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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Packer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfred Packer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Packer circles away.
Rick Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Packer misses the target.
Patton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Packer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patton scrambles back to his feet.
Patton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Packer avoids it really well and circles away.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Packer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Packer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patton loads up on a big right hand but Packer slips the punch.
Packer ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Packer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Patton misses with a wild combination.
Packer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patton has time to react.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton shoots for a takedown but Packer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patton misses with a left hand
and Packer counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer slips a jab from Patton.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Packer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patton's hands.
Packer looks to land a left hand but Patton moved out of range nicely.
Patton lands a slapping body shot.
Packer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Patton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Packer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Packer throws a good cross that connects.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Packer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Packer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Packer as he connects with a hook.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Patton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Packer.
Packer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Packer wants it to stay on the feet.
Alfred Packer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Patton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patton has time to react.
Patton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Packer misses with a few strikes there.
Packer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donk. Patton catches Packer right on the button with a cross.
Packer lands with a straight right. Patton didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Packer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Packer. Patton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Packer throws out the jab.
Packer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Packer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Packer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Packer slips a jab from Patton.
Packer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer digs a good hook to Patton's body.
Alfred Packer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Packer cracks Patton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Packer is trying to defend but Patton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Packer tries to roll over but Patton keeps him under control.
Packer keeping control of the position.
Packer trying to hold on to Patton's head to control him but Patton postures up.
Packer wants to get back to full guard.
Patton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Packer!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton avoids the attempt from Packer to control.
Patton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patton with good strikes from the mount here!
Patton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Packer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Packer tries to get out of the position.
Packer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Patton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Patton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton is pressing down on Packer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Packer is holding on for now.
Patton is trying to control the action in half guard but Packer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Patton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Patton tries to pass to full mount but Packer defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred Packer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Packer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
A swing and a miss from Packer.
Patton swings for the body but Packer moves out of range.
Packer lands a body shot.
Patton takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Packer.
Packer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Packer.
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton manages to break the clinch.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patton fails to land with a series of punches.
Packer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patton moves forwards but Packer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Packer throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer keeps the fight on the outside.
Packer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pattons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patton misses with a right hand
and Packer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Patton.
Packer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Packer throws a looping overhand right but Patton ducks down to avoid it.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Packer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Packer.
Packer misses with a wild combination.
Packer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Patton misses with the combination.
Patton shoots for a double leg takedown but Packer sprawls well. He's pushed Patton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Packer moves away from the strike by Patton.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patton needs to keep his hands up - Packer had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Packer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Packer tries to clinch but Patton is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patton jabs Packer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donk. Patton catches Packer right on the button with a cross.
Packer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Packer misses with a two punch combination.
Patton moves in looking to clinch but Packer pushes him off.
Packer moves out of range of the strikes.
Alfred Packer is winning the standup battle so far.
Packer misses with a body shot.
Packer misses the shot to the body.
Packer connects with a jab.
Patton goes for a double leg but Packer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Packer continues to drive forward.
Alfred Packer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Patton.
Patton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Packer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton prevents a body shot from Packer.
Patton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Packer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton takes a shot to the head.
Packer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Packer lands a body punch.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Packer.
Packer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patton is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Packer fails to land.
A short right from Patton.
Packer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Packer.
A short right from Packer on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Packer.
Packer can't find room to land a body shot as Patton controls the action.
Packer working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Packer.
Packer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Packer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Packer.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Packer tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Packer back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Packer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattons head.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Packer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Packer lands a right hand.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Packer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton tries to break the clinch but Packer is controlling the position.
Patton lands with a left to the head.
Packer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Nice body punch from Packer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred Packer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Packer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Patton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Packer tries to bum rush Patton with a series of wild strikes but Patton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Packer lands a really nice looking cross but Patton seems unphased.
Patton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Packer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Packer looks to land a left hand but Patton moved out of range nicely.
Patton misses with a left hand
and Packer counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patton. Packer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Packer lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Packer lands with an overhand left.
Patton scores with a shot to the body.
Packer lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Packer finds it's way through Patton's defenses.
Patton is rocked!
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Packer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Packer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton forces Packer back against the cage and clinches.
Patton blocks a body shot from Packer.
Packer tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
Packer misses with a body punch.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Packer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Packer fails to land.
Packer misses with the head strike.
Packer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Packer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Packer cracks Patton with a nice body shot.
Packer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Packer struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.
Patton has had enough of the clinch but Packer keeps him there for the moment.
Patton misses with some punches.
Packer is leaning against Patton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Patton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Patton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rick Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer misses with a punch to the body.
Patton digs a right hand underneath Packer's ribcage. Packer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Packer misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Packer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Packer.
Good body shot from Packer.
Patton is looking to break free of the clinch but Packer has double underhooks.
Patton blocks a body shot from Packer.
Patton gets through Packer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Packer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Packer lands a nice uppercut.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Packer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Packer throws a head punch that misses.
Packer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Packer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Packer.
Packer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Packer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Packer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Packer lands with a short shot to the head.
Packer misses with a body punch.
Packer works on Patton's body with a couple of short punches.
Packer has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
A short right from Packer on the inside.
Nice body punch from Packer - that landed with a thud.
Packer blocking some punches.
Packer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Packer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Packer blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Packer.
Packer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
A short uppercut from Packer.
Packer lands an uppercut.
Packer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Packer.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer misses with a body punch.
Packer struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Packer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Patton or not.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Packer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Packer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Alfred Packer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Packer tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Packer.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Packer avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Packer lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred Packer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Packer, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfred Packer!
An out of breath Alfred Packer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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