PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus comes to the cage accompanied by Open Road. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zeus
vs
Patterson

178 cm
28
199 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

179 cm
31
195 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus slips under a jab from Patterson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zeus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Patterson lands with a nice combination. Zeus backs away looking to recover.
Zeus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Zeus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Zeus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zeus throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zeus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Patterson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zeus, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zeus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Patterson passes into side control.
Patterson working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zeus tries to bench press Patterson off him but Patterson keeps the position.
Patterson taking a breather here.
Patterson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zeus under the eye.
Zeus moves away from the strike by Patterson.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Zeus.
Zeus throws the left hand but Patterson avoids the punch easily.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Zeus moved out of range nicely.
Zeus lands a slapping body shot.
Zeus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Patterson misses with a combination
and Zeus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Patterson throws a hook but Zeus blocks it.
Patterson connects with a body shot that sends Zeus's belly button to the back.
Patterson misses with a straight right.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patterson misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pete Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeus circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson throws a hook but Zeus avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
Patterson digs a good body shot into Zeus's ribs.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
Zeus thows a body shot but no joy.
Patterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Patterson.
Patterson throws a right hand that Zeus ducks under and follows up with a left that Zeus also avoids with ease.
Zeus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeus manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zeus thows a body shot but no joy.
Zeus swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Zeus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zeus lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Patterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Patterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patterson misses with the combination.
Zeus slips under a jab.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Zeus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zeus moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Zeus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Patterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zeus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeus is just out of range.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pete Patterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Zeus takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zeus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zeus wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance.
Zeus misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
Zeus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zeus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Zeus shoots in looking for a takedown. Patterson tries to sprawl out of it but Zeus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Patterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Patterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Zeus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pete Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Zeus.
Patterson lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson misses with a two punch combination.
Zeus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeus is looking to wear down Patterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zeus throws a shot to the body.

Patterson moves into the clinch.
Zeus throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Zeus.
Zeus struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeus.
Patterson tries to work over Zeus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson is trying to force a seperation but Zeus has the dominant position.

Zeus works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Patterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zeus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Patterson is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throws a strike but Patterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Zeus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Patterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zeus is trying to keep Patterson in close.

Pete Patterson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Patterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zeus is fending him off so far but Patterson persists. Nope, Zeus circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Patterson misses.
Patterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson lands a jab to the head.
Zeus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Zeus is avoiding it.
Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zeus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Patterson.
Patterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zeus throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Zeus looking to score a takedown here. Patterson is defending well but Zeus drives through and ends up in Patterson's guard.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet but Zeus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeus trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Zeus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Patterson wants to sweep here but Zeus controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tam Zeus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zeus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patterson misses with a straight right.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
Nice shot by Patterson.
Nice shot lands for Patterson.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Zeus.
Patterson misses with a two punch combination.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zeus thows a body shot but no joy.
Zeus avoids the head kick by Patterson.
Zeus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zeus ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Tam Zeus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson takes a swing at Zeus's ribcage but misses.
Patterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zeus in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeus takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Zeus looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Zeus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Zeus gets the takedown into side control.

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

Zeus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zeus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Patterson is defending against the submission attempts here by Zeus.
Pete Patterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zeus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus trying to mount his opponent but Patterson defends it.
Patterson trying to hold on to Zeus's head to control him but Zeus postures up.
Patterson tries to roll over but Zeus keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Zeus is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tam Zeus.
I think Patterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Patterson!
Pete Patterson made sure to mention his sponsor, El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER* in his post fight interview.