PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Kemp (ranked 2120 p4p, 221 weight class) and George Patton (ranked 13770 p4p, 447 weight class). Ross Kemp looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kemp
vs
Patton

190 cm
28
269 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

193 cm
40
287 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ross Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Patton!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kemp circles away quickly and effectively.
Kemp thinks about countering with a head kick.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Kemp moves out of range of the body kick from Patton.
Patton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kemp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Patton takes a swing at Kemp's ribcage but misses.
Kemp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Patton checks a leg kick.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
It looked like Kemp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp with a hook.

It looks like George Patton has been cut.
Patton tries to bum rush Kemp with a series of wild strikes but Kemp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patton fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a head kick.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
Patton scores with a nice right hand.
Patton misses with a body punch
and Kemp counters with a nice leg kick.
Patton misses with a looping right.
Kemp thinks about countering with a body kick.
Patton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kemp counters with a stiff right hand.
Patton swinging wildly here.
George Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton throws a looping overhand right but Kemp ducks down to avoid it.
Kemp scores with a leg kick.
Kemp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kemp counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kemp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kemp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattons head.
Kemp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
Kemp misses with a body punch.

Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patton throws a right and a left that Kemp avoids nicely.
Kemp misses with a head kick.
Kemp just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick

and Kemp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kemp lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kemp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kemp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Kemp.
Still in the clinch, Patton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kemp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
Patton wants to get back to striking at distance but Kemp won't allow it.
A short right from Kemp.
Kemp throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Kemp lands a body punch.
Kemp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Patton looks winded!
Kemp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kemp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kemp lands with a short shot to the head.
Kemp misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kemp - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
Kemp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemp gets through Patton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kemp pushes Patton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Kemp.
Kemp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kemp lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kemp.
Kemp tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Kemp back against the cage.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Kemp blocks with his arms.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
Kemp lands with a short shot to the head.
Kemp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kemp presses Patton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kemp tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Kemp back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Kemp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Patton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kemp has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.

Patton breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Kemp.
Kemp slips a jab and a cross from Patton.
Patton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patton scores with the left hand. Kemp knows he should have avoided that one.
Patton scores with a jab to the head.
Patton avoids the head kick by Kemp.
Patton looks to land a combination. Kemp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Patton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patton is breathing heavily.
Patton throws an off balance right hand
and Kemp counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Patton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Patton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kemp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton misses with the combination.
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Kemp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patton takes a swing at Kemp's ribcage but misses.
Patton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Kemp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
Kemp connects with a nice looking jab.
Patton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Patton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kemp rather than just go for the knockout.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kemp gets a clinch.
Kemp gets through Patton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kemp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Patton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kemp lands a shoulder strike.
Patton is still on wobbly legs! Can Kemp finish him?
Kemp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
Kemp lands a big right hand that drops Patton! The killer instinct kicks in and Kemp finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kemp!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Kemp!
Ross Kemp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated George Patton had this to say: 'I'd like to thank my opponent, and apologize to the fans.'.