PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 747 p4p, 102 weight class) and Ricky Steamboat (ranked 3976 p4p, 427 weight class). Steamboat has chosen Migos- Bad and Bouje as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Pato
vs
Steamboat

190 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
38
198 lbs
23 - 22 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Steamboat!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steamboat drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Steamboat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Steamboat crashes against the mat.
Steamboat passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pato!
Steamboat with shots to the head and body - Pato looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steamboat landing shots from mount.
Pato on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pato tries to get out of the position.
Steamboat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Steamboat with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steamboat thowing shots but they're missing.
Pato sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Steamboat passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pato!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Steamboat moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pato has worked his arm free - good work by Pato!
Pato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steamboat on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pato's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pato gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Steamboat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steamboat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steamboat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steamboat passes to side control.
Steamboat sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pato is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat in side control, throwing shots but Pato defends.
Steamboat tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pato is trying to control Steamboat's posture but Steamboat avoids it.

Steamboat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steamboat tries to advance to mount but Pato instead regains half guard.
Steamboat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato wants to control but Steamboat is keeping busy.
Pato is trying to stand up here but Steamboat is controlling him well.
Pato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steamboat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pato defending well though.
Steamboat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Steamboat is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steamboat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pato knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Steamboat has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pato defend it? Steamboat steps over the head and cranks it - Pato is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Steamboat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Steamboat!
Ricky Steamboat seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.