PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Porcelain Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites. Matt Porcelain Punisher has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Porcelain Punisher
vs
Patton

225 cm
29
300 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

193 cm
24
287 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition
Spartan Nutrition

GREEN!160
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Porcelain Punisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, George Patton!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Patton.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Porcelain Punisher controls his hands.
I was talking to Porcelain Punisher's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Patton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Porcelain Punisher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Porcelain Punisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Patton won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Porcelain Punisher.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patton.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Porcelain Punisher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Porcelain Punisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Porcelain Punisher controls his hands.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porcelain Punisher backwards.
Patton tries a body shot but Porcelain Punisher blocks it.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Porcelain Punisher backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Porcelain Punisher stalls.
A short left from Patton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Porcelain Punisher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porcelain Punisher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Patton blocks a jab.

Patton clinches up against the cage.
Patton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Porcelain Punisher seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Patton can turn it around.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a body punch.
Patton pushes off an throws an elbow but Porcelain Punisher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Porcelain Punisher has Patton pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porcelain Punisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Patton won't allow it.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton tries to work over Porcelain Punisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porcelain Punisher tries to circle away but Patton has him pinned against the cage.
Patton tries to work over Porcelain Punisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Patton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Porcelain Punisher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Patton tries to clinch up but Porcelain Punisher circles away and keeps his distance.
George Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Patton gets a clinch.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Porcelain Punisher to work.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Porcelain Punisher blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton digs a right hand underneath Porcelain Punisher's ribcage. Porcelain Punisher let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porcelain Punisher working aggressively here.
Porcelain Punisher blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porcelain Punisher is trying to force a seperation but Patton has the dominant position.
Patton tries to work over Porcelain Punisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Patton.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Porcelain Punisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher prevents a body shot from Patton.
Patton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porcelain Punisher's elbow.
Porcelain Punisher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton is leaning against Porcelain Punisher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Porcelain Punisher looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porcelain Punisher's elbow.
A short uppercut from Porcelain Punisher.
A short uppercut from Patton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Porcelain Punisher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Patton up against the cage.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Porcelain Punisher blocks with his arms.
Porcelain Punisher is trying to force a seperation but Patton has the dominant position.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton lands an elbow that stopped Porcelain Punisher in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Matt Porcelain Punisher has been cut.
Porcelain Punisher prevents a body shot from Patton.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porcelain Punisher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patton tries a body shot but Porcelain Punisher blocks it.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patton.
Porcelain Punisher prevents a body shot from Patton.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Porcelain Punisher avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Porcelain Punisher controls his hands.
Patton misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Porcelain Punisher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Patton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porcelain Punisher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patton wants to clinch.
Patton tries to clinch there but Porcelain Punisher circles away.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a left hand
and Patton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Patton rushes Porcelain Punisher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porcelain Punisher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Porcelain Punisher misses with the head strike.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Porcelain Punisher uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher tries to break free but Patton pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Patton gets through Porcelain Punisher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patton tries to work over Porcelain Punisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Porcelain Punisher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patton lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Porcelain Punisher.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands an elbow inside that Porcelain Punisher shrugs off.
Patton gets through Porcelain Punisher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton scores with a hook to the body.
Patton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Porcelain Punisher avoids the elbow strike from Patton, against the cage.
Porcelain Punisher blocks an uppercut.
Porcelain Punisher working hard to break the clinch.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porcelain Punisher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patton has him pressed against the cage.
Patton working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Porcelain Punisher.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Patton tries a body shot but Porcelain Punisher blocks it.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George Patton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Porcelain Punisher stalling against the cage.
Patton works on Porcelain Punisher's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patton digs a right hand underneath Porcelain Punisher's ribcage. Porcelain Punisher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Porcelain Punisher controls the action.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porcelain Punisher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matt Porcelain Punisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Patton!