PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seth Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Kelvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Kelvin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Patterson
vs
Kelvin

150 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

159 cm
24
138 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felipe Kelvin!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelvin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Patterson punching from the bottom.
Patterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kelvin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Patterson!
Patterson wants to hold on but Kelvin pushes him away.
Kelvin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelvin looking to control but Patterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kelvin with shots to the head and body - Patterson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Patterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Patterson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kelvin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Patterson wants to control but Kelvin is having none of it.
Kelvin lands a heavy elbow.
Patterson tries to lock up and control but Kelvin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Patterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kelvin looking to control but Patterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to improve his position but Kelvin isn't that keen on the idea.
Kelvin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kelvin content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelvin with shots to the head and body - Patterson looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelvin controlling from mount.
Patterson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in half guard, Kelvin seems content to control.

Patterson looking for submissions off his back.

Kelvin wants to work for an arm triangle but Patterson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kelvin is stalling here. Patterson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kelvin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Patterson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kelvin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Patterson off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kelvin controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to remain composed but Kelvin is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Kelvin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Kelvin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Patterson is defending well though. Kelvin let's go of the attempt for now.
Patterson tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
What can Patterson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Kelvin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Patterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kelvin tries to avoid it but Patterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kelvin to the ground. Kelvin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patterson is looking to clinch.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelvin as he jumps to the side.
Kelvin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Patterson checks it well.

Kelvin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Kelvin seems to be looking for submissions.
Kelvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
Kelvin 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin is pressing down on Patterson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Patterson is holding on for now.
Patterson is trying to stand back up but Kelvin is controlling him

Kelvin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Patterson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelvin.
Kelvin stalling.
Patterson pushes Kelvin off but Kelvin dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to buck Kelvin off but Kelvin is having none of it.
Kelvin working the head with strikes.
Patterson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Kelvin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelvin checks a leg kick.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Kelvin is avoiding it.
Patterson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelvin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelvin wants it to stay on the feet.
Patterson shoots and misses

and Kelvin counters with a single leg into guard. Patterson didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kelvin looking to pass the guard.

Kelvin gets to his feet - Patterson follows without any prompting.

Kelvin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Patterson quickly recovers to half guard.
Kelvin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kelvin drops an elbow to the side of Patterson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to stand up here but Kelvin is controlling him well.
Kelvin wants to pass to mount but Patterson is defending the position.
Kelvin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Kelvin 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.
Felipe Kelvin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelvin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Kelvin 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!

Patterson dodges the punch combination from Kelvin.

Kelvin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Patterson trying to stall but Kelvin improves his position.
Kelvin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kelvin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patterson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kelvin tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.

Patterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelvin misses with a takedown attempt
and Patterson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Seth Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Kelvin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patterson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kelvin quickly recovers to half guard.
Kelvin is looking to control Patterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kelvin avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson wants to take a breather but Kelvin is having none of it.
Kelvin is looking to control Patterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kelvin avoid being mounted?
Kelvin is trying to get back to full guard.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but Kelvin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelvin blocks a head kick by Patterson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patterson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelvin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Patterson moves into the clinch.
Patterson is trying to force a seperation but Kelvin has the dominant position.
Kelvin prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelvin jumps guard but Patterson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kelvin tries to pull guard but Patterson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kelvin drops back down to his feet.

Kelvin is trying to trip Patterson. He has hold of a leg but Patterson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kelvin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patterson working for a triangle but Kelvin defends it easily.
Kelvin's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Kelvin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kelvin throws a head kick that misses.

Patterson tries to keep at a distance but Kelvin has taken the fight into the clinch.

Patterson pulls guard successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to stand up but Kelvin isn't so interested in that idea.
Kelvin cracks Patterson with a solid left hand.
Kelvin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Patterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelvin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Seth Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felipe Kelvin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Patterson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kelvin passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felipe Kelvin.
I've got Kelvin 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Felipe Kelvin!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Felipe Kelvin!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Felipe Kelvin!

Felipe Kelvin wins by unanimous decision!