PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tat Moh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton has chosen Motorhead - Iron Fist as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Moh
vs
Patton

185 cm
37
175 lbs
27 - 16 - 1

187 cm
30
188 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tat Moh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Patton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton misses with a looping right.
Moh fails with the takedown.
Patton slips under a jab from Moh.
Moh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Moh motions for Patton to come forward. Moh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patton stuffs the takedown.
Patton throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Tat Moh has been cut.

Moh moves into the clinch.

Patton breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton throws a leg kick but Moh moved away.
Patton misses with a combination

and Moh moves into the clinch.
Moh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton scores with a shoulder strike.
Patton lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton has had enough of the clinch but Moh keeps him there for the moment.
Patton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moh misses with a body punch.
Moh lands with a right to the head.
Patton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patton lands with a left to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Moh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Moh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moh lands with a right to the head.
Patton prevents a body shot from Moh.
Moh pushes Patton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Moh - that landed with a thud.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Moh.
Moh blocks a body shot from Patton.
Moh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patton's efforts to push away.
Moh misses with a punch to the body.
Patton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moh.
Moh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton has had enough of the clinch but Moh keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton tries to circle away but Moh has him pinned against the cage.
Moh struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.

Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patton throws a head kick that misses.
Moh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Patton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Moh closes the distance and pushes Patton back into the cage.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Moh keeps control of Patton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moh managing to block the knees to the body from Patton.
Moh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tat Moh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moh takes a swing at Patton's ribcage but misses.
Patton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Patton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Moh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patton, pushing him back against the cage.
Moh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moh tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Moh back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Patton.
Moh works on Patton's body with a couple of short punches.
Moh blocking some punches.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Moh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Moh wants the takedown. Patton is fighting it off but Moh persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Patton's guard against the cage.
Patton wants to get back to his feet but Moh passes into half guard.

Moh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Patton has hold of Moh's hands but Moh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Moh is working for a kimura but Patton is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patton controlling the position well.

Moh is working for a kimura but Patton is defending it quite comfortably.
Moh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tat Moh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tat Moh's cut.
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.

Patton misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Moh misses.

Moh moves into the clinch.
Patton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moh tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
Patton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patton tries a body shot but Moh blocks it.
Patton works on Moh's body with a couple of short punches.
Moh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattons head.

Patton manages to break the clinch.
Tat Moh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moh throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moh misses the body punch
and Patton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton scores with a leg kick.

Moh gets a clinch.
Moh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moh blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moh lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Moh gets through Patton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moh tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Moh controls his hands.
Patton tries to break free but Moh pushes him back against the cage.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Moh controls his hands.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patton prevents a body shot from Moh.
Patton gets underhooks to prevent Moh's takedown attempt.
Moh lands a body shot.
Patton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moh.
Moh fails to pull guard.
Moh tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
Moh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Patton is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tat Moh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moh tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is pressed up against the cage. Moh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patton down to the mat. Patton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patton. That did some damage!
Patton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moh fails with a takedown attempt.
Moh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patton.
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!
Moh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patton. Patton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Patton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moh.
Patton tries to land a front kick but Moh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
Moh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patton avoids the head kick by Moh.
Patton stuffs the takedown attempt from Moh. Moh gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Patton. No joy for Moh on that attempt.
Patton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moh seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jack Patton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Moh quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Patton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Patton wants it to stay on the feet.
Patton throws a head kick but Moh moves out of range.
Patton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moh avoids the body shot from Patton.
Moh fails to land with a series of punches.
Moh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patton in his tracks.
Moh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Patton defends well and Moh ends up having to push Patton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton lands a nice hook to Moh's body. Moh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moh just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moh clobbers Patton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick from Moh misses.
Nice body punch from Moh.
Patton misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Patton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tat Moh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Patton keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Patton misses.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moh throws a shot to the body.
Moh digs a good hook to Patton's body.
Moh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patton. Moh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patton connects with a crisp jab.
Moh is looking to land body kicks.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moh throws out the jab.
Patton staying out of range there.
Patton throws a fast counter high kick but Moh manages to duck under it in time.
Patton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Moh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Patton misses the target.
Moh has his takedown stuffed
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moh with a hook.
Moh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patton is looking for the big counter here.
Moh just misses with a punch to the body.

Patton gets tackled into the cage by Moh. Moh maintains the clinch.
Moh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
Patton misses with some punches.
Moh tries to pull guard but Patton holds him up against the cage and eventually Moh drops back down to his feet.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Moh avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moh scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Moh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Moh looking to control.
Patton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton trying to control the position from guard on top but Moh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moh pulls Patton in close to his closed guard and prevents Patton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moh wants to sweep but no luck.
Patton is pushing down on Moh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moh is fighting to maintain full guard but Patton has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moh is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moh defending well though.
Patton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Patton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Patton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moh is looking to control Patton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moh avoid being mounted?
Patton trying to control from half guard but Moh is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Patton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Patton postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Moh to stand up.
Moh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moh is out of range and Patton settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Moh blocks the low kick.
Patton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moh. Moh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moh misses with a double jab
and Patton counters with a straight right hand.
Patton throws a push kick but Moh slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moh misses with a leg kick.
Patton tries a quick counter leg kick but Moh is wise to it.
Patton misses with a hook. Moh ducked under it nicely.
Patton keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Patton!
A relieved looking Jack Patton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tat Moh spoke after the fight, saying 'The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. '.