PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Born Villain . Clement has chosen Ministère AMER - Sacrifice de Poulets as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patton
vs
Clement

175 cm
32
162 lbs
37 - 12 - 1

176 cm
29
158 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!)
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Clement!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Patton.
A low kick from Patton misses

and Clement counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clement.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Clement passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Clement wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Clement.
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Clement passes to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clement punching from mount but Patton doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement is stalling here but it's allowed Patton to get half guard.
Patton wants to improve his position but Clement is controlling well.
Clement thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patton's head.

Patton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clement slips a nice elbow through Patton's hands, connecting with Patton's forehead.
Clement missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clement sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patton defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement trying to control from half guard but Patton is working away.
Clement has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patton is in trouble now - Clement has advanced to mount!
Patton is squirming around, avoiding Clement's attempts to control the action.
Patton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Clement tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Clement lands a big shot there that rocks Patton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clement working Patton over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clement looking to control but Patton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clement misses with a head shot.
Clement lands a couple of good shots and Patton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Clement trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Patton doesn't escape.
Clement punches the canvas rather than the man.
Patton covering up well and avoiding damage.
Patton avoids the strikes from Clement.
Clement misses with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Clement's guard. Nice work there by Patton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Clement has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Patton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Patton stopping the sweep attempt from Clement.
Clement keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Patton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Patton is pushing down on Clement's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clement is fighting to maintain full guard but Patton has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Clement dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Clement moves out of range of the body kick.
Patton tries to land a leg kick but Clement saw it coming and moves away.
Clement punishes Patton's body with a nice straight punch.
Clement tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Clement finds it's way through Patton's defenses.
Clement pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Patton back to the cage. Clement follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Clement scores with a sloppy right hand. Patton should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Clement.
Patton throws the kick towards the body but Clement avoids it.
Patton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good leg kick by Clement there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patton lands a nice hook to Clement's body. Clement takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patton misses with a jab to the body

and Clement counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
Clement might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Patton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Patton is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement wants to control but Patton is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Clement thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clement wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Clement wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
Clement staying calm.
Patton is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement looking to control but instead Patton has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Clement is trying to control the action in half guard but Patton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clement content to control rather than advance.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jules Clement was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Patton misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Clement showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Clement lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Patton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patton tries to work over Clement's front leg with a kick but Clement checks it.
Patton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clement looks for the body kick but Patton saw that one coming.
Clement avoids the head kick by Patton.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clement. That one must have hurt.
Patton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clement. Clement obviously looking to wear him down.
Clement uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Patton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clement's head backwards.
Clement fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Patton.
Clement throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clement. That one must have hurt.
Patton misses with a body shot

and Clement counters with a shoot takedown. Patton fights it but they end up in guard.
Clement postures up in Patton's guard and throws a big left but Patton blocks it.

Clement content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Patton has locked up a guillotine! Patton's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Clement is holding on here and Patton must be using up a lot of energy. Clement has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Patton gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Patton!
A victorious Michael Patton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.