PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Patton (ranked 1676 p4p, 70 weight class) and Lock Bresnar (ranked 1534 p4p, 66 weight class). Patton's entrance music is Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites. A fine choice. Bresnar has chosen ABOVE THE LAW - murder rap as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Patton
vs
Bresnar

193 cm
35
287 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

199 cm
40
268 lbs
20 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 25 - 13 - 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 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lock Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bresnar finds it's way round the side to connect with Patton's head.

It looks like George Patton has been cut.
Patton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bresnar misses with a hook
and Patton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Patton throws a right and a left that Bresnar avoids nicely.
Bresnar lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick by Patton misses
and Bresnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bresnar throws a good cross that connects.
Bresnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bresnar misses with the combination.
Patton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bresnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
Bresnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bresnar connects with a crisp jab.
Bresnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bresnar catches Patton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bresnar.
Bresnar throws a right hand that Patton ducks under and follows up with a left that Patton also avoids with ease.

Patton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Patton as the two fighters clinch.
Bresnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patton tries to work over Bresnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bresnar scores with a shot to the side of Patton's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bresnar.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bresnar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bresnar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patton's head backwards.

Patton clinches with his opponent.
Patton gets through Bresnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patton working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton is trying to break free.
Bresnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Patton moves into the clinch successfully.
Patton blocking some punches.
Bresnar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
Bresnar throws a head punch that misses.
Bresnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bresnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patton is looking to break free of the clinch but Bresnar has double underhooks.

Bresnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Bresnar.
Bresnar swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patton rushes Bresnar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patton lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bresnar fails to land.
Patton lands with a light punch inside.

Bresnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bresnar misses with a hook to the body
and Patton counters with a nice uppercut.
Patton throws the left hand but Bresnar avoids the punch easily.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown but Patton shows good takedown defense.
Patton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Patton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Bresnar finds it's way through Patton's defenses.
Lock Bresnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bresnar just misses with a punch to the body.
George Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Bresnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bresnar lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Patton eats them both and turns towards Bresnar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bresnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
Patton wants to clinch up but Bresnar keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Bresnar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bresnar lands with a right hand.
Patton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bresnar lands a jab.
Bresnar throws out a loose jab but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bresnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bresnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bresnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bresnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lock Bresnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Patton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Bresnar.
Patton missing with a left hand there. Bresnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bresnar cracks Patton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bresnar looks to land a combination but Patton avoids it well.
Bresnar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bresnar scores with the left hand. Patton knows he should have avoided that one.
Bresnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patton doesn't seem bothered though.
Patton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar shoots in but Patton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar looks to land a combination. Patton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bresnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bresnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bresnar lands with an overhand left.
A punch lands to the side of Patton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bresnar connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bresnar. Beautiful body shot.
Patton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Bresnar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bresnar.

George Patton's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton drops his hands momentarily and Bresnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bresnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bresnar.
Bresnar throws a series of punches but Patton avoids them all with ease.
Patton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bresnar.
A big left from Bresnar misses.
Bresnar throws a big shot that misses.
Bresnar sizes up Patton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bresnar looks to land a left hand but Patton moved out of range nicely.
Bresnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Bresnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Patton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bresnar lands with a right to the head.
Bresnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patton.
Bresnar has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Bresnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bresnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bresnar tries to circle away but Patton has him pinned against the cage.
Patton cracks Bresnar with a nice body shot.
Patton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bresnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton lands a shoulder strike.
Bresnar misses with the head strike.

Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Bresnar circles away.
Bresnar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Patton wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a two punch combination.
Bresnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patton.
A counter left hand to the body from Patton misses its target.
Patton scores with a hook.

It looks like Lock Bresnar has been cut.
Lock Bresnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bresnar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patton on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bresnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patton swivels and escapes.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lock Bresnar.
Bresnar connects with a jab.
Jab by Bresnar.
Bresnar lunges at Patton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patton's hand.
Bresnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Patton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bresnar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bresnar. Patton does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lock Bresnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Bresnar.
Bresnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Patton is looking to clinch but Bresnar is avoiding it.
Bresnar throws a counter combo.
Bresnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Patton looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bresnar lands with a right hand.
Patton misses with a hook. Bresnar ducked under it nicely.
Bresnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bresnar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bresnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Bresnar finds it's target.
Bresnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patton.
Danga de danga de dang - Patton scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Bresnar lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar scores with the left hand. Patton knows he should have avoided that one.

Patton forces Bresnar back against the cage and clinches.
Patton landing knees to the head.

Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bresnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Bresnar as he connects with a hook.
Bresnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bresnar fails with the takedown
and Patton counters with a straight right hand.
Patton wants to clinch.
Bresnar looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton slips a jab from Bresnar.
Bresnar throws a hook to the side of Patton's head but Patton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bresnar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
George Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bresnar lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bresnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bresnar has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.

Bresnar breaks the clinch.
Patton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bresnar connects with a single shot there.

Bresnar moves into the clinch successfully.
George Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton blocks a body shot from Bresnar.
Patton is leaning against Bresnar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
Bresnar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.

Bresnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bresnar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Patton wants to clinch up but Bresnar keeps it at a distance.

Patton darts in and clinches Bresnar up against the cage.
Bresnar avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Bresnar has had enough of the clinch but Patton keeps him there for the moment.
Bresnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lock Bresnar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Patton is working Bresnar over against the cage.
Bresnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bresnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bresnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bresnar breaks the clinch.
A cross from Bresnar lands.

Patton darts in and clinches Bresnar up against the cage.
Bresnar tries to break the clinch but Patton is controlling the position.
Bresnar pushes Patton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bresnar tries to circle away but Patton has him pinned against the cage.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton digs a right hand underneath Bresnar's ribcage. Bresnar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patton digs a right hand underneath Bresnar's ribcage. Bresnar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patton tries a body shot but Bresnar blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lock Bresnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bresnar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lock Bresnar!
Lock Bresnar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Underworld Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated George Patton had this to say: 'I'd like to thank my opponent, and apologize to the fans.'.