PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Declan McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McCready
vs
Patterson

180 cm
30
185 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

183 cm
30
185 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan McCready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCready ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hank Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
McCready thumps Patterson with a low kick.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Patterson does no damage.
A punch combination from Patterson misses.
McCready throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCready tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Patterson gets tackled into the cage by McCready. McCready maintains the clinch.
Patterson tries to break free but McCready pushes him back against the cage.

Patterson breaks the clinch.

McCready rushes Patterson and presses him up against the cage.

McCready manages to break the clinch.
McCready wants to land a leg kick but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but McCready uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCready.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCready stuffs the takedown.
McCready misses with a body kick.
McCready explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
McCready buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as McCready lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patterson doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Hank Patterson has been cut.
Patterson avoids the body shot from McCready.
Patterson misses the jab.
Patterson misses with a lunging right hand
and McCready counters with a nice leg kick.
Patterson checks the leg kick.
Declan McCready is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCready takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCready bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCready momentarily.
McCready fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by McCready.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCready buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCready tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCready tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

McCready pushes Patterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Patterson tries to land a knee to the head but McCready blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCready.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown but McCready manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patterson throws a nice looking combination but McCready bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Patterson misses with a straight right.
McCready tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Patterson checks a leg kick.
McCready blocks a head kick by Patterson.
McCready tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
McCready scores with a body shot.
McCready avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
The fighters circle, before McCready throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Patterson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! McCready lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Declan McCready!
An out of breath Declan McCready thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.