PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Patton (ranked 8749 p4p, 827 weight class) and Katsurou De La Bambasio (ranked 7118 p4p, 751 weight class). Patton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). The crowd seem to be enjoying De La Bambasio's choice of entrance music: Steve James - Warrior feat. LIGHTS. Mike Patton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Patton
vs
De La Bambasio

180 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Very quick

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsurou De La Bambasio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De La Bambasio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Patton blocks a body shot from De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton blocking some punches.
De La Bambasio working Patton over with knees to the body.
De La Bambasio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patton is trying to force a seperation but De La Bambasio has the dominant position.
De La Bambasio throws a knee to the head but misses.
De La Bambasio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
A head punch on the inside from De La Bambasio fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, De La Bambasio scores with a nice short uppercut.
De La Bambasio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De La Bambasio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Bambasio misses with some punches.
De La Bambasio lands with a right to the head.
De La Bambasio misses with some punches.
Patton has had enough of the clinch but De La Bambasio keeps him there for the moment.
De La Bambasio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
De La Bambasio tries to land knees in the clinch but Patton avoids the damage to the body.
De La Bambasio throws a head punch that misses.
De La Bambasio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De La Bambasio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De La Bambasio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Patton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
De La Bambasio has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
De La Bambasio throws a head punch that misses.

Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katsurou De La Bambasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Bambasio scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Mike Patton has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Bambasio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patton counters with a left to the body.
Patton moves away from the strike by De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio throws a poor cross that misses
and Patton counters with a good low kick that De La Bambasio was not able to check.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Patton counters with a three punch combo that has De La Bambasio backing up. De La Bambasio nods at Patton to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Bambasio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Patton counters with a one-two to the body.
Patton needs to keep his hands up - De La Bambasio had a free shot at his head there.
De La Bambasio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De La Bambasio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patton counters with a three punch combo that has De La Bambasio backing up. De La Bambasio nods at Patton to acknowledge the strikes.
De La Bambasio misses with a right hand
and Patton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch there but Patton circles away.
De La Bambasio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De La Bambasio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Patton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good shot there by De La Bambasio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Bambasio closes the distance but Patton moves to the side
and Patton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De La Bambasio is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Patton throws a counter high kick but De La Bambasio was just alert enough to avoid it.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up.
Patton circles away from the clinch attempt.
De La Bambasio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPatton.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up.
Patton moves away from the strike by De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio misses with a lunging right hand
and Patton counters with a straight right hand.
De La Bambasio misses with a left hand
and Patton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De La Bambasio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up.
Patton throws a counter high kick but De La Bambasio was just alert enough to avoid it.
De La Bambasio throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from De La Bambasio misses.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Patton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Patton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De La Bambasio misses with an uppercut
and Patton counters with a series of strikes. De La Bambasio will be more careful next time no doubt.
De La Bambasio misses with a lunging right hand
and Patton counters with a left and a right that stings De La Bambasio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Bambasio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De La Bambasio throws an off balance right hand
enabling Patton to counter with a crisp jab.
Patton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De La Bambasio wants to clinch
and Patton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Bambasio misses the target.
Patton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De La Bambasio throws a hook but Patton blocks it.
Patton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De La Bambasio throws a right hand that misses
enabling Patton to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Bambasio misses with a right hand
and Patton counters with a nice body kick.
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 Mike Patton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Patton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De La Bambasio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Patton blocks a head kick by De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Patton counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch but Patton moves away
and Patton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De La Bambasio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De La Bambasio closes the distance but Patton moves to the side
and Patton counters with a three punch combo that has De La Bambasio backing up. De La Bambasio nods at Patton to acknowledge the strikes.
De La Bambasio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De La Bambasio throws a poor cross that misses
and Patton counters with a left and a right that stings De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De La Bambasio misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Bambasio wants to clinch but Patton slips to the side
and Patton counters with a head kick. That will keep De La Bambasio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
De La Bambasio misses the body punch
and Patton counters with a one-two to the body.
De La Bambasio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patton looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch
and Patton counters with a nice uppercut.
Patton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

