PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Ro (ranked 649 p4p, 251 weight class) and Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 66 p4p, 30 weight class). 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.

Ro
vs
Bonaparte

194 cm
25
255
11 - 7 - 0

205 cm
30
245
26 - 10 - 0

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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ro swings widly with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ro thuds a left hand into Bonaparte's body.
Ro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonaparte was well out of range. Poor timing from Ro.

Ro moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Ro avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Ro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bonaparte.
Ro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Ro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonapartes head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ro.
Good body shot from Ro.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ro's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro misses with a body punch.
Ro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonaparte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ro misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Ro.
Ro lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ro.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bonaparte fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ro.
Bonaparte looks winded!
Bonaparte misses with the head strike.
Ro works on Bonaparte's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ro.
Ro tries to work over Bonaparte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonapartes head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ro misses with a punch to the body.
Ro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonaparte misses with some punches.
Ro lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
Ro digs a right hand underneath Bonaparte's ribcage. Bonaparte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ro is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
A short right from Ro.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Ro.
Ro prevents a body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Ro.
Bonaparte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ro working aggressively here.
Ro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonaparte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonaparte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ro blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonaparte works on Ro's body with a couple of short punches.
Ro misses with some punches.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ro blocks a body shot from Bonaparte.
Ro blocks a body shot from Bonaparte.
Ro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Ro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ro lands a shoulder strike.
Ro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Ro.
Ro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
A short uppercut from Ro.
Ro cracks Bonaparte with a nice body shot.
Ro scores with a shot to the side of Bonaparte's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Ro on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ro scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ro on the inside.

Bonaparte is rocked!
Ro working aggressively here.
Ro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ro works on Bonaparte's body with a couple of short punches.
Ro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ro tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Ro back against the cage.
Ro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonaparte is trying to push Ro away but Ro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the head.
Ro lands with a left to the head.
Bonaparte is still on wobbly legs! Can Ro finish him?
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Ro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonaparte seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Ro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Ro.
A right hand to the body from Ro.
Ro lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Ro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bonaparte is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ro doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Bonaparte crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Bonaparte's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pate Ro!
Pate Ro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.