PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Owen Patricio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aerold foe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patricio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cowboys from Hell. aerold foe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Patricio
vs
foe

163 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Patricio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, aerold foe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patricio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patricio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Patricio misses with a wild body shot.
foe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patricio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Patricio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but foe circles away quickly and effectively.

foe drives through and clinches with Patricio against the cage.
foe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patricio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
foe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Patricio prevents it.
Patricio is trying to break the clinch but foe is controlling him.
foe has Patricio pressed against the cage, preventing Patricio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Patricio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Patricio breaks from the clinch.
Patricio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patricio falls off balance throwing a combination

and foe counters with a takedown into side control.
foe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patricio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Patricio tries to control the position but he's not in luck - foe easily slips into full mount!
Patricio is desperately trying to improve his position but foe has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patricio controls the position.
foe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Patricio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Patricio is breathing heavily.

foe looking for a guillotine from mount but Patricio is having none of it.
Patricio avoids a series of strikes thrown by foe.
foe misses with a head shot.
foe lands with some strikes.
Patricio is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
foe looking to finish with strikes here!
Patricio is wriggling around trying to escape.
foe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Patricio sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patricio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of foe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take foe's back!
foe controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
foe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
foe covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Patricio is not going to allow foe to sit and survive in this position.
Patricio is punishing foe with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patricio misses with an elbow to the head.
foe looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
foe wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Patricio breaks from foe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Patricio landing strikes from the mount.
foe wants to get back to his feet.
Patricio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of foe's face.
Patricio working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Patricio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patricio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Patricio with the ground and pound from mount.
Patricio lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Patricio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Patricio landing strikes from the mount and foe is in trouble!
Patricio with a couple of short strikes.
Patricio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Patricio throws some wild stikes that foe manages to avoid easily.
Patricio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patricio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patricio avoids the body shot from foe.
Patricio takes a jab right on the kisser.
foe shoots in for a takedown but Patricio shows good takedown defense.
Patricio lands a jab to foe's midsection.
foe looks to land a combination. Patricio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Owen Patricio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
foe misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by foe there.
Patricio throws a series of punches but foe moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from foe is defended easily by Patricio.
Patricio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and foe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Patricio can't break the clinch.
Patricio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but foe has him pressed against the cage.
foe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patricio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Owen Patricio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of aerold foe.

Patricio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patricio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Owen Patricio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patricio throws a body punch but foe moves out of range.
Patricio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
foe misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patricio fails to land with a series of punches.
Patricio misses with a hook to the body
and foe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
foe misses with a few strikes there.
Patricio misses with a combination
and foe counters with a stiff right hand.
Patricio throws a series of punches but foe moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from foe.
Patricio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
foe lands with a nice body punch.
foe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Patricio throws a combination that misses
and foe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Patricio misses with a few strikes there.
Patricio needs to keep his hands up - foe had a free shot at his head there.
foe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Patricio lands a slapping body shot.
foe misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two 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.
Nice sprawl there from Patricio as foe shoots in.
foe lands a jab to Patricio's midsection.
Patricio throws a combination that misses
and foe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
foe swings for the body but Patricio moves out of range.
Patricio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between foe's hands.
foe misses with a wild combination.
Patricio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with foe but foe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patricio throws the left hand but foe avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for foe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patricio throws a combination that misses
and foe counters with a one-two to the body.
Patricio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and foe counters with a nice uppercut.
Patricio looks for a takedown but foe sprawls well.
foe looks to land a combination. Patricio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Patricio throws a looping overhand right but foe ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
foe is looking to clinch.
Patricio falls off balance throwing a combination

so foe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
foe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patricio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patricio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for foe!
foe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Patricio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Patricio landing strikes from the mount.
Patricio scoring with strikes but foe is staying in there.
Patricio dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patricio looking to ground and pound but foe is blocking nicely.
foe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Patricio.
Patricio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patricio dominating with strikes here.
foe tries to lock up and control but Patricio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patricio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Patricio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish foe?
Patricio trying to control but foe is having none of it.
Patricio landing strikes from the mount and foe is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

aerold foe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Patricio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Patricio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
foe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patricio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and foe counters with a one-two to the body.
foe is looking to score with low kicks.
foe scores with a jab to the body.
foe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patricio defends it nicely.

foe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Patricio is trying desperately to improve position.
Patricio avoids a series of strikes thrown by foe.
foe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Patricio is working to get back to half guard.
foe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
foe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patricio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by foe.
Patricio reaches up and holds on to foe to control the position.
Patricio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
foe looking to finish with strikes here!
Patricio just holding on.
Patricio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Patricio is working hard here to advance position.
Patricio avoids a series of strikes thrown by foe.
Patricio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
foe wants to control the pace but Patricio is squirming around nicely.
Patricio can't escape the position.
Patricio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Patricio is looking to get to half guard.
foe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
foe lands a big elbow.
foe wants to control the pace but Patricio is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by foe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
foe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Patricio because foe loaded up on that one.
foe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Patricio wants to hold on but foe pushes him away.
aerold foe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patricio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
foe throws some wild stikes that Patricio manages to avoid easily.
foe scoring with strikes but Patricio is staying in there.
Patricio wants to hold on but foe pushes him away.
foe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
foe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
foe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Patricio can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
foe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
foe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Patricio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
foe working the ground and pound effectively.
foe prevents Patricio from getting the reversal.
foe unloads with some shots from mount but Patricio bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
foe avoids the attempt from Patricio to control.
Patricio is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
aerold foe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well foe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... aerold foe!