PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Kelvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kelvin
vs
Patterson

171 cm
24
136 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Kelvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelvin lands a nice shot that snaps Patterson's head back.

Patterson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kelvin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Patterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelvin is retaining full guard.
Patterson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kelvin is trying to keep Patterson in close.
Patterson tries to stand but Kelvin is controlling from the bottom.
Patterson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kelvin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Seth Patterson.

Kelvin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Patterson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Patterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Patterson is looking to reverse the position.
Kelvin is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patterson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kelvin staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelvin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kelvin misses with the ground and pound.
Patterson is not content to let Kelvin control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to control but Kelvin postures up.
Kelvin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Patterson is not content to let Kelvin control the position.
Kelvin is staying tight to Patterson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kelvin is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patterson is trying to control Kelvin's posture but Kelvin avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kelvin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Patterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Patterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Patterson in particular looking to stall.
Kelvin wants to control but Patterson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jorge Kelvin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kelvin lands a right hook to the body.
No luck for Kelvin with that takedown attempt.
Kelvin throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.

Patterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Patterson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kelvin wants a takedown.
Kelvin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Kelvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Patterson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Patterson trying to control but Kelvin is working from the bottom.
Patterson postures up.
Patterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin looking to control.
Patterson pushes down on Kelvin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Patterson has eaten all the pies!
Kelvin is trying to maintain the position but Patterson is very close to passing his half guard.
Patterson trying to control the pace.
Kelvin tries to get to full guard but Patterson has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin tries to kick Patterson off in order to stand up. Patterson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Seth Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelvin is trying to control Patterson's posture but Patterson avoids it.
Kelvin is not content to let Patterson control the position.
Kelvin is trying to get back to his feet.
Kelvin tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin gets back to half guard.

Patterson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kelvin defends it well.
Patterson controlling the pace.
Kelvin is not content to let Patterson control the position.
Kelvin is looking for a sweep. Patterson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelvin wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is taking a breather. Kelvin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Seth Patterson.
Kelvin ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Kelvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Patterson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kelvin sprawls well initially but Patterson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kelvin trying to hold on to Patterson's head to control him but Patterson postures up.
Kelvin is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kelvin tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Kelvin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Patterson. No joy for Kelvin on that attempt.
Kelvin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away.
Kelvin tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.

Patterson gets the takedown into side control.
Patterson trying to control the position but Kelvin is working away.
Kelvin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Patterson throwing shots but Kelvin is blocking nicely.
Patterson trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin controlling the position well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelvin is trying to get back to full guard.
Patterson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Patterson works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson controlling from mount.
Patterson won't let Kelvin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Patterson content just to control the position here.
Patterson wants to take Kelvin's back here but Kelvin is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to control but Kelvin wriggling away.
Patterson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Patterson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kelvin is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin tries to control the position but Patterson now has his back.
Patterson not allowing Kelvin to control his hands.
Kelvin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kelvin is working hard here to advance position.

Kelvin is in a bad position with Patterson working for a choke. Kelvin manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Kelvin preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Patterson looking for a guillotine here but Kelvin defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Seth Patterson!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Seth Patterson!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Seth Patterson!

Seth Patterson wins by unanimous decision!