PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alien Invasion (ranked 1452 p4p, 1881 weight class) and Pitter Patter (ranked 174 p4p, 209 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Invasion
vs
Patter

193 cm
25
189
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
190
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alien Invasion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pitter Patter!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Invasion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Patter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patter scores with a shot to the side of Invasion's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patter.
Patter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Invasion.
Invasion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patter can't find room to land a body shot as Invasion controls the action.
Patter lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patter as Invasion tries to tie him up.
Invasion blocks an uppercut.
Invasion avoids a wild elbow strike from Patter.
Invasion is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Patter tries to work over Invasion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patter swings wildly with an uppercut but Invasion uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patter throws an elbow but it misses.
Patter lands a nice shot to the body.
Patter blocks an elbow strike from Invasion.
Invasion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Invasion taking a breather.
Invasion has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patter after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alien Invasion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patter misses with an elbow over the top.
Patter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patter lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Patter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patter.
Patter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Invasion seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Patter can turn it around.
Patter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Invasion's elbow.
Invasion blocking some punches.
Invasion takes a shot to the head.
Patter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patter blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Patter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Invasion blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Patter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patter lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Patter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patter tries to work over Invasion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patter misses with a body punch.
Invasion prevents a body shot from Patter.
Patter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Invasion is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Patter.
Patter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Patter.
Patter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patter digs a right hand into Invasion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Invasion's gas tank.
Patter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Invasion or not.
Invasion blocks an elbow strike.
Invasion tries to stall but Patter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Invasion takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Patter fails to land.
A short right from Patter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patter.
Patter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Alien Invasion has been cut.
Patter lands a left hand.
Invasion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patter lands a right hand.
Patter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patter is leaning against Invasion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Invasion blocks the elbow strike.
Patter is pressed up against the cage. Invasion has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patter down to the mat. Patter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Patter connects with the punch.
Invasion takes one on the button.

Invasion is rocked!
Patter misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Invasion is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patter's half guard.
Patter tries to roll over but Invasion keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Invasion content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Invasion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patter's head.
Invasion throwing shots but Patter is blocking nicely.
Invasion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Invasion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Invasion drops an elbow to the side of Patter's head.
Invasion scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pitter Patter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alien Invasion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Invasion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Patter!
Invasion landing a few strikes.
Patter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Invasion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Invasion trying to control the action but Patter is working from the bottom.
Invasion working the ground and pound but Patter is defending the strikes.
Invasion creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Invasion takes a little break here. Patter wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Invasion lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Invasion creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Invasion looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Patter is avoiding damage well.
Invasion creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Invasion scores with punches from side control.
Invasion sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Patter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Patter parries the strikes from Invasion easily there. Invasion is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Patter to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Invasion lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Patter down.
Invasion misses with the ground and pound.
Invasion lands a nice forearm strike.
Invasion throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Invasion slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invasion throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Invasion in side control lands a decent elbow.
Invasion throws a strike aimed at the side of Patter's head but Patter avoids it well.
Invasion misses with the ground and pound.
Invasion throws an elbow but Patter slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Invasion postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Patter defending against the ground and pound.
Invasion in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Invasion fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Invasion scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Patter to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invasion is chipping away with strikes.
Patter is breathing heavily.
Invasion lands an elbow.
Invasion looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Patter is avoiding damage well.
Invasion landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Invasion landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Invasion seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Invasion seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Invasion postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Invasion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Invasion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patter keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Invasion tries to score with some ground and pound. Patter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Patter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Invasion fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Patter is not content to let Invasion control the position.
Invasion working the head with strikes.
Patter taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Invasion wants to control but Patter is keeping him busy.
Invasion postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alien Invasion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alien Invasion's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Invasion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Invasion showed some decent athleticism there.
Alien Invasion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Invasion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Invasion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Invasion lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Invasion thows a huge punch but Patter dodges it nicely.
Invasion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Invasion lands with a punch from half guard.
Invasion working over Patter with some ground and pound. Patter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Invasion.
Invasion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patter's head.
Invasion thows a huge punch but Patter dodges it nicely.
Patter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Invasion.
Invasion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Patter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Invasion wants to control but Patter is keeping him busy.
Invasion is controlling the pace.
Invasion takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invasion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Invasion lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Invasion wants to control but Patter is keeping him busy.
Invasion landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Invasion throwing shots but Patter is blocking nicely.
Invasion is nestled in close to Patter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Invasion lands strikes from half guard.
Invasion is trying to control the action in half guard but Patter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invasion is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Invasion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patter's head.
Patter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Invasion scores with a couple of nice shots.
Invasion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Invasion.
Invasion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Invasion keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Invasion has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Invasion has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Invasion lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Invasion is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Invasion landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Invasion is nestled in close to Patter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Invasion working over Patter with some ground and pound. Patter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Patter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Invasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Invasion lands with a punch from half guard.
Invasion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alien Invasion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Invasion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alien Invasion!