PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slaughter - Billy Preston. Aldo Raine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Raine
vs
Patterson

183 cm
29
198 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

183 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine cracks Patterson with a good jab.

It looks like Hank Patterson has been cut.
Raine staying out of range there.
Raine misses with an uppercut.
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Raine thows a leg kick but Patterson checks it
enabling Patterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Patterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raine throws the left hand but Patterson avoids the punch easily.
Raine scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raine keeps the fight on the outside.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Raine.
Raine moves out of range as Patterson throws a body kick.
Raine misses with a low kick.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raine.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.

Raine closes the distance and pushes Patterson back into the cage.
Patterson misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine is looking to control Patterson's arms but Patterson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raine has his back to the cage.
Patterson lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Raine tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Raine back against the cage.
Patterson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raine up against the cage.
Raine avoids the elbow strike from Patterson, against the cage.
Raine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patterson working hard to break the clinch.
Raine misses with a body punch.
Patterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Raine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patterson avoids it.
Patterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Patterson.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands a right hand.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Raine avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Raine trying to control the position but instead, Patterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raine into the cage.
Raine gets through Patterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson gets through Raine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raine is trying to break the clinch but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raine's elbow.
Patterson dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Patterson stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine can't find room to land a body shot as Patterson controls the action.
Patterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patterson prevents a body shot from Raine.
Raine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raine.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patterson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raine's brow.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Raine controls his hands.
Raine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raine misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson blocks an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Raine controls his hands.
Raine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raine can't find room to land a body shot as Patterson controls the action.
Patterson lands with a right to the head.
Raine tries to stall but Patterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Patterson managing to block the knees to the body from Raine.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Raine controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
A nice left hand lands by Patterson.
Patterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raine's elbow.
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patterson is defending well for now.
Patterson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine blocks the elbow strike.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patterson.
Raine takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Patterson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Raine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Raine avoids a kick to the body.
Raine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raine throws a front kick aimed at Patterson's knee but Patterson avoids it well.
Raine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raine lands a lovely overhand right.

Raine gets tackled into the cage by Patterson. Patterson maintains the clinch.
Raine misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raine.
Hank Patterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raine working Patterson over with knees to the body.
Raine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Raine.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Raine.
Patterson lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raine trying to land knees to the body.
Patterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patterson breaks the clinch.
Raine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patterson in his tracks.
A clash of legs there as Patterson blocks the low kick.
Raine looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raine.
Raine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raine.
Raine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Patterson.
Raine just misses with a punch to the body.
Raine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patterson lands a really nice looking cross but Raine seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Raine moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson tries a body shot but Raine blocks it.
Raine tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.

Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raine thows a body shot but no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Patterson.
Patterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Raine.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson lands a right hand.
Patterson throws an elbow that misses.
Raine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Raine.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patterson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
A short right from Patterson.
Patterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Aldo Raine's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patterson is defending well for now.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raine up against the cage.
Raine tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson tries to work over Raine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine blocks a body shot from Patterson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patterson.
Patterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Patterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raine misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Patterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Patterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raine is defending well for now.
Raine landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Patterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patterson misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Raine misses
and Patterson counters with an outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Patterson. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Patterson moves out of range as Raine strikes.
Nice shot by Patterson.
Raine connects with a leg kick. Patterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Patterson wants to clinch.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raine finds it's way round the side to connect with Patterson's head.
Raine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Raine checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Patterson. That snapped Raine's head back.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.

Raine has managed to clinch.
Patterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raines head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raine.
Raine cracks Patterson with a nice body shot.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patterson tries to work over Raine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson can't find room to land a body shot as Raine controls the action.
Patterson blocks the elbow strike.
Patterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Raine tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Raine back against the cage.
Raine misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson lands a body punch.
Raine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Patterson.
Raine misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Patterson's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Raine.
Raine tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.

Raine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patterson dips to his left and cracks Raine with an uppercut!
Raine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raine moves out of range of the strikes.
Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raine, as that shot connected.
Patterson lands with a nice body punch.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patterson is out of range and Raine settles back down.
No joy there for Raine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patterson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Raine.
Patterson lands a head shot.

Aldo Raine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raine throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot.
Raine misses with a head kick.
Patterson connects with the punch.
Hank Patterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raine looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Patterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Raine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raine throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Raine misses
and Patterson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Patterson tests Raine's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Jeez, Aldo Raine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Raine.
Raine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patterson, right into the meat.
Patterson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

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