PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Patenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Babich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patenza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to W.Peace, custom entrance music. Tony Babich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vinny Patenza's chin.

Patenza
vs
Babich

176 cm
23
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Patenza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Babich!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babich tries a head kick but it misses.
Babich throws a head kick but Patenza moves out of range.
Babich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patenza throws a big shot that misses.
Patenza wants to land a leg kick but Babich is out of range.

Patenza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Patenza showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Patenza wants to control but Babich is keeping him busy.
Patenza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Babich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patenza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babich defending well though.
Babich is looking to improve his position.
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babich defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babich can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Babich's head.

Babich pushes Patenza off and gets back to his feet.
Patenza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Patenza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Patenza with the ground and pound but Babich uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Babich keeping moving, preventing Patenza from controlling successfully.
Babich wants to stand up but Patenza is controlling him.
Patenza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patenza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patenza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Patenza throws a strike but Babich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Babich preventing the sweep.
Babich wants to stand but Patenza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Patenza pulls Babich in to control the position.
Patenza looking for a sweep. Not yet Patenza, not yet.
Babich wants to stand but Patenza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Patenza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babich wants to stand and escape but instead Patenza has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Patenza throws a strike but Babich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Patenza has a closed guard, preventing Babich from standing up.
Patenza is pulling down on Babich's head. It's preventing any offense from Babich, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Babich wants to stand and escape but instead Patenza has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Patenza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patenza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patenza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patenza stands up over Babich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Patenza dominated that round.
That's time! Patenza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Babich throws a sloppy head kick and Patenza moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patenza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Babich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Babich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Patenza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Patenza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Patenza lands strikes from half guard.
Patenza stops Babich from getting back to his feet.
Patenza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patenza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Patenza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Babich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Patenza drops an elbow to the side of Babich's head.
Patenza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Babich is breathing heavily.
Babich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patenza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patenza.
Babich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patenza.
Patenza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Patenza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patenza looks to land a strike but Babich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Patenza stops Babich from standing up.
Patenza throws and elbow that misses. Babich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patenza's guard. Nice move by Babich!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Patenza is on top in guard.
Patenza is looking to work some ground and pound but Babich has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patenza trying to control but Babich is working from the bottom.
Patenza with a nice head shot there.
Babich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Babich keeping full guard, as Patenza tries to pass.

Babich pushes Patenza off and gets back to his feet.

Patenza scores with a takedown into Babich's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patenza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patenza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patenza throws and elbow that misses. Babich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patenza's guard. Nice move by Babich!
Babich wants to stand but Patenza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Patenza managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Patenza wants to sweep but no luck.
Patenza looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Patenza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Babich is trying to stand back up but Patenza is controlling him
Patenza is pressing down on Babich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Babich is holding on for now.
Babich regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Patenza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Patenza dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Babich throws a head kick but Patenza moves out of range.

Patenza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Babich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vinny Patenza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patenza tries to move to mount but Babich blocks the move with his legs.
Patenza scoring with punches from side control.
Patenza postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
What's Babich going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Patenza trying to control the position but Babich is working away.
Babich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patenza is working Babich over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Patenza in side control lands a decent elbow.
Patenza lands a nice forearm strike.
Patenza trying to control the action but Babich is working from the bottom.
Patenza landing a few strikes.
Babich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patenza landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Patenza seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Patenza is chipping away with strikes.
Patenza throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Babich is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Patenza asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Patenza lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Babich keeps working.
Babich dodges the ground and pound from Patenza.
Patenza sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Babich is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Patenza working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Babich defending against the ground and pound.
Patenza creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Babich sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Babich avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Patenza.
Patenza landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patenza scores with punches from side control.
Patenza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Patenza tries to score with some ground and pound. Babich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Patenza.
Babich is not content to let Patenza control the position.
Patenza scoring with punches and elbows.
Tony Babich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patenza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Patenza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patenza 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Patenza!