PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ngozi Chai (ranked 481 p4p, 3006 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 66 p4p, 350 weight class). Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy as his entrance music. Derek Patterson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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.

Chai
vs
Patterson

185 cm
26
185
13 - 4 - 0

179 cm
35
186
13 - 17 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai throws a push kick but Patterson slaps the foot to one side.
Patterson throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Patterson misses with a low kick.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai slips under a jab from Patterson.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Patterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Patterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Patterson cracks Chai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Patterson's defenses.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patterson swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Patterson is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
Chai moves away from the strike by Patterson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patterson lands a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Patterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Patterson tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Patterson breaks the clinch.
Chai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Patterson tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
As Patterson backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai jabs Patterson right on the nose. Patterson blinks but takes it well.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Patterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patterson tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Patterson misses the jab.
Patterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patterson scrambles back to his feet.
Patterson lands a head shot.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai cracks Patterson with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Patterson off balance momentarily.
Patterson throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ngozi Chai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Patterson throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Patterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Patterson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chai throws a right and a left that Patterson avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patterson! But no joy.
Patterson scores with a hook.
Patterson throws a low kick but Chai moves out of range easily.
Patterson throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
And Chai counters with a quick kick to the body but Patterson blocks it.
Chai misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patterson throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Patterson takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai throws a nice head kick!
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Chai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patterson.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Patterson.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chai moves away from the strike by Patterson.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Patterson.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Chai slips a straight right by Patterson.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Donk. Chai catches Patterson right on the button with a cross.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Patterson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patterson tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Patterson throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Patterson clinches up against the ropes.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai prevents a body shot from Patterson.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.

Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai scores with a jab. Patterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patterson. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Patterson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chai.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Patterson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chai throws a series of punches but Patterson avoids them all with ease.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
It appears Chai was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ngozi Chai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chai throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patterson misses with a straight right.
Chai throws a quick counter head kick but Patterson was just out of range.
Patterson throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Patterson throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Patterson misses
and Chai counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Patterson misses its intended target.
Patterson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Patterson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Patterson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Patterson misses its intended target.
As Patterson backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chai cracks Patterson with a good jab.
Patterson misses with a looping left.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai scores with a kick to the body.
Chai throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Patterson throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai jabs at Patterson's body.
Patterson lands with a nice body punch.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ngozi Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Patterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patterson scrambles back to his feet.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patterson. Patterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ngozi Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai works over Patterson's head and body with a nice combination.

Patterson rushes Chai and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Patterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chai throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Patterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ngozi Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

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