PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herberto Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Patton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herberto Mingo's chin.

Mingo
vs
Patton

180 cm
27
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herberto Mingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Patton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Patton.
Patton scores with a sloppy right hand. Mingo should have avoided that one.
Mingo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Mingo moves into the clinch.
Patton takes an elbow to the temple.
Patton lands a left hand.
Patton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mingo is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mingo avoids it.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the head but Patton blocks with his arms.
Patton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mingo.
Patton misses with an elbow strike.
Mingo looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
Mingo blocks an elbow strike from Patton.
Mingo throws an elbow but it misses.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mingo lands a damaging elbow.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the head but Patton blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patton tries to land knees in the clinch but Mingo avoids the damage to the body.
Mingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Mingo.
Patton landing knees to the body.
Mingo misses with a knee strike.
Mingo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mingo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.
Patton takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jack Patton has been cut.
Mingo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mingo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Patton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mingo throws an elbow but misses.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mingo lands an elbow inside that Patton shrugs off.
Patton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Mingo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Mingo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mingo avoids it.
Mingo lands a nice elbow.
Patton avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mingo's elbow.
Patton's coach down at Bad Pluto! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Patton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Patton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mingo blocks the elbow strike.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mingo backwards.
Mingo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mingo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
Mingo blocks an elbow strike.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mingo trying to land knees to the body.
Mingo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mingo lands an elbow inside.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Mingo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mingo pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
Patton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton misses with an elbow strike.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mingo trying to land knees to the body.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Mingo avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Patton lands an elbow inside that Mingo shrugs off.
Patton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patton tries to land knees in the clinch but Mingo avoids the damage to the body.
Mingo lands a good knee to the midsection. Patton won't want to take too many of those.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Mingo.
Mingo lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
Patton trying to land knees to the body.
Mingo managing to block the knees to the body from Patton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Mingo blocks an elbow strike from Patton.
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 Herberto Mingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Patton's cut.
That's time! Mingo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mingo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patton defends it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patton, as that shot connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Mingo down.
Patton lands with an overhand left.
Patton tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton scores with a kick to the body.
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mingo darts in and clinches Patton up against the cage.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Mingo.
Mingo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mingo avoids the elbow strike from Patton, against the cage.
Mingo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
Patton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
Mingo pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Herberto Mingo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Patton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patton scores with a knee to the head.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mingo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mingo backwards.
Mingo pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patton misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mingo throws an elbow but misses.
Mingo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Mingo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mingo trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patton.
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Mingo.
A knee to the head by Patton.

Mingo is rocked!
Patton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oh Mingo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mingo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Mingo seems to have got his legs back now.
Mingo avoiding damage.
Mingo throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Patton.
Patton tries a knee to the head but Mingo blocks it.
Patton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patton working aggressively here.
Mingo throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
Mingo dodges an elbow strike from Patton.
Mingo missing with knees to the body.
Mingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
Patton misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mingo throws an elbow but misses.
Mingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
Mingo lands a knee to the body.
Mingo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Mingo avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Patton tries a body shot but Mingo blocks it.
Mingo trying to land knees to the body.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo leaning against his opponent.
Patton misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mingo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patton's brow.
Mingo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mingo lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mingo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton scores with a hook to the body.
Patton avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.
Mingo tries a knee to the head but Patton blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mingo throws an elbow but misses.
Mingo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patton trying to land knees to the body.
Patton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patton scores with a shot to the side of Mingo's head.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Mingo controls the action.
Mingo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Patton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mingo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patton's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Patton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Patton scores with a shot to the body.
Mingo drops his hands momentarily and Patton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Patton. Mingo shrugs it off though.
Patton tries to clinch up but Mingo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mingo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patton finds it's way round the side to connect with Mingo's head.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mingo. That did some damage!
Patton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Mingo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patton, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Mingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mingo taking a breather.
Mingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Patton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Patton lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton gets through Mingo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mingo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the head but Patton blocks with his arms.
Mingo takes an elbow to the temple.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mingo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Patton lands an elbow inside that Mingo shrugs off.
Patton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mingo.
Patton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mingo lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
Mingo missing with knees to the body.
Patton avoids the elbow strike from Mingo, against the cage.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Patton scores with a shoulder strike.
Mingo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patton.
Mingo looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patton crunches a lovely knee into Mingo's ribcage.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Mingo controls his hands.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Patton.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
Patton tries to work over Mingo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mingo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
Patton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patton's defenses.
Patton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mingo.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Patton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mingo is defending well for now.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Patton.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Mingo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mingo avoids a wild elbow strike from Patton.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mingo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patton.
Mingo crunches a lovely knee into Patton's ribcage.
Patton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mingo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo throws an elbow that misses.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Mingo.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Patton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mingo avoids a wild elbow strike from Patton.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mingo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patton avoids the elbow strike from Mingo, against the cage.
Patton misses with a knee strike.
Patton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patton cracks Mingo with a nice body shot.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mingo avoids a wild elbow strike from Patton.
Patton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mingo is defending well for now.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patton 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Patton!
A very excited looking Jack Patton 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.