PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Patenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anakin Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patenza's entrance music is W.Peace, custom entrance music. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Patenza
vs
Richards

176 cm
23
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

205 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 4 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anakin Richards!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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 Richards has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richards and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Patenza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patenza lands in his opponent's guard.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Patenza from controlling successfully.
Patenza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
Patenza thows a big elbow that misses.
Patenza throws a strike but Richards rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Richards wants to control from the top but Patenza keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza looking for a sweep. Not yet Patenza, not yet.
Patenza is adopting a defensive guard.
Patenza has a closed guard, preventing Richards from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patenza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Richards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patenza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Patenza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Patenza working the ground and pound but Richards is defending the strikes.
Richards is looking for a sweep.
Patenza is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Richards will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Patenza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Richards tries to escape but Patenza is in control.
Patenza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Richards regains half guard, as Patenza was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to control but Patenza is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Patenza ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
Richards tries to clinch but Patenza moves out of range.
Richards looks to land a combination but Patenza avoids it well.
Richards throws a jab but it's blocked by Patenza.

Patenza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Richards looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Patenza is staying tight to Richards's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Patenza working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Richards pushes Patenza away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Patenza gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards dodges the ground and pound from Patenza.
Richards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richards prevents Patenza from moving into mount.
Richards sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patenza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patenza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Patenza stalling away here and it's allowed Richards to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Patenza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patenza trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patenza shoots in and bounces Richards off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Patenza preventing the sweep.
Patenza trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Patenza throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patenza stands up over Richards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Patenza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patenza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richards swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza postures up in Richards's guard and throws a big left but Richards blocks it.
Patenza throws a strike but Richards rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Richards won't allow Patenza to sweep him here.
Richards is fighting to break Patenza's control of his arms but Patenza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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.
Richards won't allow Patenza to sweep him here.
Patenza pulls Richards in close to his closed guard and prevents Richards from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Patenza wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Patenza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards is looking to stand up but Patenza won't let him.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Patenza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Patenza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Richards gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Patenza trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Patenza throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
Richards looking to control.
Patenza throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patenza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards is trying to keep Patenza in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patenza throws and elbow that misses. Richards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patenza's guard. Nice move by Richards!
Patenza controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patenza at a distance.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Patenza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Patenza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patenza keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards motions for Patenza to come forward. Richards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patenza throws and low kick but Richards moves out of range easily.
Patenza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richards throws a series of punches but Patenza moves out of range.

Patenza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Richards is trying to defend but Patenza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Patenza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patenza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patenza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Patenza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patenza.
Richards is trying to control but can't.
Richards looks like he's trying to stand up.
Patenza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Patenza throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
Richards avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patenza.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patenza.
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Patenza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anakin Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patenza trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
Patenza is looking to pass Richards's guard but actually Richards recovers to full guard.
Patenza chips away with some ground and pound.
Richards tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is adopting a defensive guard.
Richards throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Patenza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patenza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

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