PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walker Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelos Terrofinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelos Terrofinos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Patton
vs
Terrofinos

185 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
175 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walker Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evangelos Terrofinos!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrofinos misses with a low kick.
Terrofinos throws a sloppy head kick and Patton moves out of range easily.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but Patton is having none of it.
Terrofinos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Patton scores with a takedown into Terrofinos's guard.
Terrofinos wants to get back to his feet but Patton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Terrofinos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Patton is in close to Terrofinos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton with a flurry of punches that miss.

Patton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Terrofinos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Terrofinos has escaped and now he's on top!

Patton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Terrofinos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Terrofinos throws out a leg kick but Patton moves out of range and Terrofinos only half commits.

Terrofinos drives through and clinches with Patton against the cage.
Terrofinos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Patton.
Terrofinos throws an elbow that misses.
Terrofinos throws an elbow but it misses.

Patton manages to break the clinch.
Terrofinos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patton throws a head kick but Terrofinos moves out of range.
Terrofinos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patton misses with a straight left.
Terrofinos tries to clinch up but Patton circles away and keeps his distance.
Terrofinos sizes up Patton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Walker Patton has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patton darts in and clinches Terrofinos up against the cage.

Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terrofinos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terrofinos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Patton checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Patton.
A head kick by Patton misses
and Terrofinos counters with a nice uppercut.
Patton keeps the fight on the outside.
Patton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Terrofinos tries to clinch up

and Patton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Patton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patton is looking to advance position but Terrofinos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Terrofinos get's back to his feet.
Terrofinos misses with a wild combination.

Patton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terrofinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patton slips under a jab from Terrofinos.
The fighters circling - Terrofinos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terrofinos moves to clinch but Patton breaks away

and Patton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Patton is looking to work some ground and pound but Terrofinos has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton throwing strikes from guard but Terrofinos blocks nicely.
Patton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Patton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Patton looking to pass the guard.
Patton working some strikes from top position.
Terrofinos wants to stand and escape but Patton is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton postures up in Terrofinos's guard and throws a big left but Terrofinos blocks it.
Patton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walker Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walker Patton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Patton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Terrofinos backs up against the cage.
Patton closes the distance and clinches up with Terrofinos, looking for a takedown. Patton pushes Terrofinos against the cage but Terrofinos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Patton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Terrofinos will feel that in the morning.
A lazy left from Terrofinos finds it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Terrofinos.
Terrofinos wants to clinch

and Patton counters by clinching up.
Patton can't get the takedown.
Terrofinos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patton blocking some punches.
Terrofinos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patton backwards.

Patton lands a takedown into guard.
Patton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Terrofinos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patton wants to get up but he can't break Terrofinos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Terrofinos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Terrofinos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Terrofinos!
Patton tries to bench press Terrofinos off him but Terrofinos keeps the position.
Patton tries to escape but Terrofinos is in control.

Terrofinos decides to stand back up. Terrofinos steps back and let's Patton get back to his feet.
Terrofinos tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walker Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terrofinos gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Patton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Patton throws a strike but Terrofinos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Patton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Terrofinos has passed into half guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton wants to improve his position but Terrofinos is controlling well.

Patton kicks off Terrofinos and gets to his feet.
Patton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walker Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton dodges the punch combination from Terrofinos.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton fails with a takedown attempt.

Patton clinches up with Terrofinos and pushes him back against the cage.
Patton looking for a takedown.
Terrofinos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Patton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Terrofinos regains guard.
Terrofinos wants to get back to his feet but Patton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Patton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patton throwing strikes but missing.
Terrofinos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Terrofinos pushes Patton off and scrambles back to his feet.
Patton cracks Terrofinos with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walker Patton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walker Patton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Terrofinos tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Patton moves into the clinch.
Terrofinos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patton tries to break free but Terrofinos pushes him back against the cage.
Patton is trying to drag Terrofinos to the mat but Terrofinos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Terrofinos throws a head punch that misses.
Terrofinos is leaning against Patton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Terrofinos misses with a body punch.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Patton has Terrofinos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Patton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Terrofinos tumbling to the mat - Patton dives into Terrofinos's guard.
Patton throwing strikes from guard but Terrofinos blocks nicely.
Patton tries to free his leg and advance position but Terrofinos is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Patton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Terrofinos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patton with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terrofinos keeping full guard, as Patton tries to pass.
Patton throwing strikes but missing.
Patton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Terrofinos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terrofinos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patton.
Patton throws a strike but Terrofinos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Patton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patton looking for a sweep. Not yet Patton, not yet.

Patton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Terrofinos escapes and throws Patton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Patton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Terrofinos off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is striking well from the back but Terrofinos escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Patton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Terrofinos is trying to stand back up but Patton is controlling him
Terrofinos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Patton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Patton is looking for a kimura but Terrofinos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patton to get the leverage.
Walker Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Patton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Patton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Patton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Terrofinos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Patton scores with a couple of nice shots.

Patton escapes and gets back to his feet.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terrofinos closes the distance looking to clinch

and Patton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Terrofinos's guard.
Evangelos Terrofinos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrofinos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walker Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patton, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walker Patton!