PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 1485 p4p, 2664 weight class) and Tyres Widforss (ranked 118 p4p, 193 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Patriot
vs
Widforss

165 cm
37
149
29 - 16 - 1

168 cm
27
150
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Gorgon Patriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyres Widforss!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Widforss moves out of range of the body kick.
Widforss feints the counter takedown.
Widforss throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Patriot lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patriot.
Tyres Widforss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Widforss connects with a nice looking jab.
Widforss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patriot swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Patriot.
Patriot walks into a stiff left hand from Widforss.
Widforss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good exchange - Widforss coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Patriot coming out on top.
Widforss throws an off balance right hand
and Patriot counters with a three punch combo that has Widforss backing up. Widforss nods at Patriot to acknowledge the strikes.
Widforss misses with a straight right.
Widforss misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
Patriot with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patriot's hands.
Widforss throws an off balance right hand
and Patriot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Patriot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Widforss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patriot throws the kick towards the body but Widforss avoids it.
Widforss dodges the punch combination from Patriot.
Widforss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gorgon Patriot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyres Widforss.

Widforss shoots in and gets a takedown into Patriot's guard.
Patriot wants to stand up but Widforss is controlling him.
Patriot wants to sweep here but Widforss controlling him for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Widforss trying to control the position from guard on top but Patriot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot pulls Widforss in close to his closed guard and prevents Widforss from doing any damage or advancing position.
Patriot wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Widforss postures up in Patriot's guard and throws a big left but Patriot blocks it.
Widforss is in close to Patriot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Widforss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patriot controlling Widforss's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Widforss throwing strikes but missing.
Patriot wants to sweep here but Widforss controlling him for the moment.
Patriot has Widforss pulled in close to control his posture.
Widforss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss throwing strikes from guard but Patriot blocks nicely.
Widforss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Widforss accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Widforss trying to control the position from guard on top but Patriot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Widforss throwing strikes from guard but Patriot blocks nicely.
Widforss sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Widforss won't allow Patriot to sweep him here.
Widforss is fighting to break Patriot's control of his arms but Patriot is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Widforss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patriot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Patriot manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Patriot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patriot takes one on the button.
Widforss with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widforss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Patriot counters with a good, hard body kick but Widforss shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Patriot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Widforss.
Widforss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Widforss.

Patriot bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sloppy strikes from Patriot. Those never looked like landing.
Widforss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patriot but Patriot pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Patriot decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Widforss looking for submissions off his back.
Widforss is trying to maintain the position but Patriot is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gorgon Patriot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Widforss throws a poor cross that misses
and Patriot counters with a nice uppercut.
Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Widforss.

Widforss shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Patriot manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gorgon Patriot is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Patriot misses.
Widforss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Patriot defends it well.
Widforss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Patriot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Widforss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patriot throwing a counter right hand but Widforss manages to avoid it.

Patriot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Widforss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patriot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Patriot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Widforss is trying to keep Patriot in close.
Widforss looking for a sweep. Not yet Widforss, not yet.
Widforss trying to control the position.
Patriot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot wants to control from the top but Widforss keeps moving.
Patriot's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Patriot seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Widforss for as long as he can get away with.
Widforss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Patriot manages to get himself to full guard.

A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Patriot holds on and takes a little breather.

Patriot manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gorgon Patriot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Widforss.
Patriot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Widforss.
Widforss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Widforss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Widforss throws an overhand right that lands on Patriot's shoulder, as Patriot tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Patriot.

Widforss fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Patriot to the ground. Widforss is now in Patriot's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patriot trying to keep a closed guard but Widforss is proving a slippery customer.
Patriot wants to sweep but no luck.
Widforss throwing strikes but missing.
Widforss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patriot working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Patriot holds on and takes a little breather.
Widforss throws a big right hand that misses.
Patriot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Widforss is one step ahead there.
Widforss cracks Patriot with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss throws a big elbow that misses.
Widforss trying to control the position from guard on top but Patriot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Widforss throwing strikes from guard but Patriot blocks nicely.
Widforss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patriot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Widforss throws a big elbow that misses.
Widforss postures up in Patriot's guard and throws a big left but Patriot blocks it.
Widforss won't allow Patriot to sweep him here.
Patriot trying to control the position.
Widforss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patriot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Widforss can do to turn this around?
Patriot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Patriot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Patriot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patriot lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Widforss looking for a sweep. Not yet Widforss, not yet.

Patriot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot trying to control the position from guard on top but Widforss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Patriot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Widforss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Patriot has managed to get both his arms back between Widforss's legs - danger averted.
Patriot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Widforss swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Widforss is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Patriot is aware though and is defending well.

Widforss working for a triangle but Patriot defends it easily.

Widforss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Widforss working for a triangle but Patriot defends it easily.

Patriot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gorgon Patriot dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A low kick lands for Patriot.
Widforss dips to his left and cracks Patriot with an uppercut!
Widforss lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Widforss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Patriot!
Widforss misses with the ground and pound.
Patriot is trying to get back to his feet.
Widforss trying to control the position but Patriot is working away.
Patriot managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Widforss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widforss moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Widforss working away.

Widforss looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Widforss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot tries to buck Widforss off but Widforss is having none of it.
Widforss trying to control the action but Patriot is working from the bottom.
Patriot tries to buck Widforss off but Widforss is having none of it.
Widforss in side control, throwing shots but Patriot defends.
Patriot sneaks back into half guard.
Patriot wants to get back to full guard.
Patriot is trying to stand.
Patriot wants to control but Widforss is keeping busy.
Widforss tries to pass the half guard into mount. Patriot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tyres Widforss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot trying to hold on to Widforss's head to control him but Widforss postures up.
Widforss throwing shots but Patriot is blocking nicely.
Widforss not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patriot trying to control from the bottom.
Widforss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Widforss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Widforss is trying to work for a kimura but Patriot is defending well.
Patriot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Patriot is defending against the submission attempts here by Widforss.
Patriot taking some punishment here, with Widforss in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Widforss is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Patriot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patriot trying to control but Widforss postures up.
Widforss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Patriot taking some punishment here, with Widforss in his half guard.
Widforss has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patriot holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Patriot wants to get back to full guard.
Patriot is working hard here to advance position.
Widforss throwing shots but Patriot is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Widforss.
Widforss throwing shots but Patriot is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Widforss seems to be looking for submissions.
Patriot is looking to escape.
Tyres Widforss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patriot is concentrating on defense, preventing Widforss from advancing position.
Patriot regains full guard. Nicely done.

Widforss drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Widforss jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Patriot trying to keep a closed guard but Widforss is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Widforss is looking to work some ground and pound but Patriot has wrist control.
Patriot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Patriot is looking to stand up but Widforss isn't so interested in that idea.
Widforss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Widforss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Widforss throws a big right hand that misses.
Patriot pulls Widforss in to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyres Widforss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patriot 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorgon Patriot!
Gorgon Patriot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.