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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Frye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Frye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Patton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frye clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Frye.
Frye tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frye tries for a takedown but Patton manages to get underhooks.
Patton successfully pulls guard.
Patton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patton managing to control the position.
Patton pushes Frye off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Patton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton is trying to get an arm triangle but Frye is defending well.
Frye is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Patton is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye wants to control but Patton postures up.
An elbow from Patton crashes against the mat.
Frye is trying to improve his position.
What's Frye going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Patton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frye keeps working.
Patton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Frye knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patton on the ground.
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.
Frye stops Patton from passing to mount.
Patton wants to control but Frye is keeping him busy.
Patton advances to full mount.
Patton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frye is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Frye is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Patton looking to finish Frye with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frye!
Patton looking to control but Frye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Frye holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Patton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Patton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frye is desperately trying to improve his position but Patton has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Patton landing strikes from the mount.
Frye is breathing heavily.
Frye tries to lock up and control but Patton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Frye is in all sorts of trouble here.
Patton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Patton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patton scoring well with a low kick there.
Patton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patton avoids the head kick by Frye.
Frye fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frye shoots in for a takedown but Patton shows good takedown defense.
Patton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frye counters with a single leg into guard. Patton didn't expect that.
Patton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Patton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye is squirming around, avoiding Patton's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Patton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patton landing strikes from the mount.
Patton scoring with strikes but Frye is staying in there.
Patton tries to control but Frye wriggling away.
Patton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton with a couple of short strikes.
Patton wants to control the pace but Frye is squirming around nicely.
Frye on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frye tries to get out of the position.
Patton controlling from mount.
Patton looking to control but Frye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Patton controlling the position easily from mount.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Craig Patton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Frye. That did some damage!
Patton closes the distance and clinches.
Frye tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patton just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Frye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton jumps into guard, dragging Frye to the mat.
Frye is looking to work some ground and pound but Patton has wrist control.
Patton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frye's guard.
Patton throwing strikes but missing.
Frye keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
Patton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Frye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Patton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Patton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Patton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Patton. Those never looked like landing.
Frye shoots in but Patton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patton shoots in looking for a takedown but Frye manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patton shoots and misses
and Frye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frye tries to clinch up but Patton circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frye scores with a decent looking hook.
Frye tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton shoots in but no luck this time.
Don Frye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Patton.
Frye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Don Frye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton keeps the fight on the outside.
Patton misses with a takedown
and Frye counters with a left and a right that stings Patton.
Patton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frye counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Patton!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frye looking to ground and pound but Patton is blocking nicely.
Patton wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Patton is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frye looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Patton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Frye has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Patton's face.
Patton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frye putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Frye is working for a guillotine from mount but Patton frees his head quite easily.
Patton gets back to half guard.
Patton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is trying to stand.
Patton tries to roll over but Frye keeps him under control.
Frye thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like Frye is going to stand back up.
Craig Patton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frye.
Patton controlling the position for now.
Patton trying to control but Frye postures up.
Patton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Patton is doing well to control the position and prevent Frye from advancing to side control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Craig Patton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Frye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton dives in and grabs Frye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frye pushes down on Patton's head and hops out.
Frye dives in and grabs Patton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patton pushes down on Frye's head and hops out.
Frye tries to clinch up
and Patton moves into the clinch.
Craig Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Don Frye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton shoots for a takedown but Frye saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Frye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Patton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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