PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashadabad Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Pig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashadabad Patel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Man Pig's chin.

Patel
vs
Pig

187 cm
21
193 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

175 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashadabad Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Man Pig!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel throws a series of punches but Pig avoids them all with ease.
Patel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pig slips under a jab.
Pig tries to clinch but Patel is having none of it.
Pig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pig blocks the body kick.
Patel fails with a takedown attempt.
Patel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patel takes a swing at Pig's ribcage but misses.
Patel looks to land a combination. Pig sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Patel throws a wild body kick that Pig sees coming a mile off.
Patel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patel misses with a body kick.
Patel throws a nice looking combination but Pig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patel misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Patel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Patel throws a series of punches but Pig avoids them all with ease.
Pig with a jab.
Pig is looking to clinch but Patel is avoiding it.
Patel throws a leg kick but Pig moved away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Patel!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel looks to land a body kick but Pig moved away.
Patel swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick there by Pig.
Pig tries to clinch there but Patel circles away.
Patel is looking to chop away at Pig's legs.
Patel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Patel throws a nice looking combination but Pig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patel misses with the body kick

and Pig moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Patel effectively controlling the action here.
Pig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patel trying to control the position but instead, Pig has worked for underhooks and has pushed Patel into the cage.
Pig managing to block the knees to the body from Patel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pig is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ashadabad Patel.
Patel throws a body kick the misses

and Pig counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pig is keeping busy.

Pig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pig counters with a body kick.
Patel throws a head kick that misses
and Pig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patel looks to throw a body kick
and Pig counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Patel is breathing heavily.
Patel misses with a body kick.

Pig forces Patel back against the cage and clinches.

Pig jumps guard and drags Patel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pig is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pig pushes Patel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Patel misses with a combination

and Pig counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patel is trying to stall.
Maybe Patel would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Pig managing to block the knees to the body from Patel.
Patel is trying to maintain a safe position but Pig gets an underhook and turns Patel into the cage.
Pig pushes Patel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ashadabad Patel.
Pig just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Pig dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Patel misses with a takedown attempt - Pig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ashadabad Patel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pig rushes Patel and presses him up against the cage.
Patel looking to slow down the pace here.
Pig being controlled against the cage.
Patel wants to stall.

Pig tightens his grip and picks Patel up, before dumping him to the ground. Patel manages to land in guard.
Pig looking to sit in guard and control but Patel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patel prevents Pig from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel looking to pass the guard.
Pig keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Pig has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Patel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Patel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A low kick from Patel misses

and Pig counters by clinching up.
Patel gets underhooks to prevent Pig's takedown attempt.
Patel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pig tries for a takedown but Patel manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pig'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.
Patel trying to control the position but instead, Pig has worked for underhooks and has pushed Patel into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ashadabad Patel.
Pig looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patel misses with a combination
and Pig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patel lands a leg kick that knocks Pig off balance momentarily.
Patel shoots in but Pig avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashadabad Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patel throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pig moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pig tries to clinch up.
Patel misses with a takedown attempt - Pig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pig wants to clinch.
Pig throws a head kick that Patel semi-blocks.
Patel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Pig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Patel lands a nice hook to Pig's body. Pig takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patel misses with a jab to the body
and Pig counters with a head kick.
Patel misses with a few strikes there.
Pig is looking to clinch.
Patel throws a nice looking combination but Pig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patel throws a one two combo.

It looks like Man Pig has been cut.

Pig darts in and clinches Patel up against the cage.
Patel trying to stall but Pig improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Pig breaks from the clinch.
Patel misses with a double jab
and Pig counters with a nice kick to the body.
A low kick from Patel misses

and Pig moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pig tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Patel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pig blocks it with crossed arms.

Pig breaks from the clinch.
Patel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pig avoids a kick to the body.
Patel fails with a takedown attempt.
Patel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Patel duly obliges.
Patel tries to land a body kick
and Pig counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pig counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Pig finds it's target.
Patel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pig counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patel thinking.
Ashadabad Patel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patel swinging wildly here.
Patel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pig is looking to clinch but Patel is avoiding it.
Patel misses with a kick to the body.
Ashadabad Patel is winning the standup battle so far.

Pig closes the distance and clinches.
Patel trying to control the position but instead, Pig has worked for underhooks and has pushed Patel into the cage.

Pig jumps guard.
Pig is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Patel is controlling him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel trying to control but Pig is working from the bottom.
Patel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pig wants to stand but Patel is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Pig manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Patel misses with a double jab

and Pig counters by clinching up.
A body shot lands from Pig.
Pig managing to block the knees to the body from Patel.
Patel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pig is defending well for now.
Pig managing to block the knees to the body from Patel.
Patel tries to stall but Pig uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Patel can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Pig is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Patel missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ashadabad Patel.
I think Pig has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man Pig!