PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Ro (ranked 2136 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Henrique Falcono (ranked 265 p4p, 209 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ro
vs
Falcono

194 cm
20
255
4 - 0 - 0

194 cm
26
275
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henrique Falcono!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcono with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ro to score with a decent uppercut.
Falcono swings widly with a right hand
and Ro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Falcono looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Falcono misses with a body shot
enabling Ro to counter with a crisp jab.
Ro throws a jab when Falcono was well out of range.
Falcono steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ro.
Falcono is looking to clinch but Ro is avoiding it.
Falcono wants to clinch
and Ro counters with a series of strikes. Falcono will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Falcono gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Falcono struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro controls his hands.
I was talking to Ro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Falcono struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro controls his hands.
Ro stalling against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcono lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ro scores with a shot to the side of Falcono's head.
Ro letting Falcono take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcono is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Falcono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ro's elbow.
Falcono's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcono misses with a punch to the body.
Falcono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcono slows down the pace here.
Falcono struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro controls his hands.
Falcono lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ro backwards.
Falcono dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Falcono swings wildly with an uppercut but Ro uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcono displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ro up against the cage.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Falcono controls the action.
Falcono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falcono presses Ro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Falcono is keeping busy.
Falcono tries a body shot but Ro blocks it.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Ro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Falcono.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Falcono fails to land.
Falcono tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Falcono fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ro fails to land.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcono holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Falcono misses with a punch on the inside.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Falcono has Ro pressed against the cage.
Ro slowing the pace effectively.
Falcono lands a body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Falcono.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcono misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcono misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Falcono scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Falcono.
Ro wants to get back to striking at distance but Falcono won't allow it.
Ro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcono's elbow.
Ro being controlled against the cage.
Falcono is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ro gets through Falcono's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pate Ro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcono tries to counter with a clinch but Ro shakes him off and moves away.
Falcono misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ro. Falcono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcono takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcono lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ro circles away quickly and effectively.

Falcono darts in and clinches Ro up against the cage.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Ro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcono's elbow.
Falcono stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Falcono content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falcono has him pressed against the cage.
Ro throws a punch but it's blocked by Falcono.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ro.
Nice body punch from Ro - that landed with a thud.
Falcono is breathing heavily.
Ro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ro misses with a body punch.
Ro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falcono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falcono misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ro scores with a shot to the side of Falcono's head.
Ro cracks Falcono with a nice body shot.
Ro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ro scores with a shot to the side of Falcono's head.
Ro tries to work over Falcono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Falcono controls the action.
Falcono tries to stall but Ro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ro blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcono leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ro misses with a punch to the body.
Falcono can't find room to land a body shot as Ro controls the action.
Falcono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falcono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ro.
Falcono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henrique Falcono seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Ro.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Falcono controls the action.
A hook to the body from Ro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcono prevents a body shot from Ro.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Falcono swings wildly with an uppercut but Ro uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcono controls his hands.
Ro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Falcono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ro's elbow.
Ro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ro here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ro lands a nice shot to the body.
Ro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Falcono throws a punch but it's blocked by Ro.
Falcono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ro is pushing Falcono up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falcono can do to turn this around?
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro tries to work over Falcono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Falcono controls the action.
Ro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Falcono can't find room to land a body shot as Ro controls the action.
Falcono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcono trying to stall but Ro improves his position.
Falcono misses with a body punch.
Ro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalling in the clinch from Ro.
Ro wants to get back to striking at distance but Falcono won't allow it.
Falcono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ro's elbow.
Ro misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Ro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Falcono tries to clinch up
and Ro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falcono is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ro dips to his left and cracks Falcono with an uppercut!
Ro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Falcono wants to clinch.
Falcono gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcono moves in looking to clinch but Ro pushes him off.
Ro keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ro is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcono doesn't manage to clinch there - Ro circles away.
Ro throws a series of punches but Falcono moves out of range.
It seemed like Falcono was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcono fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falcono fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falcono throws a right hand that Ro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ro also avoids with ease.
Ro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcono manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Falcono.
Falcono keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ro.
Ro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Falcono tries to clinch
and Ro counters with a straight right hand.
Falcono drops his hands momentarily and Ro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcono is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcono is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Falcono eats them both and turns towards Ro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ro misses with a body shot.
Falcono tries to clinch up
and Ro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falcono thinking.
Falcono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Ro. Those never looked like landing.
Falcono moves out of range of the strikes.
Falcono takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ro moves out of range as Falcono strikes.
Ro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ro throws a series of punches but Falcono avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro connects with a single shot there.
Falcono takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falcono gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pate Ro is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcono throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Ro drops Falcono with a left right combo! Ro follows him down to the ground into side control.

Falcono is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ro scoring with punches and elbows.
Falcono is still in real trouble! Can Ro finish him?
Falcono really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Falcono can't do much from the bottom here.
A big shot lands for Ro! That's hurt Falcono! Will he recover? Ro fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Ro!
A very excited looking Pate Ro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.