PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lysa Pala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pala has chosen Kiara - Bonobo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Patterson
vs
Pala

194 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vaughn Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lysa Pala!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson dives in and grabs Pala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pala pushes down on Patterson's head and hops out.
Pala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Pala lands a nice hook to Patterson's body. Patterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pala throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Pala throws a combination that misses
and Patterson counters with a head kick.
Lysa Pala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pala circles away.
Pala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patterson. That did some damage!
Pala throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Pala catches Patterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pala scoring well with a low kick there.
Pala misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pala!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Pala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pala lands with a shot to the body.
Pala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Pala lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pala.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pala swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.

Patterson rushes Pala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Patterson breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Pala misses
and Patterson counters with a head kick. That will keep Pala thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pala scores with a one two! Patterson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patterson tries to move into range but Pala moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patterson ducks right into an uppercut from Pala.
Pala throws a shot to the body.
Patterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Patterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pala throws a shot to the body.
Pala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Patterson rather than just go for the knockout.

Patterson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pala wants to control but Patterson passes into side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pala wants to control but Patterson postures up.
Pala sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Patterson throwing shots but Pala is blocking nicely.
Pala holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pala is trying to get back to full guard.
Pala is not content to let Patterson control the position.
Pala moves into full guard.
Pala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pala pulls Patterson in close to his closed guard and prevents Patterson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pala controlling Patterson's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lysa Pala dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pala throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pala cracks Patterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vaughn Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pala circles away.
Pala lands a nice hook to Patterson's body. Patterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Pala is avoiding it.
Pala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses
and Pala counters with a nice uppercut.
Pala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pala punishes Patterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Pala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Vaughn Patterson has been cut.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pala takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Pala has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pala!
Pala lands a slapping body shot.
Pala connects with an inside leg kick.
Pala throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pala scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pala scores with a leg kick.
Pala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patterson at a distance.
Pala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lysa Pala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patterson at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Pala.
Patterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Pala circles away and keeps his distance.
Pala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pala lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Patterson backs up against the cage.
Pala digs a good hook to Patterson's body.
Patterson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patterson on the side of the head.
Pala lands a jab-cross combination.

Patterson is rocked!
Pala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patterson doesn't seem bothered though.
Pala displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Patterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pala throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Patterson crashing down! Patterson tries to stagger back to his feet but Pala just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Patterson asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lysa Pala!