PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 44 p4p, 9 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 113 p4p, 17 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
Paa

190 cm
29
195 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

180 cm
25
190 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

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World class MT
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World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa misses with a looping right.
Pato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pato is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
Pato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paa misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Paa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paa.
Pato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Paa throws a hook but Pato avoids it easily.

Paa has closed the distance and engaged Pato in a clinch.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato lands with a short shot to the head.
Pato takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paa lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Pato.
Come on Paa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paa avoids the elbow strike from Pato, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paa tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato prevents a body shot from Paa.
Paa is trying to force a seperation but Pato has the dominant position.
Pato stalling.
Paa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa is leaning against Pato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paa lands a body shot.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pato letting Paa take a breather here.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa is struggling to control the position.
Paa working aggressively here.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Paa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Paa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paa misses with some punches.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pato.
Pato working aggressively here.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Paa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pato looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Paa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pato swings for the body but Paa moves out of range.
Pato throws a jab when Paa was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pato.
Pato misses with a lunging right hand
and Paa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paa slips under a jab from Pato.

Paa darts in and clinches Pato up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paa.
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 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.

Paa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paa moves away.
It seemed like Paa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Paa.
Pato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pato misses with an uppercut.
Pato just misses with a punch to the body.
Pato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paa misses with a two punch combination.
Pato lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Iso Paa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Paa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paa throws a hook to the side of Pato's head but Pato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paa misses with a low kick.
Pato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paa swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Pato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paa's head backwards.
Guillermo Pato is winning the standup battle so far.
Pato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paa cracks Pato with a good jab.
Pato misses with a body shot.
Pato looks to score with a jab to the body but Paa is just out of range.
Pato scores with a sloppy right hand. Paa should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pato just misses with a punch to the body.
Pato staying out of range there.
Paa punishes Pato's body with a nice straight punch.
Pato throws a hook to the side of Paa's head but Paa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch but Paa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa jabs at Pato's body.
Pato with a nice cross.
Paa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paa thuds his shin into the meat of Pato's side.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pato misses with an uppercut. Paa saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Paa.
Paa takes a swing at Pato's ribcage but misses.
Paa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Paa misses with a straight left.
Pato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paa in his tracks.
Pato misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paa takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Paa.
Paa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pato doesn't seem bothered though.
Pato throws a right hand that misses
and Paa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pato.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pato throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Paa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pato's calf.
Paa sizes up Pato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paa throws an overhand right that lands on Pato's shoulder, as Pato tries to avoid the shot.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but Paa pushes him off.
Paa wants to counter the offense by Pato and move into the clinch position.
Paa throws a solid leg kick but Pato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paa.
Paa ducks under a wild hook from Pato.
Pato lands with a good body shot.
Paa throws a front kick aimed at Pato's knee but Pato avoids it well.
Pato connects with a right hand. Paa shakes it off.

Pato gets tackled into the cage by Paa. Paa maintains the clinch.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Paa.
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Paa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pato.
Paa lands with a short shot to the head.

Pato breaks the clinch.
Pato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paa counters with a good low kick that Pato was not able to check.
A big right from Pato misses.
Pato throws a lazy right hand but Paa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Pato closes the distance and clinches.
Paa is struggling to control the position.
Paa looking to stall.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
Pato is stalling here.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pato up against the cage.
Paa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paa.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Pato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Pato is working Paa over against the cage.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Paa prevents a body shot from Pato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pato takes a shot to the head.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Iso Paa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pato moves out of range of the strikes.
Pato scores with a shot to the body.
Pato moves out of range of the strikes.
Pato checks a leg kick nicely.
Paa drops his hands momentarily and Pato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paa.
Paa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.
A right-left combo lands from Pato.
Paa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pato under the eye.
Pato looks to land a combination but Paa avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Paa has closed the distance and engaged Pato in a clinch.
Pato blocking some punches.
Paa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paas head.
Pato lands with a short shot to the head.
Pato is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paa is defending well.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iso Paa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pato blocks a body shot from Paa.
Paa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paa pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa lands an uppercut.
Pato lands an elbow just above Paa 's eye.
Paa stalling against the cage.
Paa is working Pato over against the cage.

Paa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paa lands a jab to Pato's midsection.
Paa blocks a jab.
Paa moves out of range as Pato strikes.
Paa lands with a shot to the body.
Paa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pato drops his hands momentarily and Paa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pato misses with a shot to the body
and Paa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paa connects with a solid leg kick.
Paa misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
Paa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Paa drives through and clinches with Pato against the cage.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa blocks a body shot from Pato.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Paa has Pato pressed against the cage.
Paa lands a nice shot to the body.
Paa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
Paa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Paa on the inside.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paa.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa gets through Pato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
Pato misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Pato blocks a body shot from Paa.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Paa really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Paa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pato tries a body shot but Paa blocks it.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Pato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato takes a shot to the head.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pato blocking some punches.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Paa misses with the head strike.
Paa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paa blocking some punches.
Paa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pato blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Paa lands with a left to the head.
Pato scores with a shoulder strike.
Paa lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
Paa stalling against the cage.
Paa working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pato blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paa's brow.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato throws an elbow but it misses.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato taking a breather.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Paa lands a body shot.
Pato throws an elbow but it misses.
Paa is leaning against Pato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pato misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Paa is working Pato over against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pato misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Paa.
Paa pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa lands a shot to the body.
Paa scores with a shoulder strike.

Paa manages to break the clinch.
Pato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paa throws out the jab.
Paa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
It looked like Pato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Paa dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Paa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pato cracks Paa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pato misses with an uppercut. Paa saw that one coming.
Pato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Paa rushes Pato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pato pushes off an throws an elbow but Paa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Pato blocking some punches.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Paa working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Pato lands a right hand.
Paa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paa working aggressively here.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pato takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Paa.
Paa scores with a hook to the body.
Guillermo Pato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Paa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paa.
Paa tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato lands a right hand.
Paa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patos head.
Paa lands a right hand.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Paa scores with a shoulder strike.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato misses with some punches.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paa.
Pato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Paa is working Pato over against the cage.
Pato working aggressively here.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Paa.
Pato takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Paa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato tries to work over Paa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Paa.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa gets through Pato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Paa.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
Pato working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Paa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Paa!
Iso Paa is the new middleweight champion!