PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Trice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trice has chosen Gun Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patterson
vs
Trice

180 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Patterson!
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, Tommy Trice!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trice closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trice moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
Tommy Trice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trice!
Trice is looking to clinch but Patterson is avoiding it.

Trice gets a clinch.
Trice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Patterson.
Patterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Trice stops a takedown attempt from Patterson.
Patterson misses with an elbow strike.
Trice lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to drag Trice to the mat but Trice just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trice landing knees to the head.

It looks like Aaron Patterson has been cut.
Come on Trice - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trice with a knee to the head.
Trice controlling the action here for a moment.
Patterson takes a shot to the head.
Patterson working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trice scores with a knee to the head.
Trice lands an elbow that stopped Patterson in his tracks for a moment.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Trice.
Trice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trice connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patterson's face.
Trice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Patterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Trice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Trice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Trice.
Patterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to stall.
Trice connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patterson's face.
Trice lands a knee to the head.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Trice with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trice scores a nice knee to the body.
Trice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Trice tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patterson is looking to control Trice's arms but Trice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Patterson has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trice tries a knee to the head but Patterson blocks it.
Trice unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Patterson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trice lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson takes an elbow to the temple.
Trice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patterson's efforts to push away.
Trice landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trice connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patterson's face.
Patterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Trice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Patterson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Trice is looking to clinch but Patterson is avoiding it.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt - Trice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patterson tries to bum rush Trice with a series of wild strikes but Trice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trice doesn't manage to clinch there - Patterson circles away.
Patterson dives in and grabs Trice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trice pushes down on Patterson's head and hops out.
Trice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Trice clinches with his opponent.
Trice just leaning against Patterson, taking a breather.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trice's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trice connects with a knee to the head.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trice scores with a knee to the head.
Patterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trice connects with a knee to the head.

Trice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trice wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trice gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Trice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Trice has closed the distance and engaged Patterson in a clinch.
Patterson jumps guard but Trice turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Patterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trice pulls his leg out and moves away.
Patterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trice is fending him off so far but Patterson persists. Nope, Trice circles away and we're back to standing.
Trice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Trice. No joy for Patterson on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Trice clinches up against the cage.
Tommy Trice seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Patterson takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Trice.

Patterson has hold of one of Trice's legs. Trice is fighting the takedown attempt but Patterson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Trice is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Patterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aaron Patterson just wasn't active enough.
Trice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson throws a low kick, looking for Trice's leg but Trice calmly moves out of range.
Trice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trice shoots in looking for a takedown. Patterson tries to sprawl out of it but Trice 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.

Trice rushes Patterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trice will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Patterson up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Trice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Patterson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Trice rushes Patterson and presses him up against the cage.
Trice misses with a knee strike.
Trice connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patterson's face.
Trice stops a takedown attempt from Patterson.
Trice has Patterson pushed against the cage.
Trice receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Trice with a knee to the head.

Trice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trice.
A left and a right from Trice both land. Nice combination.

Patterson drives through and clinches with Trice against the cage.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trice to keep the fight standing.
Patterson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Patterson is keeping busy.

Trice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patterson keeps the fight on the outside.

Trice takes the fight into the clinch.

Trice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Patterson back to the cage. Trice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trice throws a combination. Patterson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Trice clinches up against the cage.
Patterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trice just stands there and leans against the cage.
Patterson taking a breather.
Trice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trice trying to control the position but instead, Patterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trice into the cage.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trice to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Patterson wants to break free but Trice has control.

Trice breaks from the clinch.
Trice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tommy Trice is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trice misses with a wild combination.
Tommy Trice seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Patterson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trice to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Patterson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aaron Patterson.
Trice misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aaron Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Trice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trice 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Trice!
Tommy Trice decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.