PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Patenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnian Liam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patenza comes to the cage accompanied by W.Peace, custom entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Patenza
vs
Liam

176 cm
27
216 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
196 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Patenza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finnian Liam!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liam tries to clinch but Patenza is having none of it.
Patenza darts in trying to clinch

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liam.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Liam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patenza closes the distance but Liam moves to the side

and Liam counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liam.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Liam manages to break the clinch.
Patenza closes the distance looking to clinch

and Liam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Liam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liam is trying to break the clinch but Patenza has him pressed against the cage.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patenza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liam tries to close the distance and clinch but Patenza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patenza keeps the fight on the outside.

Patenza clinches.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Liam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patenza tries to clinch but Liam moves away

and Liam counters by clinching up.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liam tries to break free but Patenza pushes him back against the cage.
Liam is trying to push Patenza away but Patenza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liam.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.

Liam breaks the clinch.
Liam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patenza moves to clinch but Liam breaks away

and Liam counters by clinching up.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Liam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.

Liam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liam tries to clinch up.
Patenza wants to clinch

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liam.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Patenza.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liam.
Liam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patenza misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.

Liam manages to break the clinch.
Liam tries to close the distance and clinch but Patenza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patenza wants to clinch

and Liam counters by clinching up.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Liam tries to break the clinch but Patenza is controlling the position.
Liam can't break the clinch.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Liam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patenza has Liam pressed against the cage, preventing Liam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liam blocking some punches.
Patenza lands a nice uppercut.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Patenza misses with the head strike.

That's four 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.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.

Liam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liam circles away from the clinch attempt

and Liam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Liam breaks the clinch.
Patenza darts in trying to clinch

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch.

Liam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patenza wants to clinch

and Liam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patenza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Patenza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finnian Liam dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Patenza tries to clinch up

and Liam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Patenza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patenza lands with a short shot to the head.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.

Liam breaks the clinch.
Patenza wants to clinch

and Liam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Liam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patenza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Liam tries to break the clinch but Patenza is controlling the position.
A short left from Patenza.
Patenza has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Liam blocking some punches.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Liam breaks the clinch.
Patenza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liam tries to clinch but Patenza moves out of range.
Liam tries to clinch but Patenza is having none of it.
Liam tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza darts in trying to clinch

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Liam breaks the clinch.

Patenza instigates a clinch.
Liam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Liam. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Liam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Patenza clinches up with Liam and pushes him back against the cage.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Patenza scores with a shoulder strike.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liam working hard to break the clinch.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liam tries to clinch there but Patenza circles away.
Patenza tries to clinch

and Liam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Patenza pushes Liam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Liam blocking some punches.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Liam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liam tries to clinch there but Patenza circles away.

Patenza has taken the fight to the clinch.

Liam manages to break the clinch.
Patenza tries to clinch but Liam moves away

and Liam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patenza lands with a light punch inside.
Liam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liam blocking some punches.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liam.
Patenza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Liam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patenza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patenza tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Liam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.

Liam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patenza swats away the attempt to clinch by Liam.
Patenza tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Liam counters by clinching up.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza lands a shoulder strike.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patenza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patenza lands an uppercut.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liam is trying to push Patenza away but Patenza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Patenza.
Liam tries to break free but Patenza pushes him back against the cage.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.

Liam breaks from the clinch.

Patenza darts in and clinches Liam up against the cage.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liam is trying to break the clinch but Patenza is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liam.
Liam is trying to break free.
Finnian Liam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Patenza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liam blocking some punches.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vinny Patenza will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Patenza tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Liam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Patenza misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liam.
Patenza scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Patenza.
Liam blocking some punches.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liam wants to break free but Patenza has control.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
Liam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liam tries to break free but Patenza pushes him back against the cage.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Liam is trying to force a seperation but Patenza has the dominant position.

Liam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patenza wants to clinch but Liam slips to the side

and Liam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.

Liam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vinny Patenza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patenza looks to clinch

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liam.

Liam breaks from the clinch.
Patenza darts in trying to clinch

and Liam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liam has had enough of the clinch but Patenza keeps him there for the moment.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patenza prevents Liam from breaking the clinch.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Patenza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liam blocking some punches.
Liam working hard to break the clinch.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Liam is trying to break the clinch but Patenza has him pressed against the cage.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liam wants to get back to striking at distance but Patenza won't allow it.

Liam breaks from the clinch.
Liam moves in looking to clinch but Patenza pushes him off.
Patenza looks to clinch

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liam.
Patenza misses with the head strike.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patenza misses with the head strike.
Patenza misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liam.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Liam is trying to break free.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liam wants to break free but Patenza has control.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liam has had enough of the clinch but Patenza keeps him there for the moment.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Liam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patenza looks to clinch

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.

Liam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Patenza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Liam wants to clinch.
Patenza darts in trying to clinch

and Liam moves into the clinch.
Liam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patenza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liam blocking some punches.

Liam manages to break the clinch.
Patenza closes the distance looking to clinch

and Liam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Patenza misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patenza has him pressed against the cage.
Patenza working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Liam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Liam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patenza keeps control of Liam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liam wants to break free but Patenza has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patenza.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liam wants to get back to striking at distance but Patenza won't allow it.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.

Liam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patenza tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch.
Patenza prevents Liam from breaking the clinch.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patenza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liam.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liam's efforts to push away.
Liam wants to break free but Patenza has control.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Liam is looking to break free of the clinch but Patenza has double underhooks.

That's four 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.

Liam breaks from the clinch.
Patenza tries to clinch

and Liam moves into the clinch.
Patenza misses with the head strike.
Patenza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza keeps control of Liam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Liam is trying to break the clinch but Patenza is controlling him.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patenza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Liam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liam can't break the clinch.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finnian Liam dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Liam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patenza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patenza wants to clinch but Liam slips to the side

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patenza has him pressed against the cage.

Liam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patenza tries to clinch up

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liam.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Liam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patenza tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Liam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liam is trying to break the clinch but Patenza is controlling him.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Patenza throws a punch but it's blocked by Liam.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liam is trying to break the clinch but Patenza has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patenza keeps the fight on the outside.
Patenza closes the distance looking to clinch

and Liam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Patenza swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Liam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liam circles away from the clinch attempt

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liam.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liam working hard to break the clinch.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liam tries to circle away but Patenza has him pinned against the cage.
Liam wants to get back to striking at distance but Patenza won't allow it.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Vinny Patenza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liam blocks an uppercut.
Patenza misses with some punches.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patenza misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patenza.
Patenza keeps control of Liam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Patenza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patenza scores with a shoulder strike.
Liam is trying to break the clinch but Patenza has him pressed against the cage.
Patenza misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Liam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patenza tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Liam counters by clinching up.
Liam blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patenza.

Liam breaks the clinch.
Liam is looking to clinch.
Finnian Liam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patenza tries to clinch up

and Liam counters by clinching up.

Liam manages to break the clinch.
Patenza swats away the attempt to clinch by Liam.
Liam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patenza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patenza tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Liam counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Patenza lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liam blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Patenza fails to land.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Liam tries to break free but Patenza pushes him back against the cage.
Patenza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patenza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza swings wildly with an uppercut but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Patenza throws a head punch that misses.
Patenza working aggressively here.
Liam blocking some punches.
Patenza misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patenza has a couple of punches blocked by Liam.
Finnian Liam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patenza misses with a punch on the inside.
Liam is trying to push Patenza away but Patenza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finnian Liam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnian Liam!
Finnian Liam is the new light heavyweight champion!