PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton has chosen Marilyn Manson - Born Villain as his entrance music. Pernell Whitaker Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Patton's chin.

Whitaker Jr
vs
Patton

177 cm
25
167 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
39
170 lbs
48 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Patton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitaker Jr scores with a jab.
Patton throws a combination that misses

and Whitaker Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Whitaker Jr scoring with some ground and pound.

Patton has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Whitaker Jr is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Patton.
Whitaker Jr lands a few punches from side control.
Patton is trying to get back to half guard.
Whitaker Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Patton to see if he's OK.
Patton tries to bench press Whitaker Jr off him but Whitaker Jr keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker Jr cracks Patton with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Patton is not content to let Whitaker Jr control the position.
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patton is still trying to improve position.
Whitaker Jr grinds an elbow into Patton's temple.
Whitaker Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Patton to see if he's OK.
Patton is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whitaker Jr is chipping away with strikes.

Patton is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patton is still in real trouble! Can Whitaker Jr finish him?
Patton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Whitaker Jr winds up and cracks Patton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker Jr working over Patton with some ground and pound. Patton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whitaker Jr tries to pass to full mount but Patton defends it.
Whitaker Jr working over Patton with some ground and pound. Patton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Patton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whitaker Jr moves into full mount! Patton won't be happy about that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton is looking to get to half guard.
Whitaker Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Patton seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is trying desperately to improve position.
Patton keeps trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Patton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Whitaker Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Patton looking for submissions off his back.

Patton actively working from the bottom here.
Patton wants to improve his position but Whitaker Jr is controlling well.

Patton actively working from the bottom here.
Patton wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pernell Whitaker Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whitaker Jr throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Patton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patton walks into a stiff left hand from Whitaker Jr.
Patton shoots for a double leg takedown but Whitaker Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Patton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Whitaker Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Patton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Patton regains half guard.
Whitaker Jr working the head and body with strikes.

Patton looking for submissions off his back.
Whitaker Jr slips a nice elbow through Patton's hands, connecting with Patton's forehead.

Patton actively working from the bottom here.

Patton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitaker Jr pulls his head out easily.
Whitaker Jr is trying to control. Patton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pernell Whitaker Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Whitaker Jr connects with a nice short shot to Patton's temple.
Whitaker Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Patton gets back to full guard.
Whitaker Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
Whitaker Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Whitaker Jr works over Patton with some ground and pound from guard.

Patton has his foot on Whitaker Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whitaker Jr works his way back into a safe position though.

Patton is looking for a triangle but Whitaker Jr pushes his legs off easily.

Whitaker Jr drops back looking for a leg! Patton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patton manages to kick Whitaker Jr off! Whitaker Jr jumps back into Patton's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitaker Jr defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whitaker Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whitaker Jr wants to control from the top but Patton keeps moving.

Patton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whitaker Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Whitaker Jr chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr working some strikes from top position.
Whitaker Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Patton's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Patton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Patton working for submissions but it's allowed Whitaker Jr to get to half guard.
Whitaker Jr slips a nice elbow through Patton's hands, connecting with Patton's forehead.
Whitaker Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Whitaker Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Whitaker Jr lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Whitaker Jr lands a big elbow - Patton is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Whitaker Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pernell Whitaker Jr!
A very excited looking Pernell Whitaker Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.