PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhora Chapai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Pato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pato
vs
Chapai

179 cm
23
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhora Chapai!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pato closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chapai to the mat! Chapai manages to get full guard.

Pato postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chapai is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pato, into his guard.
Pato tries to strike from the bottom.

Pato looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chapai passes into half guard.
Pato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chapai on the ground.

Pato is defending against the submission attempts here by Chapai.
Chapai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Pato defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chapai.

Chapai is working for a guillotine from mount but Pato frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pato throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pato is working to get back to half guard.

Chapai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pato manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pato is trying to work for a sweep but Chapai has mounted him!

That's two 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.
Pato is trying desperately to improve position.

Chapai with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pato wants to control but Chapai is having none of it.
Chapai prevents Pato from getting the reversal.

Chapai has hold of Pato's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pato manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chapai looks gassed!
Pato is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chapai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pato manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Chapai working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pato looks to move to half guard but instead Chapai has passed into mount! Damn!

Chapai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pato manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Chapai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Chapai tries for a kimura but Pato is defending well.
Pato is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhora Chapai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chapai has his takedown stuffed

and Pato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chapai won't be happy with that.

Pato decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chapai to his feet.
Chapai doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pato counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pato.
The referee calls for Pato to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Pato.

Pato has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chapai uses from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Chapai drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pato dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato scoring with some ground and pound.
Pato wants to control from the top but Chapai keeps moving.
Zhora Chapai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pato preventing the sweep.

Pato decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Pato clinches up with Chapai and pushes him back against the cage.

Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chapai shoots and misses

so Pato counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rob Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhora Chapai.
Chapai keeping full guard, as Pato tries to pass.
Pato thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chapai swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Chapai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pato trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapai keeping full guard, as Pato tries to pass.
Chapai wants to sweep but no luck.

Chapai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pato sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chapai's guard.
Chapai regains full guard. Nicely done.

Chapai looking for a guillotine here but Pato defends easily.
Pato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chapai, not yet.

Pato is posturing up here but Chapai has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Pato tries to roll out but it's too tight and Pato has to tap! Slick submission there by Chapai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhora Chapai!