PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Stone told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Patterson
vs
Stone

193 cm
27
216 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
203 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Stone!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Patterson's knee but Patterson avoids it well.
Patterson moves out of range of the body kick.
Patterson thows a leg kick but Stone checks it

and Stone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patterson.
Stone wants to stall.
Stone has Patterson pushed against the ropes.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patterson is defending well for now.
Patterson misses with a knee strike.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.

Stone clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Patterson avoids the damage to the body.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.

It looks like Jon Stone has been cut.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Patterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Patterson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Patterson avoids the damage to the body.
Stone working Patterson over with knees to the body.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Patterson blocks with his arms.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Stone looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patterson misses with a knee strike.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Patterson.
Knees to the body from Patterson.
A knee to the head by Patterson.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Patterson crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Patterson.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patterson working Stone over with knees to the body.
Patterson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Patterson scores a nice knee to the body.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Patterson.
Stone wants to break free but Patterson has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patterson obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Patterson lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patterson obliges.
Patterson landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Patterson.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone trying to control the position but instead, Patterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stone into the ropes.
Patterson misses with a knee strike.

Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Patterson tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson working Stone over with knees to the body.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Patterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Stone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Patterson wants to clinch.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patterson tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.

Stone gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Stone taking a breather.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Patterson avoids the damage to the body.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Patterson keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Patterson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Patterson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Patterson lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Patterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Patterson crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Patterson lands an elbow inside.
Patterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Patterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Patterson with a knee to the head.
Patterson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Donald Patterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patterson obliges.
Patterson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patterson lands a nice elbow.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Patterson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Patterson landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.
Patterson blocks the elbow strike.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Patterson avoids the damage to the body.
Patterson lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Patterson scores a nice knee to the body.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Patterson lands a nice elbow.
Patterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
Patterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson lands a nice elbow.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patterson tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Patterson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Patterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Patterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Stone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Patterson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson lands a head kick. Stone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patterson on the side of the head.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.
Patterson wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Stone there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.

Stone has Patterson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Patterson missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Stone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson with a knee to the head.
Stone tries to break free but Patterson pushes him back against the ropes.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Patterson lands an elbow inside.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Patterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patterson.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Stone is trying to force a seperation but Patterson has the dominant position.
Patterson misses with a knee to the head.
Patterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Patterson misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.

Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.

Patterson tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Stone.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patterson avoids it.
Stone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jon Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Patterson lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patterson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patterson has him pressed against the ropes.
Patterson avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Patterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patterson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

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