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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 1635 p4p, 199 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 583 p4p, 75 weight class). Agnarsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Pearl. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 cm
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191 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
195 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pato takes the fight into the clinch. Pato tries a body shot but Agnarsson blocks it.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson. Agnarsson digs a right hand into Pato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pato's gas tank. A quick uppercut on the inside from Agnarsson. A shot in the inside from Agnarsson. Agnarsson tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Pato lands a right hand. Agnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Agnarsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Pato is looking to clinch. Agnarsson moves into the clinch. Pato pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pato lands a jab to the nose. Agnarsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pato blocks a body shot from Agnarsson. I was talking to Agnarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Agnarsson gets through Pato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Agnarsson lands an uppercut. Agnarsson tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato tries to work over Agnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Agnarsson gets a clinch. Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head. Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Agnarsson stalling in the clinch.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch. Pato lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Agnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Pato has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Agnarsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pato can turn it around. Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Agnarsson gets through Pato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Agnarsson. Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Pato wants to take the fight to the mat but Agnarsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Agnarsson darts in and clinches Pato up against the cage. Pato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Agnarsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pato won't allow it.
Pato prevents a body shot from Agnarsson. Pato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pato gets through Agnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Agnarsson presses Pato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Pato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato throws a body punch but Agnarsson moves out of range. Pato takes a swing at Agnarsson's ribcage but misses. Guillermo Pato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though. As Pato tries to get set, Agnarsson tries to push him back and clinch up but Pato manages to avoid the attempt. Pato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Agnarsson lands with a slapping head kick. Agnarsson shoots in and drives through. Pato sprawls well. Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Agnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato gets through Agnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Agnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Pato moves out of range easily. Agnarsson gets tackled into the cage by Pato. Pato maintains the clinch. 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! Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pato lands with a light punch inside. Pato pulls guard successfully.
Agnarsson advances to half guard. Agnarsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Agnarsson thows a huge punch but Pato dodges it nicely.
Pato keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Pato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agnarsson. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarni Agnarsson dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Pato lands with a shot to the body. Agnarsson tries to clinch but Pato is having none of it. Pato instigates a clinch. Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato misses with some punches.
Pato misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Pato. Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pato tries to clinch up and Agnarsson counters with a two punch combo. Agnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Agnarsson in his tracks. Agnarsson misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Agnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short left from Pato. Agnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Pato cracks Agnarsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pato has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Agnarsson to stand back up!
Agnarsson is rocked! Agnarsson throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range. Oh Agnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Pato throws a shot to the body.
Pato moves into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Guillermo Pato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Pato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato. Pato scores with a hook to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Pato throws a head punch that misses. Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Agnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Pato misses with a hook from the clinch. Pato working aggressively here.
Pato throws a head punch that misses. Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land. Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a short punch on the inside. Agnarsson tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right from Pato on the inside. Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Agnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pato clinches with his opponent.
Pato lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Agnarsson to his knees! Pato keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillermo Pato! Guillermo Pato decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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