PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cary Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Ronaldo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cary Patterson's chin.

Patterson
vs
Ronaldo

152 cm
19
214 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cary Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Ronaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ronaldo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Patterson wants to sweep here but Ronaldo controlling him for the moment.
Ronaldo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson working a defensive guard here.
Patterson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ronaldo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ronaldo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson wants to stand but Ronaldo is controlling the position.
Patterson being controlled here, momentarily.
Patterson keeping full guard, as Ronaldo tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Ronaldo is avoiding it.

Ronaldo looking to score a takedown here. Patterson is defending well but Ronaldo drives through and ends up in Patterson's guard.
Ronaldo stays in close to Patterson's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo stops Patterson from standing up.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet but Ronaldo passes into half guard.

Patterson kicks Ronaldo off and gets back to his feet.

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

The fighters are working up against the cage. Patterson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ronaldo gets control of Patterson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ronaldo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Ronaldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ronaldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronaldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ronaldo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ronaldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

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

Patterson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Patterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Patterson blocks with his arms.
Ronaldo has Patterson pushed against the cage.
Ronaldo blocks the elbow strike.
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 Cary Patterson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Patterson tries to sprawl but Ronaldo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ronaldo thows a huge punch but Patterson dodges it nicely.
Ronaldo trying to pass the guard but Patterson defending well.
Patterson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cary Patterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ronaldo moves into full mount! Patterson won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo controlling the pace for now.
Ronaldo tries to control but Patterson wriggling away.
Patterson tries to hold on but Ronaldo pushes him away.
Patterson is squirming around, avoiding Ronaldo's attempts to control the action.
Ronaldo avoids the attempt from Patterson to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ronaldo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patterson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the head.
Ronaldo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Ronaldo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Patterson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Patterson shrugs it off.
Ronaldo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Patterson's face.
Ronaldo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ronaldo looking to control but Patterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ronaldo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Patterson working to try and regain half guard.
Ronaldo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ronaldo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ronaldo looking to control but Patterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo controlling the pace for now.
Ronaldo looking to control but Patterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ronaldo controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patterson tries to lock up and control but Ronaldo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Ronaldo gets the takedown into side control.
Patterson is trying to control Ronaldo's posture but Ronaldo avoids it.
Ronaldo blocks the strikes from Patterson.
You can see the frustration on Patterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Ronaldo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ronaldo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Patterson's guard.
Patterson is trying to keep Ronaldo in close.
Ronaldo stops Patterson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patterson is working an open guard so Ronaldo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Ronaldo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Patterson quickly recovers to half guard.
Ronaldo wants to take a breather but Patterson is having none of it.
Ronaldo is controlling the pace.
Ronaldo is looking to advance position but Patterson won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is not content to let Ronaldo control the position.
Patterson looks like he's trying to stand up.

Patterson kicks Ronaldo off and gets back to his feet.
Patterson is looking to clinch.

Ronaldo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Ronaldo seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo trying to control from Patterson's half guard. Patterson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ronaldo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ronaldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ronaldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Patterson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ronaldo is aware though and is defending well.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet but Ronaldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ronaldo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ronaldo postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ronaldo throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ronaldo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Patterson is not content to let Ronaldo control the position.
Ronaldo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Patterson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Ronaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ronaldo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Ronaldo!
In his post fight interview, Silva Ronaldo gave a big smile as he said 'true fighters don't talk, they go to train again. that's what i'll do'.