PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Patterson (ranked 1827 p4p, 2331 weight class) and Ford Van Der Livery (ranked 239 p4p, 286 weight class). Van Der Livery comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony No. 9 (E Minor) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patterson
vs
Van Der Livery

182 cm
21
170
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
30
175
12 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sakura Style
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ford Van Der Livery!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Der Livery.
Jab, jab by Van Der Livery - just one landing.

It looks like John Patterson has been cut.
Patterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Der Livery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Livery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Der Livery scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Der Livery throws a lazy uppercut
and Patterson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Der Livery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Van Der Livery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patterson misses with a hook. Van Der Livery ducked under it nicely.
Patterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Livery.
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!
Van Der Livery uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patterson has time to react.
Van Der Livery tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Patterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patterson.
Van Der Livery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Der Livery's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Patterson - just one landing.
Patterson lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Livery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Der Livery to score with a decent uppercut.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Van Der Livery moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Livery on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Der Livery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Livery slips the punch.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Patterson - that will leave a mark!
Patterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Der Livery counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking.
Van Der Livery drops his hands momentarily and Patterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Van Der Livery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Livery lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Der Livery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson misses with a kick to the body.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Van Der Livery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Livery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patterson.
Van Der Livery might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Der Livery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Livery walks forward, straight into a front kick from Patterson.
Van Der Livery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Der Livery connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Der Livery throws a lazy uppercut
and Patterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Livery. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Patterson misses its target.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Livery.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patterson.
Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Der Livery slips a straight right by Patterson.
Ford Van Der Livery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson throws a body kick that misses.
Patterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Der Livery to score with a decent uppercut.
Patterson defending well as Van Der Livery loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Livery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Van Der Livery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
Van Der Livery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
Patterson feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Livery scores with a nice strike.
Patterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Der Livery misses with a straight left.
Van Der Livery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Livery.
Patterson connects with a crisp jab.
Van Der Livery takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Der Livery throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Patterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

John Patterson's cut is getting worse.
Patterson keeps Van Der Livery at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Livery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Der Livery is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Patterson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Patterson slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Van Der Livery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patterson staying out of range there.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut
and Patterson counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Livery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Der Livery misses with a shot to the body
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Livery manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Patterson.
Van Der Livery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Patterson.
Nice shot lands for Patterson.
Van Der Livery slips a straight right by Patterson.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Patterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Patterson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van Der Livery fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Der Livery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patterson doesn't seem bothered though.
Patterson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Der Livery blocks a head kick by Patterson.
Van Der Livery misses with a looping right.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patterson ducks right into an uppercut from Van Der Livery.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Patterson clobbers Van Der Livery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Der Livery misses with a looping right.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Van Der Livery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Der Livery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Livery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Der Livery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery swinging wildly here.
Van Der Livery just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patterson.
Van Der Livery misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Patterson misses the target.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Der Livery.
Patterson throws the left hand but Van Der Livery avoids the punch easily.
Van Der Livery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Der Livery lands a jab to the head.
Patterson misses with a left hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a left to the body.
Van Der Livery cracks Patterson with an open hand slap.
Patterson lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Livery. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Der Livery throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Livery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Der Livery walks into a left hand.
Van Der Livery slips under a jab from Patterson.
Patterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Patterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Der Livery. That did some damage!
A big right from Patterson misses.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Livery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Livery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Der Livery just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Livery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
The crowd cheers as Van Der Livery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patterson doesn't seem phased though.
Patterson throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Livery ducks down to avoid it.
Patterson lands a head kick. Van Der Livery smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Patterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Der Livery to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Livery lands a jab.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Van Der Livery's head but Van Der Livery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson is looking to slow Van Der Livery down with leg kicks.
Van Der Livery misses with a looping right.
Patterson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Livery off balance momentarily.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Livery moves away and avoids it.
Van Der Livery misses the jab.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Patterson defending well as Van Der Livery loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Livery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Patterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ford Van Der Livery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Livery on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slips a straight right by Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Patterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking.
Crunch! Patterson slams his shin into Van Der Livery's torso.
Van Der Livery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patterson dips to his left and cracks Van Der Livery with an uppercut!
Van Der Livery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Livery throws a lazy uppercut
and Patterson counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Van Der Livery lands.

John Patterson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Patterson slips under a jab from Van Der Livery.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Livery on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Der Livery is breathing heavily.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patterson cracks Van Der Livery with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ford Van Der Livery will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Patterson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Der Livery swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Patterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patterson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Livery moves out of range easily.
Patterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Livery has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Patterson.
A big left from Van Der Livery misses.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut.
Patterson thinks about countering with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Patterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Der Livery slips a straight right by Patterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Livery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Patterson.
Patterson swings for the body but Van Der Livery moves out of range.
Patterson blocks a jab.
Patterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Der Livery lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Livery lands a slapping body shot.
Patterson misses with a right hand
enabling Van Der Livery to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Der Livery throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Patterson scores with a body shot.
Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Livery.
Good standup being displayed there by Patterson as he connects with a hook.
Patterson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Livery off balance momentarily.
Van Der Livery paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Patterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patterson lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Nice shot by Patterson.
Van Der Livery lands with a shot to the body.
Van Der Livery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson lands with a straight right. Van Der Livery didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson jabs at Van Der Livery's body.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Van Der Livery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Der Livery's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Livery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Livery. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Livery takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Der Livery throws a lazy uppercut
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Patterson.
A jab from Van Der Livery misses.
Patterson slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Livery.
Patterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Patterson - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Livery works Patterson's body with a nice hook.
Van Der Livery swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Van Der Livery stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patterson.
Van Der Livery takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Der Livery's head backwards.
Van Der Livery on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Der Livery throws an off balance right hand
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Der Livery has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Der Livery's head.

Van Der Livery is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
Van Der Livery connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Der Livery throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Van Der Livery misses.
A little feinted left hand from Patterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patterson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Der Livery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery is still on wobbly legs! Can Patterson finish him?
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Van Der Livery's head but Van Der Livery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Der Livery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Livery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Der Livery seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Van Der Livery misses
letting Patterson counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Patterson. That snapped Van Der Livery's head back.
Patterson defending well as Van Der Livery loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Van Der Livery.
Patterson is looking to counter punch.
Van Der Livery takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Van Der Livery moved out of range.
Patterson lands an overhand right.
Van Der Livery slips a straight right by Patterson.
Patterson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Der Livery if he has to take too many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Patterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patterson 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

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