PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Patton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Yee's chin.

Patton
vs
Yee

175 cm
40
170 lbs
48 - 21 - 2

188 cm
35
179 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

GREEN!160

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 48 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yee lands the left hand.
Patton tries to move into range but Yee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Patton fails to land the takedown.

Patton moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Patton.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yees head.
Patton prevents a body shot from Yee.
A short right from Patton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Yee.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Yee misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Yee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Yee.
A short right from Patton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Patton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton working aggressively here.
Yee misses with the head strike.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Yee lands a right hand.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yee blocking some punches.
A short right from Yee on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Patton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yee backwards.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yee can't find room to land a body shot as Patton controls the action.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
A short right from Yee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patton working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Yee.
Yee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
A short left from Patton.
Patton takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patton's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton lands a right hand.
Yee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
Yee blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton misses with some punches.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yee - that landed with a thud.
Patton scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Yee 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.

Yee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Yee.

Yee drives through and clinches with Patton against the cage.
Yee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton lands with a light punch inside.
Yee lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yee lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Yee misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Jason Yee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yee lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Yee lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton lands with a left to the head.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yee lands a left hand.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Yee has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Yee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee lands an uppercut.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Yee blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Patton working aggressively here.
A short right from Yee on the inside.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yee backwards.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
Yee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patton's defenses.

It looks like Michael Patton has been cut.
Yee lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patton takes an elbow to the temple.

Patton is rocked!
Yee misses with a body punch.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Yee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patton lands a shoulder strike.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
Yee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Patton on the inside.
Patton working aggressively here.
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patton's brow.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Yee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Yee.
Oh Patton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Yee.
Patton seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Yee.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Yee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yees head.
Nice body punch from Yee - that landed with a thud.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yee lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Yee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Patton'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. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Patton misses.
Yee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Patton rushes Yee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Yee struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yees head.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton blocks a body shot from Yee.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yee lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton blocks a body shot from Yee.
Yee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
A short left from Patton.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Patton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yee scores with a shoulder strike.
Yee blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Yee.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
Patton lands a left hand.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yee tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Yee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Yee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
Yee blocking some punches.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Yee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Yee swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Yee!