PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonnhy Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murha Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Four
vs
Pate

188 cm
27
195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonnhy Four!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Four.
Four just misses with a punch to the body.
Four keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pate loads up on a big right hand but Four slips the punch.
Pate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Four connects with a single shot there.

Pate rushes Four and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pate throws the kick towards the body but Four avoids it.

Pate rushes Four and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Four misses with the head strike.
Four has a couple of punches blocked by Pate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Four's elbow.
Four can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
I was talking to Four's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Four lands a body shot.
A short right from Pate.

Pate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Four tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pate was well out of range. Poor timing from Four.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Four blocks a jab.
Four takes a swing at Pate's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Pate misses.
Pate throws the left hand but Four avoids the punch easily.
Pate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Four counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Four takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jonnhy Four has been cut.
Pate stuns Four with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Four throws a hook but Pate avoids it easily.
Pate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Four connects with a right hand. Pate shakes it off.

It looks like Murha Pate has been cut.
Four misses with a right hand
and Pate counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Four ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pate takes one on the button.
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!
Four misses the jab.
Four scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pate doesn't seem bothered though.
Pate scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate misses with a hook. Four ducked under it nicely.
Pate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Four tries to clinch up.
Pate throws out a powerful jab.
Pate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Four manages to avoid it.
Four chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pate can pounce on him.
Pate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Four is out of range and Pate settles back down.
Four avoids the body shot from Pate.
A counter left hand to the body from Four misses its target.
Pate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Four looks to score with a jab to the body but Pate is just out of range.
Pate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Four finds it's way round the side to connect with Pate's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Four. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pate.
Four tries to clinch but Pate moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pate.
Pate slips under a jab from Four.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pate lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Four has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Four and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Four moves into the clinch.
Four lands with a short shot to the head.
Four prevents Pate from breaking the clinch.
Four digs a right hand into Pate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pate's gas tank.
Four lands a left hand.
Four misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pate tries to break the clinch but Four is controlling the position.

Four breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four doesn't manage to clinch there - Pate circles away.
Four stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Four wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Four. Pate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pate steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Four lands with an overhand left.
Pate throws a low kick but Four avoids it.
Four ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pate.
Four misses with a hook. Pate ducked under it nicely.
Four slips under a jab from Pate.
Pate swings for the body but Four moves out of range.
Four misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Four misses its intended target.
Pate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Four.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jonnhy Four will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Four throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jonnhy Four is winning the standup battle so far.
Four connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pate. Pate circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Four tries to clinch there but Pate circles away.
Four misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Four.
Pate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pate moves out of range of the strikes.
Four tries to clinch but Pate moves out of range.
Pate thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Four if he has to take too many more of those.
Four swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Four connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pate scrambles back to his feet.
Four tries to clinch up.
Four swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pate counters with a good low kick that Four was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pate.
Pate throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Four misses.
Four moves in looking to clinch but Pate pushes him off.
Pate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Four feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Four misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pate in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pate throws a series of punches but Four moves out of range.
Four missing with a left hand there. Pate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate looks to score with a jab to the body but Four is just out of range.
Pate throws a sloppy head kick and Four moves out of range easily.
Donk. Pate catches Four right on the button with a cross.
Pate scores with a spinning back kick!
Four throws a hook to the side of Pate's head but Pate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Four misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four lands with an uppercut that bounces Pate off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Four swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pate! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Pate.
Four misses with a straight right.
Pate throws a jab when Four was well out of range.
Pate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pate moves out of range of the strikes.
Pate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pate moves out of range of the strikes.
Pate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Pate tries to get set, Four tries to push him back and clinch up but Pate manages to avoid the attempt.
Pate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Four scores with a nice head shot.
Pate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Four throws out the jab.
Pate 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Four checks a leg kick.
Four was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Four scores with a shot to the body.
Pate throws a body kick that misses
and Four counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Four fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pate manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pate! But no joy.
Four tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pate was well out of range. Poor timing from Four.
Pate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Four seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Four uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pate.
Nice uppercut there from Four.
Nice uppercut there from Four.
A head kick misses from Pate.
Four is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pate loads up on a big right hand but Four slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pate scores with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Pate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Four misses with the combination.

That's four 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!
Pate throws out a leg kick but Four moves out of range and Pate only half commits.
Four looks to land a left hand but Pate moved out of range nicely.
Four throws a body shot but no joy.
Pate blocks a jab.
Pate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Four has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pate finds it's way round the side to connect with Four's head.
Pate looks to land a right hand but Four moved out of range.
Pate walks into a straight right hand from Four.
Four misses with an uppercut.
Pate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Four throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Four throws an off balance right hand
and Pate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pate throws a leg kick
and Four counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Pate is rocked!
Good leg kick by Pate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pate is still on wobbly legs! Can Four finish him?
and Four counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Pate! He's just covering up as Four starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonnhy Four!
Jonnhy Four is the new middleweight champion!