PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Born Villain . Sun Ra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Patton
vs
Ra

175 cm
33
162 lbs
42 - 14 - 1

174 cm
34
148 lbs
30 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Perkele!

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra scores with a nice body kick.

Ra rushes Patton and presses him up against the cage.
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Patton.
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Patton breaks the clinch.
Patton throws a hook but Ra blocks it.
Patton scores with a nice head shot.
Ra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton throws a leg kick that misses.
Ra lands a nice looking body shot.
Michael Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra throws a leg kick
and Patton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ra throws a sloppy head kick and Patton moves out of range easily.
Ra wants to slow Patton down by chopping away at his legs.
Ra slips under a jab from Patton.
Patton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ra walks into a straight right hand from Patton.
Patton digs a good hook to Ra's body.
Patton is looking to slow Ra down with leg kicks.
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!
Ra misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra misses with an uppercut
and Patton counters with a good low kick that Ra was not able to check.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ra moves away.
Patton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ra tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton blocks a jab.
Patton throws a sloppy body shot

and Ra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Patton blocking some punches.
Patton is trying to force a seperation but Ra has the dominant position.
Ra landing knees to the body.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ra has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Patton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
Patton blocks a body shot from Ra.
Ra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ra lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Patton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patton lands a right hand.
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ra lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
Ra is trying to force a seperation but Patton has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Patton avoids the damage to the body.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but Patton blocks with his arms.
Ra working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sun Ra will probably get the nod.
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.

Ra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ra tries a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Ra throws a leg kick but Patton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Patton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
Ra throws a leg kick but Patton moved away.
Patton throws a leg kick but Ra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Patton.
Patton checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ra. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ra throws the left hand but Patton avoids the punch easily.
Ra misses with a straight left.
Ra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patton.
Patton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ra throws out a loose jab but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Michael Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton misses with a kick to the body
and Ra counters with a body kick that stops Patton in his tracks momentarily.
Ra on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Ra moves out of range easily.
Patton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patton lands a glancing blow to the side of Ra's head.
Ra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ra misses with a body shot.
Patton slips a jab from Ra.
Ra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patton.
Ra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patton cracks the inside of Ra's front leg.
Ra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big right from Patton misses.
Patton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ra wants to slow Patton down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Patton misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Ra blocks the leg kick.
Patton throws a hook but Ra avoids it easily.
Ra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra moves out of range of the body kick from Patton.
Ra walks into a left hand.
Ra checks a low kick from Patton.
Ra checks a low kick from Patton.
Ra throws a lazy head kick
and Patton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patton lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton loads up on a big right hand but Ra slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra throws a front kick that sends Patton stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Patton dominated that second round.
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!

Ra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ra tries to score with a low kick but Patton moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Patton.
Ra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Patton misses with a straight left.
Patton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Patton scores with a jab.

Patton lands a big head kick that sends Ra tumbling to the mat! Patton takes a step backwards and waves Ra back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ra is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra blocks a jab.
Ra is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
Patton throws an overhand right that drops Ra like a sack of potatoes! Patton dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Patton!
A victorious Michael Patton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.