PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota has chosen Must be the Feeling as his entrance music. Mike Patton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Patton
vs
Shota

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Shota!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patton forces Shota back against the cage and clinches.
Shota tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patton just stands there and leans against the cage.

Shota is fighting off a takedown attempt but Patton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shota to the mat. Shota regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shota working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patton.
Shota keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
Patton won't allow Shota to get back to his feet.
Shota is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shota is looking to advance position but Patton won't allow it.
Shota tries to stand but can't do so whilst Patton controls his leg.
Patton flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shota is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Patton!
Shota wants to get back to his feet but Patton is holding on tight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton wants to control but Shota is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Shota wants to control the pace but Patton is squirming around nicely.
Patton can't escape the position.
Shota is looking to stand but Shota has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Shota looking to control but Patton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Patton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shota on the ground.
Shota seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Patton is holding on tight.
Shota wants to get back to his feet but Patton is holding on tight.

Shota goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Patton turns into him and now he's in Shota's guard.
Patton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota wants to sweep here but Patton controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Shota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shota tries to work over Patton's front leg with a kick but Patton checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Shota.

It looks like Mike Patton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton is looking to land body kicks.

Patton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shota!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton wants to control but Shota is keeping him busy.
Shota gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shota is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Shota trying to control here.
Patton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shota wants to get back to his feet.
Shota is pressing down on Patton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shota not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Patton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shota is trying to control the position but Patton postures up.
Patton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shota has a closed guard, preventing Patton from standing up.
Patton is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shota trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adrian Shota wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shota lands a nice hook to Patton's body. Patton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Shota.
Patton walks into a jab.

Patton ducks straight into an uppercut from Shota and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Patton manages to regain guard straight away.

Patton is rocked!

Mike Patton's cut is getting worse.
Patton has a closed guard, preventing Shota from standing up.
Shota trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
Shota has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Patton is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Shota is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shota wants to get up but he can't break Patton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Shota dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Patton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Patton shoots in and gets a takedown into Shota's guard.
Patton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shota's guard.
Shota lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Patton!
Patton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shota is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Shota avoids the attempt from Patton to control.
Shota tries to control but Patton wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shota tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is desperately trying to improve his position but Shota has a good base and remains in mount.
Shota controlling the pace for now.
Shota wants to stand but Patton is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Adrian Shota has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shota looking to control but Patton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shota might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Patton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Shota jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Patton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shota is looking to take a break and control but Patton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Patton manages to get back to half guard.
Shota wants to stand but Patton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Shota frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Shota trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Patton is looking to get to half guard.
Shota is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Patton is squirming around, avoiding Shota's attempts to control the action.
Patton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shota takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Patton looking very determined here, making life difficult for Shota.
Good control from Shota.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Shota go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Patton is trying to break free.
Shota struggling to keep hold of the position.
Shota has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patton can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton prevents Shota from getting a body triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Shota showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Patton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Patton tries to clinch up.
Patton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shota to score with a decent uppercut.
Shota scores with a jab.
Shota scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shota ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shota swinging wildly here.
Shota swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Shota cracks Patton with a big right hand and Patton goes down!
Oh Patton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Mike Patton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Patton can't keep his opponent in guard - Shota advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Patton seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
Shota is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Patton!
Shota is looking to stand but Shota has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

Shota is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Shota extends the arm and Patton is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrian Shota!
Adrian Shota thanked the fans post fight for their support.