PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 741 p4p, 109 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 145 p4p, 26 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Yonic
vs
Pato

172 cm
33
185 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

190 cm
30
195 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic tries to move into range but Pato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yonic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pato, pushing him back against the cage.
Pato controlling the action here for a moment.
Yonic misses with a body punch.
Yonic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Yonic tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Yonic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pato blocking some punches.
Yonic has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic lands a nice uppercut.
Yonic misses with a body punch.

Yonic has clasped his hands together around Pato's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Yonic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic scores with punches from side control.
Yonic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Yonic is looking to take a break and control but Pato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pato takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yonic in side control, throwing shots but Pato defends.
Pato is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yonic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yonic lands a nice forearm strike.
Pato parries the strikes from Yonic easily there. Yonic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pato to escape.
Yonic trying to control the position but Pato is working away.
Pato prevents Yonic from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yonic is looking to take a break and control but Pato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pato can't do much from the bottom here.
Yonic cracks Pato with a big elbow.
Yonic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yonic landing strikes.
Yonic working the ground and pound but Pato is defending the strikes.
Yonic looks up at the clock and then as Pato takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yonic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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 takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is putting a hurting on Pato here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pato is looking for a sweep.
Pato dodges the ground and pound from Yonic.

Yonic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yonic scoring with punches from side control.
Pato defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yonic is staying tight to Pato's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pato is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato is not content to let Yonic control the position.
Pato parries the strikes from Yonic easily there. Yonic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pato to escape.
Pato dodges the ground and pound from Yonic.
Yonic cracks Pato with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yonic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pato dodges the ground and pound from Yonic.
Yonic throws an elbow but Pato slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yonic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pato is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Yonic.
Pato holds on to Yonic's head and controls the position momentarily.
Pato is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Yonic dominated that round.
That's time! Yonic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic lands a slapping body shot.
Yonic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pato avoids it really well and circles away.
Yonic connects with a body shot.
Pato fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Pato misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic slips a straight right by Pato.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Pato manages to avoid it.
Yonic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pato momentarily.
Pato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pato.
Yonic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pato.
Yonic is looking to counter punch.
Pato looks to land a combination but Yonic avoids it well.
It looked like Yonic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guillermo Pato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yonic.

Pato drives through and clinches with Yonic against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yonic.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yonic misses with some punches.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yonic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pato can do to turn this around?
Yonic prevents a body shot from Pato.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Pato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yonic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pato after a bit of a struggle.
Yonic pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boss Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yonic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pato smiles and moves away.
Yonic moves away from the strike by Pato.
Pato throws the left hand but Yonic avoids the punch easily.
Pato staying out of range there.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Yonic circles away.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pato manages to avoid it.
Pato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pato slips under a jab from Yonic.
Pato throws a big shot that misses.
Pato takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Pato manages to avoid it.
Pato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boss Yonic is winning the standup battle so far.
Pato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pato throws an off balance right hand
and Yonic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Pato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yonic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pato swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Pato cracks Yonic with a good jab.
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yonic misses with a straight right.
Yonic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice jab there from Yonic.
Yonic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Pato is just out of range.
Pato misses with a body shot
and Yonic counters with a nice uppercut.
Yonic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yonic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yonic misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yonic clinches up against the cage.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yonic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Yonic backwards.
Yonic can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.

Yonic pulls guard.
Yonic being controlled here, momentarily.
Yonic controls Pato momentarily but Pato frees himself.

Yonic has his foot on Pato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pato works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Yonic dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yonic throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range.
Yonic lands with an overhand left.
Yonic cracks Pato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yonic digs a good body shot into Pato's ribs.
Yonic slips a straight right by Pato.
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Yonic misses the target.
Yonic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yonic doesn't seem bothered though.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pato.
Yonic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pato's head backwards.
Yonic misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Pato releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yonic lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yonic moves away from the strike by Pato.
Yonic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yonic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yonic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pato keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Pato working a defensive guard here.
Yonic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yonic is looking to work some ground and pound but Pato has wrist control.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Pato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pato looking to control.
Yonic works over Pato with some ground and pound from guard.
Guillermo Pato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yonic is looking to work some ground and pound but Pato has wrist control.
Yonic throwing strikes from guard but Pato blocks nicely.
Yonic throws a big elbow that misses.
Pato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yonic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yonic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yonic sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pato throws a lazy right hand but Yonic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Yonic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pato misses with a body shot.
Pato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
Yonic takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch but Yonic is having none of it.
Pato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.
Yonic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yonic cracks Pato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pato misses with the combination.
Yonic throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range.
Yonic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Pato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pato throws a jab when Yonic was well out of range.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pato thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Yonic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pato.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic slips a jab from Pato.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
Pato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.
Pato throws a jab but it's blocked by Yonic.
Yonic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yonic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Pato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato connects with a solid leg kick.
Pato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Pato. Beautiful body shot.
Yonic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pato. Pato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yonic blocks a leg kick.
Pato throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boss Yonic.
Well Yonic 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Yonic!
Boss Yonic very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.