PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Louis Paterson (ranked 4315 p4p, 339 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 2308 p4p, 213 weight class). Paterson comes to the cage accompanied by Ce Fait Mal - La Founine. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Paterson
vs
Vovchanchyn

171 cm
26
159 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

172 cm
24
153 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Paterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paterson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vovchanchyn.
Paterson walks into a stiff left hand from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paterson throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Paterson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paterson counters with a straight right hand.
Paterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Paterson is rocked!
Vovchanchyn drops his hands momentarily and Paterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vovchanchyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paterson. Vovchanchyn shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Paterson's ribcage but misses.
Paterson connects with a jab.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to the nose.
Paterson with a jab.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up
and Paterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vovchanchyn jabs Paterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vovchanchyn ducks right into an uppercut from Paterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson blocks a jab.
It looked like Paterson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paterson.
Paterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paterson.
Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paterson.
Vovchanchyn tries to counter with a clinch but Paterson shakes him off and moves away.
Vovchanchyn misses with a left hand
and Paterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Paterson's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vovchanchyn misses the shot to the body.

Paterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vovchanchyn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Paterson.
Paterson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paterson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paterson blocks an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paterson's elbow.
Paterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn works on Paterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Vovchanchyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paterson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Paterson blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Vovchanchyn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Paterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Paterson controls the action.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paterson's elbow.
Paterson lands an uppercut.
Paterson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vovchanchyn after a bit of a struggle.
Paterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paterson's elbow.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Paterson avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Paterson blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Paterson tries to throw a body punch but Vovchanchyn avoids it by throwing Paterson back against the cage.
Paterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vovchanchyn backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paterson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paterson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Paterson lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Paterson.
Paterson tries a body shot but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vovchanchyn backwards.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Paterson can't find room to land a body shot as Vovchanchyn controls the action.
Paterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vovchanchyn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vovchanchyn.
Paterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Paterson.
Paterson lands a shoulder strike.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Paterson blocks it.
A short right from Paterson.
Vovchanchyn pushes Paterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Paterson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paterson.
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Paterson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paterson prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Paterson controls the action.
Vovchanchyn lands with a light punch inside.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Paterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Paterson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Paterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paterson passes into side control, despite Vovchanchyn's attempt to control the position.
Vovchanchyn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Paterson cracks Vovchanchyn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Paterson postures up.
Vovchanchyn is trying to get back to half guard.
Vovchanchyn can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn looks to move to half guard but instead Paterson has passed into mount! Damn!
Paterson lands a big elbow.
Paterson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paterson prevents Vovchanchyn from getting the reversal.
Paterson lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Vovchanchyn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paterson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Vovchanchyn is rocked!
Paterson looking to finish Vovchanchyn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vovchanchyn!
Vovchanchyn is still in real trouble! Can Paterson finish him?
Paterson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Vovchanchyn badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Paterson around the waist but Paterson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Paterson is the winner by TKO! Paterson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis Paterson!