PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan Patterson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Peacock's chin.

Patterson
vs
Peacock

180 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
176 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson has a takedown stuffed.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peacock tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peacock misses with a low kick.
Peacock swinging wildly here.
Peacock tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.

Patterson closes the distance and pushes Peacock back into the cage.
Patterson tries for a takedown but Peacock manages to get underhooks.
Peacock has had enough of the clinch but Patterson keeps him there for the moment.
Patterson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peacock is looking to break free of the clinch but Patterson has double underhooks.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.
Peacock has had enough of the clinch but Patterson keeps him there for the moment.
Peacock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peacock can't break the clinch.
Patterson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Peacock is defending well.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peacock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peacock tries to break free but Patterson pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patterson pulls Peacock into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Patterson being controlled here, momentarily.
Peacock trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.

Patterson pushes Peacock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peacock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peacock sprawls well. Peacock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Peacock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock scores with a jab. Patterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick from Patterson lands but Peacock takes it in his stride.
Patterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peacock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peacock shoots in looking for a takedown. Patterson tries to sprawl out of it but Peacock 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.
Peacock throws a head kick that misses.

Patterson gets a clinch.

Patterson breaks from the clinch.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peacock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peacock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patterson has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Patterson as Peacock shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Patterson.

Patterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peacock, pushing him back against the cage.

Patterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peacock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peacock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Peacock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peacock is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Peacock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patterson doesn't seem phased though.
Peacock misses with a wild combination.
Patterson throws a right and a left that Peacock avoids nicely.
Peacock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Patterson connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Peacock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peacock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peacock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Peacock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Patterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peacock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peacock somewhat.
Peacock looks winded!

Patterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Patterson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Anderson Peacock has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
Peacock is trying to force a seperation but Patterson has the dominant position.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Patterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Peacock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peacock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peacock wants it to stay on the feet.
Patterson throws a right and a left that Peacock avoids nicely.
Patterson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peacock.
Peacock throws a leg kick that misses.
Peacock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Peacock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target.
Patterson blocks a head kick by Peacock.
Peacock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Patterson slips a jab and a cross from Peacock.
Patterson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patterson. Peacock does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock wants to clinch.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nolan Patterson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peacock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
Patterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
Patterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peacock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peacock throws a leg kick
and Patterson counters with a good low kick that Peacock was not able to check.
Peacock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Patterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
Nolan Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peacock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away.
Patterson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peacock.
Peacock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peacock is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock connects with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Peacock.
Patterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peacock is looking to clinch.
Peacock shoots for a double leg takedown but Patterson sprawls well. He's pushed Peacock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peacock looks to land a body kick but Patterson moved away.
Peacock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patterson circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peacock throws a front kick aimed at Patterson's knee but Patterson avoids it well.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peacock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Peacock.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Peacock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peacock.
Peacock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peacock moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
Patterson misses with a double jab
and Peacock counters with a two punch combo.
Patterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peacock tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Peacock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
Peacock looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense.
Peacock thuds a left hand into Patterson's body.
Peacock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Patterson clinches up against the cage.
Peacock is trying to break the clinch but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson scores a nice knee to the body.
Patterson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peacock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peacock throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Peacock looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Peacock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Patterson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson misses with a two punch combination.

Patterson has Peacock up against the cage in a clinch.

Patterson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nolan Patterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anderson Peacock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Patterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peacock avoids it really well and circles away.
Peacock connects with a solid leg kick.
Peacock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peacock is looking to clinch but Patterson is avoiding it.
Patterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Patterson clinches with his opponent.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Patterson misses with a knee strike.
Patterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peacock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Peacock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peacock wants to get back to striking at distance but Patterson won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Peacock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patterson prevents Peacock from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peacock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Peacock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patterson trying to land knees to the body.
Peacock is trying to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling him.
Patterson missing with knees to the body.

Patterson manages to break the clinch.
Peacock cracks Patterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patterson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Patterson moves into the clinch.
Peacock wants to break free but Patterson has control.
Peacock is trying to break free.
Patterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peacock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to drag Peacock to the mat but Peacock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Peacock is trying to push Patterson away but Patterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Patterson breaks from the clinch.
Patterson throws a leg kick which misses Peacock's front leg but catches the back leg as Peacock tries to avoid it.
Patterson scores with a jab.
Patterson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peacock is out of range.
Peacock shoots for a double leg takedown but Patterson sprawls well. He's pushed Peacock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peacock.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peacock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Peacock sprawls well. He's pushed Patterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peacock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock has a takedown stuffed.
Peacock misses with a leg kick.

Patterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Patterson looking for a takedown.
Patterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peacock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Peacock circles away and keeps his distance.
Patterson throws a right hand that Peacock ducks under and follows up with a left that Peacock also avoids with ease.
Peacock stuffs the takedown.
Peacock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Peacock misses.
Peacock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peacock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Peacock.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nolan Patterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Peacock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peacock looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Peacock. Those never looked like landing.
Peacock slips a jab and a cross from Patterson.
Patterson shoots in for a double leg but Peacock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peacock stalks Patterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patterson's face. Patterson staggers backwards, shaken.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peacock lands with a nice combination. Patterson backs away looking to recover.
Patterson moves out of range as Peacock throws a body kick.
Patterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson Peacock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peacock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Peacock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Patterson!
A very excited looking Nolan Patterson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.