PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Mongtong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patton
vs
Mongtong

172 cm
33
155 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

172 cm
37
150 lbs
36 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Patton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wong Mongtong!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mongtong circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Mongtong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mongtong manages to avoid it.
Mongtong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton lands a nice looking body shot.
Mongtong slips a straight right by Patton.
Patton throws a body punch but Mongtong moves out of range.
Patton misses with a straight right.
Patton is looking to clinch but Mongtong is avoiding it.
Patton misses with a straight right.
Mongtong thuds his right hand into Patton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mongtong is looking to score with low kicks.
Patton misses with a hook. Mongtong ducked under it nicely.
Patton blocks the body kick.

Patton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mongtong, pushing him back against the cage.
Mongtong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Patton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Mongtong misses with a body punch.
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongtong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patton avoiding damage as Mongtong throws knees to the body.
Patton lands a nice uppercut.
Mongtong trying to land knees to the body.
Mongtong throws an elbow but it misses.
Patton misses with some punches.
Mongtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mongtong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Mongtong avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongtong.
Mongtong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Mongtong connects with a knee to the head.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Mongtong tries to land knees in the clinch but Patton avoids the damage to the body.
Mongtong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongtong blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong lands a nice knee to the body.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton working hard to break the clinch.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Patton on the inside.
Patton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mongtong backwards.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mongtong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mongtong.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mongtong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Mongtong lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Mongtong lands a knee to the head.
Mongtong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Patton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mongtong backwards.
Mongtong misses with an elbow over the top.
Mongtong throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mongtong backwards.
Knees to the body from Mongtong.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Mongtong.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patton goes for a takedown attempt but Mongtong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patton lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Patton misses its intended target.
Patton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mongtong.
A big right from Patton misses.
Patton shoots for a takedown but Mongtong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mongtong can pounce on him.
Patton throws a big shot that misses.
Patton shoots in and drives through. Mongtong sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a straight left.
Mongtong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mongtong can pounce on him.
Donk. Mongtong catches Patton right on the button with a cross.
Patton misses with a straight left.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Mongtong.
Mongtong lands a high kick!
Patton misses with an uppercut. Mongtong saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Patton.
Patton backing away here, and Mongtong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mongtong lands a jab to the nose.
Mongtong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mongtong pinned against the cage. Mongtong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mongtong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mongtong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rick Patton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mongtong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mongtong.
Mongtong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mongtong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mongtong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patton lands a jab to the nose.
Mongtong with a hook.
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Mongtong circles away.
Patton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mongtong is fending him off so far but Patton persists. Nope, Mongtong circles away and we're back to standing.
Mongtong stuffs the takedown.
Mongtong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mongtong momentarily.
Patton misses with a combination
and Mongtong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mongtong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mongtong slips a jab and a cross from Patton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mongtong.
Mongtong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton misses with an uppercut
and Mongtong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mongtong throws a leg kick which misses Patton's front leg but catches the back leg as Patton tries to avoid it.
Mongtong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mongtong. That one must have hurt.
Patton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mongtong is looking to slow Patton down with leg kicks.
Wong Mongtong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mongtong scores with a hook.
Mongtong lands a really nice looking cross but Patton seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Mongtong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mongtong jabs Patton right on the nose. Patton blinks but takes it well.
Patton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Patton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mongtong sprawls and moves away.
A punch combination from Patton misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mongtong throws a body kick that misses.
Mongtong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mongtong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Patton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mongtong.
Mongtong scores with a kick to the body.
Mongtong scores with a nice body kick.
Patton misses with a hook to the body
and Mongtong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Patton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Patton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongtong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mongtong can pounce on him.
Mongtong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mongtong scores with a nice head shot.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
Mongtong connects with a leg kick. Patton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mongtong scores with a decent looking hook.
Patton throws a hook but Mongtong avoids it easily.
Wong Mongtong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mongtong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patton.
Mongtong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rick Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mongtong on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a shot from downtown. Mongtong moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Patton misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mongtong.
Patton moves out of range as Mongtong throws a body kick.
Patton throwing a counter right hand but Mongtong manages to avoid it.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patton throws a looping overhand right but Mongtong ducks down to avoid it.
Patton misses with a left hand
and Mongtong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Patton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mongtong but Mongtong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big right from Patton misses.
