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). Anderson Peacock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Patterson
vs
Peacock

180 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
176 lbs
2 - 7 - 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 2 - 3 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Anderson Peacock has been cut.
Anderson Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peacock tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patterson but Patterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peacock fails to land the takedown.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
Nolan Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Peacock.
Peacock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patterson as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Peacock with that takedown attempt.

Patterson rushes Peacock and presses him up against the cage.

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

Patterson clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock is trying to force a seperation but Patterson has the dominant position.
Patterson goes for a takedown attempt but Peacock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peacock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Peacock tries to sprawl out of it but Patterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peacock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Patterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Peacock. Peacock gets slowly back to his feet.
Patterson fails to land the takedown.
Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Patterson has been working on his balance at Pitbull MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Peacock.
Peacock fails with a takedown attempt.
Patterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peacock.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peacock is defended easily by Patterson.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Peacock shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock fails with a takedown attempt.
Peacock shoots in looking for a takedown but Patterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peacock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Patterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Patterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peacock fails to land the takedown.

Patterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peacock's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson has Peacock pressed against the cage, preventing Peacock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peacock is trying to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling him.

Patterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Patterson. No joy for Peacock on that attempt.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance.
Peacock avoids the head kick by Patterson.
Peacock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Patterson is fending him off so far but Peacock persists. Nope, Patterson circles away and we're back to standing.
Peacock shoots for a takedown but Patterson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peacock shoots in but Patterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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?
Patterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peacock but Peacock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Patterson. No joy for Peacock on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Peacock with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Peacock or perhaps it was just good defense by Patterson which made him look bad.
Patterson lands a leg kick that knocks Peacock off balance momentarily.
Patterson lands with a kick to the temple. Peacock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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 fails to land the takedown.
Patterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peacock tries to clinch up
and Patterson counters with a nice leg kick.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Peacock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patterson as he jumps to the side.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patterson but Patterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peacock closes the distance and clinches up with Patterson, looking for a takedown. Peacock pushes Patterson against the cage but Patterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nolan Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Peacock.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peacock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peacock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patterson defends it nicely.

Patterson closes the distance and clinches.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
Peacock working hard to break the clinch.
Peacock is pressed up against the cage. Patterson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Peacock down to the mat. Peacock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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 wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patterson rushes Peacock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patterson working Peacock over with knees to the body.
Peacock is breathing heavily.
Peacock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.

Patterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Patterson. Those never looked like landing.

Patterson pushes Peacock up against the cage in a clinch.
Peacock is trying desperately to land a takedown but Patterson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Peacock.
Patterson keeps control of Peacock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Patterson lands a good knee to the midsection. Peacock won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson lands a knee to the head.

Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patterson thumps Peacock with a low kick.
Peacock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away.
Peacock tries for a takedown but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Patterson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Patterson punishes Peacock's body with a nice straight punch.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson lands a head kick. Peacock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peacock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Patterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Patterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peacock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Patterson manages to break the clinch.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peacock.
Peacock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patterson tries to avoid it but Peacock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patterson to the ground. Patterson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peacock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Patterson pinned against the cage. Patterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Patterson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Patterson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock is trying to work for a sweep but Patterson has mounted him!
Patterson with good strikes from the mount here!
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.
Patterson wants to control the pace but Peacock is squirming around nicely.
Patterson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peacock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Patterson unloads with some shots from mount but Peacock bucks and avoids them well.
Patterson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peacock is trying to stand up.
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peacock is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Peacock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peacock is squirming around, avoiding Patterson's attempts to control the action.
Patterson looking to ground and pound but Peacock is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Peacock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peacock closes the distance and clinches up with Patterson, looking for a takedown. Peacock pushes Patterson against the cage but Patterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Patterson has managed to clinch.
Patterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peacock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Patterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peacock tries to avoid it but Patterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peacock to the ground. Peacock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peacock is defended easily by Patterson.
Nolan Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Peacock.
Peacock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patterson defends it nicely.
Patterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peacock. That did some damage!
Peacock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peacock pinned against the cage. Peacock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peacock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peacock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peacock is defended easily by Patterson.
Patterson scores with a leg kick.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patterson as he jumps to the side.
Peacock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peacock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patterson.
Peacock tries to clinch up.
Nolan Patterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peacock.
Peacock looks for a takedown but Patterson sprawls well.
Peacock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patterson.
Peacock shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson takes a swing at Peacock's ribcage but misses.

Patterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peacock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patterson has Peacock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peacock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peacock is looking to break free of the clinch but Patterson has double underhooks.
Patterson goes for a takedown attempt but Peacock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches up with Peacock, looking for a takedown. Patterson pushes Peacock against the cage but Peacock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Patterson.
Peacock fails to land the takedown.
Nolan Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peacock darts in trying to clinch
and Patterson counters with a head kick. That will keep Peacock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Patterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peacock can do to turn this around?

Patterson closes the distance and clinches.
Patterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peacock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peacock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peacock.
Nolan Patterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peacock fails with the takedown.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peacock fails with a takedown attempt.

Patterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peacock, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peacock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson Peacock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Patterson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peacock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Patterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Patterson!
Nolan Patterson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.