PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doc Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doc Patterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Patterson
vs
Blair

183 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

197 cm
27
192 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doc Patterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blair.
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blair thuds his right hand into Patterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Patterson slips under a jab from Blair.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Blair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target.
Blair takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blair takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Nice cross by Blair.
Blair is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blair wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson walks into a stiff left hand from Blair.
Patterson throws a jab when Blair was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Patterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blair misses with the combination.
Patterson throws a hook but Blair blocks it.
Blair connects with a single shot there.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Blair finds it's target.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
Patterson cracks the inside of Blair's front leg.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Blair staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson defending well as Blair loads up on a big left hand.
Blair throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively.
Blair looks to land a left hand but Patterson moved out of range nicely.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Patterson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blair's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice defenses there by Blair.
A big right from Blair misses.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair throws a combination. Patterson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Blair.
Blair throws a good cross that connects.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blair throws a hook but Patterson avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patterson defending well as Blair loads up on a big left hand.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blair is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Patterson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Patterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Blair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blair lands with a cross.
Blair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blair lunges at Patterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patterson's hand.
Blair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
An inside leg kick from Patterson misses.
Patterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blair checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Patterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Patterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blair lands a nice hook to Patterson's body. Patterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patterson tries to work over Blair's front leg with a kick but Blair checks it.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Blair jabs at Patterson's body.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Blair.
Blair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Patterson clinches up with Blair and pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Patterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Blair dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blair throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blair jabs Patterson right on the nose. Patterson blinks but takes it well.
Blair lands an overhand right.
Blair scores with a decent looking hook.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Patterson scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Blair.
Horrible takedown by Patterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Blair which made him look bad.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Blair misses with a body shot.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson throws the kick towards the body but Blair avoids it.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Patterson throws a series of punches but Blair moves out of range.
A big left from Blair misses.
Patterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blair on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patterson. Patterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blair lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Blair.
Jimmy Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
A jab lands there for Blair.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blair misses with a hook.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Jimmy Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Patterson moves into the clinch.
Patterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patterson scores with a shot to the side of Blair's head.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patterson misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blair blocks an uppercut.
Blair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blair scores with a shot to the side of Patterson's head.
Blair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson gets through Blair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blair's efforts to push away.
Patterson has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Patterson is trying to stall.
Blair is trying to force a seperation but Patterson has the dominant position.
Blair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patterson.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Patterson keeps control of Blair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Patterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Patterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair swings wildly with an uppercut but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson tries a body shot but Blair blocks it.
Blair is trying to stall.
Blair is looking to break free of the clinch but Patterson has double underhooks.
Patterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson tries a body shot but Blair blocks it.
Patterson stalling the fight.
Patterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Patterson - that landed with a thud.
Patterson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Patterson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blair scores with a hook to the body. Patterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blair slips a straight right by Patterson.
Blair swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patterson wants to clinch.
Patterson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blair smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patterson staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
A big right from Blair misses.
Blair misses with a hook.
Blair lands the left hand.
Blair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Blair misses with a combination

and Patterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Patterson.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Blair.
Patterson stalls.

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.
Patterson misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Patterson.
Patterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Patterson.
A right hand to the body from Patterson.
Patterson has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Patterson.
Patterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson is working Blair over against the cage.
Blair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patterson pushes Blair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patterson presses Blair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Blair backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blair or not.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Blair avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
Patterson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blair blocks a body shot from Patterson.
Patterson is working Blair over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blair.
A hook to the body from Patterson.
Patterson works on Blair's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Patterson stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson cracks Blair with a nice body shot.
Patterson has Blair pushed against the cage.
Blair blocks an uppercut.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson is pushing Blair up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blair uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blair tries to break free but Patterson pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Patterson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Patterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blair misses with a straight left.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blair throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Patterson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Blair lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patterson doesn't seem phased though.
Patterson throws the left hand but Blair avoids the punch easily.
Patterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Patterson.
Nice defenses there by Patterson.
Blair misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patterson throws a head kick but Blair moves out of range.
Blair misses with an uppercut.
Patterson walks into a straight right hand from Blair.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blair lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patterson.
Patterson tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patterson slips a jab from Blair.
Blair slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Patterson misses
and Blair counters with a nice uppercut.
Blair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Patterson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Blair.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Blair misses with a straight right.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a hook.
Blair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blair throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blair.
Patterson throws a head kick but Blair moves out of range.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Blair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patterson.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Blair checks a leg kick nicely.
Blair throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patterson on the side of the head.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blair tests Patterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.

Patterson moves into range and clinches up with Blair.
Patterson taking a breather.
Patterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Blair wants to break free but Patterson has control.
Blair being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blair as Patterson tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Doc Patterson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Patterson tries to clinch there but Blair circles away.
Patterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blair counters with a nice uppercut.
Blair thuds a left hand into Patterson's body.
Blair throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patterson on the side of the head.
Blair throws out a powerful jab.
Patterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Blair sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blair connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patterson's hands.
Blair throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Patterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patterson walks into a stiff left hand from Blair.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
Patterson misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Patterson.
Patterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blair moves away from the strike by Patterson.
Blair takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patterson.
Patterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Blair slips a jab from Patterson.
Patterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Blair circles away.
Blair slips under a jab from Patterson.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blair lands a right hook to the body.
Patterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blair counters with a straight right hand.
Blair scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patterson doesn't seem bothered though.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Blair moves out of range easily.
Patterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Blair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blair blocks a jab.
Blair misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
Patterson tried to score with a low kick but Blair checks it.
Patterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blair.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Blair.
A shot to the liver by Blair. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair stuns Patterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blair lands with a hook. Patterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blair lands with a hook. Patterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jimmy Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair with a hook.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Blair.
Patterson slips a jab from Blair.
Blair swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Blair looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doc Patterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blair throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Blair.
Patterson jabs Blair right on the nose. Blair blinks but takes it well.
A nice combination there by Patterson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Blair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patterson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Patterson!
Doc Patterson retains his middleweight title!