PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patriootti Pate (ranked 2609 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 3696 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pate
vs
Van Dijk

178 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
28
184 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patriootti Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Dijk catches Pate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Dijk tries to clinch there but Pate circles away.
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pate connects with a crisp jab.
Pate fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Dijk in the body.
Pate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Pate moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Dijk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Dijk tries a low kick but Pate avoids it.
Pate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Dijk throws a leg kick but Pate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Dijk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pate drives through and clinches with Van Dijk against the cage.
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!
Van Dijk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pate is defending well for now.
Van Dijk misses with a body punch.
Van Dijk can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pate.
A short right from Pate on the inside.
Pate landing knees to the head.

Van Dijk is rocked!

It looks like Virgil Van Dijk has been cut.
Van Dijk tries to break free but Pate pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dijk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Dijk is trying to break the clinch but Pate is controlling him.
Pate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Dijk is still on wobbly legs! Can Pate finish him?
Pate lands with a light punch inside.
Van Dijk has a couple of punches blocked by Pate.
Pate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Dijk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Dijk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Dijk seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Dijk swings wildly with an uppercut but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dijk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Pate drops Van Dijk onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Van Dijk is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Dijk working hard to break the clinch.
Pate dips a shoulder and cracks Van Dijk with a mighty uppercut! Van Dijk falls back against the cage and Pate unloads with a barrage of strikes! Van Dijk is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pate screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patriootti Pate!
Patriootti Pate spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.