PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rizza kariakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Patterson (ranked 0 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.

kariakov
vs
Patterson

178 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rizza kariakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Patterson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kariakov fails with the takedown.

Patterson rushes kariakov and presses him up against the cage.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
kariakov is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. kariakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Patterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Patterson slowing the pace effectively.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Patterson.
kariakov takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Rizza kariakov has been cut.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to kariakov's face.
kariakov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A knee to the head by Patterson.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Patterson.
Patterson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patterson lands an elbow just above kariakov 's eye.

Rizza kariakov's cut is getting worse.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
Patterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Patterson with a knee to the head.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Patterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kariakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but kariakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Patterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but kariakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kariakov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patterson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
kariakov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizza kariakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
Patterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Patterson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patterson.
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
kariakov is looking to control Patterson's arms but Patterson gets an underhook and turns him. Now kariakov has his back to the cage.
Patterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Patterson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
kariakov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
kariakov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patterson smiles and moves away.
Pete Patterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
kariakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Patterson instigates a clinch.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
kariakov misses with a knee to the head.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
kariakov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Patterson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
kariakov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Patterson missing with knees to the body.
Patterson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Patterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from kariakov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson missing with knees to the body.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Patterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from kariakov.
Patterson misses with a knee strike.
kariakov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Patterson.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
kariakov jumps guard but Patterson stands there with kariakov around his waist. kariakov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. kariakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
kariakov tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
kariakov managing to block the knees to the body from Patterson.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
kariakov tries to pull guard but Patterson won't allow it.
kariakov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patterson scores a nice knee to the body.
Patterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
kariakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. kariakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
kariakov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
kariakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
kariakov takes a knee right on the jaw!
kariakov can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Patterson.
kariakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
kariakov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Patterson.
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through kariakov's defenses.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
kariakov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to kariakov's face.
kariakov tries to pull guard but Patterson won't allow it.
Patterson lands an elbow just above kariakov 's eye.
Knees to the body from Patterson.
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Patterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rizza kariakov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Patterson throws a head kick that kariakov semi-blocks.
kariakov tries to clinch up
and Patterson counters with a head kick. That will keep kariakov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Patterson moves into the clinch successfully.
kariakov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patterson smiles and moves away.
Patterson misses with a head kick.

Patterson darts in and clinches kariakov up against the cage.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
kariakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
kariakov blocks the elbow strike.
kariakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kariakov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
kariakov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizza kariakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kariakov fails to pull guard.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Patterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patterson.
kariakov takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson prevents kariakov from breaking the clinch.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
kariakov avoiding damage as Patterson throws knees to the body.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Patterson missing with knees to the body.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.
Patterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from kariakov.
kariakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pete Patterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Patterson tries a knee to the head but kariakov blocks it.
Nice elbow from Patterson.
Patterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but kariakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kariakov throws a head punch that misses.
kariakov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through kariakov's defenses.
Patterson lands an elbow inside that kariakov shrugs off.
kariakov throws an elbow but it misses.
Patterson scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Patterson.
Patterson scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
kariakov fails to pull guard.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patterson.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. kariakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
kariakov tries for a takedown but Patterson manages to get underhooks.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.
Patterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
kariakov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patterson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Patterson.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
kariakov tries for a takedown but Patterson manages to get underhooks.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by kariakov.
kariakov is looking to control Patterson's arms but Patterson gets an underhook and turns him. Now kariakov has his back to the cage.
kariakov takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
kariakov fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Patterson trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Patterson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Patterson.
kariakov avoids a wild elbow strike from Patterson.
Patterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but kariakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kariakov can't get the takedown.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. kariakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
kariakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Patterson lands a nice elbow.
Patterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
kariakov goes for a takedown attempt but Patterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patterson tries to clinch up but kariakov circles away and keeps his distance.

Patterson has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Patterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from kariakov.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patterson scores a nice knee to the body.
Patterson with a knee to the head.
kariakov tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through kariakov's defenses.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
kariakov has Patterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
kariakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kariakov has Patterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped kariakov in his tracks for a moment.
kariakov is working for takedown but Patterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. kariakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Patterson.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
kariakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patterson crunches a lovely knee into kariakov's ribcage.
Patterson lands a nice elbow.
Patterson prevents kariakov from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rizza kariakov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

kariakov fails with the takedown
and Patterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Patterson has kariakov up against the cage in a clinch.
kariakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to kariakov's face.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
Patterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patterson avoiding damage as kariakov throws knees to the body.
Patterson landing knees to the body.
kariakov tries for a takedown but Patterson manages to get underhooks.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
kariakov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizza kariakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
Patterson misses with a knee to the head.
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
kariakov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
kariakov avoiding damage as Patterson throws knees to the body.
kariakov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patterson walks away with a smile on his face. kariakov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
kariakov misses with a series of wild punches.

Patterson rushes kariakov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
kariakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
kariakov can't break the clinch.
Patterson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through kariakov's defenses.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped kariakov in his tracks for a moment.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
kariakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kariakov is working for takedown but Patterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Patterson.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson crunches a lovely knee into kariakov's ribcage.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped kariakov in his tracks for a moment.
kariakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patterson lands an elbow inside that kariakov shrugs off.
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Patterson.
Patterson crunches a lovely knee into kariakov's ribcage.
Patterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing kariakov up against the cage.
kariakov avoiding damage as Patterson throws knees to the body.
kariakov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
kariakov is trying to drag Patterson to the mat but Patterson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
kariakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but kariakov blocks it with crossed arms.
kariakov misses with some punches.
Patterson landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kariakov fails to pull guard.
kariakov jumps guard but Patterson stands there with kariakov around his waist. kariakov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Patterson.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
Patterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from kariakov.
Patterson lands a knee to the body.
kariakov stalling in the clinch but Patterson improves position.
Patterson with a knee to the head.
Patterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to kariakov's face.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to kariakov's face.
Patterson missing with knees to the body.
kariakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Patterson.
Patterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
kariakov wants to break free but Patterson has control.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
kariakov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patterson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Patterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson lands an elbow inside that kariakov shrugs off.
Patterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to kariakov's face.
kariakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Patterson has double underhooks.
Patterson lands a nice elbow.
Patterson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
kariakov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patterson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patterson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patterson effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for kariakov.
kariakov goes for a takedown attempt but Patterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Patterson forces kariakov back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped kariakov in his tracks for a moment.
Patterson is pressed up against the cage. kariakov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patterson down to the mat. Patterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rizza kariakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Patterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Patterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Patterson!