PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat comes to the cage accompanied by Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At. Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pat
vs
Mercury

190 cm
31
250 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

225 cm
31
263 lbs
20 - 8 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Pat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pat. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercury thuds his right hand into Pat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercury moves out of range as Pat strikes.

Pat clinches with his opponent.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Pat throws an elbow but it misses.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pat lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Pat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercury lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mercury.
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!
Mercury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pat can't find room to land a body shot as Mercury controls the action.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mercury's brow.
Mercury prevents a body shot from Pat.
Pat connects with a knee to the head.
Mercury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mercury.
Mercury lands with a short shot to the head.
Pat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mercury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pat blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Mercury blocks a body shot from Pat.
Mercury dodges an elbow strike from Pat.
Pat prevents a body shot from Mercury.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pat.
Pat misses with a body punch.
Mercury slows down the pace here.
Mercury tries to work over Pat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pat lands a damaging elbow.
Pat misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pat blocking some punches.
Mercury pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pat backwards.
Pat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Mercury to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mercury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pat misses with the head strike.
Mercury tries a body shot but Pat blocks it.
Mercury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pat has a couple of punches blocked by Mercury.
A short left from Mercury.
Pat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercury tries to work over Pat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pat misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Mercury misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Pat throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercury.
Pat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pat lands a damaging elbow.
Pat missing with knees to the body.
Mercury avoids a wild elbow strike from Pat.
Pat scores with a shot to the side of Mercury's head.

That has opened up Freddie Mercury's cut even more.
Pat throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Pat.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercury is looking to control Pat's arms but Pat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercury has his back to the cage.
Pat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mercury is looking to control Pat's arms but Pat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercury has his back to the cage.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercury blocks an elbow strike from Pat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Mercury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury swings wildly with an uppercut but Pat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
A right hook to the body lands for Pat.
A short left from Pat.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Pat controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pat.
Pat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Pat.
Mercury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pat scores with a hook to the body.
Mercury looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pat lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercury takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Freddie Mercury's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pat digs a right hand underneath Mercury's ribcage. Mercury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pat wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Pat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pat lands a jab to the nose.
Mercury throws a body kick that misses.
Pat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercury tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pat tries to clinch but Mercury moves out of range.
Pat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
Mercury throws out a loose jab but Pat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pat throws a sloppy head kick and Mercury moves out of range easily.
Pat throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
Pat lands a body shot.
Mercury jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pat wants to slow Mercury down by chopping away at his legs.
Mercury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pat loads up on a big right hand but Mercury slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pat throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pat moves away from the strike by Mercury.
Pat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercury.
Mercury's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mercury duly obliges.
Pat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pat swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.

Pat clinches up with Mercury and pushes him back against the cage.
Pat blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Pat.
Pat prevents a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury avoiding damage as Pat throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pat.
Mercury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pat backwards.
Mercury stalling the fight.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pat.
Pat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Pat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pat leaning against his opponent.
Mercury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pat's elbow.
Nice body punch from Mercury.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pat.
Mercury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pat's elbow.
Pat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Pat lands with a left to the head.
Pat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pat lands a nice uppercut.
Pat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mercury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pat backwards.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pat's elbow.
Pat misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pat breaks the clinch.
Mercury looks for the body kick but Pat saw that one coming.
Pat throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercury.
Mercury throws a low kick, looking for Pat's leg but Pat calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Pat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pat lands a nice hook to Mercury's body. Mercury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pat misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury throws a lazy right hand but Pat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pat misses the target.

Pat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Mercury.
Mercury avoiding damage as Pat throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pat struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercury controls his hands.
Pat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pat missing with knees to the body.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mercury swings wildly with an uppercut but Pat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury dodges an elbow strike from Pat.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pat.

Freddie Mercury's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mercury misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pat has a couple of punches blocked by Mercury.
Pat digs a right hand underneath Mercury's ribcage. Mercury let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Pat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Project Pat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mercury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pat.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercury throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Pat lands.
Pat checks a low kick from Mercury.
Mercury throws a hook to the side of Pat's head but Pat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Pat.
Mercury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pat wants to clinch.
Project Pat is winning the standup battle so far.
Pat throws a sloppy head kick and Mercury moves out of range easily.
Pat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mercury's calf.
Mercury slips a jab from Pat.
Pat tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercury throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercury misses the target.
Mercury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pat can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Pat.
Mercury with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Pat.
A punch lands to the side of Pat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mercury misses the jab.
Pat throws the kick towards the body but Mercury avoids it.
Pat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Mercury lands a front kick.
Pat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercury throws a leg kick
and Pat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercury avoids the body shot from Pat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pat misses the shot to the body.
Mercury throws a wild body kick that Pat sees coming a mile off.
Mercury jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Mercury.
Pat cracks the inside of Mercury's front leg.
Mercury fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Mercury.
That kick from Pat tenderised Mercury's leg. Mercury is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pat's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Pat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pat throws a leg kick which misses Mercury's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercury tries to avoid it.
Pat misses with a body kick.
Pat moves out of range as Mercury throws a body kick.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Pat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pat checks a leg kick.
Pat swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Pat misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercury.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pat.
Mercury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercury.
Mercury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pat.
Pat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pat. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercury checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat takes a swing at Mercury's ribcage but misses.
Mercury throws a front kick aimed at Pat's knee but Pat avoids it well.
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pat moves in looking to clinch but Mercury pushes him off.
Pat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Pat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercury throws a right hand that misses
and Pat counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury throws a hook to the side of Pat's head but Pat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercury. That's going to slow Pat down.
Pat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercury. That one must have hurt.
Mercury throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pat misses with a wild combination.
Mercury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Pat misses
and Mercury counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Freddie Mercury just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pat misses the shot to the body.
Pat slips under a jab from Mercury.
Pat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercury.
Pat throws a leg kick but Mercury sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mercury moves out of range as Pat strikes.
Mercury connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercury with a nice cross.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Pat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pat walks into a jab.

Pat rushes Mercury and presses him up against the cage.

Pat breaks the clinch.
Mercury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury throws a right and a left that Pat avoids nicely.
Pat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Pat misses.
Mercury looks to land a right hand but Pat moved out of range.
Pat catches Mercury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pat lands a nice hook to Mercury's body. Mercury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pat thows a body shot but no joy.
Mercury goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Pat.
Pat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mercury if he has to take too many more of those.
Pat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pat misses with a hook. Mercury ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Mercury.
Decent striking displayed by Pat there.
Pat tries to score with a low kick but Mercury moves his leg out of the way.
Pat slips a jab and a cross from Mercury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Freddie Mercury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury keeps the fight on the outside.
Pat throws a head kick that misses
and Mercury counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Pat misses with the combination.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Pat moved away.
Pat misses with a kick to the body.
Pat throws a chopping leg kick but Mercury manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercury can pounce on him.
Mercury throws the left hand but Pat avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pat.
Mercury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury staying out of range there.
Pat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Pat is predictable there
and Mercury counters with a straight right hand.
Mercury checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mercury lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mercury.
Pat just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pat misses with a body kick.
Mercury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercury.
Pat connects with a leg kick. Mercury looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pat just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Pat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy body kick from Mercury
and Pat counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pat misses with a looping left.
Mercury throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pat misses the target.
Mercury avoids a kick to the body.
Mercury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercury takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pat.
Mercury throws a low kick but Pat moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercury fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pat checks it well.
Project Pat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercury takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

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 Project Pat.
Well Pat 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 40:36
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 39:38
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 39:37

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Pat!
A very excited looking Project Pat made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.