PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hubert Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Velasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Patterson
vs
Velasquez

224 cm
22
279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hubert Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patterson tries to keep at a distance but Velasquez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Velasquez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Patterson regains guard.
Velasquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Velasquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patterson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Patterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Velasquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Velasquez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Velasquez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Velasquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Velasquez misses with a body kick.

Velasquez moves into the clinch successfully.
Velasquez is trying to force a seperation but Patterson has the dominant position.
Patterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Velasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Velasquez is trying to break free.
Velasquez is trying to force a seperation but Patterson has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Velasquez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Patterson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Velasquez jumps into guard, dragging Patterson to the mat.
Velasquez is trying to keep Patterson in close.
Velasquez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Velasquez wants to improve his position but instead Patterson has moved into half guard.
Velasquez wants to get back to full guard.

Patterson seems to be looking for submissions.

Velasquez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Patterson is on him like a limpet, forcing Velasquez back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson just leaning against Velasquez, taking a breather.

Velasquez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Patterson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Patterson is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.

Velasquez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Patterson throws Velasquez to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez throws a low kick but Patterson avoids it.
Patterson darts in looking for a takedown but Velasquez gets double underhooks and turns Patterson into the cage.

Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Velasquez has Patterson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Velasquez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Patterson tumbling to the mat - Velasquez dives into Patterson's guard.
Velasquez throws an elbow that misses. Patterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Velasquez's guard. Nice move by Patterson!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Velasquez holds on and takes a little breather.
Patterson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Patterson gets to his feet - Velasquez follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cain Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Patterson misses with a body kick.

Patterson gets tackled into the cage by Velasquez. Velasquez maintains the clinch.
Velasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Velasquez pulls guard.

Velasquez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Patterson passes into half guard.

Patterson decides to return to a standing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Velasquez moves into the clinch.
Velasquez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Velasquez is looking to work some ground and pound but Patterson has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson working a defensive guard here.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Velasquez looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Patterson wants to stand but Velasquez is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Velasquez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Patterson to the mat! Patterson manages to get full guard.
Patterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Velasquez is looking for a sweep. Patterson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Patterson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is trying to control but can't.
Patterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Patterson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Velasquez to get to his feet.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patterson momentarily.
Patterson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Patterson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Patterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Velasquez should have avoided that one.

It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.

Velasquez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patterson's half guard.
Patterson trying to control here.
Patterson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Velasquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Patterson is on top in guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Patterson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Patterson gets to his feet. Velasquez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Velasquez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Patterson did well to prevent Velasquez getting side control.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet.
Patterson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Patterson is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cain Velasquez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasquez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Velasquez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patterson's half guard.
Patterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Velasquez is working away from the top position though.

Patterson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Patterson is trying to stand up here but Velasquez is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson moves into full guard.
Patterson keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez won't allow Patterson to get back to his feet.
Velasquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patterson pulls Velasquez in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Velasquez misses with a looping right.

Velasquez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Velasquez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Patterson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Velasquez.
Velasquez in the domination position with Patterson hanging on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson manages to get back to half guard.
Velasquez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Patterson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Velasquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Velasquez.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but Velasquez is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson controlling Velasquez's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Velasquez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Patterson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Patterson manages to get back to half guard.
Velasquez is trying to control. Patterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patterson is concentrating on defense, preventing Velasquez from advancing position.
Velasquez slows the pace down in half guard.
Velasquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson manages to get to full guard.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Patterson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cain Velasquez.
I've got Velasquez 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cain Velasquez!