PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pat Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pat Small has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Small
vs
York

182 cm
20
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
177 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Robert York!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from York.
Small throws a shot to the body.
Small scores with a shot to the body.
Small connects with a body shot that sends York's belly button to the back.
York looking to land some kicks to the body here.
York tries to clinch but Small moves out of range.
Small will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Small scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Small scores with a nice right hand.
Small slips under a jab.
York throws a leg kick but Small moved away.
Small checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
York throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from York.
York misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by York.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
York keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Small.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from York.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Small, as that shot connected.
Small is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Robert York has been cut.
Small misses with an uppercut.
York misses with a straight left.
Small throws a right hand that York ducks under and follows up with a left that York also avoids with ease.

Small clinches.
Small blocks a body shot from York.
York has Small pressed against the cage, preventing Small from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small working aggressively here.
Small can't break the clinch.
York has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
York trying to control the position but instead, Small has worked for underhooks and has pushed York into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Small creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
York pushes off an throws an elbow but Small leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Small is looking to break free of the clinch but York has double underhooks.
Small tries a body shot but York blocks it.
York is struggling to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Small.
Small tries to throw a body punch but York avoids it by throwing Small back against the cage.
York blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
York keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Small's efforts to push away.
Small is trying to break the clinch but York is controlling him.

York breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
York misses with a body kick.
Small lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Small lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
York lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from York.
Small throws the left hand but York avoids the punch easily.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but York was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
York lands a lovely overhand right.
York misses with a few strikes there.
York gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Small.

Small closes the distance and pushes York back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Small breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Small lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
York uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
York doesn't manage to clinch there - Small circles away.
York scores with a kick to the body.
A cross from Small lands.
Small connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Small is defended easily by York.
York ducks under a wild hook from Small.
A punch combination from York misses.
York throws a series of punches but Small avoids them all with ease.
Small swings for the body but York moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Small avoids a punch combination nicely.
York stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and York wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Small dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert York's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Small avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Small avoids a punch combination nicely.
York throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Small.
York swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
York delivers a nice body kick.
York on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Small scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from York misses.
A jab from Small misses.
Small scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Small comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
York clobbers Small with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Small misses with a looping left.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
York looks to land a body kick but Small moved away.
Small keeps the fight on the outside.
Small throws a lazy right hand but York sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Small cracks York with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robert York is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Small tries to work over York's front leg with a kick but York checks it.
York tries to clinch but Small is having none of it.
York lands with a straight right. Small didn't see that one coming.
York slips a straight right by Small.
Small connects with a jab.
Small throws out a loose jab but York uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
York misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Small circles away from the clinch attempt.
York takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for York, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Small misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
York blocks a jab.
Robert York is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Small throws a leg kick that misses.
Small blocks the body kick.
York looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Small cracks York with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
York fails with an attempt to clinch.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by York.
Small takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
York jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but York was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small dips to his left and cracks York with an uppercut!
Small looks to land a left hand but York moved out of range nicely.
Small lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
York steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small throws a leg kick but York checks it.
Small throws a hook to the side of York's head but York sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
York connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
York throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Small lands a jab to York's midsection.
Small misses with a low kick.
York throws a looping overhand right but Small ducks down to avoid it.
York throws out a loose jab but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
York looks for the body kick but Small saw that one coming.
York takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
York wants to clinch up but Small keeps it at a distance.
York lands with a cross.
York lands with a straight right. Small didn't see that one coming.
York swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Small throws a jab but it's blocked by York.
A left and a right from York both land. Nice combination.
Small closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small lands with a hook. York tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Small scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Small moves forwards but York connects with a nice, crisp jab.
York has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
York takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Small uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Small bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps York's head backwards.
York waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Small darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
York scores with a leg kick.
York scores with a nice head shot.
Small throws the left hand but York avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Small dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert York's cut.
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!

Small waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract York.
Small tries to score a power double leg takedown but York sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Small somewhat.
York fails to land with a series of punches.
Small shoots for a takedown but York saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Small misses.
Small misses with a straight left.
York uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Small looks to land a left hand but York moved out of range nicely.
York throws a hook but Small blocks it.
York throws a right and a left that Small avoids nicely.
York looks to land a left hand but Small moved out of range nicely.
Small throws a jab when York was well out of range.
York swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from York.

That's one minute gone in the round.
York slaps away a takedown attempt from Small, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Small. That's going to take a lot out of him.
York swinging wildly here.
Small misses with a looping right.
Small missing with a left hand there. York was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Small lands a jab to York's midsection.
Small lands with a hook. York tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Small connects with a body shot.
Small scores with a jab.
Small waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract York.
York throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
York wants to clinch.
York lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Small circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
York will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Small connects with a looping right hand.
Small connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between York's hands.
York missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Small scores with a jab. York acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
York throws the kick towards the body but Small avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
York fails to land with a series of punches.
York takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Small throws a low kick but it's checked well by York.
York moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
York cracks the inside of Small's front leg.
York misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from York misses.
A leg kick checked by Small.
Small thows a body shot but no joy.
York misses with an uppercut.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Pat Small is winning the standup battle so far.
York will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of York 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Small lands with a good body shot.
York moves away from the strike by Small.
Small throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent York stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
York is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Small uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
York lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small scores with a punch to the head.
Small lands a nice shot that snaps York's head back.
Robert York has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Small fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small tries for a takedown but York sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Small connects with a right hand. York shakes it off.
York looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small blocks the body kick.
York misses with a wild combination.
York walks into a left hand.
Pat Small is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Small lands a nice shot that snaps York's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York drops his hands momentarily and Small takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Small!
York takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Small showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Small has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Small!
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