PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Patill (ranked 3681 p4p, 3839 weight class) and Ludvig Linguine (ranked 345 p4p, 359 weight class). Patill comes to the cage accompanied by Down Like That. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Patill
vs
Linguine

178 cm
25
151
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
155
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 2 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludvig Linguine!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linguine fails with the takedown

and Patill counters with a takedown into side control.
Linguine is trying to control Patill's posture but Patill avoids it.
Linguine is looking for a sweep.
Patill working away.
Linguine takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Linguine bucks up and tries to throw Patill off but instead Patill has got his back!
Linguine trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linguine is in bad spot here.
Linguine trying to get back to his feet but Patill is in full control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patill is riding his opponent, not letting Linguine buck him off.
Linguine is trying to get back to his feet but Patill has full control of the position and if anything, Linguine has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Patill trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Linguine doesn't escape.
Linguine is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Linguine trying to control the position but Patill manages to sink in the hooks.
Patill controlling the position well here. Linguine rolled but Patill kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Linguine is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linguine trying to control the position but Patill manages to sink in the hooks.
Linguine can't escape the position.
Patill is riding his opponent, not letting Linguine buck him off.
Linguine is trying to get back to his feet but Patill has full control of the position and if anything, Linguine has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patill just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patill scores with punches from the back.
Patill doesn't have the hooks in and Linguine manages to turn into his guard.
Patill wants to get back to his feet but Linguine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Linguine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Patill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Linguine defends it easily.
Linguine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Linguine throws a big elbow that misses.
Patill is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linguine stopping the sweep attempt from Patill.
Linguine landing with the ground and pound.
Linguine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Linguine won't allow Patill to sweep him here.
Linguine throwing strikes but missing.
Linguine working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patill working a defensive guard here.
Linguine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Patill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Patill. No joy for Linguine on that attempt.
Linguine looks for a takedown but Patill sprawls well.
Patill appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Linguine goes for a double leg but Patill avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patill continues to drive forward.
John Patill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Linguine.
Linguine fails with a takedown attempt.
Ludvig Linguine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Patill gets the takedown into side control.
Patill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linguine can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linguine is trying to get back to half guard.
Linguine is breathing heavily.
Linguine can't do much from the bottom here.
Patill works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patill is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Linguine pushes Patill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Patill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Patill lands a decent elbow from side control.
Patill controls the position.
Patill landing a few strikes.
Linguine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Linguine wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
John Patill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patill is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Linguine's shoulder. That is not cool.
Patill tries to move to mount but Linguine blocks the move with his legs.
Patill controlling from side mount.
Linguine is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Patill has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Linguine bucks up and tries to throw Patill off but instead Patill has got his back!
What can Linguine do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patill gets his hands free as Linguine looks to control.
Linguine rolls, trying to escape but Patill keeps control of the position.
Linguine is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Linguine tries to roll but Patill sticks to his back.
Linguine wants to get back to his feet.
Patill has good solid back control here.
Linguine is trying to get back to his feet but Patill has full control of the position and if anything, Linguine has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patill has the hooks in. Linguine is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Linguine fending off the submission attempt from Patill.
Patill tries to get the hooks in deep but Linguine pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Patill dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Linguine shoots in looking for a takedown but Patill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Linguine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patill attempts a counter takedown but Linguine avoids it well and moves away.
Linguine tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Patill defends well and Linguine ends up having to push Patill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Patill throws a right hand that Linguine ducks under and follows up with a left that Linguine also avoids with ease.
Patill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linguine looks for a takedown but Patill sprawls well.
John Patill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Linguine.
Patill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Patill wants it to stay on the feet.
Patill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linguine at a distance.
Linguine shoots in for a double leg but Patill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Patill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Linguine napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Linguine is being controlled here.
Patill prevents Linguine from escaping the position.
Linguine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patill tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Patill working away.
Patill happy to just control the position for now.
Patill working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Patill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Linguine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Patill prevents Linguine from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Patill controlling from side mount.
Linguine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Patill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Linguine can do anything to dispel that myth.
Linguine takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Patill trying to control the action but Linguine is working from the bottom.
Patill working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linguine is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Patill asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Linguine wants to get back to his feet but Patill is dominant here and he's now got Linguine's back!
Linguine is trying to break free.
Linguine keeps trying to improve his position.

Patill working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Patill keeps control of the position easily here as Linguine tries to buck him off.
Linguine is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patill controls the action.
Linguine tries to escape but Patill has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Patill lands with a hammerfist to the side of Linguine's head.
Patill scores with punches to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Linguine is trying to stand back up.
Patill slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Patill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Patill!
As John Patill got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: And THAT IS why I'm gonna tear this division. You didn't want to accept the fight, you were scared. But you did, and I did what I said I'd do. GET READY FOR THE CRUSHER'.