PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 1747 p4p, 3295 weight class) and Pate Ro (ranked 200 p4p, 350 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duterte
vs
Ro

195 cm
22
270
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
255
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte doesn't manage to clinch there - Ro circles away.
Ro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duterte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ro scores with a jab.

It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
Duterte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ro! But no joy.
Ro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duterte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ro misses with a hook. Duterte ducked under it nicely.
Duterte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Duterte tries to clinch
and Ro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duterte defending well as Ro loads up on a big left hand.
Ro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duterte tries to clinch but Ro is having none of it.
Duterte slips a straight right by Ro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duterte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duterte tries to clinch but Ro moves away
and Ro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodrigo Duterte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Ro there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Duterte.
Ro misses with a wild combination.
Ro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duterte at a distance.
Ro looks to score with a jab to the body but Duterte is just out of range.
Duterte moves in looking to clinch but Ro pushes him off.
Ro has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Duterte is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ro digs a good body shot into Duterte's ribs.
Ro misses with a looping left.
Duterte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Duterte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ro misses with a body shot.
Duterte tries to clinch there but Ro circles away.
Ro connects with a body shot that sends Duterte's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duterte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro swats away the attempt to clinch by Duterte.
Duterte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duterte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duterte tries to clinch there but Ro circles away.
Duterte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duterte tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ro! But no joy.
Ro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duterte manages to avoid it.
Ro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duterte is looking to clinch.
Ro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duterte slips a jab and a cross from Ro.
Duterte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte ducks right into an uppercut from Ro.
Duterte is looking to clinch but Ro is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Ro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ro throws a series of punches but Duterte avoids them all with ease.
Duterte tries to clinch up but Ro circles away and keeps his distance.
Duterte is looking to clinch.
Duterte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ro lands with a nice body punch.
Ro swings for the body but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duterte is breathing heavily.
Duterte scores with a hook.
Ro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duterte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ro 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.

Rodrigo Duterte's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ro stuns Duterte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duterte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duterte with a body shot.
Duterte tries to clinch up.
Ro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ro as he connects with a hook.
Duterte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ro.
Ro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duterte. Duterte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ro scores with a body shot.
Duterte needs to keep his hands up - Ro had a free shot at his head there.

Ro cracks Duterte with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Duterte to stand back up!

Duterte is rocked!

Rodrigo Duterte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duterte walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Ro! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pate Ro!
After winning the bout, Pate Ro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Rodrigo Duterte spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.