PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Russel
vs
Patterson

200 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bertrand Russel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson shoots and misses

and Russel counters by clinching up.
Patterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Russel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Russel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bertrand Russel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Patterson.
Russel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Russel misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Russel.
Russel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson is working for takedown but Russel is calmly controlling the position for now.

Russel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Russel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Russel throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Russel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Russel lands a nice looking body shot.
Bertrand Russel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Russel.
Patterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Russel scores with a nice head shot.
Russel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands a nice looking body shot.
Patterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bertrand Russel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Patterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Russel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Russel's waist but Russel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patterson off to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Russel. That snapped Patterson's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Russel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Russel scores with a jab.
Russel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Russel lands a jab to Patterson's midsection.
Patterson shoots for a takedown but Russel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good exchange - Russel coming out on top.
Russel lands a lovely overhand right.
Russel scores with a jab to the body.
Russel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Russel.
Russel lands a really nice looking cross but Patterson seems unphased.

Russel takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Russel is controlling him.
Russel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Russel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patterson wants to take the fight to the mat but Russel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Russel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russel works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Russel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Russel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Russel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertrand Russel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice straight punches there by Russel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Russel.
Russel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patterson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Patterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Russel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Russel.
Patterson dives in and grabs Russel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Russel pushes down on Patterson's head and hops out.
Bertrand Russel is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Russel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Russel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Russel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russel scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Patterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Russel lands with a hook. Patterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Russel misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patterson! But no joy.
Patterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Russel cracks a nice hook into Patterson's ribs.
Russel moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Russel clinches up against the cage.
Russel misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Russel fails to land.
Russel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russel.

Russel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patterson on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russel lands a lovely overhand right.
Russel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russel lands a nice shot to the body.
Russel punishes Patterson's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Russel misses.
Russel backing away here, and Patterson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel misses with a jab to the body
and Patterson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Russel is looking to wear down Patterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheers as Russel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patterson doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Russel. Beautiful body shot.
Russel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patterson misses with a hook.
Russel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patterson's head backwards.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Russel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russel closes the distance but Patterson moves to the side
letting Patterson counter with a right hand.
Russel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patterson. Patterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Russel sizes up Patterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Patterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russel at a distance.
Russel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russel wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance.
Patterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Russel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertrand Russel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Patterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Russel connects with a body shot.
Patterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russel throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Russel tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Russel fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Patterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Russel works Patterson's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russel misses with a two punch combination.
Patterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Russel jabs at Patterson's body.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel jabs at Patterson's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Russel.
Russel closes the distance but Patterson moves to the side
and Patterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russel takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Patterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Russel digs a good body shot into Patterson's ribs.
Patterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Russel scores with a hook to the body. Patterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Russel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Patterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Russel tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Russel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Russel feints a jab promting Patterson to slip. Russel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Patterson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Russel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patterson! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patterson throws out a counter right but Russel avoids it with no problem.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Russel moved out of range.
Russel lands a body shot.
Russel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russel.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson throws out a counter right but Russel avoids it with no problem.
Russel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Russel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Russel lands a nice hook to Patterson's body. Patterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Russel - just one landing.
Russel lands a nice shot to the body.
Russel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson throws out a counter right but Russel avoids it with no problem.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russel's corner calls for a 1-2. Russel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Russel lands a jab to the head.
Russel scores with a punch to the head.
Russel lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bertrand Russel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertrand Russel!