PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murha Pate (ranked 294 p4p, 45 weight class) and Leif Erikson (ranked 1494 p4p, 211 weight class). Erikson has chosen Into Battle - Ensiferum as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pate
vs
Erikson

182 cm
25
207 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
220 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Erikson !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pate is looking to chop away at Erikson 's legs.
Erikson is looking for the big counter here.
We've been informed that Erikson 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.
Erikson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pate was well out of range. Poor timing from Erikson .
Pate scores with a decent looking hook.
Pate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erikson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Erikson as he connects with a hook.
Pate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid body kick from Pate.
Pate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erikson .
Pate moves out of range as Erikson throws a body kick.
Pate throws a lazy body kick
and Erikson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pate thinking.
Murha Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Erikson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Erikson can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Erikson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erikson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
Pate lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pate.
Pate scores with a shoulder strike.
Erikson can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
Erikson blocking some punches.
Pate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate tries a body shot but Erikson blocks it.
Pate lands a nice uppercut.
Pate lands a shoulder strike.
Erikson can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Erikson .
Erikson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pate blocks a body shot from Erikson .
A head punch on the inside from Pate fails to land.
Erikson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pate's elbow.
I was talking to Pate's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Erikson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pate lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Pate.
A short body shot lands from Erikson as the two fighters clinch.
Erikson has a couple of punches blocked by Pate.
Good body shot from Erikson .
Erikson scores with a shot to the side of Pate's head.
Erikson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erikson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erikson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pate backwards.
Pate lands with a left to the head.
Pate blocks a body shot from Erikson .
Erikson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Pate back against the cage.
Erikson tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Pate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erikson throws a low kick but Pate moves out of range easily.
Pate throws a leg kick that misses.
Erikson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pate pushes Erikson away with a front kick.
Pate slips a straight right by Erikson .
Erikson cracks Pate with a good jab.
Pate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pate connects with a leg kick. Erikson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pate blocks a head kick by Erikson .
Erikson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pate's sensitive parts.
Erikson works the jab nicely.
Erikson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson throws a lazy right hand but Pate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pate scores with a leg kick.
Pate keeps the fight on the outside.
Erikson jabs Pate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Erikson just misses with a punch to the body.
Erikson misses with a leg kick
and Pate counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pate.
Erikson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pate is just out of range.
Pate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erikson circles away quickly and effectively.
Pate lands a nice looking body shot.
Erikson looks winded!
Erikson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pate slips a straight right by Erikson .
Pate throws a leg kick but Erikson moved away.
Erikson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pate. Pate obviously looking to wear him down.
Erikson throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erikson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pate pushes Erikson away with a front kick.
Pate throws out a leg kick but Erikson moves out of range and Pate only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pate lets loose with a powerful body kick. Erikson will feel that in the morning.
Erikson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pate lands with a nice combination. Erikson backs away looking to recover.
Erikson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pate. That one must have hurt.
Pate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Pate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Erikson doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pate. That's going to slow Erikson down.
Erikson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erikson .
A looping hook to the body misses from Erikson . Pate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pate stuns Erikson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pate motions for Erikson to come forward. Pate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Erikson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Pate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erikson 's head backwards.
Erikson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pate rather than just go for the knockout.
Erikson looks to throw the jab but Pate is out of range.
Pate looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pate misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murha Pate dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Erikson throws a leg kick
and Pate counters with a stiff right hand.
Pate digs a good body shot into Erikson 's ribs.
Erikson blocks a jab.
Erikson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pate is just out of range.
Pate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erikson can do to turn this around?
Pate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Erikson .
Erikson moves out of range of the leg kick from Pate.
Pate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pate throws a body kick that misses.
Erikson cracks the inside of Pate's front leg.
Pate has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erikson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pate misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pate scores with a jab to the body.
Pate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erikson scores with a jab. Pate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Erikson 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pate misses with a looping left.
Pate wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate scores with a nice head shot.
Erikson drops his hands momentarily and Pate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Pate closes the distance and pushes Erikson back into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erikson works on Pate's body with a couple of short punches.
Pate lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Erikson is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Erikson .
Erikson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pate finish him?
Pate prevents a body shot from Erikson .
Erikson tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Erikson back against the cage.
Erikson seems to have recovered his senses.
Erikson scores with a shot to the side of Pate's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pate.
Pate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erikson tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Erikson back against the cage.
Pate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Erikson is breathing heavily.
Pate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pate unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Erikson ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pate is unloading with more strikes now! Erikson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murha Pate!
During a confident post fight interview, Murha Pate thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Leif Erikson had this to say: 'I will now rape and pillage!'.