PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walker Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaster comes to the cage accompanied by The Number of The Beast - Iron Maiden. Walker Patton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Master Blaster's chin.

Blaster
vs
Patton

178 cm
32
178 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walker Patton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patton pushes Blaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patton obliges.
Patton misses with a knee to the head.
Patton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaster avoids it.
Blaster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Patton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A hook to the body from Patton.
Patton trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Blaster controls the action.
Patton stalls.
Patton lands a nice knee to the body.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Knees to the body from Patton.
Patton lands a good knee to the midsection. Blaster won't want to take too many of those.
Blaster is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Blaster avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patton.
Patton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Patton throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Patton to work.
Patton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patton lands a nice knee to the body.
Patton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Blaster avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patton leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton gets underhooks to prevent Blaster's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Blaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patton scores with a knee to the head.
Blaster is trying to drag Patton to the mat but Patton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patton landing knees to the head.
Patton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Patton breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walker Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patton.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaster moves away.
Blaster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.

Patton has taken the fight to the clinch.

Patton breaks the clinch.
Master Blaster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaster manages to avoid it.
Blaster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blaster shoots in for a double leg but Patton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Blaster shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blaster was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Blaster looking to secure an arm triangle but Patton defends it well.

Blaster is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Patton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is working to get back to half guard.
Patton wants to hold on but Blaster pushes him away.

Blaster working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Patton tries to reverse the position but Blaster maintains control.

Blaster has control of Patton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Patton regains control of the situation pretty easily.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blaster is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Patton is surviving well by controlling Blaster's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patton has given up his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton turns into Blaster and is now in his guard.

Blaster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Patton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaster keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.

Blaster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Patton cracks Blaster with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blaster is looking to regain half guard here but Patton keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blaster manages to get back to half guard.
Patton winds up and cracks Blaster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Master Blaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaster tries to get to full guard but Patton has control of the leg.

Blaster actively working from the bottom here.
Patton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Patton controlling the action here.
Blaster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blaster taking some punishment here, with Patton in his half guard.
Patton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Patton wants to work for an arm triangle but Blaster is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blaster tries to roll over but Patton keeps him under control.
Patton tries to pass to full mount but Blaster defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaster wants to get back to full guard.
Blaster is refusing to be controlled, as Patton sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walker Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
That's time! Blaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Patton throws out a powerful jab.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Blaster's head but Blaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patton tries to clinch there but Blaster circles away.
Blaster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blaster.
Patton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaster moves out of range as Patton strikes.
Horrible takedown by Blaster or perhaps it was just good defense by Patton which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Blaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaster shoots for a double leg takedown but Patton sprawls well. He's pushed Blaster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Patton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaster has his takedown stuffed
and Patton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Blaster down.
Blaster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Patton.
Patton feints and then cracks Blaster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaster down.
Patton scores with a leg kick.
Patton fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaster in the body.
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!
Blaster moves forwards but Patton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Patton misses.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaster dives in and grabs Patton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patton pushes down on Blaster's head and hops out.
Patton thumps Blaster with a low kick.
Patton stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster walks into a left hand.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Patton moves into range and clinches up with Blaster.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Patton lands a nice uppercut.
Patton scores a nice knee to the body.
Patton holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton missing with knees to the body.
Patton stalling.
Patton tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaster avoids the damage to the body.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blaster being controlled against the cage.
Walker Patton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaster controls his hands.
Walker Patton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Patton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blaster.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Master Blaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Patton to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walker Patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walker Patton!
Our winner, Walker Patton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.