PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Naga Moriz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moriz
vs
Patterson

179 cm
22
179 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naga Moriz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moriz misses with a series of wild punches.
Moriz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moriz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Patterson throws a combination that misses
and Moriz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moriz looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Moriz with a nice cross.
Moriz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patterson drops his hands momentarily and Moriz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Moriz stuffs the takedown attempt from Patterson. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moriz.
Moriz misses with a straight left.
Moriz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moriz lunges at Patterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patterson's hand.
Moriz misses with a combination

and Patterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moriz's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Moriz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Patterson is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moriz is on top in guard.
Patterson trying to control the position.
Patterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moriz is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is pulling down on Moriz's head to control his posture.

Patterson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Moriz is trying to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling him.
Moriz is trying to break free.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Moriz holds him up against the cage and eventually Patterson drops back down to his feet.
Moriz is trying to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeps control of Moriz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Patterson manages to break the clinch.

Patterson has managed to clinch.
Moriz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patterson as Moriz tries to tie him up.
Maybe Moriz would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson stalling in the clinch.
Patterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Moriz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Naga Moriz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Patterson.
Moriz wants to break free but Patterson has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naga Moriz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Moriz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moriz wants it to stay on the feet.
Moriz misses with a looping left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moriz!
Moriz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moriz.
Rocky Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson slips a straight right by Moriz.
Naga Moriz is winning the standup battle so far.
Moriz stuffs the takedown attempt from Patterson. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriz throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Patterson drives through and clinches with Moriz against the cage.
Moriz taking a breather.
Patterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moriz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Naga Moriz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Patterson.
Patterson keeps control of Moriz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moriz is trying to maintain a safe position but Patterson gets an underhook and turns Moriz into the cage.
Moriz working hard to break the clinch.

Patterson gets control of Moriz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Patterson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moriz wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moriz is controlling him.
Moriz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Naga Moriz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moriz but Moriz pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Patterson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patterson lands in his opponent's guard.
Patterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moriz trying to control the position.
Patterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moriz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moriz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Moriz is working an open guard so Patterson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Rocky Patterson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patterson.
Moriz stuffs the takedown attempt from Patterson. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moriz swinging wildly here.
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 Naga Moriz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocky Patterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moriz!
Patterson shoots for a takedown but Moriz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moriz scores with a nice strike.
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moriz throws out the jab.

Patterson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Moriz to the ground. Patterson is now in Moriz's guard.
Moriz trying to keep a closed guard but Patterson is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moriz keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Patterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moriz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moriz is looking to stand up but Patterson isn't so interested in that idea.
Patterson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moriz's guard.
Ground and pound from Patterson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Patterson wants to work for an arm triangle but Moriz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moriz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Patterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriz is looking to control Patterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moriz avoid being mounted?

Patterson decides to stand up.
Patterson fails to land the takedown.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Naga Moriz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Patterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson moves out of range of the strikes.

Patterson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Moriz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Moriz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Naga Moriz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moriz keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Moriz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Patterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moriz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moriz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Patterson!
Moriz trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to hold on but Moriz pushes him away.
Moriz tries to control but Patterson wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson wants to control but Moriz is having none of it.
Rocky Patterson 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.
Moriz wants to control the pace but Patterson is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Patterson.
I think Moriz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naga Moriz!
Naga Moriz retains his welterweight title!