PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riaq Rowanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson comes to the cage accompanied by Hold on : by Tim Waits. Riaq Rowanda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Patterson
vs
Rowanda

178 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riaq Rowanda!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowanda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Patterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patterson shoots in for a double leg but Rowanda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Patterson does no damage.

Patterson drives through with a takedown into Rowanda's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Patterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rowanda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patterson looking to sit in guard and control but Rowanda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rowanda looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson wants to hit a switch here but Rowanda passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Patterson there!
Rowanda wants to get back to his feet but Patterson is holding on tight.
Patterson tries to hold on but Rowanda postures up.
Rowanda controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowanda controlling from the full mount.
Patterson is trying desperately to improve position.
Patterson wants to control but Rowanda is having none of it.
Patterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patterson wants to hold on but Rowanda pushes him away.
Patterson is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowanda tries to control but Patterson wriggling away.
Patterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Rowanda has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rowanda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rowanda fails to advance to Patterson's back.
Patterson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rowanda is looking to advance position but Patterson won't allow it.
Patterson is refusing to be controlled, as Rowanda sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Patterson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Rowanda keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Patterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rowanda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rowanda wants it to stay on the feet.
Good exchange - Rowanda coming out on top.
Rowanda misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Patterson with that takedown attempt.
Patterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rowanda pinned against the cage. Rowanda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rowanda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rowanda.
Patterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rowanda swivels and escapes.
Rowanda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice sprawl there from Rowanda as Patterson shoots in.
Rowanda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rowanda finds it's way round the side to connect with Patterson's head.
Rowanda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rowanda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rowanda throws a right and a left that Patterson avoids nicely.
Rowanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rowanda misses with a two punch combination.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Rowanda shows good takedown defense.
Rowanda misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
Rowanda stalks Patterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patterson's face. Patterson staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice sprawl there from Rowanda as Patterson shoots in.
Rowanda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rowanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rowanda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches up with Rowanda, looking for a takedown. Patterson pushes Rowanda against the cage but Rowanda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Patterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patterson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rowanda defends well and Patterson ends up having to push Rowanda into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rowanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rowanda tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Rowanda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rowanda throws a combination that misses

and Patterson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Patterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rowanda is on top in guard.
Rowanda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patterson is trying to keep Rowanda in close.
Patterson keeping full guard, as Rowanda tries to pass.
Derek Patterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Patterson trying to keep a closed guard but Rowanda is proving a slippery customer.
Rowanda stopping the sweep attempt from Patterson.
Rowanda trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Patterson looking to score a takedown here. Rowanda is defending well but Patterson drives through and ends up in Rowanda's guard.
Patterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Patterson lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Patterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Patterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rowanda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson works over Rowanda with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rowanda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Patterson defends well.
Patterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 Derek Patterson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rowanda swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rowanda sprawls well. He's pushed Patterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rowanda stuffs the takedown.
Patterson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rowanda circles away.
Patterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Rowanda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Patterson has Rowanda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rowanda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Rowanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rowanda's waist but Rowanda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patterson off to one side.
Patterson throws a looping overhand right but Rowanda ducks down to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rowanda scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Derek Patterson has been cut.
Rowanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patterson darts in looking for a takedown but Rowanda gets double underhooks and turns Patterson into the cage.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rowanda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rowanda misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rowanda avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Patterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rowanda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Patterson tries for a takedown. No joy.

Rowanda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riaq Rowanda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patterson.
Rowanda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rowanda.
Rowanda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rowanda throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Rowanda lands a head shot.
Rowanda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rowanda lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowanda tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rowanda misses with a kick to the body.
Patterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Rowanda's shoulder, as Rowanda tries to avoid the shot.
Rowanda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rowanda as he avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Rowanda. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowanda misses with a two punch combination.
Rowanda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riaq Rowanda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rowanda digs a good hook to Patterson's body.
Rowanda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Patterson rather than just go for the knockout.
Rowanda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rowanda.

Patterson is rocked!
Rowanda connects with a nice cross there... Patterson is looking wobbly and Rowanda recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Patterson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Rowanda jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Riaq Rowanda!