PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Katto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Patterson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Katto
vs
Patterson

180 cm
19
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Katto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katto shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Patterson rushes Katto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Katto.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Katto.
Patterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patterson misses with the head strike.

Katto gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Patterson tries to kick Katto off but Katto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Katto is breathing heavily.
Katto is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patterson is trying to stand.
Patterson is trying to maintain the position but Katto is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet.
Katto is keen to just control but Patterson is a slippery customer.
Patterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.

Patterson clinches up with Katto and pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson is pressed up against the cage. Katto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patterson down to the mat. Patterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Patterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.

Katto tries to keep at a distance but Patterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Patterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Katto has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Katto looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Katto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Katto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Katto has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Katto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patterson is defending well for now.
Katto blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Patterson scores with a shot to the side of Katto's head.
Katto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Katto takes a shot to the head.
Patterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Katto avoids the elbow strike from Patterson, against the cage.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Patterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Patterson.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson lands a shoulder strike.
Patterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patterson has had enough of the clinch but Katto keeps him there for the moment.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson tries to break free but Katto pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson tries to break free but Katto pushes him back against the cage.
Katto wants to stall.
Patterson tries to work over Katto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson tries to circle away but Katto has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Patterson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Patterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Patterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.

Patterson closes the distance and pushes Katto back into the cage.
Katto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Katto controls his hands.
Katto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patterson.
Patterson scores with a shot to the side of Katto's head.
Patterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katto blocking some punches.
Patterson lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Patterson.
Patterson lands a left hand.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson is trying to push Katto away but Katto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto has him pressed against the cage.
Katto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Patterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Katto keeps control of Patterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patterson tries to circle away but Katto has him pinned against the cage.
Patterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson is leaning against Katto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Patterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kattos head.
Patterson gets through Katto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patterson has had enough of the clinch but Katto keeps him there for the moment.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Katto.
Patterson gets through Katto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Katto has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Katto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Katto uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a nice uppercut.
Patterson tries to break free but Katto pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Patterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Katto won't allow it.
Patterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patterson.
Katto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patterson walks away with a smile on his face. Katto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Katto gets tackled into the cage by Patterson. Patterson maintains the clinch.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Katto.
Patterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
Patterson tries to break free but Katto pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Patterson.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Katto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patterson.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patterson lands a body shot.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Patterson - that landed with a thud.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katto.
Patterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patterson is trying to force a seperation but Katto has the dominant position.
Patterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Katto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Patterson clinches with his opponent.
Katto tries to score a body lock takedown but Patterson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Patterson.
Patterson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Patterson.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
Patterson lands a right hand.
Katto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto is controlling him.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patterson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patterson lands a right hand.
Katto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patterson is trying to force a seperation but Katto has the dominant position.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Katto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Katto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson tries to circle away but Katto has him pinned against the cage.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Katto.
Patterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
Patterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Katto prevents Patterson from breaking the clinch.
Katto blocking some punches.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Katto is working for takedown but Patterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Katto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson working hard to break the clinch.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Katto fails to pull guard.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson lands a right hand.
Katto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Katto has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Patterson.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katto blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Katto.
Nice body punch from Patterson.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson is trying to push Katto away but Katto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
A frustrated look appears on Patterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patterson cracks Katto with a nice body shot.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson lands with a right to the head.
Katto blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katto.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Katto has him pressed against the cage.
Katto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

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.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katto has Patterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Katto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katto backwards.
Katto blocks an uppercut.
Dan Patterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jon Katto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kattos head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson can't break the clinch.
Katto tries to pull guard but Patterson won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patterson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Patterson!