PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louie Cane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Patterson
vs
Cane

179 cm
27
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

182 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louie Cane!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patterson has time to react.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cane but Cane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patterson shoots in but Cane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Cane. No joy for Patterson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patterson looking to score a takedown here. Cane is defending well but Patterson drives through and ends up in Cane's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cane keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Patterson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cane is trying to get back to half guard.

Patterson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cane is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Patterson stalls from top position.

Patterson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cane is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane is trying to improve his position.
Cane manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cane.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patterson working a defensive guard here.
Cane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Patterson is pulling down on Cane's head. It's preventing any offense from Cane, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane tries to free his leg and advance position but Patterson is retaining full guard.
Cane throws a big elbow that misses.
Cane preventing the sweep.
Patterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pete Patterson.
Patterson staying out of range there.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cane's waist but Cane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patterson off to one side.
Cane leaves Patterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cane throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louie Cane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Patterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Cane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cane slaps away a takedown attempt from Patterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt
and Cane counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Cane there.
Cane stalks Patterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patterson's face. Patterson staggers backwards, shaken.
Cane takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Cane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane misses with the combination.
Cane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson with a poor takedown
and Cane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Patterson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patterson lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cane keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Cane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cane is looking for a triangle but Patterson pushes his legs off easily.

Patterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Cane keeps moving.
Cane wants to stand up but Patterson is controlling him.
Patterson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Cane keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Patterson pushing down on Cane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Patterson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cane sees it coming and defends easily.
Cane wants to get back to full guard.
Patterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Patterson wants to pass the guard but Cane is defending well.
Cane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patterson.

Patterson wants to work for an arm triangle but Cane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patterson moves into full mount! Cane won't be happy about that!
Patterson cracks Cane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cane is squirming around, avoiding Patterson's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Patterson looking to control but Cane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson landing strikes from the mount.
Patterson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cane looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Patterson punishes Cane with strikes from the back mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson biding his time, controlling Cane.

Patterson working for a choke but Cane is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Patterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cane swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cane misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Patterson with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Cane. Those never looked like landing.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Cane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cane misses with the combination.
Cane lands with a nice combination. Patterson backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a punch to the head.
Patterson scores with a jab to the head.
Patterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cane counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Cane misses its intended target.
Patterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cane is fending him off so far but Patterson persists. Nope, Cane circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane throws a right hand that misses

and Patterson counters with a single leg into guard. Cane didn't expect that.

Cane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Cane keeps moving.
Pete Patterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patterson trying to control but Cane is working from the bottom.

Cane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Patterson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Patterson seems to have locked his on tight now - Cane screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Patterson, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pete Patterson!
A very excited looking Pete Patterson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.