PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patriootti Pate (ranked 1171 p4p, 156 weight class) and Sharven Sheven (ranked 1098 p4p, 150 weight class). Patriootti Pate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sharven Sheven's chin.

Pate
vs
Sheven

178 cm
28
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

187 cm
30
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

FF Gear

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patriootti Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sharven Sheven!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pate.
Patriootti Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pate misses with the body kick
and Pate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Patriootti Pate has been cut.
Sheven moves away from the strike by Pate.
A little jabbing left from Sheven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been told by Pate's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pate lands a front kick.
Pate misses with a left hand
and Sheven counters with a nice uppercut.
Pate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sheven takes a step back to recover.
Sheven avoids a kick to the body.
Sheven tries a quick counter leg kick but Pate is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheven counters with a stiff right hand.
Pate throws a shot from downtown. Sheven moves away and avoids it.
Sheven appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate throws a good cross that connects.
Sheven walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pate.
Pate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sheven tries to keep at a distance but Pate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sheven's face.

It looks like Sharven Sheven has been cut.
Pate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sheven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pate lands an elbow just above Sheven 's eye.
Sheven wants to stall.
Sheven tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheven avoids it.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheven avoids it.
Pate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheven avoids it.
Pate lands a body punch.
Pate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pate lands an elbow inside.
Sheven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheven takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sheven is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pate lands with a short shot to the head.
Pate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sheven blocks a body shot from Pate.
Pate stops a takedown attempt from Sheven.
A hook to the body from Pate.
Pate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheven misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Pate fails to land.
Pate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheven managing to block the knees to the body from Pate.
Sheven tries for a takedown but Pate manages to get underhooks.
Patriootti Pate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sharven Sheven.
Sheven drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pate tries to land a knee to the head but Sheven blocks with his arms.
Pate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheven.
Pate misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sheven is trying to trip Pate. He has hold of a leg but Pate is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sheven persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sheven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheven's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheven seems keen to control Pate's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pate looking to pass the guard.
Sheven is controlling Pate's posture.
Pate stopping the sweep attempt from Sheven.
Pate trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheven is trying to keep Pate in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patriootti Pate dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sheven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pate misses with a double jab
and Sheven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pate looks to land a left hand but Sheven moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pate clinches.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Sheven.
Pate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheven.
Pate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheven lands with a right to the head.
Pate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pate missing with knees to the body.
Pate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sheven avoiding damage as Pate throws knees to the body.
Pate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sheven can't get the takedown.
Pate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sheven blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheven.
Pate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheven can do to turn this around?
Sheven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pate.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pate is pressed up against the cage. Sheven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pate down to the mat. Pate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pate lands a jab to the head.
Patriootti Pate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheven moves out of range as Pate throws a body kick.
Pate tries to close the distance and clinch but Sheven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pate closes the distance but Sheven moves to the side
enabling Sheven to counter with a crisp jab.

Patriootti Pate's cut is getting worse.
Sheven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pate.
A nice side step and Sheven releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheven is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Pate clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pate.
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheven wants to take the fight to the mat but Pate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Patriootti Pate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sharven Sheven.
Pate is pressed up against the cage. Sheven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pate down to the mat. Pate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sheven slips a straight right by Pate.
Sheven appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sheven tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pate throws a push kick but Sheven slaps the foot to one side.
Sheven tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pate tries to clinch up.
Sheven unleashes a big counter combination but Pate bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sheven tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheven was well out of range. Poor timing from Pate.
Pate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sheven.
Despite the aggression on Sheven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pate throws a lazy uppercut
and Sheven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pate swings for the body but Sheven moves out of range.
Sheven doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sheven has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body kick from Pate.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Sheven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patriootti Pate dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pate misses with an uppercut
and Sheven counters with a stiff right hand.
Pate misses with a head kick.
Pate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheven is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pate with a body shot.
Pate closes the distance but Sheven moves to the side
and Sheven counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pate's knee momentarily.
Sheven has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheven takes one to the side of the head.
Pate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pate looks to land a body kick but Sheven moved away.
Sheven let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shevens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheven moves away.
Sheven avoids the body shot from Pate.
Pate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Sheven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pate lands with a right hand.
Pate works Sheven's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Pate - just one landing.
Pate throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Sheven crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patriootti Pate!
Patriootti Pate decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.