PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth for war. Patton has chosen AC/DC - TNT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Patton

186 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

THE END 32

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 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Patton!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patton's head backwards.
Patton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patton. Patton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Patton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Patton.
Gracie is looking for a counter combo.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patton is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Patton is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Patton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Patton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Patton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Patton is out of range.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Patton counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patton on the side of the head.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Patton's head but Patton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Patton's ribs.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gracie throws a hook but Patton avoids it easily.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Patton lands with a nice body kick.
Patton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patton misses with a hook.
Patton avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Patton sprawls well.
Patton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Patton throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Patton tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton avoids the head kick by Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
A nice side step and Patton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Patton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Patton takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Patton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Patton gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Patton is keeping the position.
Patton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie prevents Patton from getting back to his feet.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Patton is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie distracts Patton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Patton has wrist control.
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 avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Patton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie stands up over Patton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gracie thows a body kick. Patton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Patton moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Patton pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Patton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Patton slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Patton looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie half committed to a counter leg kick.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie working the strikes but Patton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Patton tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Patton's hands, connecting with Patton's forehead.
Patton tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Patton is trying to control but can't.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie stops Patton from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Patton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Patton has wrist control.
Rickson Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Patton.
Gracie cracks Patton with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie prevents Patton from getting back to his feet.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Patton is keeping the position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patton's head.
Patton is trying to stand.
Patton wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patton's head.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Patton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Patton is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Patton avoid being mounted?
Gracie prevents Patton from improving his position.
Patton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Patton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie prevents Patton from improving his position.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Patton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie throwing shots but Patton is blocking nicely.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patton's head.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
Gracie 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.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patton is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Gracie dominated that second round.
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. 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.

Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Patton.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie throws the left hand but Patton avoids the punch easily.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton swinging wildly here.
A jab from Patton misses.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie stalks Patton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patton's face. Patton staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pushes Patton away with a front kick.
Patton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Patton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patton.
Patton misses with a body kick.
Patton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie pushes Patton away with a front kick.
Patton throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Patton manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patton's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patton punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie jabs Patton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Patton checks it.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patton looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gracie slips a jab from Patton.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Patton throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a two punch combo.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Patton moves out of range easily.
Patton swinging wildly here.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jack Patton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Patton throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Patton.
Donk. Gracie catches Patton right on the button with a cross.
Patton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Patton defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Patton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patton. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patton keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Patton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gracie misses with a hook. Patton ducked under it nicely.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh 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!
Patton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patton swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Patton shakes it off.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patton on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
Jack Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Rickson Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rickson Gracie.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Rickson Gracie gave a big smile as he said 'You do not deserve to watch me'.