PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patt Magroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Dantas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Magroin
vs
Dantas

180 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

163 cm
26
139 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Patt Magroin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Dantas!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magroin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magroin stuffs the takedown attempt from Dantas. Dantas gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Magroin.
Magroin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dantas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magroin looks to land a combination. Dantas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dantas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Magroin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dantas shoots in for a takedown but Magroin shows good takedown defense.
Patt Magroin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dantas.
Magroin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dantas.
Magroin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dantas eats them both and turns towards Magroin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Magroin feints a jab promting Dantas to slip. Magroin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dantas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Magroin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dantas dodges the punch combination from Magroin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magroin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dantas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Magroin misses.
Magroin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magroin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dantas.
Magroin misses with a body shot.
Magroin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Magroin catches Dantas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magroin misses with a few strikes there.
Magroin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Magroin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dantas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dantas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dantas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magroin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dantas is just out of range.
Magroin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dantas shoots in for a takedown but Magroin shows good takedown defense.
Magroin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dantas shoots in and drives through. Magroin sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Magroin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dantas shoots in for a takedown but Magroin shows good takedown defense.
Magroin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dantas momentarily.
Magroin avoids the head kick by Dantas.
Dantas slips a jab and a cross from Magroin.
Magroin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Magroin.
Magroin cracks Dantas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dantas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Magroin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dantas.
Dantas has a takedown stuffed.
Dantas moves forwards but Magroin connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Dantas is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magroin loads up on a big right hand but Dantas slips the punch.
Magroin misses with a few strikes there.
Magroin stuns Dantas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magroin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magroin looks to land a combination but Dantas avoids it well.
Dantas darts in looking for a takedown but Magroin gets double underhooks and turns Dantas into the cage.
Magroin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dantas up against the cage.

Magroin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magroin lands with a nice combination. Dantas backs away looking to recover.
Dantas is still on wobbly legs! Can Magroin finish him?
Magroin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Magroin misses.
Magroin misses with a two punch combination.
Magroin is breathing heavily.
Magroin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magroin throws a right and a left that Dantas avoids nicely.
Dantas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magroin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dantas moves out of range of the strikes.
Magroin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magroin throws a right and a left that Dantas avoids nicely.
Magroin looks to throw the jab but Dantas is out of range.
Magroin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Magroin wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magroin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Magroin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magroin tries to bum rush Dantas with a series of wild strikes but Dantas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magroin misses with an uppercut. Dantas saw that one coming.
Dantas moves out of range as Magroin strikes.
Some wild striking there from Magroin.
Dantas goes for a double leg but Magroin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Magroin continues to drive forward.

Magroin breaks from the clinch.
Magroin is working the combinations to good effect here.
A big right from Magroin misses.
Dantas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magroin throws out the jab.
Magroin misses with a series of wild punches.
Dantas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Magroin defends it nicely.
Magroin misses with a two punch combination.
Dantas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Magroin.
Dantas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magroin.
Dantas ducks under a wild hook from Magroin.
A telegraphed right hand from Magroin misses the target.
Magroin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Magroin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dantas misses with a kick to the body.
Magroin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magroin throws a series of punches but Dantas avoids them all with ease.
Magroin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Magroin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dantas defending well as Magroin loads up on a big left hand.
Magroin misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Magroin. Those never looked like landing.
Dantas avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magroin tries to bum rush Dantas with a series of wild strikes but Dantas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dantas seems to have recovered his senses.
Dantas tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Magroin.
A cross from Magroin lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patt Magroin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Magroin throws a series of punches but Dantas moves out of range.
Patt Magroin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dantas has a takedown stuffed.
Magroin throws a right hand that Dantas ducks under and follows up with a left that Dantas also avoids with ease.
Patt Magroin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magroin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dantas on the side of the head.
Dantas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magroin throws a right hand that Dantas ducks under and follows up with a left that Dantas also avoids with ease.
Dantas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magroin sprawls well. Magroin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dantas gets slowly back to his feet.
Magroin slaps away a takedown attempt from Dantas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Patt Magroin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dantas.
Magroin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dantas fails with a takedown attempt.
Dantas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magroin lands with a nice combination. Dantas backs away looking to recover.
Dantas gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Magroin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dantas is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patt Magroin!
A victorious Patt Magroin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.