PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jervis Tetch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jervis Tetch will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cleary
vs
Tetch

172 cm
25
183 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jervis Tetch!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tetch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cleary 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.
Tetch scores with a jab. Cleary acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tetch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tetch just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleary gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tetch throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tetch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tetch lands a nice shot that snaps Cleary's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tetch.
An inside leg kick lands from Tetch.
A slow jab from Cleary misses its intended target.

Cleary lands a high kick to the side of Tetch's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Cleary dives into guard, looking to finish.

Tetch is rocked!
Cleary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tetch is keeping the position for now.
Tetch is still in real trouble! Can Cleary finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleary forces his way into half guard.
Cleary looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cleary is working hard here to advance position.
Cleary passes to full mount!
Tetch seems to have recovered his senses.
Tetch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cleary throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cleary goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tetch is on top in guard.
Cleary has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tetch has passed into side control.
Tetch takes a little break here. Cleary wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tetch is looking to take a break and control but Cleary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetch gets to mount! Cleary was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cleary can't escape the position.
Tetch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cleary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
My spies in Rusterman's inform me that Tetch has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cleary regains half guard.
Tetch not doing much here.
Cleary gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jervis Tetch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tetch slips under a jab from Cleary.
Tetch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cleary misses the target.
Tetch lands with a shot to the body.
Tetch throws a right hand that misses
and Cleary counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tetch.
Jervis Tetch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cleary avoids the body shot from Tetch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary takes one to the chin there.
Tetch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Tetch.
Tetch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tetch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tetch is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Cleary on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tetch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cleary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cleary appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tetch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cleary counters with a nice leg kick.
Cleary takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cleary drops his hands momentarily and Tetch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cleary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tetch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
Cleary appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cleary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tetch.
Cleary looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tetch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tetch throws a shot to the body.
Jervis Tetch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleary takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cleary takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tetch punishes Cleary's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Tetch misses.
Cleary takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Cleary misses
and Tetch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tetch cracks the inside of Cleary's front leg.
Tetch throws a body shot but no joy.
Tetch misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Cleary misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tetch. That's going to slow Cleary down.
Cleary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetch scores with a decent looking hook.
Cleary checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Cleary tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleary gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tetch.
A big right from Tetch misses.
Tetch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cleary on the side of the head.
Tetch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tetch clobbers Cleary with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tetch misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Cleary wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jervis Tetch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cleary turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tetch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cleary is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tetch's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tetch leaves Cleary with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tetch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cleary is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tetch lands a big head kick that sends Cleary tumbling to the mat! Tetch takes a step backwards and waves Cleary back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Cleary is rocked!

It looks like Patrick Cleary has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleary takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Tetch cracks Cleary with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cleary looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tetch finish him?
Oh Cleary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tetch thuds a left hand into Cleary's body.
Cleary on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cleary seems to have got his legs back now.
Cleary avoids the head kick by Tetch.
Cleary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tetch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tetch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleary manages to avoid it.
Cleary half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cleary ducks under a wild hook from Tetch.
No luck for Cleary with that takedown attempt.
Patrick Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jervis Tetch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tetch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tetch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cleary's sensitive parts.
Tetch misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Tetch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Tetch backs away, Cleary returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tetch moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tetch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tetch catches Cleary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cleary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tetch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cleary has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tetch.
Tetch lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Tetch.
Cleary jabs Tetch to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cleary momentarily.
Tetch scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tetch misses with the combination.
Cleary throws a counter high kick but Tetch was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cleary throws a leg kick but Tetch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cleary stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tetch.
Tetch looks to land a right hand but Cleary moved out of range.
Cleary appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tetch is looking to score with low kicks.
Cleary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jervis Tetch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tetch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jervis Tetch!
Jervis Tetch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.