PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Pattinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattinson has chosen Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65 as his entrance music. Edward Pattinson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Katebi
vs
Pattinson

175 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
171 lbs
10 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reza Katebi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Pattinson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katebi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Katebi.
Katebi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid body kick from Pattinson.
Pattinson tries to clinch but Katebi is having none of it.
Katebi checks a leg kick.
Pattinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katebi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pattinson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Katebi somewhat.
Pattinson misses with a looping right.
A big right from Pattinson misses.
Katebi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pattinson cracks Katebi with a good jab.
Katebi tries to move into range but Pattinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katebi looks to throw the jab but Pattinson is out of range.
Pattinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Katebi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi lands a nice looking body shot.
Katebi misses with a body kick.
Katebi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pattinson thuds his right hand into Katebi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Katebi tries to land a leg kick but Pattinson saw it coming and moves away.
Pattinson misses with a looping left.
Pattinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katebi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pattinson can pounce on him.
Pattinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katebi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pattinson lands a head kick!

Katebi tries to keep at a distance but Pattinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katebi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katebi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattinsons head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Katebi.
Pattinson is trying to break the clinch but Katebi is controlling him.
Katebi can't break the clinch.
Pattinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pattinson digs a right hand into Katebi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Katebi's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Katebi tries to circle away but Pattinson has him pinned against the cage.
Pattinson looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Pattinson.
Pattinson letting Katebi take a breather here.
Katebi is trying to maintain a safe position but Pattinson gets an underhook and turns Katebi into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Pattinson.
Katebi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katebi lands a shoulder strike.
Katebi avoiding damage.
Katebi misses with some punches.
Katebi tries to throw a body punch but Pattinson avoids it by throwing Katebi back against the cage.
Pattinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katebi prevents a body shot from Pattinson.
Pattinson has had enough of the clinch but Katebi keeps him there for the moment.
Katebi tries to stall but Pattinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Katebi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pattinson backwards.
Katebi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pattinson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pattinson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reza Katebi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pattinson stalls.
Pattinson prevents Katebi from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pattinson tries to stall but Katebi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Katebi lands a body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Katebi.
Pattinson prevents Katebi from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pattinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pattinson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Pattinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pattinson throws a sloppy head kick and Katebi moves out of range easily.
Katebi misses with a body shot.
Pattinson misses with an uppercut. Katebi saw that one coming.
Katebi scores with a punch to the head.
Edward Pattinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katebi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Pattinson. That snapped Katebi's head back.
Edward Pattinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katebi blocks a leg kick.
Katebi 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.
Pattinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Katebi.
Pattinson scores with a nice strike.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pattinson!
Pattinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pattinson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Katebi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pattinson looks to land a left hand but Katebi moved out of range nicely.
Pattinson staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pattinson throws a sloppy head kick and Katebi moves out of range easily.
Pattinson misses with a low kick as Katebi jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Pattinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Katebi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katebi.
Katebi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pattinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katebi blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pattinson blocks a body shot from Katebi.
Pattinson working hard to break the clinch.
Katebi is trying to push Pattinson away but Pattinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pattinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pattinson is trying to break the clinch but Katebi has him pressed against the cage.
Pattinson is trying to break the clinch but Katebi is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson looking to slow down the pace here.
Katebi tries to throw a body punch but Pattinson avoids it by throwing Katebi back against the cage.
Pattinson tries to stall but Katebi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Pattinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pattinson misses with a straight left.
Pattinson is looking to clinch.
Katebi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Katebi.
Katebi keeps the fight on the outside.
Pattinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pattinson throws a head kick that misses.
Pattinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Edward Pattinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Katebi drives through with a takedown into Pattinson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pattinson looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pattinson working a defensive guard here.
Katebi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pattinson has wrist control.
Katebi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pattinson wants to control the position but Katebi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Katebi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pattinson's head.
Pattinson won't allow Katebi to pass to mount.
Pattinson is looking for a sweep. Katebi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Katebi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pattinson is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi avoids the attempt from Pattinson to control.
Katebi prevents Pattinson from getting the reversal.
Katebi landing strikes from the mount.
Katebi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katebi punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edward Pattinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pattinson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Katebi connects with a nice looking jab.

Pattinson clinches with his opponent.
Katebi letting Pattinson take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pattinson is trying to break the clinch but Katebi is controlling him.
Pattinson blocks an uppercut.
Katebi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pattinson.
Katebi stalling.
Pattinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pattinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Katebi is keeping busy.
Pattinson gets underhooks to prevent Katebi's takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Pattinson.
Pattinson is looking to control Katebi's arms but Katebi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pattinson has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Pattinson.

Pattinson breaks from the clinch.
Katebi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pattinson. That did some damage!
Pattinson throws a jab when Katebi was well out of range.
Pattinson throws a head kick but Katebi moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Pattinson.
Katebi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pattinson is just out of range.
Pattinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Pattinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katebi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katebi avoids the head kick by Pattinson.
Katebi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pattinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Katebi staying out of range there.
Pattinson tries to clinch there but Katebi circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Katebi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pattinson's guard.
Pattinson trying to control the position.
Katebi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Katebi drops back looking for a leg! Pattinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pattinson manages to kick Katebi off! Katebi jumps back into Pattinson's guard.
Katebi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pattinson keeping moving, preventing Katebi from controlling successfully.
Katebi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Katebi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katebi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Katebi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pattinson has wrist control.
Reza Katebi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pattinson working a defensive guard here.
Pattinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katebi.
Pattinson trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pattinson holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Edward Pattinson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Katebi thows a body kick. Pattinson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pattinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katebi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katebi moves away from the strike by Pattinson.
Katebi avoids the head kick by Pattinson.
Pattinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pattinson tries to land a leg kick but Katebi saw it coming and moves away.
Pattinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katebi.
Pattinson staying out of range there.
Katebi ducks right into an uppercut from Pattinson.
Katebi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katebi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pattinson is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Pattinson.
Pattinson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Pattinson. Those never looked like landing.
Reza Katebi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pattinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pattinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Pattinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pattinson 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Pattinson!
After winning the bout, Edward Pattinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.