PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Zelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelman comes to the cage accompanied by My Own Summer - Deftones. Dan Patterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Zelman
vs
Patterson

170 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Zelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zelman counters with a left to the body.
Zelman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Patterson moves to clinch but Zelman breaks away

and Zelman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zelman lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Dan Patterson has been cut.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Zelman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patterson's face.
Zelman landing knees to the body.
Zelman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Zelman.
Zelman crunches a lovely knee into Patterson's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patterson looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Zelman.
Zelman lands with a light punch inside.
Zelman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Zelman.
Zelman pushes Patterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Zelman.
Zelman scores with a hook to the body.
Zelman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zelman works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zelman.
Zelman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Zelman.
Zelman lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zelman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zelman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zelman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Patterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zelman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Patterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zelman lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Zelman.
Zelman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Patterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zelman lands a good knee to the midsection. Patterson won't want to take too many of those.
Zelman landing knees to the head.

Patterson is rocked!
Zelman creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Patterson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Patterson drops to his knees and Zelman pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Zelman!