Patton moves out of range as Mongtong throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Patton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patton misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mongtong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patton misses with a body shot
and Mongtong counters with a stiff right hand.
Patton thuds his right hand into Mongtong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mongtong scores with a push kick.
Mongtong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Mongtong.
Mongtong moves away from the strike by Patton.
Patton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mongtongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patton blocks a head kick by Mongtong.
Mongtong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patton throws a poor cross that misses
and Patton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mongtong sizes up Patton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mongtong throws a leg kick which misses Patton's front leg but catches the back leg as Patton tries to avoid it.
Patton throws a lazy uppercut
and Mongtong counters with a leg kick.
Mongtong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mongtong cracks Patton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Mongtong.
Mongtong scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mongtong blocks a jab.
Mongtong flicks out a counter leg kick but Patton steps away.
Mongtong lands with an overhand left.
Mongtong scoring well with a low kick there.
Mongtong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wong Mongtong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Patton throws an off balance right hand
and Mongtong counters with a solid body kick.
Patton misses with a looping right.
Mongtong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patton's hands.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mongtong manages to avoid it.
Mongtong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Patton.
Patton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mongtong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Patton misses with a straight right.
Patton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mongtong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Patton shoots in for a takedown but Mongtong shows good takedown defense.
Mongtong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patton fails with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mongtong.
Patton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongtong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patton misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mongtong counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Mongtong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongtong throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Mongtong.
Patton throws a hook but Mongtong blocks it.
Patton misses with a lunging right hand
and Mongtong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patton missing with a left hand there. Mongtong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mongtong.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patton misses with an uppercut. Mongtong saw that one coming.
Patton misses with an uppercut
and Mongtong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mongtong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Patton throws the left hand but Mongtong avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Mongtong tenderised Patton's leg. Patton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mongtong blocks a jab.
Patton lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongtong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mongtong - that will leave a mark!
Mongtong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Patton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mongtong lands the left hand.
Mongtong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Mongtong throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patton swings for the body but Mongtong moves out of range.
Patton misses with a hook. Mongtong ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patton, as that shot connected.
Nice takedown defense from Mongtong. No joy for Patton on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mongtong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mongtong throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mongtong.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mongtong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Mongtong's head but Mongtong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patton throws a shot from downtown. Mongtong moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body kick from Mongtong.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mongtong.
An inside leg kick lands from Mongtong.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mongtong.
Mongtong cracks Patton with an open hand slap.
Patton misses with a body punch
and Mongtong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Patton really felt that one!
Mongtong throws a series of punches but Patton avoids them all with ease.
Patton looks to throw the jab but Mongtong is out of range.
Mongtong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mongtong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mongtong is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Patton. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mongtong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patton misses with an uppercut
and Mongtong counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Patton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mongtong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Patton misses with a lunging right hand
and Mongtong counters with a good low kick that Patton was not able to check.
Mongtong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patton finds it's way round the side to connect with Mongtong's head.
Patton throws a hook but Mongtong avoids it easily.
Patton's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton loads up on a big right hand but Mongtong slips the punch.
Mongtong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Patton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Patton drops his hands momentarily and Mongtong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Patton takes one on the button.
Mongtong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patton misses with a few strikes there.
Patton shoots for a takedown but Mongtong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mongtong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mongtong connects with a leg kick. Patton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mongtong thuds his shin into the meat of Patton's side.
Patton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mongtong clobbers Patton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Patton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mongtong counters with a straight right hand.
Mongtong lands a nice shot that snaps Patton's head back.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mongtong shapes to counter with a head kick.
Patton misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wong Mongtong really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mongtong.
Patton misses with a straight left.
Patton backing away here, and Mongtong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mongtong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Patton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patton misses with a hook. Mongtong ducked under it nicely.
Patton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mongtong swivels and escapes.
Patton connects with a single shot there.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Mongtong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patton attempts a counter takedown but Mongtong avoids it well and moves away.
Mongtong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Mongtong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Patton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mongtong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongtong is looking to slow Patton down with leg kicks.
Patton misses with a left hand
and Mongtong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patton loads up on a big right hand but Mongtong slips the punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mongtong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Patton misses the body punch
and Mongtong counters with a body kick that stops Patton in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongtong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mongtong.
Patton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mongtong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patton has time to react.
