PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eljas Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eljas Aalto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aalto
vs
Patterson

188 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

193 cm
30
216 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eljas Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Donald Patterson has been cut.
A big right from Aalto misses.
Aalto misses with a right hand
and Patterson counters with a nice leg kick.
Aalto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson tries to clinch but Aalto moves out of range.
Good exchange - Aalto coming out on top.
Patterson wants to clinch.
Aalto swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.
Aalto punishes Patterson's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aalto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto throws out a powerful jab.

Patterson darts in and clinches Aalto up against the cage.
Aalto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patterson obliges.
Patterson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped Aalto in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Eljas Aalto has been cut.
Aalto avoids the elbow strike from Patterson, against the cage.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aalto throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patterson obliges.
Aalto is breathing heavily.
Aalto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aalto works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Patterson lands an elbow inside that Aalto shrugs off.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped Aalto in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aalto trying to control the position but instead, Patterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aalto into the cage.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aalto's face.
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
Patterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aalto.
A knee to the head by Patterson.
Aalto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aalto's face.

Aalto is rocked!
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Aalto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aalto is pressed against the cage. Patterson pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Aalto! Two more big strikes from Patterson and Aalto crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Donald Patterson!