right from Escalda on the inside.
Pinto decides to pull guard.
Escalda throwing strikes but missing.
Escalda passes into half guard.
Escalda decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto looks to land a left hand but Escalda moved out of range nicely.
Escalda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escalda can't get the takedown.
Escalda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pinto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pinto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escalda's waist but Escalda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinto off to one side.
Escalda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pinto quickly recovers to half guard.
Escalda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinto keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to improve his position but Escalda is controlling well.
Escalda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Escalda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Escalda wants to stand up but Pinto is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalda is keen to just control but Pinto is a slippery customer.
Pinto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pinto wants to control but Escalda is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escalda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Efrain Escalda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sa Pinto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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