PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Pattinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House has chosen Links 2,3,4 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pattinson
vs
House

185 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
187 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Pattinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray House!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pattinson misses with a right hand
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pattinson darts in trying to clinch
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pattinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but House is out of range and Pattinson settles back down.
House slips a straight right by Pattinson.
House lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot by House.

House throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pattinson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. House is in Pattinson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
House passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pattinson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
House misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House controlling the pace for now.
House sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
House controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! House connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
House misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pattinson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
House raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pattinson's face.
Pattinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by House.
House has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pattinson's face.
House takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House with a couple of short strikes.

House working for a submission but Pattinson is keeping him at bay.
House throws some wild stikes that Pattinson manages to avoid easily.
House takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
House thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

House looking for a guillotine from mount but Pattinson is having none of it.
House throwing strikes but Pattinson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House throwing shots but Pattinson is blocking nicely.
House throwing shots but Pattinson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray House dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

House punishes Pattinson's body with a nice straight punch.

House shoots in and bounces Pattinson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

House stands up and waves to Pattinson to follow him.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

House closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ray House has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pattinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with House in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throwing shots but Pattinson is blocking nicely.
House thows a huge punch but Pattinson dodges it nicely.
House throwing shots but Pattinson is blocking nicely.
House looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House lands strikes from half guard.
House not landing any meaningful shots this time.
House working the head and body with strikes.
House trying to pass the guard but Pattinson defending well.
House is controlling the pace.

House stands up out of the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot by House.
Pattinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
Edward Pattinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
House lunges at Pattinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pattinson's hand.
House moves into range and connects with a jab.
House throws out a powerful jab.

House scores a takedown into full mount!
House lands a big shot there that rocks Pattinson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by House there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House working Pattinson over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray House showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pattinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pattinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
House has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for House.
Pattinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
House steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pattinson. That one must have hurt.
House throws a lazy right hand but Pattinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

House shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
House slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattinson wants to get back to his feet.
House with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ray House.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pattinson.
Pattinson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pattinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pattinson defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
House throws a hook but Pattinson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House lands a jab to the nose.
Pattinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to House's calf.
Pattinson tries to land a leg kick but House saw it coming and moves away.
Pattinson lands with a kick to the ribs.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pattinson.

House feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
House pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pattinson is keeping the position for now.
House is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
House throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pattinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House with a nice head shot there.
House is looking to work some ground and pound but Pattinson has wrist control.
Edward Pattinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
House is looking to advance position but Pattinson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
House is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
House tries to get back to half guard but can't.

House bucks Pattinson off and manages to get back to his feet!
Pattinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pattinson scores with a push kick.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray House comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well House 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray House!