PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillermo Pato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Garcia's chin.

Pato
vs
Garcia

190 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

ON TAP 160Q Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato misses with a wild body shot.
Pato misses with a straight right.
Pato moves out of range of the strikes.

Pato pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Pato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia has Pato pressed against the cage.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garcia lands a body punch.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pato has his back to the cage.
The referee calls for Garcia to work.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Pato prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Pato avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Garcia tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Garcia tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
A short body shot lands from Pato as the two fighters clinch.
Pato lands a shoulder strike.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Pato on the inside.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pato avoids it.
Pato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Pato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Pato moved out of range.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pato.
A jab lands there for Pato.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pato digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Garcia tries to clinch
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Garcia is rocked!
Pato works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Pato finish him?
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Garcia misses with the body kick
and Pato counters with a huge right that knocks Garcia out cold! Pato is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guillermo Pato!