PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Patterson's choice of entrance music: "I'm Too Sexy". This should be a great matchup!

Luthor
vs
Patterson

191 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

225 cm
34
266 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Experienced

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lex Luthor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patterson rushes Luthor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luthor letting Patterson take a breather here.
Luthor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Patterson pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Luthor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Luthor from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lex Luthor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Luthor circles away.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt - Luthor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luthor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Luthor.
Luthor tries a head kick but it misses.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luthor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luthor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luthor connects with a leg kick. Patterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Patterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luthor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Luthor.
Patterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Luthor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luthor.
Patterson looks winded!
Luthor throws a head kick but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Luthor tries to sprawl out of it but Patterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luthor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lex Luthor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Patterson.
Luthor scores with a nice body kick.
Luthor delivers a nice body kick.
Luthor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luthor scores with a head kick.

It looks like Pete Patterson has been cut.
Luthor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luthor scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Luthor slams his shin into Patterson's torso.
Luthor delivers a nice body kick.
Luthor throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses.
Luthor lands a leg kick that knocks Patterson off balance momentarily.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Luthor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Luthor scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luthor scores with a leg kick.
Luthor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luthor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Luthor connects with an inside leg kick.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Luthor.
Nice body kick from Luthor.
Patterson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luthor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luthor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Patterson's head.
Luthor connects with an inside leg kick.
Luthor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patterson blocks the body kick.
Patterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luthor can pounce on him.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luthor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luthor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Patterson.
Luthor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luthor - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luthor throws a head kick that misses.
Luthor pushes Patterson away with a front kick.
Luthor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Luthor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Patterson's cut.
That's time! Luthor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Patterson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Luthor circles away.
Patterson looks to clinch
and Luthor counters with an inside leg kick.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Luthor tries to sprawl out of it but Patterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luthor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luthor - that will leave a mark!
Luthor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patterson.
Patterson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luthor tries to land a front kick but Patterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses.
Luthor keeps Patterson at a distance using the push kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Luthor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luthor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luthor lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luthor.
Patterson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luthor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pete Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luthor. That one must have hurt.
Luthor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Luthor is looking to slow Patterson down with leg kicks.
Luthor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luthor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luthor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luthor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pete Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luthor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luthor fakes the leg kick and cracks Patterson in the body.
Luthor thuds his shin into the meat of Patterson's side.
Nice body kick from Luthor.
Luthor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patterson's sensitive parts.
Lex Luthor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson 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.
Luthor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luthor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luthor, right into the meat.
Luthor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lex Luthor is winning the standup battle so far.
Luthor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses.
Luthor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Luthor scores with a leg kick.
Luthor fakes the leg kick and cracks Patterson in the body.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Patterson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luthor throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luthor feints and then cracks Patterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patterson down.
Patterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luthor throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses.
Luthor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patterson can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luthor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luthor thumps Patterson with a low kick.
Luthor throws a nice head kick!
Luthor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patterson will feel that in the morning.
Luthor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Patterson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luthor. That one must have hurt.
Luthor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Luthor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luthor throws a head kick that misses.
Luthor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luthor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Luthor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Patterson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Patterson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luthor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patterson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luthor connects with a leg kick. Patterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luthor throws a leg kick which misses Patterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Patterson tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Luthor.
Luthor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Some wild striking there from Patterson.
Patterson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luthor lands a front kick.
Luthor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Patterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid body kick from Luthor.
Luthor feints and then cracks Patterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patterson down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luthor thumps Patterson with a low kick.
Patterson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Luthor connects with a solid leg kick.
Luthor feints and then cracks Patterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patterson down.
Patterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luthor can pounce on him.
That kick from Luthor tenderised Patterson's leg. Patterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luthor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luthor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patterson's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luthor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patterson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luthor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patterson's sensitive parts.
Luthor misses with a head kick.
Lex Luthor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luthor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luthor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luthor throws a head kick that Patterson semi-blocks.
Luthor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Patterson takes a step back to recover.
Luthor scores with a push kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Luthor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Patterson tries to clinch
and Luthor counters with a good low kick that Patterson was not able to check.
Patterson wants to clinch.
Luthor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck for Patterson with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson blocks a head kick by Luthor.
Patterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luthor.
Luthor lands a high kick!
Patterson is looking to clinch.
Luthor throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Luthor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson tries for a takedown but Luthor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Luthor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck for Patterson with that takedown attempt.
Lex Luthor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Patterson.
Patterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Luthor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Luthor.
Pete Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luthor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luthor gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Patterson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luthor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Patterson!
Luthor controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Luthor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luthor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Luthor!