PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes into the arena with AC/DC - TNT blaring out of the sound system. Gracie has chosen Mouth for war as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Patton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Patton
vs
Gracie

187 cm
27
187 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

186 cm
29
180 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Patton avoids them all with ease.
Gracie tries to bum rush Patton with a series of wild strikes but Patton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Patton is looking to counter with a body kick.
Patton keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patton smiles and moves away.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patton tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie tries to clinch but Patton is having none of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton scores with a kick to the body.
Patton lands with a slapping head kick.
Patton moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Patton is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Patton circles away and we're back to standing.
Patton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jack Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Gracie.
Gracie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Patton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Patton counters with a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patton.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Patton's shoulder, as Patton tries to avoid the shot.
Patton throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Patton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Patton throws a big counter combination but Gracie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Patton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Patton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Patton's leg. Patton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie takes a swing at Patton's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Patton counters with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Jack Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Patton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Patton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Patton's front leg but catches the back leg as Patton tries to avoid it.
Gracie slips under a jab from Patton.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
Patton looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Patton lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patton throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patton's knee momentarily.
A nice combination there by Gracie.
Patton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Patton misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patton.
Patton throws a leg kick that misses.
Patton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie thumps Patton with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Patton avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie punishes Patton's body with a nice straight punch.
Patton throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie shapes to counter with a head kick.
Patton missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Patton.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Patton checks a leg kick.
Donk. Gracie catches Patton right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rickson Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jack Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton blocks the body kick.
Patton is looking to counter with a body kick.
Patton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patton misses with a low kick.
Patton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patton's calf.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie throws a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Rickson Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patton scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to clinch but Patton moves away
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Patton.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Patton avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Patton moved away.
Patton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it.
Gracie gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Patton counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie slips a jab from Patton.
Patton takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Patton moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Patton.
Patton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Patton misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Patton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Patton. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Patton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Patton backpedaling.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Patton misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Patton throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Patton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Patton dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.
Patton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Patton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Gracie throws a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Patton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Patton scores with a shot to the body.
Patton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Patton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Patton throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie throws a push kick but Patton slaps the foot to one side.
Patton misses with a wild combination.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Patton's ribs.
A left lands for Gracie.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Patton checks a low kick from Gracie.
Patton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Patton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Patton quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Patton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Patton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Patton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gracie misses with a double jab
enabling Patton to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Patton sees coming a mile off.
Gracie misses with a hook.
It looked like Patton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Patton knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Patton counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patton's guard.

Patton has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gracie is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Patton controls the action.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.

Patton manages to break the clinch.
Patton misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie unleashes a big counter combination but Patton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Patton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Patton settles back down.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Patton moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Patton scores with a jab.
A jab from Patton misses.
Patton is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Patton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Patton defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Patton jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patton misses with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Gracie.
Patton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie misses with a hook. Patton ducked under it nicely.
Patton moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a right hand
enabling Patton to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Patton counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.

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 Jack Patton.
I think Patton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Patton!
A victorious Jack Patton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Rickson Gracie stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame the crowd'.