Mongtong lands a leg kick that knocks Patton off balance momentarily.
Mongtong cracks Patton with an open hand slap.

Patton drives through and clinches with Mongtong against the cage.
Mongtong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rick Patton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mongtong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton avoiding damage as Mongtong throws knees to the body.
Mongtong blocking some punches.
Patton takes an elbow to the temple.
Patton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Mongtong.
Mongtong scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mongtong lands a nice knee to the body.
Mongtong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mongtong cracks Patton with a nice body shot.
Mongtong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patton's face.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mongtong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton avoiding damage as Mongtong throws knees to the body.
Mongtong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mongtong.
Mongtong lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
Patton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Mongtong.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mongtong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mongtong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mongtong tries to land knees in the clinch but Patton avoids the damage to the body.
Patton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mongtong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mongtong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mongtong - that will leave a mark!
Patton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mongtong lands with a hook. Patton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mongtong tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongtong is looking to slow Patton down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong tries a head kick but it misses.
Mongtong throws the kick towards the body but Patton avoids it.
Mongtong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patton.
Mongtong tries a quick counter leg kick but Patton is wise to it.
Patton fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Mongtong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patton cracks Mongtong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mongtong staying out of range there.
Mongtong steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Patton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mongtong.
Patton backing away here, and Mongtong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Patton throws a big shot that misses.
Mongtong misses with a low kick.
Patton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mongtong scores with a jab to the head.
Mongtong slips under a jab from Patton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mongtong moves out of range as Patton strikes.
Patton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mongtong.
Patton throws a series of punches but Mongtong avoids them all with ease.
Mongtong scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wong Mongtong dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mongtong moves away.
Patton misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Patton misses its intended target.
Patton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mongtong.
Patton misses the jab.
Patton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mongtong.
Mongtong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Mongtong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mongtong avoids the body shot from Patton.
Mongtong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongtong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patton on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Mongtong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Mongtong is just out of range.
Mongtong looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mongtong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Patton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mongtong counters with a head kick.
A slow jab from Patton misses its intended target.
Mongtong thinks about the counter body kick.
Patton misses with a right hand
and Mongtong counters with a nice leg kick.
Patton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mongtong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mongtong.
Mongtong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mongtong feints a counter leg kick.
Mongtong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mongtong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Patton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patton misses with a hook.
Mongtong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mongtong.
Mongtong tries a quick counter leg kick but Patton is wise to it.
Rick Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong Mongtong 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patton lands with a straight right. Mongtong didn't see that one coming.
Mongtong lands with a kick to the temple. Patton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice cross by Mongtong.
Patton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mongtong throws out a counter right but Patton avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton throws a body punch but Mongtong moves out of range.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mongtong throws a front kick that sends Patton stumbling back into the cage.
Patton throws a nice looking combination but Mongtong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patton looks to land a right hand but Mongtong moved out of range.
Mongtong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mongtong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mongtong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Patton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mongtong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patton. Patton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Patton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mongtong. That one must have hurt.
Patton throws a series of punches but Mongtong avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Patton looks to land a left hand but Mongtong moved out of range nicely.
Patton throws a lazy uppercut
and Mongtong counters with a slapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mongtong!
A good leg kick by Mongtong.
Patton misses with a right hand
and Mongtong counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Patton misses.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mongtong counters with a body kick.
Mongtong cracks Patton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mongtong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patton throws a big shot that misses.
Mongtong throws a nice head kick!
Patton misses with an uppercut
and Mongtong counters with a straight right hand.
Mongtong scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Good leg kick by Mongtong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mongtong slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mongtong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patton throws the left hand but Mongtong avoids the punch easily.
Mongtong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Patton misses with a looping left.
Mongtong throws a head kick that Patton semi-blocks.
Patton throws a body punch but Mongtong moves out of range.
Patton looks to land a right hand but Mongtong moved out of range.
Patton swings widly with a right hand
and Mongtong counters with a thumping low kick.
Patton throws a right hand that misses
and Mongtong counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mongtong. That's going to slow Patton down.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Mongtong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Mongtong lands with a nice body kick.
Patton swings for the body but Mongtong moves out of range.
Patton doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mongtong counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wong Mongtong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mongtong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wong Mongtong!
Wong Mongtong is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Wong Mongtong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.