PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marko Ljubicic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George S Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Ljubicic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ljubicic
vs
S Patton

187 cm
24
148 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

165 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Ljubicic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George S Patton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljubicic throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Patton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Patton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patton misses with a body kick.
Ljubicic throws a front kick that sends Patton stumbling back into the cage.
Ljubicic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Ljubicic scores with a head kick. Patton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Patton blocks a head kick by Ljubicic.
A head kick by Ljubicic misses
and Patton counters with a leg kick.
Ljubicic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ljubicic.
Ljubicic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patton.
Ljubicic moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Ljubicic.
Ljubicic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ljubicic is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patton tries to land a leg kick but Ljubicic saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ljubicic.
Patton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljubicic misses with a double jab.
Ljubicic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ljubicic throws the kick towards the body but Patton avoids it.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ljubicic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ljubicic misses with a kick to the body
and Patton counters with a straight right hand.
Patton wants to land a leg kick but Ljubicic is out of range.
Ljubicic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Patton!
Ljubicic moves out of range of the strikes.
Patton misses with a body kick.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ljubicic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Patton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ljubicic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patton can pounce on him.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ljubicic moves out of range as Patton throws a body kick.
Patton throws a leg kick but Ljubicic sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ljubicic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Patton. That one must have hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Patton. Ljubicic shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ljubicic.
Patton tries to clinch there but Ljubicic circles away.
Ljubicic checks a leg kick.
Patton avoids the head kick by Ljubicic.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Patton throws a wild body kick that Ljubicic sees coming a mile off.
Patton misses with a body kick.
Patton misses with an uppercut. Ljubicic saw that one coming.
Patton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ljubicic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljubicic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patton.
Ljubicic swats away the attempt to clinch by Patton.
Patton fakes the leg kick and cracks Ljubicic in the body.
That kick from Patton tenderised Ljubicic's leg. Ljubicic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Patton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patton thuds his shin into the meat of Ljubicic's side.
Patton is looking to clinch but Ljubicic is avoiding it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Patton.
Marko Ljubicic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Patton pushes Ljubicic up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ljubicic as Patton tries to tie him up.
Patton tries to land knees in the clinch but Ljubicic avoids the damage to the body.
Ljubicic managing to block the knees to the body from Patton.
Patton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ljubicic's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljubicic has had enough of the clinch but Patton keeps him there for the moment.
Patton tries to land knees in the clinch but Ljubicic avoids the damage to the body.
Patton looking to throw knees to the head but Ljubicic is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Ljubicic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ljubicic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Patton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Patton is struggling to control the position.
Patton wants to stall.
Ljubicic avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Patton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ljubicic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Patton prevents Ljubicic from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patton looking to stall.
Patton missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ljubicic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George S Patton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ljubicic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Ljubicic checks a leg kick.
Ljubicic throws a head kick that Patton semi-blocks.
Patton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ljubicic checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Patton.
Patton avoids the head kick by Ljubicic.
Ljubicic throws the kick towards the body but Patton avoids it.
Patton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patton is looking to chop away at Ljubicic's legs.
Patton is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
Marko Ljubicic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ljubicic throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Patton tried to score with a low kick but Ljubicic checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ljubicic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patton tries to score with a low kick but Ljubicic moves his leg out of the way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Patton.
Patton throws a push kick but Ljubicic slaps the foot to one side.
Patton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ljubicic moves out of range as Patton strikes.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
Patton wants to land a leg kick but Ljubicic is out of range.
Patton tries to clinch up.
Patton wants to clinch.
Patton 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.
Ljubicic misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton blocks a head kick by Ljubicic.
Patton tries to clinch up.
Patton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Patton looks to land a body kick but Ljubicic moved away.
Ljubicic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Patton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
Patton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Patton looks for the body kick but Ljubicic saw that one coming.
Ljubicic blocks a leg kick.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ljubicic moves out of range as Patton throws a body kick.
Patton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Patton wants to clinch.
Ljubicic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljubicic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ljubicic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ljubicic blocks a leg kick.
Patton loads up on a big right hand but Ljubicic slips the punch.
Patton connects with a leg kick. Ljubicic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ljubicic moves out of range as Patton throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
A bone on bone clash there as Ljubicic blocks the leg kick.
Patton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patton is looking to clinch but Ljubicic is avoiding it.
Patton misses with a body kick.
Ljubicic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Patton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Patton wants to clinch up but Ljubicic keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton thuds his shin into the meat of Ljubicic's side.
Patton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ljubicic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Patton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ljubicic is out of range and Patton settles back down.
Ljubicic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Patton.
Patton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Patton.
Patton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Patton moves in looking to clinch but Ljubicic pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ljubicic. That did some damage!
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ljubicic moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Patton - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George S Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Patton cracks the inside of Ljubicic's front leg.
Patton tries to score with a low kick but Ljubicic moves his leg out of the way.
Ljubicic is looking to chop away at Patton's legs.
Ljubicic scores with a kick to the body.
Patton avoids the head kick by Ljubicic.
Patton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
Patton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Patton misses its intended target.
Ljubicic throws a push kick but Patton slaps the foot to one side.
Ljubicic throws a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
Ljubicic blocks a low kick nicely.
Ljubicic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patton wants to clinch up but Ljubicic keeps it at a distance.
Patton is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton avoids a kick to the body.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
Patton tries to clinch up but Ljubicic circles away and keeps his distance.
George S Patton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Ljubicic misses
and Patton counters with a thumping low kick.
Patton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ljubicic on the side of the head.
Ljubicic checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
Ljubicic checks a low kick from Patton.
Ljubicic tries to land a body kick
and Patton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ljubicic really felt that one!
Ljubicic moves out of range of the body kick from Patton.
Patton moves out of range as Ljubicic throws a body kick.
Ljubicic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Patton.
Patton connects with a leg kick. Ljubicic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
George S Patton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljubicic ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Patton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Patton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patton blocks the body kick.
Ljubicic misses with a body kick.
Ljubicic moves out of range of the body kick from Patton.
Patton is looking to land body kicks.
Ljubicic moves out of range as Patton strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patton, right into the meat.
Ljubicic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Patton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Patton avoids a kick to the body.
Ljubicic moves out of range of the body kick from Patton.
Patton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ljubicic moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Patton.
Ljubicic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Patton tries to clinch but Ljubicic is having none of it.
Ljubicic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ljubicic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patton is looking to slow Ljubicic down with leg kicks.
Patton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ljubicic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Patton moves in looking to clinch but Ljubicic pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Patton - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patton, right into the meat.
Patton tries to clinch up.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ljubicic checks a leg kick.
Patton lands a leg kick that knocks Ljubicic off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljubicic misses with a head kick.
Patton keeps Ljubicic at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patton.
Ljubicic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ljubicic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marko Ljubicic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton throws a body kick that misses.
Ljubicic throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ljubicic's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ljubicic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Patton.
Patton moves out of range of the body kick from Ljubicic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Ljubicic down.
Patton scores with a leg kick.
Patton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
George S Patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George S Patton!