PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Patton (ranked 1992 p4p, 63 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 2623 p4p, 87 weight class). Patton comes into the arena with Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites blaring out of the sound system. Xezeron has chosen Our Truth by Lacuna Coil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. George Patton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Patton
vs
Xezeron

193 cm
32
287 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

195 cm
33
283 lbs
22 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xezeron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Patton closes the distance and pushes Xezeron back into the cage.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Xezeron.
Still in the clinch, Patton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xezeron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Xezeron.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
Xezeron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton blocking some punches.
Xezeron effectively controlling the action here.
Xezeron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xezeron has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Xezeron tries to pull guard but Patton won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Xezeron.
Patton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xezeron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Xezeron.
Xezeron's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Xezeron landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xezeron has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Xezeron controls his hands.
Xezeron lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Xezeron - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Xezeron blocks a body shot from Patton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Xezeron stalling in the clinch.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Xezeron.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patton as Xezeron tries to tie him up.
Xezeron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like George Patton has been cut.
Nice elbow from Xezeron.
Xezeron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Patton avoids the elbow strike from Xezeron, against the cage.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xezeron is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton blocking some punches.
Patton takes a shot to the head.
Patton works on Xezeron's body with a couple of short punches.
Xezeron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton lands a body punch.
Xezeron struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.
Xezeron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xezeron is leaning against Patton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Xezeron avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Xezeron avoids the elbow strike from Patton, against the cage.
Patton lands a body shot.
Xezeron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xezeron tries to score a body lock takedown but Patton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patton lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xezeron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton lands a nice uppercut.
Xezeron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Patton lands a hook that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton digs a right hand into Xezeron's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xezeron's gas tank.
Xezeron looks winded!
Patton scores with a hook to the body.
Xezeron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xezeron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xezeron is looking to control Patton's arms but Patton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xezeron has his back to the cage.
Patton lands with a right to the head.
Xezeron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.

Xezeron is rocked!
Xezeron working aggressively here.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Xezeron controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maximillian Xezeron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Patton's cut.
That's time! Patton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Patton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Xezeron scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Patton.
Xezeron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Xezeron avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Xezeron cracks Patton with a nice body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Xezeron prevents a body shot from Patton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xezeron avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Maximillian Xezeron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Xezeron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xezeron working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton looking to throw knees to the head but Xezeron is blocking nicely.
Xezeron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xezerons head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Xezeron - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Xezeron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Xezeron.
Xezeron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xezeron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xezeron can't find room to land a body shot as Patton controls the action.
A short uppercut from Xezeron.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patton.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Xezeron swings wildly with an uppercut but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Xezeron on the inside.
Xezeron dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Xezeron is trying to maintain a safe position but Patton gets an underhook and turns Xezeron into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xezeron's brow.
Xezeron blocks the elbow strike.
Patton tries to work over Xezeron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xezeron's elbow.
Xezeron stalling in the clinch.
Xezeron crunches a lovely knee into Patton's ribcage.
Patton lands an elbow inside that Xezeron shrugs off.

It looks like Maximillian Xezeron has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Xezeron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xezeron.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xezeron scores with a shot to the side of Patton's head.
Xezeron scores with a shoulder strike.
Patton missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton tries a knee to the head but Xezeron blocks it.
Xezeron misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Patton on the inside.

Xezeron pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton wants to stand but Xezeron has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Patton postures up.
Patton wanted to stand there but Xezeron had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Maximillian Xezeron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Xezeron is looking to clinch.
Xezeron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patton tries to clinch but Xezeron moves away
and Xezeron counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Patton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xezeron throws a series of punches but Patton avoids them all with ease.
Patton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Patton closes the distance and clinches.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xezeron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xezeron.
Patton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xezeron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xezeron stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Xezeron scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Xezeron on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xezeron backwards.
Xezeron is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Xezeron.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xezeron seems to have recovered his senses.
Patton missing with knees to the body.
Xezeron missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Xezeron on the inside.
Xezeron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xezeron.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Xezeron.
Patton blocking some punches.
Xezeron misses with a knee to the head.
Xezeron working aggressively here.
Xezeron looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
Maximillian Xezeron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron avoiding damage.
Xezeron is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Patton digs a right hand underneath Xezeron's ribcage. Xezeron let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xezeron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xezeron avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Xezeron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xezeron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xezeron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Patton - that landed with a thud.
Xezeron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
George Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Xezeron trying to land knees to the body.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton lands an elbow just above Xezeron 's eye.
Patton lands with a short shot to the head.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xezeron looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Patton as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Patton.
Patton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xezeron blocks a body shot from Patton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xezeron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patton's brow.
Xezeron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
Xezeron taking a breather.
Patton blocks a body shot from Xezeron.
Xezeron blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Xezeron controls the action.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xezeron's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Xezeron 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maximillian Xezeron!
A very excited looking Maximillian Xezeron made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
George Patton spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent, and apologize to the fans.'.