PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 1559 p4p, 190 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 563 p4p, 71 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pato
vs
Ladd

190 cm
27
195 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

176 cm
29
198 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Pato ducks down to avoid it.
Ladd misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Ladd.
Ladd lands with a nice body punch.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Pato takes one to the side of the head.
Pato throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladd's corner calls for a 1-2. Ladd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ladd throws a series of strikes that have Pato backpedaling.
Pato scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Ladd.
Ladd sizes up Pato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ladd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pato walks into a stiff left hand from Ladd.
Pato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ladd with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato lands with a right hand.

Pato clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ladd.
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
Ladd blocks a body shot from Pato.
Ladd scores with a shot to the side of Pato's head.
Ladd is trying to push Pato away but Pato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Ladd on the inside.
Ladd can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Ladd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ladd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pato has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Ladd catches Pato right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ladd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
Ladd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pato's head.
Ladd cracks Pato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pato's hands.
The fighters circling - Ladd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pato wants to clinch
and Ladd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ladd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pato had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ladd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Ladd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pato throws a series of punches but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd connects with a looping right hand.
Ladd lands a right hook to the body.
Pato walks into a left hand.
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Pato ducks down to avoid it.
Pato lands with an overhand left.

Pato drives through and clinches with Ladd against the cage.
Pato gets through Ladd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Ladd as the two fighters clinch.

Ladd breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Ladd. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ladd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ladd swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.

Pato rushes Ladd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pato tries a body shot but Ladd blocks it.
Pato lands a shoulder strike.
Ladd tries to circle away but Pato has him pinned against the cage.

Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Pato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ladd misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Ladd.
Pato is looking to clinch but Ladd is avoiding it.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pato drives through and clinches with Ladd against the cage.
Ladd scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pato back to the cage. Ladd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ladd tests Pato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Ladd misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.

Pato takes the fight into the clinch.
Ladd blocks a body shot from Pato.

Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Ladd ducks right into an uppercut from Pato.
Pato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pato tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ladd manages to circle out of the way.
Ladd avoids the body shot from Pato.
A nice side step and Ladd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ladd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Pato.
Pato tries to counter by clinching up but Ladd breaks away and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ladd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Pato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco Ladd dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ladd lands a nice shot to the body.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Pato there.
Ladd clobbers Pato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ladd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pato.

Ladd tries to keep at a distance but Pato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ladd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ladd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pato has him pressed against the cage.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato swings for the body but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but Pato moved out of range.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a looping right.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
A jab from Ladd misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pato there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ladd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Pato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ladd missing with a left hand there. Pato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ladd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Ladd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Pato misses the target.
Ladd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ladd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Pato gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ladd breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd lands a jab to Pato's midsection.
Ladd slips a jab from Pato.
Ladd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Pato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rosco Ladd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ladd scores with a decent looking hook.
Pato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ladd misses with a few strikes there.
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ladd moves away.
Ladd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pato lands a nice shot to the body.
Ladd lands a jab-cross combination.
Ladd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Ladd slips a straight right by Pato.
Pato tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Pato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pato takes one on the button.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pato was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd looks to land a combination. Pato sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pato tries to clinch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd lands a body shot.
Ladd thuds a left hand into Pato's body.
Pato tries to clinch but Ladd moves out of range.
Pato walks into a left hand.
Pato misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Pato saw that one coming.
Ladd lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Ladd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ladd throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range.
Pato misses with a double jab.
Pato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Pato is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ladd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pato. Pato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pato wants to clinch up but Ladd keeps it at a distance.
Ladd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pato avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Pato throws a shot from downtown. Ladd moves away and avoids it.
Ladd lands a right hook to the body.
Pato ducks under a wild hook from Ladd.
A telegraphed right hand from Pato misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ladd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ladd lands with a hook. Pato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ladd connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco Ladd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pato tries to clinch up.
A cross from Pato lands.
Pato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pato misses the jab.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Ladd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ladd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pato cracks Ladd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ladd lands with a hook. Pato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Ladd does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pato has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pato.
Ladd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ladd scores with a shot to the side of Pato's head.
Ladd blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pato misses with a hook
and Ladd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ladd misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Pato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ladd.
Pato tries to clinch up
and Ladd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pato thinking.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Pato tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ladd manages to circle out of the way.
Pato lands a jab to Ladd's midsection.
Pato swings widly with a right hand
and Ladd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ladd lands with a good body shot.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pato was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd lands a nice shot to the body.
Guillermo Pato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a hook but Pato blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Ladd - just one landing.
Ladd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pato.
Ladd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
Ladd with a hook.
Pato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ladd jabs Pato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pato throws out a loose jab but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladd.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ladd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ladd clobbers Pato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ladd slips under a jab from Pato.
Pato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Ladd digs a good body shot into Pato's ribs.
Pato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Ladd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ladd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ladd lands a nice shot that snaps Pato's head back.
Ladd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pato tries to clinch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pato circles away quickly and effectively.
Pato seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by Ladd. Beautiful body shot.
Ladd swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ladd.
Ladd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pato's hands.
Ladd lands with a good body shot.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd digs a good body shot into Pato's ribs.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
As Ladd tries to get set, Pato tries to push him back and clinch up but Ladd manages to avoid the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ladd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ladd swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Pato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ladd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rosco Ladd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Pato gets a clinch.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato prevents Ladd from breaking the clinch.
Ladd pushes Pato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guillermo Pato has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ladd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pato is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Ladd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ladd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Ladd!