PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 924 p4p, 127 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 1193 p4p, 156 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Terranova
vs
Pato

181 cm
31
197 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

190 cm
32
195 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terranova thows a leg kick but Pato checks it
and Pato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pato takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Terranova closes the distance and pushes Pato back into the cage.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Terranova.
Pato takes a shot to the head.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terranova misses with some punches.
Terranova misses with some punches.
Pato lands an elbow inside that Terranova shrugs off.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Terranova.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terranova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pato avoids the elbow strike from Terranova, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Pato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Pato has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Pato tries to keep at a distance but Terranova has taken the fight into the clinch.

Terranova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terranova scores with a jab to the head.
Pato missing with a left hand there. Terranova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terranova manages to avoid it.
Pato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terranova was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terranova circles away from the clinch attempt
and Terranova counters with a straight right hand.
Terranova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terranova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pato slips a jab from Terranova.
Terranova lands a nice shot to the body.
Terranova darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terranova has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Terranova closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Terranova.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Pato pushes Terranova back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terranova.
Terranova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Terranova pushes off an throws an elbow but Pato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terranova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Terranova's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Terranova breaks the clinch.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Terranova cracks Pato with an open hand slap.
Terranova slips under a jab from Pato.
Terranova misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pato lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pato scores with a jab.
Pato takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato moves forwards but Terranova connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Terranova rushes Pato and presses him up against the cage.
Pato tries to score a body lock takedown but Terranova shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pato misses with some punches.
Pato scores with a shoulder strike.
Terranova prevents a body shot from Pato.

Terranova breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Pato misses its intended target.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova tries a low kick but Pato avoids it.
Pato moves out of range of the strikes.
Pato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova blocks a jab.
Jab by Terranova.
Terranova sizes up Pato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terranova swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Terranova's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pato under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Terranova closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Terranova working hard to break the clinch.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato lands with a short shot to the head.
Terranova lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Guillermo Pato has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terranova throws a head punch that misses.
Terranova misses with the head strike.
Terranova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terranova just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pato's brow.
Terranova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato scores with a shot to the side of Terranova's head.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato tries to work over Terranova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terranova can't break the clinch.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Terranova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Pato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pato throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily.
Terranova slips a straight right by Pato.
Pato throws a big shot that misses.
Terranova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pato tries to counter with a clinch but Terranova shakes him off and moves away.
Pato throws a big shot that misses.
Terranova throws the left hand but Pato avoids the punch easily.
Terranova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Terranova fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pato scores with a jab to the head.
Terranova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terranova.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato misses the jab.
Terranova looks to land a left hand but Pato moved out of range nicely.
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pato was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
A jab from Terranova misses.
Terranova's corner calls for a 1-2. Terranova obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pato throws a right hand that Terranova ducks under and follows up with a left that Terranova also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova connects with a solid leg kick.
Pato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pato cracks Terranova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova throwing a counter right hand but Pato manages to avoid it.
Pato throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova connects with a body shot that sends Pato's belly button to the back.
Pato scores with a sloppy right hand. Terranova should have avoided that one.
Pato misses with a body shot.
Pato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Pato misses with an uppercut.
Terranova is looking to counter punch.
Terranova works the jab nicely.
Terranova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Terranova throws a big shot that misses.
Terranova takes one to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terranova.
Pato connects with a right hand. Terranova shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pato.
Terranova connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Terranova finds it's way round the side to connect with Pato's head.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Pato.
Nice uppercut lands for Pato. That snapped Terranova's head back.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Pato's head but Pato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Pato.
Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pato.
Terranova looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pato misses with a straight left.
A jab from Terranova misses.
Terranova scores with a nice strike.
Terranova lands with an uppercut that bounces Pato off the cage and back into range.
Pato misses with a hook.
Terranova jabs Pato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terranova lunges at Pato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pato's hand.

Pato gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova tries to break the clinch but Pato is controlling the position.

Terranova manages to break the clinch.
Pato slips a jab from Terranova.
Pato lands with an overhand left.
Pato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pato missing with a left hand there. Terranova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Terranova rushes Pato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Terranova fails to land.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terranova's elbow.
Terranova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terranova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terranova throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terranova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pato.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terranova's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Terranova.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Terranova.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova misses with a short punch on the inside.

Terranova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terranova walks into a straight right hand from Pato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Pato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terranova connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pato. Pato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pato looks to score with a jab to the body but Terranova is just out of range.
Pato digs a good hook to Terranova's body.
Terranova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Terranova connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pato scrambles back to his feet.
Terranova tries to clinch but Pato moves out of range.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terranova throws a lazy body kick
and Pato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova misses with a double jab.

Terranova closes the distance and clinches.
Pato working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ciro Terranova will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Pato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terranova manages to avoid it.
Terranova lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pato takes a step back to recover.
Terranova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pato.
Pato swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
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.
A big left from Pato misses.
Terranova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pato's head backwards.
Terranova avoids the body shot from Pato.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Pato saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Terranova.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
Terranova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Pato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pato can do to turn this around?
Terranova lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pato takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terranova throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terranova feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pato's calf.
Pato misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Terranova.
Pato looks to land a right hand but Terranova moved out of range.
Pato just misses with a punch to the body.
Pato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pato throws an overhand right that lands on Terranova's shoulder, as Terranova tries to avoid the shot.
Pato jabs at Terranova's body.
Terranova scores with a jab. Pato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Pato.
Terranova thuds a left hand into Pato's body.
Pato throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terranova feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Patos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terranova moves out of range of the strikes.

Terranova moves into the clinch successfully.
Guillermo Pato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terranova has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Terranova can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Terranova blocking some punches.
Terranova lands a nice elbow.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pato.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terranova's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
Terranova throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Terranova blocks a body shot from Pato.
Terranova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato cracks Terranova with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terranova.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pato.
Terranova working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terranova misses with an elbow strike.
Terranova throws a head punch that misses.

Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Terranova is predictable there
and Pato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Terranova throws a sloppy head kick and Pato moves out of range easily.

Terranova rushes Pato and presses him up against the cage.
Terranova misses with some punches.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Terranova.
Terranova throws a head punch that misses.
Pato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terranova's elbow.
Terranova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terranova swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terranovas head.
Ciro Terranova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Terranova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pato defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand.
Pato takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.
Terranova fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pato throws a lazy right hand but Terranova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pato cracks Terranova with a good jab.
Pato ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Pato misses with the combination.
Terranova appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Terranova punishes Pato's body with a nice straight punch.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Terranova.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ciro Terranova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Terranova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova!