PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Patenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patenza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: W.Peace, custom entrance music. Vinny Patenza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Marston's chin.

Marston
vs
Patenza

188 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
216 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Marston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Patenza!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Patenza's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Patenza does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Marston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marston tries to clinch up but Patenza circles away and keeps his distance.
Marston is looking to clinch but Patenza is avoiding it.
Patenza moves away from the strike by Marston.
Marston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marston tries to clinch but Patenza is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston looks to land a right hand but Patenza moved out of range.
Marston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patenza keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Marston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston fails to land with a series of punches.
Marston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marston staying out of range there.
John Marston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marston wants to clinch up but Patenza keeps it at a distance.
Marston tries to work over Patenza's front leg with a kick but Patenza checks it.
Patenza throws a leg kick but Marston moved away.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Patenza pushes him off.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patenza moves away.
Patenza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marston tries to clinch there but Patenza circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Marston enables Patenza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marston manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marston keeping moving, preventing Patenza from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patenza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Patenza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patenza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patenza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patenza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston keeping moving, preventing Patenza from controlling successfully.
Patenza is looking to work some ground and pound but Marston has wrist control.
Patenza controlling from the top position.
I looks like Patenza might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Patenza wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vinny Patenza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Patenza throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Marston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Patenza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patenza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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 John Marston will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marston tries to clinch but Patenza is having none of it.
Patenza throws a leg kick but Marston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patenza.
A good leg kick by Patenza.
Marston tries a head kick but it misses.
Marston tries to clinch up but Patenza circles away and keeps his distance.
Marston tries to clinch up but Patenza circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patenza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marston keeps Patenza at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marston swinging wildly here.
Marston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Patenza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marston is looking to clinch.
Marston lands a jab.

It looks like Vinny Patenza has been cut.
Marston tries to clinch but Patenza moves out of range.

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.
Patenza keeps the fight on the outside.
Patenza keeps the fight on the outside.
Patenza misses with a takedown attempt - Marston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Patenza pushes him off.
Patenza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patenza ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Patenza pushes him off.
Marston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Patenza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marston wants to clinch.
Marston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Patenza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patenza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patenza blocks the body kick.
Marston tries to clinch up.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Patenza pushes him off.
Marston tries to clinch up.
Marston is looking to clinch.

That's four 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.
Patenza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marston sprawls well. Marston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patenza gets slowly back to his feet.
John Marston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Patenza.
Marston wants to clinch.
Marston tries to clinch up.
Marston 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patenza keeps the fight on the outside.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Patenza pushes him off.
Marston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Patenza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marston 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.

Marston tries to close the distance and clinch but Patenza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patenza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patenza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patenza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patenza misses with a hook.
Patenza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patenza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Marston.
Patenza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Patenza circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patenza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marston wants to clinch.
Marston is looking to clinch but Patenza is avoiding it.
Patenza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marston doesn't manage to clinch there - Patenza circles away.
Patenza swats away the attempt to clinch by Marston.
Patenza shoots in looking for a takedown. Marston tries to sprawl out of it but Patenza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marston tries to clinch up but Patenza circles away and keeps his distance.
Marston is looking to clinch.
Patenza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marston defending well as Patenza loads up on a big left hand.
Patenza throws an overhand right that lands on Marston's shoulder, as Marston tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Marston does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston wants to clinch up but Patenza keeps it at a distance.
Marston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patenza misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Marston misses
and Patenza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John Marston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patenza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Marston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Patenza.
Marston tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Patenza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Patenza wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.
Patenza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patenza tries to free his leg and advance position but Marston is retaining full guard.
Patenza postures up in Marston's guard and throws a big left but Marston blocks it.
Patenza preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patenza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Patenza really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Patenza'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.

Marston looks to clinch

and Patenza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marston keeping moving, preventing Patenza from controlling successfully.
Patenza postures up in Marston's guard and throws a big left but Marston blocks it.
Patenza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patenza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza looking to sit in guard and control but Marston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patenza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marston's guard.
Patenza throwing strikes but missing.
Marston keeping moving, preventing Patenza from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marston pulls Patenza in close to prevent any damage.
Marston keeping full guard, as Patenza tries to pass.
Patenza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patenza.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patenza swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Marston to counter with a crisp jab.
Marston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marston closes the distance but Patenza moves to the side

and Patenza counters with a shoot takedown. Marston fights it but they end up in guard.
Patenza wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patenza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Patenza's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patenza.
Marston working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Patenza dominated that fourth 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!

Marston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Patenza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marston wants to clinch but Patenza slips to the side

and Patenza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Patenza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Patenza connects with a nice short shot to Marston's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marston keeps working.
Patenza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marston is in trouble now - Patenza has advanced to mount!
Patenza scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patenza raining down shots from the mount!
Patenza landing punches.
Marston wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Patenza.
Patenza trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza controlling from the full mount.
Marston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marston tries to get out of the position.
Patenza with a couple of short strikes.
Patenza unloads with some shots from mount but Marston bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Marston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patenza dominating with strikes here.
Marston wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Patenza.
Marston wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Patenza.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marston tries to lock up and control but Patenza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marston holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Patenza tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Patenza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patenza 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Patenza!
Vinny Patenza is the new light heavyweight champion!