PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 791 p4p, 106 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 1633 p4p, 224 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bravo
vs
Pato

186 cm
30
195 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bravo stuns Pato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pato!

It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Pato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bravo misses with a hook to the body

and Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato wants to get back to striking at distance but Bravo won't allow it.
Bravo can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Pato blocking some punches.
Bravo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.

Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pato misses with a looping right.
Bravo is looking to counter punch.
Bravo misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato staying out of range there.
Bravo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bravo misses the shot to the body.
Bravo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bravo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pato manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Pato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.

Pato drives through and clinches with Bravo against the cage.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Bravo 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.
Pato is trying to break the clinch but Bravo is controlling him.
We've been informed that Pato has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pato.
Nice body punch from Pato - that landed with a thud.
Pato is trying to pull guard but Bravo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pato.
Bravo digs a right hand underneath Pato's ribcage. Pato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bravo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pato wants to take the fight to the mat but Bravo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Bravo on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pato ducks right into an uppercut from Bravo.
Pato moves away from the strike by Bravo.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Pato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pato let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Pato moves into range and clinches up with Bravo.
Pato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bravo or not.
Bravo misses with some punches.
Pato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bravo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pato's efforts to push away.
Bravo can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
A short left from Bravo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pato.
Bravo misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Bravo.
Pato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pato blocking some punches.
Bravo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bravo gets through Pato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pato blocking some punches.

Pato tightens his grip and picks Bravo up, before dumping him to the ground. Bravo manages to land in guard.
Bravo wants to sweep but no luck.
Pato showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato stopping the sweep attempt from Bravo.
Pato controlling from the top position.
Bravo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pato is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pato wants to clinch up but Bravo keeps it at a distance.
Pato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Pato.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bravo throws out the jab.
Pato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Bravo.
Bravo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Pato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bravo, pushing him back against the cage.
Bravo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patos head.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato misses with a short punch on the inside.

Pato breaks the clinch.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Bravo misses its target.
Bravo throws a lazy right hand but Pato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bravo misses with a wild body shot.
Pato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Bravo misses the target.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bravo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pato to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnny Bravo is winning the standup battle so far.
Pato swinging wildly here.
Bravo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bravo lands with a nice body punch.

Pato has closed the distance and engaged Bravo in a clinch.

Pato breaks from the clinch.
Pato ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.
Bravo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a right hand
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch but Bravo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bravo under the eye.

Johnny Bravo's cut is getting worse.
Bravo scores with a hook to the body. Pato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pato lands a jab.
Bravo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bravo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pato misses with a straight right.
Bravo misses with a wild body shot.
Bravo takes a swing at Pato's ribcage but misses.
Pato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bravo.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pato is just out of range.
Pato throws out a counter right but Bravo avoids it with no problem.
Bravo swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Bravo throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range.
Bravo swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Pato misses.
Bravo misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Pato's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bravo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bravo staying out of range there.
Pato tries to clinch there but Bravo circles away.
Bravo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bravo on the side of the head.
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
Pato throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Bravo finds it's way through Pato's defenses.

Pato clinches.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pato backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato is trying to force a seperation but Bravo has the dominant position.
Bravo prevents Pato from breaking the clinch.
Bravo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pato closes the distance but Bravo moves to the side
and Bravo counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Bravo.
Nice defenses there by Pato.
Pato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Johnny Bravo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. Pato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo drops his hands momentarily and Pato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. Pato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Pato.
Pato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bravo.
A little jabbing left from Pato on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bravo digs a good hook to Pato's body.
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 Johnny Bravo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Bravo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bravo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Bravo scores with a four punch combination!
Pato slips a jab from Bravo.
Pato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bravo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pato misses the shot to the body.
Bravo throws a shot from downtown. Pato moves away and avoids it.
Bravo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pato lunges at Bravo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bravo's hand.
Pato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bravo.
Jab by Pato.

Jeez, Johnny Bravo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pato lands with a good body shot.
Pato tries to clinch but Bravo is having none of it.
Pato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pato jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch there but Bravo circles away.
A quick step to the side and Bravo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Bravo misses.
Pato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Pato moves out of range of the strikes.
Pato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pato is looking to clinch.
Nice shot by Bravo.
Pato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Bravo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Guillermo Pato!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Guillermo Pato waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.