PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Tuffnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Pato acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tuffnuts
vs
Pato

210 cm
24
214 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
211 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joey Tuffnuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Pato!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato tries to clinch there but Tuffnuts circles away.
Tuffnuts shoots in looking for a takedown. Pato tries to sprawl out of it but Tuffnuts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tuffnuts shoots in for a takedown but Pato shows good takedown defense.

Pato moves into the clinch.
Tuffnuts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pato stops a takedown attempt from Tuffnuts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Tuffnuts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tuffnuts drags the fight down to the ground.
Pato tries to stand but Tuffnuts is controlling from the bottom.

Tuffnuts isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pato stacks Tuffnuts on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pato!

Pato stands up.
Pato misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffnuts blocks a head kick by Pato.
Tuffnuts keeps the fight on the outside.

Pato gets a clinch.
Pato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuffnuts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pato looking to stall.
Tuffnuts crunches a lovely knee into Pato's ribcage.
Pato missing with knees to the body.
Pato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuffnuts holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuffnuts trying to land knees to the body.
Tuffnuts wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pato throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pato breaks from the clinch.
Pato tries to bum rush Tuffnuts with a series of wild strikes but Tuffnuts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffnuts tries to clinch up
and Pato counters with a good, hard body kick but Tuffnuts shrugs it off.
Tuffnuts closes the distance and clinches up with Pato, looking for a takedown. Tuffnuts pushes Pato against the cage but Pato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Pato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tuffnuts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tuffnuts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuffnuts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tuffnuts fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Pato breaks from the clinch.
Pato throws a head kick but Tuffnuts moves out of range.

Tuffnuts closes the distance and clinches.
Tuffnuts jumps guard but Pato stands there with Tuffnuts around his waist. Tuffnuts gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Pato breaks the clinch.
Pato misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffnuts fails with the takedown.
Pato drops Tuffnuts with a beautiful combination! Tuffnuts stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pato is looking for the KO!

Tuffnuts is rocked!
Tuffnuts is breathing heavily.
Tuffnuts tries to clinch but Pato moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuffnuts.
Pato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tuffnuts misses with a takedown
and Pato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuffnuts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tuffnuts tries to clinch but Pato moves away

and Pato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pato letting Tuffnuts take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato is trying to maintain a safe position but Tuffnuts gets an underhook and turns Pato into the cage.
Tuffnuts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tuffnuts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pato smiles and moves away.
Tuffnuts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pato counters with a thumping low kick.
Tuffnuts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pato.
Pato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuffnuts has his takedown stuffed
and Pato counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Tuffnuts! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Pato!