PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Naranja (ranked 4908 p4p, 3884 weight class) and Pate Ro (ranked 501 p4p, 447 weight class). Luis Naranja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Naranja
vs
Ro

203 cm
19
278
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
255
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Naranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ro slips a jab and a cross from Naranja.
Naranja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Naranja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Naranja.
Naranja thinks about countering with a body kick.
Naranja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Luis Naranja has been cut.
Naranja tries to clinch but Ro is having none of it.
Ro looks to land a left hand but Naranja moved out of range nicely.
Naranja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ro thuds a left hand into Naranja's body.
Naranja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naranja tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ro counters with a stiff right hand.
Ro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ro avoids the head kick by Naranja.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naranja misses with a straight left.
Ro tries to counter with a clinch but Naranja shakes him off and moves away.
Naranja throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ro lands a jab to Naranja's midsection.
Naranja is breathing heavily.

Ro clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro lands an uppercut.
Naranja lands a body punch.
Ro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naranja throws a punch but it's blocked by Ro.
Naranja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Naranja throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ro.
Naranja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ro.
Naranja lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Naranja is trying to push Ro away but Ro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ro misses with a punch on the inside.
Naranja throws a head punch that misses.
Ro leaning against his opponent.
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!
Ro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ro.
Ro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naranja scores with a shot to the side of Ro's head.
Nice body punch from Naranja - that landed with a thud.
Naranja effectively controlling the action here.
Ro stalling in the clinch.
Ro blocking some punches.
Naranja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Ro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ro lands a body punch.
A short right from Naranja on the inside.
Naranja misses with some punches.
Naranja landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ro tries to work over Naranja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ro.
Naranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naranja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ro backwards.
Naranja is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ro scores with a hook to the body.
Naranja looking to throw knees to the head but Ro is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Ro as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Ro.
Ro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ro has Naranja pressed against the cage.
Ro avoiding damage as Naranja throws knees to the body.
Ro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naranja.
Nice body punch from Ro - that landed with a thud.
Ro lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ro.
Ro stalling in the clinch.
Ro lands a body shot.
Naranja trying to land knees to the body.
Ro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Naranja up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Naranja misses with a punch on the inside.
Ro scores with a shot to the side of Naranja's head.
Ro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naranja backwards.
Ro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Ro.
Ro stalling in the clinch.
Ro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Naranja up against the cage.
Naranja has a couple of punches blocked by Ro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Ro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Naranja's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ro with a hook.
Luis Naranja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naranja wants to clinch.
Ro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luis Naranja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ro throws a body punch but Naranja moves out of range.
Ro throws a hook but Naranja blocks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A big right from Ro misses.
Ro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naranja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Naranja looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Naranja ducks under a wild hook from Ro.
Ro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Naranja scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ro in his tracks.
Ro moves away from the strike by Naranja.
Ro lands a jab to the head.
Naranja throws a wild body kick that Ro sees coming a mile off.
Naranja catches Ro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Ro misses the target.
Ro scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ro works Naranja's body with a nice hook.
Ro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Naranja at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Ro.
Naranja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ro dips to his left and cracks Naranja with an uppercut!
Naranja throws a sloppy head kick and Ro moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naranja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ro scores with a hook to the body. Naranja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ro scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Ro.

Ro forces Naranja back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ro.
Naranja trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ro.
Ro is stalling here.
Good body shot from Ro.
Ro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naranja backwards.
Ro blocks a body shot from Naranja.
Naranja takes a shot to the head.
Ro avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranja throws a punch but it's blocked by Ro.
Ro tries to work over Naranja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naranja looking to throw knees to the head but Ro is blocking nicely.
Ro lands an uppercut.
Ro tries a body shot but Naranja blocks it.
Ro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ro tries to work over Naranja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naranja takes a shot to the head.
Naranja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ro.
Ro holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Naranja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Naranja scores with a body shot.
Naranja throws a jab when Ro was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro works Naranja's body with a nice hook.
Ro dips to his left and cracks Naranja with an uppercut!
Naranja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naranja takes one on the button.

Naranja is rocked!

Luis Naranja's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ro closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Naranja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ro cracks Naranja with a nice body shot.
Ro unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Naranja! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ro is unloading with more strikes now! Naranja drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Ro!
Pate Ro took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm really glad to get the win, but more importantly: good luck to my teammate Suutari Nuorempi in his championship fight later tonight. Bring that belt back to Helsinki!'.