PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Patill (ranked 2276 p4p, 4998 weight class) and Shareef Aswad (ranked 253 p4p, 420 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patill might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Soldiers eyes. On his way into the cage it seems that John Patill has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Patill seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Patill
vs
Aswad

178 cm
26
151
4 - 0 - 0

165 cm
27
150
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Patill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shareef Aswad!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patill gets tackled into the cage by Aswad. Aswad maintains the clinch.

Patill has Aswad pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Patill pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Aswad tumbling to the mat - Patill dives into Aswad's guard.
Aswad is looking to stand back up but Patill counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Aswad.

Aswad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aswad on the ground.
Patill wants to control but Aswad is keeping him busy.

Aswad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patill works his way into side control.
Aswad tries to bench press Patill off him but Patill keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Patill controls the position.
Aswad is looking to reverse the position.
Aswad on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aswad is looking to reverse the position.
Patill trying to control the position but Aswad is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aswad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aswad is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Patill's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Patill content to control rather than advance.

Aswad actively working from the bottom here.
Aswad wants to get back to full guard.

Aswad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Patill tries to pass to full mount but Aswad defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aswad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patill is trying to control the action in half guard but Aswad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aswad tries to roll over but Patill keeps him under control.

Aswad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patill pulls his head out easily.

That's four 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.

Aswad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patill pulls his head out easily.

Aswad actively working from the bottom here.
Patill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aswad is looking for a sweep. Patill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Aswad with the active half guard here but Patill passes nicely into side control.
Patill wants to control but Aswad is keeping him busy.
Patill in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patill lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patill tries to keep at a distance but Aswad has taken the fight into the clinch.

Patill lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Aswad actively working from the bottom here.

Aswad looking for submissions off his back.

Aswad actively working from the bottom here.

Aswad has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Patill escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Patill!
We've been hearing that Patill has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aswad is trying to work for a sweep but Patill has mounted him!
Patill lands a heavy elbow.
Aswad bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aswad trying to control but Patill is working from the bottom.
Patill keeping full guard, as Aswad tries to pass.

Aswad drops back, looking for a kneebar! Patill looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Patill looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Patill!

Patill trying to control the position but Aswad is working away.
Patill controlling the position.
Aswad takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Aswad is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patill is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Aswad is not content to let Patill control the position.
A lull in the action here as Patill stalls from top position.
Aswad tries to bench press Patill off him but Patill keeps the position.
Aswad tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Patill presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Aswad is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patill controlling the position easily from mount.
Aswad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aswad regains half guard.

Aswad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patill pulls his head out easily.

Aswad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patill pulls his head out easily.
Patill controlling the pace.

Aswad looking for submissions off his back.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Aswad looking for submissions off his back.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aswad is breathing heavily.
Aswad is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aswad is in trouble now - Patill has advanced to mount!
Patill controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Patill dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Aswad takes the fight into the clinch.
Aswad is working for takedown but Patill is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aswad jumps guard but Patill stands there with Aswad around his waist. Aswad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aswad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Patill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shareef Aswad.

Patill turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Patill manages to end up in side control.
Aswad is looking to regain half guard here but Patill keeps moving and retains side control.
Patill wants to control but Aswad is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aswad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Patill's best efforts.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aswad is looking for a sweep. Patill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Patill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aswad can do to turn this around?
Patill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aswad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Aswad actively working from the bottom here.
Aswad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Patill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aswad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Patill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aswad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patill pulls his head out easily.
Aswad tries to get to full guard but Patill has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Patill.
Patill lands with a punch from half guard.
Patill is trying to control. Aswad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patill content to control rather than advance.

Aswad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patill pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aswad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Patill landing some decent shots from guard.

Aswad has his foot on Patill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Patill works his way back into a safe position though.

Aswad has his foot on Patill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Patill works his way back into a safe position though.
Patill slips nicely into half guard.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aswad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aswad actively working from the bottom here.

Aswad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Aswad looking for submissions off his back.
Aswad is looking to improve his position.
Patill is taking a breather. Aswad says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Aswad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patill pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Patill.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Patill!
John Patill made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'SHAREEF! Didn't choke me now did you? I told you bro. You're nothing new. I wanted to respect you but you started talking. This was a great birthday present and I look forward to the future'.