PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Huth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pato
vs
Huth

190 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Bullet Proof System
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Huth!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pato has closed the distance and engaged Huth in a clinch.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Huth blocks an uppercut.
Pato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huth.
Pato lands a right hand.
Huth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pato pushes Huth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Huth controls the action.
Pato lands a shoulder strike.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato scores with a shoulder strike.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Huth controls the action.
Huth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
A short right from Pato.
Pato misses with the head strike.

Pato decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Huth stands and steps away. Pato gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Pato misses.

Pato has managed to clinch.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huth throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Pato gets through Huth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Huth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huth blocks a body shot from Pato.
A left hand lands to the body for Huth.
Pato tries to work over Huth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Pato.
A short left from Pato.
Huth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Huth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
Huth tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huth blocks a body shot from Pato.
Pato misses with some punches.
Pato blocks a body shot from Huth.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Huth.
Huth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Pato scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huth obliges.
Huth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pato seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Huth can turn it around.
Pato is breathing heavily.
Huth misses with a knee strike.
Huth lands with a left to the head.
Pato working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pato.
Huth has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Pato gets underhooks to prevent Huth's takedown attempt.
Huth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huth missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huth throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Pato is leaning against Huth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Huth misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pato.

Pato breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Pato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Pato clinches up with Huth and pushes him back against the cage.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Huth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Huth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pato walks away with a smile on his face. Huth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Huth is looking to clinch but Pato is avoiding it.

Pato has managed to clinch.
Huth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huth throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Huth blocking some punches.
Huth tries to land knees in the clinch but Pato avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pato tries to work over Huth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huth misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huth.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Huth controls his hands.
Huth lands an uppercut.
Pato blocking some punches.
Huth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Huth.
Huth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huth trying to control the position but instead, Pato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Huth into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guillermo Pato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters circling - Pato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pato keeps the fight on the outside.

Pato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pato tries a body shot but Huth blocks it.
Guillermo Pato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pato.
Huth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pato.
Pato misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pato.
Huth is looking to control Pato's arms but Pato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Huth has his back to the cage.

Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pato throws out a loose jab but Huth uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huth tries to clinch there but Pato circles away.
Paul Huth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Huth forces Pato back against the cage and clinches.
Huth blocking some punches.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato 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.
Pato digs a right hand into Huth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huth's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato pushes Huth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pato blocks a body shot from Huth.
Huth tries to stall but Pato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huth misses with an elbow strike.
Pato prevents the takedown attempt.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Huth has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Pato blocks a body shot from Huth.
Huth blocks an uppercut.
Huth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huth can do to turn this around?
Pato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Huth.
Huth lands a knee to the body.
Huth blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huth is keeping busy.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Huth.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Huth controls the action.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Huth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Pato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato lands with a light punch inside.
Pato lands a right hand.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Huth fails to land.
Huth blocks an uppercut.
Huth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pato working aggressively here.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries a body shot but Huth blocks it.
Pato tries to work over Huth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato works on Huth's body with a couple of short punches.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Huth backwards.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pato lands a nice shot to the body.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Huth.
Huth is trying to stall.
Huth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pato lands an uppercut.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato lands a left hand.
Pato misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pato is keeping busy.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Huth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huth has Pato pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pato manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Huth trying to land knees to the body.
Huth misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Pato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Huth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pato.
Huth blocks an uppercut.
Huth misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guillermo Pato dominated that second round.
That's time! Pato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Huth closes the distance and clinches.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pato avoids it.
Huth letting Pato take a breather here.
Huth blocks an uppercut.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huth pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato blocks a body shot from Huth.
Pato misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pato breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Pato.

Huth is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Huth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pato cracks Huth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Huth is still on wobbly legs! Can Pato finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato scores with a hook to the body. Huth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Huth seems to have recovered his senses.
Huth is looking to clinch but Pato is avoiding it.
Huth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Pato clinches with his opponent.
Pato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Huth avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Huth tries to land knees in the clinch but Pato avoids the damage to the body.
Huth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pato.
Pato working aggressively here.
Pato tries a body shot but Huth blocks it.
Huth fails to pull guard.
Pato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huth backwards.
Pato managing to block the knees to the body from Huth.
Pato presses Huth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Pato.
Huth tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Huth back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huth can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Huth misses with a punch to the body.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Pato.
Huth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pato is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Huth looking for a takedown.
Pato scores with a shoulder strike.
Pato tries to work over Huth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Pato.
Huth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
Huth has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pato after a bit of a struggle.
Guillermo Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Huth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
Huth blocking some punches.
Huth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huth taking a breather.
Huth trying to stall but Pato improves his position.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pato.
Guillermo Pato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Huth fails to land.
Pato pushes Huth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huth has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Pato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pato leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pato managing to block the knees to the body from Huth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huth missing with knees to the body.
Huth tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paul Huth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Huth scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Pato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Pato!