PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter South (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). South has chosen Satisfaction as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patterson
vs
South

184 cm
21
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Floyd Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter South!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
South swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Patterson does no damage.
Patterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Patterson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by South.

It looks like Peter South has been cut.
South avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on South's shoulder, as South tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Patterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between South's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson fails with the takedown

and South counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
South scoring with punches to the head and body.
South sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Patterson's guard.
South sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patterson defending well though.
South is nestled in close to Patterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
South prevents Patterson from standing back up.
South takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
South is looking to stall here but Patterson recovers full guard.
South must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Patterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. South defends it easily.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
South loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
South working some strikes from top position.
South loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
South lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
South connects with a couple of short punches.
South with a nice head shot there.
South is looking to work some ground and pound but Patterson has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells South's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
South scoring with punches to the head and body.
South stops Patterson from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
South wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Patterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
South working some strikes from top position.
South is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
South scoring with some ground and pound.
South really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
South chips away with some ground and pound.
South postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
South is in close to Patterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
South with a nice head shot there.
South scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
South trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
South is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
South scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing South from controlling successfully.
South is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
South is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
South with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells South's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
South distracts Patterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
South postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
South trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
South lands a couple of digs.
South lands a couple of digs.
South throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
South stands up over Patterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Patterson is looking to stand up but South isn't so interested in that idea.
South chips away with some ground and pound.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but South is having none of it.

South drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Patterson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now South has Patterson in his guard.
Patterson is looking to stand up but South won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

South misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patterson, right into the meat.
South throws a solid leg kick but Patterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at South.
Patterson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patterson tries to clinch but South moves out of range.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
South avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
South goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
South tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
South fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

South manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patterson on his heels. He'll look to pass Patterson's guard now, I'm sure.
Patterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
South chips away with some ground and pound.
South wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
South with a nice head shot there.
Patterson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for South!
Patterson avoids the attempt from South to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patterson get's back to his feet.
A head kick by South misses
and Patterson counters with a left and a right that stings South.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson wants to clinch up but South keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
South avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patterson lands a nice hook to South's body. South takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by South.
South pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patterson is out of range and South settles back down.
South throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Floyd Patterson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
South throws a leg kick but Patterson moved away.
South wants to land a leg kick but Patterson is out of range.

South closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
South working the head and body with strikes.
Patterson taking some punishment here, with South in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. South lands a nice short elbow.
South throws a strike but Patterson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
South postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it.
South keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patterson's head.
South makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
South stands up over Patterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
South works over Patterson with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
South landing with the ground and pound.
South postures up and lands a big shot to Patterson's brow.
South lands a couple of elbows.
South wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
South is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but South is having none of it.
South is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
South working some strikes from top position.
South scoring with some ground and pound.
Patterson has momentary wrist control but South slips an elbow through the middle.
South landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but South circles away quickly and effectively.
South thows a leg kick but Patterson checks it
and Patterson counters with a straight right hand.
Patterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and South counters with a takedown into side control.
South working the ground and pound.
Patterson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
South working the head with strikes.
South working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
South works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
South landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

South goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Patterson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for South but great work by Patterson.
South can't do much from the bottom here.
South is looking for a sweep.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but South is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
South tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Patterson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. South knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to stand but South is controlling his arm.

Patterson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, South has escaped the position, nice work there.
South tries to buck Patterson off but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patterson stands up.
South shoots for a double leg takedown but Patterson sprawls well. He's pushed South's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
South has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patterson finds it's way round the side to connect with South's head.

South shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. South showed some decent athleticism there.
South lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peter South 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.
Patterson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Patterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but South scores with a couple of nice shots.
Patterson trying to control but South postures up.
South thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
South with the ground and pound but Patterson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as South accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
South keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patterson's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as South accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Patterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Floyd 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.
South looking to pass the guard.
South with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter South comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got South winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter South!
A very excited looking Peter South made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.