PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abe Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petar Wazniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petar Wazniac is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Patton
vs
Wazniac

205 cm
20
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abe Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Petar Wazniac!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazniac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Patton to counter with a crisp jab.

Patton clinches with his opponent.
Patton is trying to push Wazniac away but Wazniac has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Patton manages to break the clinch.
Wazniac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patton slaps away a takedown attempt from Wazniac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Patton is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wazniac clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Patton working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton has his hands on Wazniac's head, controlling the position.

Patton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wazniac defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Patton holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wazniac is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Wazniac got a little sloppy there for a moment and Patton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wazniac has managed to get both his arms back between Patton's legs - danger averted.
Patton wants to sweep here but Wazniac controlling him for the moment.

Patton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Patton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Wazniac thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wazniac looks winded!

Wazniac drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wazniac jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Patton is trying to control the position but Wazniac postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton managing to control the position.

Patton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wazniac is aware though and is defending well.
Patton trying to control the position.

Wazniac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Patton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Wazniac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Patton trying to keep a closed guard but Wazniac is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Patton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four 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.
Patton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Patton throwing a counter right hand but Wazniac manages to avoid it.
Abe Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petar Wazniac.

Patton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patton tries to break the clinch but Wazniac is controlling the position.

Patton jumps into guard, dragging Wazniac to the mat.
Patton is looking to sweep but instead, Wazniac has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Patton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wazniac shoots and misses
and Patton counters with a stiff right hand.
Wazniac shoots and misses
and Patton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wazniac fails with the takedown
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abe Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petar Wazniac.

Wazniac gets tackled into the cage by Patton. Patton maintains the clinch.
Wazniac is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Patton manages to break the clinch.
Patton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton tries to clinch but Wazniac moves out of range.
Wazniac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wazniac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patton tries to clinch but Wazniac moves out of range.
Patton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petar Wazniac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Patton pushes Wazniac up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patton breaks from the clinch.

Patton pushes Wazniac up against the cage in a clinch.

Patton jumps into guard, dragging Wazniac to the mat.
Patton keeping full guard, as Wazniac tries to pass.
Patton is trying to control the position but Wazniac postures up.
Patton is controlling Wazniac's posture.
Wazniac postures up.

Patton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wazniac defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazniac trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.

Patton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wazniac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Patton is trying to keep Wazniac in close.
Patton is really struggling to control Wazniac but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Patton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Patton working a defensive guard here.

Patton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Patton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wazniac trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Patton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wazniac defends well.
Patton wants to control but Wazniac passes easily into half guard.
Patton wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wazniac controlling the action here.
Patton trying to control from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Patton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Patton rushes Wazniac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patton is trying to break the clinch but Wazniac is controlling him.
Wazniac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Patton has hold of one of Wazniac's legs. Wazniac is fighting the takedown attempt but Patton gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Patton is looking to stand up but Wazniac won't let him.

Patton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wazniac, up you get!
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Wazniac circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wazniac takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Patton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wazniac.
As Wazniac backs away, Patton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wazniac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Patton. No joy for Wazniac on that attempt.
Abe Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petar Wazniac.
Wazniac slaps away a takedown attempt from Patton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wazniac is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Patton has Wazniac up against the cage in a clinch.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wazniac can do to turn this around?
Patton looking to stall.
Patton wants to get back to striking at distance but Wazniac won't allow it.

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.
Patton is trying to pull guard but Wazniac has him pressed against the cage.
Patton wants to stall.

Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patton tries to clinch
and Wazniac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patton moves to clinch but Wazniac breaks away
and Wazniac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abe Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wazniac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wazniac shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazniac throws a low kick but Patton avoids it.
It looked like Patton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Patton catches Wazniac right on the button with a cross.
Petar Wazniac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wazniac circles away from the clinch attempt.

Patton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wazniac's half guard.

Wazniac pushes Patton off and gets back to his feet.
Wazniac shoots in for a takedown but Patton shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Patton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wazniac prevents Patton from breaking the clinch.
Patton scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton trying to control the position but instead, Wazniac has worked for underhooks and has pushed Patton into the cage.
Patton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Patton successfully pulls guard.
Wazniac is fighting to break Patton's control of his arms but Patton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton has a closed guard, preventing Wazniac from standing up.
Petar Wazniac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abe Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton pulls Wazniac in close to prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patton 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Patton!