PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyyno Janis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patterson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "I'm Too Sexy". Janis has chosen Rubber Johnny as his entrance music. 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.

Patterson
vs
Janis

225 cm
25
266 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
280 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyyno Janis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson cracks Janis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Patterson misses.
Patterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Janis as he checks the leg kick.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patterson throws a combination. Janis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patterson, right into the meat.
Patterson tries a low kick but Janis avoids it.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Janis fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Patterson lands a big head kick that sends Janis tumbling to the mat! Patterson takes a step backwards and waves Janis back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Pyyno Janis has been cut.
Janis avoids the body shot from Patterson.

Janis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Patterson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Janis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
Patterson is trying to control Janis's posture but Janis avoids it.
Janis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patterson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Patterson tries to improve position but can't.
Janis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
Patterson can't do much from the bottom here.
Patterson trying his best to control but Janis has mounted him.
Janis lands a big elbow.
Patterson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Patterson can't escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Janis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Patterson tries to hold on but Janis postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Patterson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Janis looking to finish Patterson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Patterson!
Patterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Janis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Janis trying to control but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson wants to control but Janis is having none of it.
Janis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patterson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis lands a big shot there that rocks Patterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Patterson wants to hold on but Janis pushes him away.
Janis lands a nice shot to the head.
Janis landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Janis.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Janis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Patterson tries to hold on but Janis postures up.

Janis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Patterson is surviving well by controlling Janis's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is squirming around, avoiding Janis's attempts to control the action.
Patterson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Patterson is working hard here to advance position.
Janis with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Janis prevents Patterson from getting the reversal.
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 Pete Patterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pyyno Janis's cut.
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.

Patterson misses with a hook.

Janis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Janis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Janis tries for a kimura but Patterson is defending well.
Patterson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Janis's best efforts.
Janis works his way into side control.
Patterson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Janis off and has taken his back!
Janis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Janis.
Janis moves into full guard.

That's two 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.
Patterson is looking to stand up but Janis won't let him.
Janis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Patterson manages to get himself to full guard.
Janis wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
Patterson trying to control the position here.
Janis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janis is one step ahead there.
Janis trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Patterson trying to control the position here.
Patterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.
Janis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Janis shoots in but no luck this time.
Janis shoots in looking for a takedown. Patterson tries to sprawl out of it but Janis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Patterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Patterson misses with a head kick.

Janis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Janis is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Patterson reverses the position - he's now on top in Janis's guard.
Janis looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patterson tries to stand but Janis is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyyno Janis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pyyno Janis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Patterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pyyno Janis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Janis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Janis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Janis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Janis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Patterson tries to hold on but Janis postures up.
Patterson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Janis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Janis punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Janis misses with a punch to the head.
Patterson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Janis lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Patterson hold on?!
Pyyno Janis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patterson trying to control the position but Janis manages to sink in the hooks.
Patterson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Janis's guard. Nice work there by Patterson.
Patterson is looking to stand up but Janis won't let him.
Janis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two 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.
Patterson won't allow Janis to sweep him here.
Patterson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Janis's guard.
Janis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patterson's guard.
Janis wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Patterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Janis from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Janis wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Janis pushes down on Patterson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Janis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Janis shoots in looking for a takedown. Patterson tries to sprawl out of it but Janis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Patterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

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.
Janis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.

Janis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Janis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Patterson tries to hold on but Janis postures up.
Janis has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Patterson's face.
Patterson wants to hold on but Janis pushes him away.
Janis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Janis with shots to the head and body - Patterson looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pyyno Janis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Janis 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyyno Janis!