PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stern
vs
Patterson

182 cm
23
189 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

183 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stern!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doc Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jason Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern jabs Patterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Patterson throws an off balance right hand
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Patterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Patterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stern misses with a lunging right hand
and Patterson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stern throws a lazy head kick
and Patterson counters with a straight right hand.
Stern misses with a hook
and Patterson counters with a good low kick that Stern was not able to check.
Stern misses with a body shot
and Patterson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Patterson tenderised Stern's leg. Stern is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stern throws a poor cross that misses

and Patterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patterson is looking for a kimura here.
Patterson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Patterson wants to control but Stern is keeping him busy.
Patterson is looking to advance position but Stern won't allow it.
Patterson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Patterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Patterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stern does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Doc Patterson.
Patterson throws an off balance right hand

and Stern moves into the clinch.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stern gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stern tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patterson tries to break the clinch but Stern is controlling the position.
Stern takes a shot to the head.
Patterson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Stern.
A short uppercut from Stern.
Stern lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Patterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patterson lands with a right to the head.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Patterson lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Patterson.
Stern lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Patterson or not.
Stern softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Stern working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stern lands a shot to the body.
Patterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stern lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Stern lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stern lands a body shot.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Stern avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
Stern prevents a body shot from Patterson.
Stern works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patterson looks gassed!
Stern lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Stern lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Stern lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stern digs a right hand into Patterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Patterson's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stern.
A right hook to the body lands for Stern.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stern.
A short right from Stern on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern lands an uppercut.
Stern lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Stern won't allow it.
Stern makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Stern breaks the clinch.
Stern looks for the body kick but Patterson saw that one coming.
Patterson misses with a left hand

and Stern counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern digs a right hand into Patterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Patterson's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Stern lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stern throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stern lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stern lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stern works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Stern.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Patterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Stern.
Stern lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Stern.
Stern lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stern makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stern scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stern scores with a shot to the side of Patterson's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson misses with a punch to the body.
Stern makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stern fails to land.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stern lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
A short uppercut from Stern.
Stern presses Patterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Stern dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stern tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson swings widly with a right hand
and Stern counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Stern misses
and Patterson counters with a head kick. That will keep Stern thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Patterson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Stern to counter with a crisp jab.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Stern cracks a nice hook into Patterson's ribs.
A head kick from Patterson lands but Stern takes it in his stride.
Patterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stern.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stern throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patterson counters with a thumping low kick.
Stern misses with a lunging right hand
and Patterson counters with an outside leg kick.
Patterson throws a lazy head kick
and Stern counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Stern drives through and clinches with Patterson against the cage.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Stern.
Stern lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Patterson jumps guard.
Stern is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stern tries to free his leg and advance position but Patterson is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stern being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Stern.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson misses with a hook
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stern.
Stern swings away with a body shot that misses
and Patterson counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slips a straight right by Stern.
Patterson shoots in for a double leg but Stern sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stern misses with an uppercut
and Patterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patterson misses with a leg kick
and Stern counters with a good low kick that Patterson was not able to check.
Stern throws a head kick that misses
and Patterson counters with a good low kick that Stern was not able to check.
Stern throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Stern turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patterson swings widly with a right hand
and Stern counters with a three punch combo that has Patterson backing up. Patterson nods at Stern to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Stern counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Patterson misses
and Patterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Stern throws a leg kick
and Patterson counters with an outside leg kick.
Stern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Patterson connects with a right hand. Stern shakes it off.
Stern throws an off balance right hand
and Patterson counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson misses with a body shot
enabling Stern to counter with a crisp jab.
Stern looks to throw a body kick
and Patterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stern counters with a left to the body.
Patterson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Stern swings widly with a right hand
and Patterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Stern. No joy for Patterson on that attempt.
Patterson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Patterson gets tackled into the cage by Stern. Stern maintains the clinch.
Patterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
Patterson tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Stern lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Stern scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Stern digs a right hand into Patterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Patterson's gas tank.
Stern throws a punch but it's blocked by Patterson.
Stern has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Jason Stern has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stern lands with a short shot to the head.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Stern as the two fighters clinch.
Patterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stern lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Stern - that landed with a thud.
Stern lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stern working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stern working aggressively here.
Stern working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stern lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stern prevents a body shot from Patterson.
A head punch on the inside from Stern fails to land.
Stern misses with the head strike.
Stern throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattersons head.
Stern blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Stern.
Stern lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stern lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stern lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stern throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattersons head.
Patterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stern scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stern blocks a body shot from Patterson.
Stern lands with a right to the head.
Stern lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stern lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stern lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stern - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Stern as the two fighters clinch.
Stern lands an uppercut.

Patterson is rocked!
Stern works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stern is leaning against Patterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stern creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stern finish him?
Stern lands a hook that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
A short left from Stern.
Stern lands a right hand.
Stern lands a big right hand that drops Patterson! The killer instinct kicks in and Stern finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Stern!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Stern!
Jason Stern retains his middleweight title!