PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Patterson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Patterson
vs
Villa

190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dario Villa!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Villa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villa tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Villa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villa doesn't manage to clinch there - Patterson circles away.

Villa instigates a clinch.

Patterson manages to break the clinch.
Villa tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Villa tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Patterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Villa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Villa tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Villa sprawls well. He's pushed Patterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Villa moves into the clinch.
Villa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Villa wants to break free but Patterson has control.
Villa tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.
Villa tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.
Patterson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Patterson stalling in the clinch but Villa improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.
Patterson controlling the action here for a moment.
Villa is trying to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling him.
Patterson prevents Villa from breaking the clinch.
Patterson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa scores with a shoulder strike.
Patterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villa's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Patterson.
Villa tries to circle away but Patterson has him pinned against the cage.
Villa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Villa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Villa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Villa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Villa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villa wants to break free but Patterson has control.
Villa has had enough of the clinch but Patterson keeps him there for the moment.
Villa tries to break free but Patterson pushes him back against the cage.

Patterson breaks the clinch.

Patterson closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Villa won't allow it.
Patterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Villa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Villa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villa wants to clinch but Patterson slips to the side

and Patterson counters by clinching up.
Villa is looking to break free of the clinch but Patterson has double underhooks.
Villa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patterson prevents Villa from breaking the clinch.

Villa jumps guard and drags Patterson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Villa trying to control the position.
Patterson trying to control but Villa is working from the bottom.
Patterson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa wants to stand up but Patterson is controlling him.

Patterson gets to his feet - Villa follows without any prompting.
Villa tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Patterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Villa won't be happy with that.
Patterson is chipping away with strikes.
Villa is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Patterson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Villa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Villa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Villa can do anything to dispel that myth.

Patterson stands up.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Patterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Villa looks to clinch

and Patterson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Patterson passes Villa's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Patterson is looking for a kimura here.
Patterson slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa pushes Patterson off looking to stand but Patterson dives back in and keeps control.
Patterson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Villa tries to roll over but Patterson keeps him under control.

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.
Patterson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Patterson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Villa has his hands clasped together but Patterson breaks the hold and Villa is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Patterson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Patterson!