PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klem Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Donovan
vs
Patterson

183 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klem Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Donovan misses.
Donovan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
Donovan misses with the combination.
Donovan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patterson throws a body punch but Donovan moves out of range.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Patterson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patterson lands in his opponent's guard.

Donovan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Patterson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Donovan wants to sweep but no luck.
Patterson lands a couple of elbows.
Patterson stands up over Donovan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Patterson controlling from the top position.
Patterson looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donovan working for a triangle but Patterson defends it easily.
Patterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Patterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Patterson has closed the distance and engaged Donovan in a clinch.
Donovan wants to break free but Patterson has control.
Donovan prevents a takedown attempt there.

Patterson lands a takedown into guard.
Patterson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donovan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Patterson has passed into half guard!
Patterson trying to control the pace.
Patterson trying to control the action but Donovan is working from the bottom.

Donovan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patterson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Donovan is staying active underneath Patterson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donovan tries to get to full guard but Patterson has control of the leg.
Patterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patterson trying to control the action but Donovan is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donovan throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Donovan throws a one two combo.
Donovan swinging wilding here.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Donovan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
Donovan throws a one two combo.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Good standup being displayed there by Patterson as he connects with a hook.
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Donovan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Patterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donovan, pushing him back against the cage.

Patterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donovan tries to keep at a distance but Patterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patterson stalls.

Patterson wants the takedown. Donovan is fighting it off but Patterson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Donovan's guard against the cage.
Patterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donovan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patterson preventing the sweep.

Patterson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patterson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Patterson trying to control but Donovan is working from the bottom.

Donovan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patterson passes Donovan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Patterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Donovan wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patterson misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Donovan.
Patterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donovan.

Patterson gets a clinch.

Patterson has hold of one of Donovan's legs. Donovan is fighting the takedown attempt but Patterson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Patterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Donovan is retaining full guard.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Patterson landing with the ground and pound.
Patterson working some strikes from top position.
Patterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donovan is keeping the position for now.
Patterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Donovan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patterson stopping the sweep attempt from Donovan.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donovan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Patterson passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donovan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Patterson stands up out of the half guard.
John Donovan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donovan tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donovan throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Patterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donovan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Patterson clinches with his opponent.

Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Donovan scores with a three punch combo!
Donovan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Patterson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Patterson wants to work for an arm triangle but Donovan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slows the pace down in half guard.

Patterson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donovan is just riding it out for now. Patterson eventually gives up the hold.
Patterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Donovan is refusing to be controlled, as Patterson sits in half guard.
Patterson winds up and cracks Donovan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Klem Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Donovan wants to get back to his feet.
Patterson trying to control from half guard but Donovan is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Patterson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Patterson controlling from the full mount.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the head.
Donovan is looking to improve his position but Patterson isn't that keen on the idea.
Patterson is landing with some decent strikes but Donovan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Patterson prevents Donovan from getting the reversal.
Patterson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patterson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Donovan looks a forlorn figure.

Patterson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Donovan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donovan can do anything to dispel that myth.

Donovan drops back looking for a leg! Patterson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patterson manages to kick Donovan off! Donovan jumps back into Patterson's guard.

Donovan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Patterson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Donovan has Patterson in his guard.

Donovan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Patterson uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Patterson landing strikes.
Patterson looks up at the clock and then as Donovan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Patterson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Donovan is rocked!
Patterson just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klem Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Patterson has closed the distance and engaged Donovan in a clinch.

Patterson pulls Donovan into guard.
Donovan stopping the sweep attempt from Patterson.

Patterson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Donovan pushing down on Patterson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Patterson is pressing down on Donovan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Patterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Donovan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Patterson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donovan with the active half guard here but Patterson passes nicely into side control.
Donovan being controlled for a moment.
Donovan is looking for a sweep.
Donovan is working hard here to advance position.
Patterson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Donovan sneaks back into half guard.
Donovan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Patterson controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donovan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donovan wants to stand but Patterson is controlling the position.
Patterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donovan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Patterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donovan has momentary wrist control but Patterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Patterson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Donovan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Patterson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Donovan!
Patterson is landing with some decent strikes but Donovan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan can't escape the position.
Patterson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Donovan is looking to improve his position but Patterson isn't that keen on the idea.
Patterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patterson tries to control but Donovan wriggling away.
Donovan can't escape the position.
Patterson cracks Donovan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Donovan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is landing with some decent strikes but Donovan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Patterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Donovan hang on?
Patterson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Patterson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Donovan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Patterson controlling his opponent.

Patterson has control of Donovan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Donovan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Donovan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Donovan tries to buck Patterson off but he can't manage it.
John Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan seems to have got his legs back now.
Patterson landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Klem Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patterson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klem Patterson!