PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Glue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Pato has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pato
vs
Glue

189 cm
25
211 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

176 cm
23
208 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Koffin Inc.
Knock Out Artistry

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Glue!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pato fails with a takedown attempt.
Glue motions for Pato to come forward. Glue throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Glue gets caught flat footed, as Pato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Glue bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pato's guard.
Glue wants to control from the top but Pato keeps moving.
Glue won't allow Pato to sweep him here.
Glue slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Glue must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glue trying to move into half guard but instead Pato has managed to sweep!
Pato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pato seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Glue seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pato trying to control but Glue is working from the bottom.
Pato works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pato is keen to just control but Glue is a slippery customer.
Pato throwing shots but Glue is blocking nicely.
Glue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pato.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pato throwing shots but Glue is blocking nicely.
Pato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Pato is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Glue is just riding it out for now. Pato eventually gives up the hold.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Pato or perhaps it was just good defense by Glue which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Pato. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glue misses with a low kick.
Glue throws a head kick but Pato moves out of range.
Glue doesn't manage to clinch there - Pato circles away.
Pato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glue avoids it really well and circles away.
Pato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pato is trying hard to land a takedown here. Glue sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pato throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Glue was covering up waiting for the punch and Pato finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato won't allow Glue to sweep him here.
Glue wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pato trying to control but Glue is working from the bottom.
Glue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glue utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glue really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Glue is looking to stand up but Pato isn't so interested in that idea.
Pato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Pato dominated that round.
That's time! Pato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Glue stuffs the takedown.
Pato shoots in looking for a takedown. Glue tries to sprawl out of it but Pato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Glue manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Glue just misses with a punch to the body.
Alex Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Pato with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Pato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Glue stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glue wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato fails to land the takedown.
Glue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Glue circles away.
Glue throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pato.
Alex Pato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pato darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Glue wants to get back to full guard.
Glue is refusing to be controlled, as Pato sits in half guard.
Glue is trying to maintain the position but Pato is very close to passing his half guard.
Glue wants to get back to full guard.
Pato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Glue can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato stops Glue from getting back to his feet.

Pato is trying to work for a kimura but Glue is defending well.
Glue won't allow Pato to pass to mount.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Glue tries to clinch up.
Pato looks to land a combination but Glue avoids it well.
Pato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glue throws a chopping leg kick but Pato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glue thows a body shot but no joy.
Pato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Glue's waist but Glue gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pato off to one side.
Glue stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glue wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pato misses with a takedown attempt - Glue sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pato waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Glue.
Glue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glue misses with a body shot.
Glue is looking to chop away at Pato's legs.
Pato moves out of range of the body kick.
Pato shoots in and drives through. Glue sprawls well.
Glue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pato shoots for a double leg takedown but Glue sprawls well. He's pushed Pato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Glue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pato.
Horrible takedown by Pato or perhaps it was just good defense by Glue which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Glue misses with a low kick.
Pato throws a sloppy head kick
and Glue counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glue is fending him off so far but Pato persists. Nope, Glue circles away and we're back to standing.
Glue lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pato will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Glue.
Glue wants to clinch.
Glue misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Glue 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!

Pato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glue avoids it really well and circles away.
Glue defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pato.
Horrible takedown by Pato or perhaps it was just good defense by Glue which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Pato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glue connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pato checks the leg kick.
Pato tries for a takedown but Glue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Glue closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glue lands a nice elbow.
Glue effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glue lands a nice elbow.
Glue lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Glue.
Pato managing to block the knees to the body from Glue.
Glue tries to land knees in the clinch but Pato avoids the damage to the body.
Pato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Glue smiles and moves away.
Glue is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pato rather than just go for the knockout.
Pato throws a sloppy head kick and Glue moves out of range easily.
A jab from Glue misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Glue goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Glue wants to clinch up but Pato keeps it at a distance.
Glue stuffs the takedown.
Pato tries for a takedown but Glue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Pato misses.
Glue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pato.
Pato throws a head kick that misses.
Pato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Glue throws a series of punches but Pato moves out of range.
Pato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pato lands a two punch combo.
Pato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Glue.
Mr Glue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glue tries to clinch up but Pato circles away and keeps his distance.
Pato with a poor takedown

and Glue counters by moving into the clinch.
Glue lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Glue to work.
Glue lands an elbow inside that Pato shrugs off.
Pato is trying to drag Glue to the mat but Glue just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Glue connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alex Pato has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glue content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Glue lands a right hand.
Pato jumps guard but Glue stands there with Pato around his waist. Pato gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Glue trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Glue throws an elbow but misses.
Glue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glue dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Glue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Glue has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Glue!