PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Collarina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Patton
vs
Collarina

206 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Collarina!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collarina throws a head kick that misses

and Patton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Collarina is trying to get back to full guard.
Collarina wants to control but Patton is keeping busy.
Patton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Patton is thwarting Collarina's attempts to control the position.
Patton not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collarina gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throwing strikes but missing.
Patton preventing the sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Patton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Collarina!
Patton wants to stand but Collarina has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Patton wants to stand and escape but instead Collarina has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is controlling Collarina's posture.
Collarina trying to control the position from guard on top but Patton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collarina stops Patton from standing up.
Patton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Patton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collarina manages to get himself to full guard.

Patton stays in close to Collarina's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collarina has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Patton has passed into side control.
Patton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Patton decides to stand up, so the ref orders Collarina to his feet.
Ryan Collarina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collarina tries a head kick but it misses.
Collarina tries a head kick but it misses.

Collarina has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collarina can't get the takedown.
Patton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Collarina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Collarina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Collarina tries to land knees in the clinch but Patton avoids the damage to the body.
Collarina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collarina is trying to push Patton away but Patton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Collarina wants to break free but Patton has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Patton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Patton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Collarina was covering up waiting for the punch and Patton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Collarina has a closed guard, preventing Patton from standing up.
Patton preventing the sweep.
Patton is looking to stand up but Collarina won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Collarina defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patton.
Collarina wants to counter with a clinch but Patton pushes him away.

Collarina instigates a clinch.
Collarina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Karl Patton has been cut.
Collarina wants to stall.
Collarina lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collarina is working for takedown but Patton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patton slows down the pace here.
Collarina is working for takedown but Patton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Collarina is trying to break free.
Patton can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collarina is trying to break the clinch but Patton is controlling him.
Patton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Collarina.
Collarina blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collarina can do to turn this around?
Patton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Collarina walks away with a smile on his face. Patton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karl Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collarina misses with a body kick.

Patton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Patton wants to stand but Collarina is controlling his posture from full guard.
Collarina not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Patton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Collarina, up you get!
Collarina scoring well with a low kick there.

Collarina clinches up against the cage.
Collarina taking a breather.
Collarina tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Karl Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Collarina.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collarina misses with a knee strike.

Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Patton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Patton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Collarina rushes Patton and presses him up against the cage.
Collarina tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Collarina avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Patton has Collarina pressed against the cage, preventing Collarina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Collarina creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patton is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton lands a shot to the body.
Collarina taking a breather.

Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Collarina misses

and Patton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Collarina trying to keep a closed guard but Patton is proving a slippery customer.

Patton is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Collarina has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Patton is looking to defend but Collarina has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Patton! Collarina pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Patton taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryan Collarina!