PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harlan Patterson (ranked 25123 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Richie (ranked 6352 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patterson
vs
Richie

210 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harlan Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Richie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Richie drives through and clinches with Patterson against the cage.
Patterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Patterson wants a takedown.
Richie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Richie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Richie.

It looks like Harlan Patterson has been cut.
Patterson is working for takedown but Richie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Richie prevents Patterson from breaking the clinch.

Richie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Richie gets a clinch.
Richie has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Patterson breaks the clinch.
Richie misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patterson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Richie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Richie manages to escape to his feet.

Richie drives through and clinches with Patterson against the cage.

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

Patterson instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Richie.
Richie lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Richie manages to break the clinch.
Richie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Richie rushes Patterson and presses him up against the cage.

Patterson has clasped his hands together around Richie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Patterson is controlling him well.
Richie is looking to get back to his feet here but Patterson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Richie's back.
Patterson scores with punches to the body.
Richie wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is working the ground and pound. Can Richie escape?

Patterson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Patterson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Richie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Richie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harlan Patterson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Richie drives through and clinches with Patterson against the cage.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Richie to keep the fight standing.
Patterson is working for takedown but Richie is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Richie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Richie pushes Patterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richie.
Richie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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

Patterson gets tackled into the cage by Richie. Richie maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richie.
Raul Richie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Patterson breaks the clinch.

Richie moves into range and clinches up with Patterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Patterson jumps guard and drags Richie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Patterson has a closed guard, preventing Richie from standing up.
Richie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlan Patterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raul Richie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.

Richie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patterson, pushing him back against the cage.
Patterson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harlan Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Patterson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee is keeping an eye on Richie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Patterson letting Richie take a breather here.
Patterson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Richie to keep the fight standing.
Richie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patterson's defenses.
Patterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Patterson wants the takedown. Richie is fighting it off but Patterson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Richie's guard against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Richie has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Patterson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Patterson avoiding damage.
Richie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richie landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Richie manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Richie. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson is looking to counter the offense by Richie and move into the clinch.
Richie throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Patterson's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Richie dives in looking to finish as Patterson flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Richie's strikes! Richie is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Patterson's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Patterson was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Richie!