PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myspace Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Still Unbroken" by Lynyrd Skynyrd kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tom
vs
Patterson

195 cm
23
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
28
225 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myspace Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Tom blocks the low kick.

Tom shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patterson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tom throws a big right hand that misses.
Patterson being controlled here, momentarily.
Tom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tom tries to free his leg and advance position but Patterson is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tom postures up and lands a big shot to Patterson's brow.
Patterson looks winded!
Patterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tom.
Patterson has momentary wrist control but Tom slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patterson's head.
Tom is in close to Patterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tom is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tom wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
Tom not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tom landing with the ground and pound.
Tom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Patterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tom throws a big right hand that misses.
Tom looking to sit in guard and control but Patterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tom looking for a sweep. Not yet Tom, not yet.
Tom looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Patterson won't allow Tom to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom trying to control the position.
Tom controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Tom shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patterson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tom is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patterson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tom 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tom content to stall in guard here.
Tom trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tom drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tom throws an elbow that misses. Patterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tom's guard. Nice move by Patterson!

Tom wants to hit a switch here but Patterson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tom there!
Tom slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson is thwarting Tom's attempts to control the position.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Tom is trying to get back to full guard.
Tom wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom wants to control but Patterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tom wants to get back to full guard.
Tom is looking to escape.

Patterson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tom gets full guard.
Tom wants to get back to his feet but Patterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tom throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tom 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.
Patterson postures up.
Tom 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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Patterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tom.

Patterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom is working hard here to advance position.
Tom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Tom can't do much from the bottom here.
Tom keeping his opponent close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tom is looking for a sweep.
Tom is trying to control Patterson's posture but Patterson avoids it.
Tom is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Patterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tom is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Tom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tom shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patterson's guard.
Tom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tom distracts Patterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Patterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tom stays in close to Patterson's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patterson has momentary wrist control but Tom slips an elbow through the middle.
Tom connects with a couple of short punches.
Tom landing some decent shots from guard.
Tom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patterson on the ground.
Tom keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patterson's head.
Tom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tom controlling from the top position.
Tom wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Tom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Patterson is rocked!
Tom gets to his feet and stands over Patterson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Patterson felt that one! Tom unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Patterson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myspace Tom!