De La Bambasio has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.
De La Bambasio landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Patton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Bambasio.
Patton is trying to break the clinch but De La Bambasio has him pressed against the ropes.
De La Bambasio lands a knee to the body.
De La Bambasio swings wildly with an uppercut but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton can't break the clinch.
De La Bambasio tries to land knees in the clinch but Patton avoids the damage to the body.
De La Bambasio misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De La Bambasio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Patton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De La Bambasio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De La Bambasio misses with a short punch on the inside.
De La Bambasio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton working hard to break the clinch.
De La Bambasio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patton takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Bambasio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Bambasio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De La Bambasio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Bambasio throws a knee to the head but misses.
De La Bambasio is breathing heavily.
Patton prevents a body shot from De La Bambasio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patton breaks from the clinch.
De La Bambasio is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
As De La Bambasio looks to move away, Patton throws a big counter combo but De La Bambasio just gets out of the way.
De La Bambasio throws a hook to the side of Patton's head but Patton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Bambasio throws a hook but Patton blocks it.
De La Bambasio darts in trying to clinch
and Patton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De La Bambasio throws a big shot that misses.
De La Bambasio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Patton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De La Bambasio misses with an uppercut. Patton saw that one coming.
Patton is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Bambasio misses the target.
Patton appears to be looking for a big counter.
De La Bambasio swings widly with a right hand
and Patton counters with a left and a right that stings De La Bambasio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Bambasio throws a poor cross that misses
and Patton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De La Bambasio misses with a head kick.
De La Bambasio throws a head kick that misses
and Patton counters with a nice body kick.

De La Bambasio moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Bambasio throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
De La Bambasio misses with a knee strike.
De La Bambasio throws a head punch that misses.

Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De La Bambasio scores with a jab.
De La Bambasio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
Patton is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mike Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Bambasio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Patton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Patton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De La Bambasio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Patton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Patton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Patton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

De La Bambasio misses with a left hand
and Patton counters with a series of strikes. De La Bambasio will be more careful next time no doubt.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up but Patton circles away and keeps his distance.
Patton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De La Bambasio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mike Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Bambasio takes a swing at Patton's ribcage but misses.
De La Bambasio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patton throws a quick counter head kick but De La Bambasio was just out of range.
De La Bambasio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De La Bambasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De La Bambasio throws a lazy head kick
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patton moves out of range as De La Bambasio strikes.
Patton is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Bambasio throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Patton to counter with a crisp jab.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up but Patton circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Bambasio throws a looping overhand right but Patton ducks down to avoid it.
Patton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Patton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De La Bambasio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De La Bambasio tries to clinch up
and Patton counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Bambasio misses the jab.
As De La Bambasio looks to move away, Patton throws a big counter combo but De La Bambasio just gets out of the way.
De La Bambasio misses with a hook
and Patton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De La Bambasio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De La Bambasio misses with an uppercut
and Patton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Patton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De La Bambasio throws out the jab.
De La Bambasio misses with a right hand
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Patton.
Patton is looking to counter with a body kick.
De La Bambasio misses with a hook to the body
and Patton counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Bambasio misses the target.
It looked like Patton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De La Bambasio throws a lazy uppercut
and Patton counters with a series of strikes. De La Bambasio will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Bambasio throws out a loose jab but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Bambasio can do to turn this around?
De La Bambasio tries to clinch there but Patton circles away.
As De La Bambasio looks to move away, Patton throws a big counter combo but De La Bambasio just gets out of the way.
De La Bambasio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patton counters with a one-two to the body.
De La Bambasio misses with a right hand
and Patton counters with a series of strikes. De La Bambasio will be more careful next time no doubt.
De La Bambasio misses with a hook
and Patton counters with a three punch combo that has De La Bambasio backing up. De La Bambasio nods at Patton to acknowledge the strikes.
Patton is working the combinations to good effect here.
De La Bambasio throws a sloppy head kick
and Patton counters with a three punch combo that has De La Bambasio backing up. De La Bambasio nods at Patton to acknowledge the strikes.
De La Bambasio loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
Patton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De La Bambasio swings widly with a right hand
and Patton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De La Bambasio swings widly with a right hand
and Patton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Patton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De La Bambasio.
Patton is looking to counter with head kicks.
Patton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Bambasio.
Patton looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
De La Bambasio throws a right hand that misses
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De La Bambasio moves to clinch but Patton breaks away
and Patton counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Bambasio misses with a left hand
and Patton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De La Bambasio thinking.
De La Bambasio throws the left hand but Patton avoids the punch easily.
Patton thinks about countering with a head kick.
Patton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Patton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patton circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from De La Bambasio misses
and Patton counters with a left and a right that stings De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio moves in looking to clinch but Patton pushes him off.
Patton is looking for a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from De La Bambasio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Bambasio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patton counters with a series of strikes. De La Bambasio will be more careful next time no doubt.
De La Bambasio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patton counters with a straight right hand.
De La Bambasio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De La Bambasio lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Bambasio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
Mike Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton slips a jab from De La Bambasio.
De La Bambasio misses with a left hand
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De La Bambasio throws a lazy uppercut
and Patton counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Bambasio swings widly with a right hand
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Bambasio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katsurou De La Bambasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Bambasio misses with a hook
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De La Bambasio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Patton counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Patton!
In his post fight interview, Mike Patton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.