PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Shillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stack Shillings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shillings
vs
Patterson

209 cm
40
282 lbs
41 - 10 - 0

201 cm
24
278 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sun-Tzu

Conviction
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stack Shillings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shillings throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Floyd Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Shillings misses.
Shillings checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shillings throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Shillings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson misses with an uppercut
and Shillings counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking.
Patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Patterson moves into range and clinches up with Shillings.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Shillings avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
Shillings tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Shillings back against the cage.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Shillings lands a right hand.
Shillings is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shillings swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shillings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shillings has Patterson pushed against the cage.
Shillings stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patterson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shillings's brow.

Shillings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shillings connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patterson's hands.

It looks like Floyd Patterson has been cut.
Patterson throws a body punch but Shillings moves out of range.
Shillings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Patterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shillings.
Patterson misses with a straight left.
Shillings tries a head kick but it misses.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Shillings's head but Shillings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shillings thuds his right hand into Patterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shillings defending well as Patterson loads up on a big left hand.
Shillings swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shillings.
Shillings walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shillings moves away.
Shillings thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shillings bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patterson's head backwards.
Shillings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shillings has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shillings misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shillings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shillings.
Shillings checks a low kick from Patterson.
Shillings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Patterson.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Shillings is avoiding it.
Patterson tries to bum rush Shillings with a series of wild strikes but Shillings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shillings missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shillings throws a head kick that half lands.
Patterson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shillings scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Patterson.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Shillings bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Patterson's head.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
Shillings is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Shillings does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Shillings does it's job there.

Patterson is rocked!
Shillings scores with a kick to the body.
Patterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Shillings finish him?
Patterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Shillings.
Patterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Patterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shillings scores with a spinning back kick!
A big right from Shillings misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shillings checks a leg kick.
Shillings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson walks into a left hand.
Shillings throws a push kick but Patterson slaps the foot to one side.
Shillings misses with a wild combination.
Shillings lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shillings throws out the jab.
Patterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Shillings.
Shillings changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shillings lands a high kick!
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Shillings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shillings paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shillings connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shillings throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Patterson looks winded!
Patterson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Shillings cracks Patterson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shillings has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Patterson to stand back up!

That has opened up Floyd Patterson's cut even more.
Shillings lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shillings cracks Patterson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Patterson falls to his knees and Shillings doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stack Shillings!
During a confident post fight interview, Stack Shillings thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.