PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cho
vs
Patterson

180 cm
29
170 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

186 cm
27
179 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abe Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho swinging wildly here.
Cho throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cho throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cho misses with a wild combination.
Cho misses with a double jab
and Patterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Patterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cho throws a head kick that Patterson semi-blocks.
Cho misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
No luck for Patterson with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Cho pushes him off.
Cho looks to land a combination. Patterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Abe Patterson has been cut.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cho scores with a jab to the head.
Cho misses with a straight right.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cho as he avoids it easily.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cho as he avoids it easily.
Jerry Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Patterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Cho shows good takedown defense.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patterson blocks a jab.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Cho slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cho.

Cho gets caught napping as Patterson dives in and scores a takedown. Cho manages to retain guard.

Cho is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patterson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cho wants to stand up but Patterson is controlling him.

Patterson gets to his feet. Cho looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cho throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
A jab from Cho misses.
Decent striking displayed by Cho there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Patterson coming out on top.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Cho.
Cho looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.

Patterson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cho is trying to defend but Patterson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Patterson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Patterson decides to stand and escape the position.
Cho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Cho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Patterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jerry Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson defending well as Cho loads up on a big left hand.
Cho misses with a series of wild punches.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cho avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
Cho throws a big shot that misses.
Cho looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Cho misses the shot to the body.
Cho swinging wildly here.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho swings widly with a right hand

and Patterson counters with a shoot takedown. Cho fights it but they end up in guard.

Patterson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patterson slips under a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jerry Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cho takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Patterson punishes Cho's body with a nice straight punch.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cho cracks a nice hook into Patterson's ribs.
Cho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jerry Cho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho scores with a jab.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cho on the side of the head.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Patterson shoots in for a double leg but Cho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patterson shoots for a takedown but Cho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jerry Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Patterson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cho misses with a few strikes there.
Cho misses with a straight left.
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 Jerry Cho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abe Patterson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cho misses the jab.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Patterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patterson dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Patterson misses with a hook.
Cho looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Cho connects with a body shot that sends Patterson's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
Cho lands with a shot to the body.
Cho throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Cho saw that one coming.
Patterson needs to keep his hands up - Cho had a free shot at his head there.
Patterson tries to move into range but Cho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Patterson has managed to clinch.
Patterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cho's efforts to push away.

Cho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho scores with a nice head shot.
Cho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cho swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Abe Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Patterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho wants to get back to his feet but Patterson drags him back down.

Patterson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cho taking a bit of punishment here - Patterson scoring with strikes.
Cho is trying to get back to half guard.

Patterson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Patterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cho misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho with a hook.
Patterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patterson misses the body punch
and Cho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Cho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Cho moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jerry Cho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Cho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cho, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Cho!