PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the ring accompanied by Onward to Victory. Dana Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derek Patterson's chin.

Black
vs
Patterson

170 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

180 cm
21
156 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dana Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a sloppy body shot
and Patterson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Patterson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Black quickly recovers to half guard.

Patterson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Patterson eventually gives up the hold.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patterson on the ground.
Patterson stalling away here and it's allowed Black to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Patterson looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Patterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Patterson tries to stand and escape but Black is controlling the position.
Black is looking for a sweep. Patterson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Patterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Patterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Patterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Black is controlling Patterson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Patterson trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Patterson looking to land elbow strikes but Black uses the position to regain half guard.
Patterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Black knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Patterson thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Patterson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
Patterson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Patterson controlling his opponent.
Patterson misses with a head shot.

Patterson working for a guillotine from mount but Black is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black blocking the ground and pound.
Patterson raining down shots from the mount!
Patterson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Patterson misses with a head shot.
Black tries to lock up and control but Patterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Patterson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Black has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Patterson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Patterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
Patterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patterson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Patterson shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black misses with a takedown

and Patterson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Patterson.
Patterson trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to stand up but Patterson isn't so interested in that idea.
Patterson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Patterson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot.

Black gets tackled into the ropes by Patterson. Patterson maintains the clinch.

Patterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Patterson closes the distance and pushes Black back into the ropes.

Patterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patterson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson has a takedown stuffed.
Patterson lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Patterson closes the distance and pushes Black back into the ropes.
Patterson is looking to take this one to the mat.

Patterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black throwing shots but Patterson is blocking nicely.
Patterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Patterson trying to control from the bottom.

Black is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black's back!
Patterson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Black avoids the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Patterson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Black preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Patterson.
Black avoids the strikes from Patterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Patterson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Black.
Patterson has the hooks in. Black is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Black has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Patterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Black is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Patterson gets his way!

Patterson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Patterson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Patterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Black keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Patterson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Patterson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Patterson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Black keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Black looking to control.
Patterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black has a closed guard, preventing Patterson from standing up.
Patterson passes into half guard.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patterson.
Patterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patterson looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Derek Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Patterson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Black manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Black managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Patterson.
Black gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Patterson tries to control but Black wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoids a series of strikes thrown by Patterson.
Patterson throws some wild stikes that Black manages to avoid easily.
Black wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Patterson.
Black tries to hold on but Patterson postures up.
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Patterson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Patterson controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Patterson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dana Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Patterson lands a big elbow.
Patterson thowing shots but they're missing.
Patterson looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Patterson.
Derek Patterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Patterson cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patterson 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30

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