PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Patton (ranked 567 p4p, 94 weight class) and Cheik Imbula (ranked 885 p4p, 143 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Oathbreaker - Where I Live. Imbula comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ~Apache~ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Patton
vs
Imbula

187 cm
32
188 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

185 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fanatic Inc.
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Urban Fighter

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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Patton moves into the clinch.
Imbula misses with a hook to the ribs.
Imbula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Imbula backwards.
Imbula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imbula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Imbula controls his hands.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Imbula avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Imbula lands a left hand.
Imbula working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Imbula lands a nice shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Patton has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Imbula creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Imbula misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.

Patton breaks from the clinch.
Imbula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheik Imbula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Patton throws a hook to the side of Imbula's head but Imbula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Imbula sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patton misses with a hook
and Imbula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Patton is predictable there
and Imbula counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patton's knee momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Patton there.
Imbula throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Imbula backs away, Patton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Imbula swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Imbula misses the jab.
Patton throws a body punch but Imbula moves out of range.
Imbula has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Patton throws a leg kick but Imbula moved away.
Nice shot by Patton.
Imbula throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Patton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Patton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imbula just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Patton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Imbula throws a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Patton walks into a straight right hand from Imbula.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by 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!
Patton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Imbula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Patton scores with a one two! Imbula had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Imbula there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Imbula crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Patton - the referee stops the clock and Imbula gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Patton. Imbula manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Patton moves out of range of the strikes.
Patton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Imbula counters with a left to the body.
Imbula will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Patton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imbula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Imbula takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton needs to keep his hands up - Imbula had a free shot at his head there.
Imbula scores with a shot to the body.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Imbula.
Patton takes one on the button.
Jab from Imbula.
Patton connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Imbula throws a low kick, looking for Patton's leg but Patton calmly moves out of range.
Imbula misses with a straight right.
Imbula connects with a leg kick. Patton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Imbula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton swings widly with a right hand
and Imbula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Imbula connects with the punch.
Imbula misses with an uppercut
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Imbula misses its intended target.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Imbula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Imbula misses the target.
Imbula misses with a hook. Patton ducked under it nicely.
Patton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imbula throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Imbula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
A nice side step and Imbula releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Imbula scores with a jab to the body.
Imbula connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Imbula throws a leg kick but Patton checks it.
Patton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Imbula finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton lands a jab.
Imbula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Patton throws an overhand right that lands on Imbula's shoulder, as Imbula tries to avoid the shot.
Imbula slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Imbula tries to land a leg kick but Patton saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Patton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patton checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Imbula. Imbula obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Imbula.
Patton throws a quick counter kick to the body but Imbula avoids it.
Imbula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patton scores with a jab. Imbula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula connects with a solid leg kick.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imbula. That did some damage!
Patton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Imbula.
Imbula looks for the body kick but Patton saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Patton checks a leg kick.
Patton moves out of range of the body kick.
Patton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Oooooh!!! Patton has knocked Imbula down with a huge combo! Patton steps away and waves a wobbly Imbula back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Imbula is rocked!
Imbula throws an off balance right hand
and Patton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imbula is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imbula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Imbula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patton can pounce on him.
Patton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Imbula missing with a left hand there. Patton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Imbula throws a leg kick which misses Patton's front leg but catches the back leg as Patton tries to avoid it.
Imbula seems to have recovered his senses.
Patton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula throws out a loose jab but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patton punishes Imbula's body with a nice straight punch.
Patton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imbula lands a body shot.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Imbula.
Patton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Imbula just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patton throws a shot from downtown. Imbula moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Imbula.
A clash of legs there as Imbula blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton checks a leg kick.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Cheik Imbula seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Imbula throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
Patton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Imbula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patton moves out of range of the body kick from Imbula.
An attempted straight right counter from Patton misses the target.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imbula moves away.
Imbula fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Patton is out of range.
Imbula fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patton.
Patton throws out a loose jab but Imbula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imbula. That did some damage!
Imbula throws an overhand right that lands on Patton's shoulder, as Patton tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Imbula.
Imbula scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Imbula's head.
Imbula throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patton lands a jab to Imbula's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imbula was well out of range. Poor timing from Patton.
Imbula digs a good hook to Patton's body.
Imbula's jab looks to have found its range, popping Patton under the eye.
Imbula misses with a looping left.
Patton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Imbula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Imbula fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton throws a right and a left that Imbula avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Imbula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patton keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Imbula moves away from the strike by Patton.
Patton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Imbula scores with a body shot.
Patton misses with a body shot
and Imbula counters with a stiff right hand.
Patton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Imbula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patton.
Patton is looking for a counter combo.
Patton tries to score with a low kick but Imbula moves his leg out of the way.
Imbula uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton pushes Imbula away with a front kick.
Patton connects with a leg kick. Imbula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Imbula misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton slips a jab and a cross from Imbula.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
Patton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Imbula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton misses with a straight right.
Imbula throws out a counter right but Patton avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Imbula.
Patton lands a right hook to the body.
Imbula connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Imbula does it's job there.
Imbula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton lands a jab to the nose.
Patton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Imbula.
Imbula stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patton swings for the body but Imbula moves out of range.
Imbula feints a counter leg kick.
Patton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Imbula takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imbula takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Patton is predictable there
and Imbula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Imbula is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
Patton swings for the body but Imbula moves out of range.
Imbula throws a low kick, looking for Patton's leg but Patton calmly moves out of range.
Imbula swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Patton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Patton moves out of range of the body kick.
Patton ducks right into an uppercut from Imbula.
Patton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Patton there as he acknowledges the shot.

Patton is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Imbula uses the oldest trick in the book to send Patton tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Imbula is absolutely delighted - when Patton wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cheik Imbula!
Cheik Imbula thanked the fans post fight for their support.