PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Patterson (ranked 5497 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Morrish (ranked 5355 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Patterson
vs
Morrish

210 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clayton Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Morrish!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Morrish misses.
Trevor Morrish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrish looks for a takedown but Patterson sprawls well.
Patterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morrish throws a head kick that misses
and Patterson counters with a nice body shot.
Morrish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patterson's head backwards.

Morrish gets a clinch.
Morrish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morrish taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Morrish on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrish taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morrish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Patterson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morrish has his takedown stuffed
and Patterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clayton Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Morrish.

Patterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morrish!
Morrish wants to get back to his feet but Patterson drags him back down.
Patterson working away.

Patterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Patterson trying to control the position but Morrish is working away.
Patterson working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson working the ground and pound but Morrish is defending the strikes.
Patterson misses with the ground and pound.
Morrish struggling a bit here.
Patterson misses with the ground and pound.
Morrish wants to control but Patterson postures up.
Morrish takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Patterson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morrish managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Patterson.
Patterson lands an elbow.

Patterson is trying to get an arm triangle but Morrish is defending well.
Patterson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Morrish sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrish is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Patterson trying to control the position but Morrish is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson grinds an elbow into Morrish's temple.
Morrish is trying to get back to his feet.
Patterson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Morrish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Patterson misses with the ground and pound.
Patterson is trying to ground and pound but Morrish uses the momentary lack of control by Patterson to regain half guard.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but Morrish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Patterson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Patterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morrish holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Patterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrish keeps working.
Morrish wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patterson is stalling here. Morrish is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Patterson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morrish has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Patterson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morrish looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Morrish shows good takedown defense.
Patterson has his takedown stuffed
and Morrish counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Morrish closes the distance and pushes Patterson back into the cage.
Morrish is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patterson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrish tries to score a body lock takedown but Patterson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clayton Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Morrish.
Morrish prevents a body shot from Patterson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrish.
Morrish slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrish or not.
Morrish tries to pull guard but Patterson holds him up against the cage and eventually Morrish drops back down to his feet.
Morrish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrish misses with a knee strike.
Morrish with a knee to the head.

Morrish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Morrish has Patterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrish with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morrish is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morrish is trying to stall.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson throws an elbow that misses.
Morrish is trying to push Patterson away but Patterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Morrish to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrish.
Morrish tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patterson smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patterson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Patterson in side control, throwing shots but Morrish defends.
Patterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrish keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrish is trying to get back to half guard.
Patterson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
You can see the frustration on Morrish's face as Patterson controls the position.
Clayton Patterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Patterson throws a strike aimed at the side of Morrish's head but Morrish avoids it well.
Morrish is letting Patterson control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to control the action but Morrish is working from the bottom.
Patterson is really struggling to control Morrish but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Patterson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Patterson trying to control the action but Morrish is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Morrish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Morrish darts in looking for a takedown but Patterson gets double underhooks and turns Morrish into the cage.
Clayton Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Morrish has managed to clinch.
Morrish is trying to push Patterson away but Patterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Patterson pulls guard effortlessly.
Morrish stays in close to Patterson's body and controls the position.
Morrish prevents Patterson from getting back to his feet.
Patterson working a defensive guard but Morrish manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Morrish are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Morrish decides to stand up, so the ref orders Patterson to his feet.

Morrish clinches up against the cage.
Trevor Morrish seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrish avoiding damage.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrish jumps guard but Patterson stands there with Morrish around his waist. Morrish gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patterson jumps guard but Morrish turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morrish can't find room to land a body shot as Patterson controls the action.
Morrish scores with a shot to the side of Patterson's head.
Morrish is trying to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Patterson jumps guard but Morrish stands there with Patterson around his waist. Patterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morrish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patterson.
Morrish throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Morrish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morrish to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrish blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morrish - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrish taking a breather.
Morrish tries a knee to the head but Patterson blocks it.
Morrish pushes Patterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Patterson drags the fight down to the ground.

Patterson looking for a guillotine here but Morrish defends easily.
Patterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrish throws a big right hand that misses.
Morrish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patterson is keeping the position for now.
Patterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrish controls the pace.
Patterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrish.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Morrish shows good takedown defense.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrish.
Patterson appears to be looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Morrish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morrish 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Morrish!