PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Patenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Babich (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.

Patenza
vs
Babich

176 cm
22
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

StarDust.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Patenza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Babich!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Babich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Babich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Babich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

It looks like Vinny Patenza has been cut.
Babich stopping the sweep attempt from Patenza.
Patenza tries to strike from the bottom.
Patenza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Patenza thows a huge punch but Babich dodges it nicely.
Patenza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patenza slows the pace down in half guard.
Babich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babich is looking to control Patenza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Babich avoid being mounted?
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babich defending well though.
Patenza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Babich tries to get to full guard but Patenza has control of the leg.
Patenza really is a fat lump.
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babich defending well though.
Patenza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Patenza just misses with a punch to the body.

Babich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Patenza tries to roll over but Babich keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Patenza regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Babich.
Patenza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Babich's guard.
Babich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patenza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Patenza stopping the sweep attempt from Babich.
Babich trying to control the position.
Patenza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Patenza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Babich is working to avoid the ground and pound but Patenza connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Patenza.
Patenza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Patenza trying to control the position but Babich is working away.
Babich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babich struggling a bit here.
Patenza works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Patenza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Babich to see if he's OK.
Patenza working the body and head with strikes.
Patenza tries to advance to mount but Babich denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babich regains half guard.
Babich is trying to get back to full guard.
Babich taking some punishment here, with Patenza in his half guard.
Babich is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Patenza there.
Patenza controlling the action here.
Patenza is nestled in close to Babich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Patenza thows a huge punch but Babich dodges it nicely.
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babich defending well though.
Patenza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vinny Patenza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Patenza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Babich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Patenza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Patenza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Babich lands a few punches from side control.
Patenza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patenza tries to get out of the position.
Patenza is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Babich off and has taken his back!
Babich covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Patenza missing with punches from the back.
Babich covering up well and avoiding damage.
Patenza throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patenza lands a shot to the head.
Babich covering up well and avoiding damage.
Patenza somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babich trying to control the hands but Patenza breaks the grip.
Patenza trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Patenza cracks Babich with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Babich from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Babich trying to control the position but Patenza manages to sink in the hooks.
Babich is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patenza is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Patenza misses with a punch to the head.
Patenza softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Patenza throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Patenza is working the ground and pound. Can Babich escape?
Patenza lands punches and elbows.
Patenza thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babich holding both Patenza 's hands and preventing any damage.
Babich is covering up but some of the strikes from Patenza are getting through and doing damage.
Babich trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Patenza is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Babich. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Patenza misses with an elbow to the head.
Patenza is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Patenza is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Babich up.
Patenza connects with a big shot to the side of Babich's head.
Babich staying busy and making it hard for Patenza to control.
Babich avoids the strikes from Patenza.
Patenza landing with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babich takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Vinny Patenza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babich trying to control the hands but Patenza breaks the grip.
Patenza scores with strikes from the back.
Patenza throwing sloppy strikes.
Babich avoids the strikes from Patenza.
Patenza not allowing Babich to control his hands.
Babich covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Babich prevents Patenza from getting a body triangle.
Patenza avoiding Babich 's attempts to control his hands.
Patenza misses with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Patenza lands punches and elbows.
Babich covers up after that shot from Patenza.
Patenza misses with an elbow to the head.
Babich covering up well under a series of strikes from Patenza.
Babich trying to control the hands but Patenza won't let him.
Patenza connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Babich to escape the position.
Will Patenza go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Patenza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Patenza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Patenza fails to land with a series of punches.
Vinny Patenza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Babich clinches up with Patenza and pushes him back against the cage.

Babich has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Patenza is trying to keep an underhook but Babich manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Babich lands with a punch from half guard.
Babich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patenza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Patenza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Patenza landing strikes from the mount and Babich is in trouble!
Babich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patenza scoring with strikes but Babich is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babich is working to get back to half guard.

Patenza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Babich has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Babich is looking to improve his position but Patenza isn't that keen on the idea.
Babich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Patenza trying to control but Babich is having none of it.
Patenza raining down shots from the mount!
Babich wants to control but Patenza is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Patenza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Patenza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Patenza cracks Babich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Patenza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Patenza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Patenza with a couple of short strikes.
Patenza landing strikes from the mount and Babich is in trouble!
Patenza lands a big elbow.
Babich taking shots to the head.
Babich holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Patenza tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Patenza thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babich is working to get back to half guard.
Patenza looking to finish Babich with some ground and pound. This is bad for Babich!
Patenza lands a big elbow.
Babich is looking to improve his position but Patenza isn't that keen on the idea.
Patenza landing punches.
Patenza lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Patenza.
A nice elbow there by Patenza.
Patenza raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patenza raining down shots from the mount!
Patenza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Babich hang on?
Babich is in a horrible position here. Patenza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Patenza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patenza lands a nice shot to the head.
Babich is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patenza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Babich that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Babich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tony Babich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinny Patenza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patenza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Patenza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patenza, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Patenza!