PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Patton (ranked 1319 p4p, 168 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 2825 p4p, 326 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Barasuara - Api dan Lentera. The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Not Afraid - Eminem. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Patton
vs
Diaz

187 cm
35
188 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

189 cm
32
184 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz staying out of range there.

Diaz forces Patton back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Patton missing with knees to the body.
Patton lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mike Diaz has been cut.
Patton lands a damaging elbow.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diaz.
Diaz tries to break free but Patton pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Patton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Patton scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Patton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patton trying to land knees to the body.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Patton pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Patton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Patton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands with a right to the head.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton lands a body shot.
Diaz is leaning against Patton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patton.
Diaz has Patton pressed against the cage.
Patton lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Patton is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Patton.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Patton.
A right handed body shot lands from Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton with a knee to the head.
Patton scores with a hook to the body.
Patton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz trying to stall but Patton improves his position.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Patton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Patton lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Patton.
Nice body punch from Patton.
Patton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Patton improves position.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Patton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Patton.
Diaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Patton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz tries to land a body kick
enabling Patton to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz misses the jab.
Patton throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Patton throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Mike Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patton, as that shot connected.

Diaz is rocked!
Patton moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Patton thinks about countering with a head kick.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Patton gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Patton.
Patton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Patton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patton.
Patton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Patton is controlling him.
Patton tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Patton gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Patton lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack Patton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Patton's head.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Patton.
A short right from Patton on the inside.
Patton connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton letting Diaz take a breather here.
Diaz tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diaz has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Patton tries to tie him up.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Patton.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands with a right to the head.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Patton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Patton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Patton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz misses with the head strike.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Patton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Patton.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patton scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Patton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patton feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Jack Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Patton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Patton.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Patton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz fails with the takedown
and Patton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patton connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patton falls off balance throwing a combination

and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.

Patton sneaks out the side door and pushes Diaz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Patton thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Patton tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patton scores with a body shot.
Patton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Patton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patton to score with a decent uppercut.
Patton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Patton's ribs.
Patton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Patton counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Patton to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patton.
Patton throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Jack Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Patton.
Patton lands a jab to the nose.
Patton misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Patton.
Patton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patton misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.
Jack Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Patton lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz takes a swing at Patton's ribcage but misses.
Patton is looking to counter with head kicks.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Patton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
Patton slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Patton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Patton!
A victorious Jack Patton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.