PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shane Patrick has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Patrick
vs
Ives

204 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Ives!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ives counters with a nice double leg into side control. Patrick won't be happy with that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Patrick tries to control but Ives manages to take his back.
Ives not allowing Patrick to control his hands.
Ives throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ives not allowing Patrick to control his hands.
Patrick rolls, trying to escape but Ives keeps control of the position.
Patrick trying to control the hands but Ives breaks the grip.
Ives biding his time, looking for the opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ives landing with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrick tries to escape but Ives has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ives softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ives has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Patrick.
Ives gets his hands free as Patrick looks to control.

Patrick is trying to shake Ives off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Ives won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.

Ives shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ives not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrick gets full guard.
Ives scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ives throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ives scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ives postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patrick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ives is pushing down on Patrick's leg trying to pass to half guard. Patrick is fighting to maintain full guard but Ives has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ives working the head and body with strikes.
Patrick missing with punches from the bottom.
Ives working over Patrick with some ground and pound. Patrick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ives throwing shots but Patrick is blocking nicely.
Ives working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrick is breathing heavily.
Ives takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ives slips a nice elbow through Patrick's hands, connecting with Patrick's forehead.
Ives not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ives wants to control but Patrick is keeping him busy.
Ives throws a strike but Patrick avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ives postures up in Patrick's guard and throws a big left but Patrick blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ives with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patrick keeping moving, preventing Ives from controlling successfully.
Ives loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ives passes Patrick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ives is trying to control. Patrick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ives drops an elbow to the side of Patrick's head.
Ives seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ives wants to control but Patrick is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ives sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patrick defending well though.
Nice strikes from Ives there.
Ives stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrick is trying to stand back up but Ives is controlling him
Patrick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ives.
Ives sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patrick defending well though.
Ives drops an elbow to the side of Patrick's head.
Patrick wants to control but Ives is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patrick is staying active underneath Ives, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ives seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ives scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Ives dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Patrick shoots in and drives through. Ives sprawls well.
Patrick shoots in looking for a takedown but Ives manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patrick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Ives darts in and clinches Patrick up against the cage.
Patrick tries to pull guard but Ives forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Patrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patrick stops a takedown attempt from Ives.
Ives is working Patrick over against the cage.
Ives fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ives has a couple of punches blocked by Patrick.
Patrick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patrick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ives gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ives scores with a shot to the side of Patrick's head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ives. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ives has a couple of punches blocked by Patrick.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ives wants a takedown but no success here.
Patrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick tries to break free but Ives pushes him back against the cage.
Ives swings wildly with an uppercut but Patrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Ives.
Patrick misses with a knee strike.
Patrick can't break the clinch.
Ives lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patrick backwards.
Patrick blocks a body shot from Ives.
Patrick is trying to pull guard but Ives has him pressed against the cage.
Ives lands a shot to the body.
Patrick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ives just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ives has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patrick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ives lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ives.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ives successfully pulls guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ives is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ives is on top in guard.
Ives working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patrick's head.
Ives stands and throws Patrick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Russell Ives has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patrick taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee asks Ives politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ives prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ives is looking to take a break and control but Patrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ives lands a few punches from side control.
Patrick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ives misses with the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ives is working Patrick over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ives trying to control the action but Patrick is working from the bottom.
Patrick can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ives tries for a kimura but Patrick is defending well.
Ives lands a few punches from side control.
Patrick wants to control but Ives postures up.
Ives lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patrick tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ives scores with punches from side control.
Patrick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Patrick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Ives showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Some wild striking there from Ives.

Ives looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Patrick trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Patrick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patrick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ives is controlling him.
Patrick trying to control the position here.
Ives has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ives lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ives throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ives trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ives sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ives trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ives stands and throws Patrick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patrick is not content to let Ives control the position.
Ives looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Patrick is avoiding damage well.
Ives cracks Patrick with a big elbow.
Patrick is not content to let Ives control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ives throws an elbow but Patrick slips to the side and avoids it well.
Patrick tries to improve position but can't.
Ives landing a few strikes.
Ives landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrick is looking to reverse the position.
Ives scores with punches from side control.
Ives trying to control the position but Patrick is working away.
Patrick on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Patrick is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ives lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Patrick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Ives! That's hurt Patrick! Will he recover? Ives fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Ives!
After winning the bout, Russell Ives thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.