PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Patadas (ranked 4419 p4p, 492 weight class) and Jaxen Ruane (ranked 24912 p4p, 704 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.

Patadas
vs
Ruane

200 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Patadas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Ruane!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Patadas.
Patadas scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruane should have avoided that one.
Manolito Patadas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patadas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruane tries to avoid it but Patadas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruane to the ground. Ruane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Patadas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruane, pushing him back against the cage.
Patadas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruane missing with knees to the body.
Ruane is trying to drag Patadas to the mat but Patadas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patadas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruane backwards.
Patadas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Patadas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patadas prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patadas lands a knee to the head.
Patadas trying to land knees to the body.
Ruane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Manolito Patadas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxen Ruane.
Ruane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patadas just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the head but Ruane blocks with his arms.
Patadas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patadas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruane blocks it with crossed arms.
Patadas is breathing heavily.

Ruane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patadas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Patadas has closed the distance and engaged Ruane in a clinch.
Patadas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruane blocks an elbow strike from Patadas.
Patadas working aggressively here.
Patadas lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruane backwards.
Ruane avoiding damage as Patadas throws knees to the body.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruane avoids it.
Patadas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patadas scores a nice knee to the body.
Patadas trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patadas trying to land knees to the body.
Patadas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patadas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruane avoiding damage as Patadas throws knees to the body.
Ruane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruane wants to take the fight to the mat but Patadas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ruane wants a takedown.
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!
Patadas throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruane.
Patadas tries a body shot but Ruane blocks it.
Patadas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patadas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ruane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patadas missing with knees to the body.
Ruane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Patadas looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruane throws an elbow but it misses.
Patadas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruane looking to throw knees to the head but Patadas is blocking nicely.
Patadas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patadas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patadas stops a takedown attempt from Ruane.
Ruane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patadas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patadas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruane.
Ruane blocks an elbow strike from Patadas.
Patadas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patadas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patadas keeps control of Ruane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patadas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruane blocks an elbow strike.
Patadas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patadas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruane is trying to pull guard but Patadas has him pressed against the cage.
Patadas scores with a hook to the body.
Patadas lands a damaging elbow.
Ruane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Patadas prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Patadas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruane wants a takedown.
Patadas trying to land knees to the body.
Patadas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruane jumps guard but Patadas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ruane takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manolito Patadas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ruane shoots for a double leg takedown but Patadas sprawls well. He's pushed Ruane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Patadas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ruane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Patadas wants to clinch up but Ruane keeps it at a distance.
Patadas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruane fails with the takedown.

Patadas pushes Ruane up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruane avoids a wild elbow strike from Patadas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruane.
Ruane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Ruane ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ruane no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patadas won't allow Ruane to sweep him here.

Patadas gets to his feet - Ruane follows without any prompting.
Ruane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Patadas closes the distance and clinches.
Patadas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruane blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruane is trying to pull guard but Patadas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Manolito Patadas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxen Ruane.
Ruane is trying to drag Patadas to the mat but Patadas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patadas lands with a right to the head.
Ruane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patadas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruane's defenses.
Patadas lands an elbow inside that Ruane shrugs off.
Patadas trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patadas lands a damaging elbow.
Ruane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patadas walks away with a smile on his face. Ruane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick from Patadas lands but Ruane takes it in his stride.
Ruane circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!

Patadas clinches up against the cage.
Ruane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patadas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patadas as Ruane tries to tie him up.
Patadas throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ruane breaks the clinch.
Ruane misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patadas closes the distance and clinches.
Patadas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patadas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Patadas tries a knee to the head but Ruane blocks it.
Patadas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patadas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ruane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Patadas avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patadas throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruane! But no joy.
Ruane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Patadas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Ruane darts in and clinches Patadas up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Patadas.
Ruane tries to land knees in the clinch but Patadas avoids the damage to the body.
Patadas is leaning against Ruane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Patadas tries to work over Ruane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patadas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruane can do to turn this around?
Ruane looking to slow down the pace here.
Patadas pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patadas tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruane avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Patadas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manolito Patadas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Patadas misses with a head kick.
Ruane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruane throws a counter combo.
Ruane throws a leg kick that misses.
Patadas stalks Ruane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruane's face. Ruane staggers backwards, shaken.
Patadas fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ruane closes the distance and pushes Patadas back into the cage.
Ruane dodges an elbow strike from Patadas.
Patadas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patadas tries a knee to the head but Ruane blocks it.
Manolito Patadas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruane wants to take the fight to the mat but Patadas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patadas trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patadas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruane's brow.
Patadas throws an elbow that misses.
Ruane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patadas backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patadas's elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patadas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruane dodges an elbow strike from Patadas.
Ruane has Patadas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patadas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Patadas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patadas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patadas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruane has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patadas after a bit of a struggle.
Manolito Patadas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxen Ruane.
Knees to the body from Patadas.
Patadas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patadas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruane.
Patadas misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patadas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Patadas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruane jumps guard but Patadas stands there with Ruane around his waist. Ruane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ruane blocks an elbow strike from Patadas.
Ruane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patadas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Ruane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patadas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruane's defenses.
Ruane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patadas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruane's defenses.
Patadas misses with a body punch.
Patadas misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patadas lands an elbow inside.
Ruane wants to get back to striking at distance but Patadas won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patadas missing with knees to the body.
Come on Ruane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ruane tries to pull guard but Patadas holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruane drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Patadas.
Ruane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruane avoids it.
Ruane landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Ruane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruane fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Patadas moves into range and clinches up with Ruane.
Ruane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manolito Patadas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruane tries to pull guard but Patadas won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patadas obliges.
Ruane jumps guard but Patadas stands there with Ruane around his waist. Ruane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Patadas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patadas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Patadas!