PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niko Batchiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ice Cream Paint Job. 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.

Batchiska
vs
Patterson

165 cm
27
150 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

179 cm
22
156 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Batchiska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batchiska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batchiska just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batchiska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Batchiska shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patterson's guard.
Batchiska controlling from the top position.
Patterson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Batchiska is controlling him.

Batchiska gets to his feet - Patterson follows without any prompting.
Batchiska tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batchiska changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patterson tries to avoid it but Batchiska manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patterson to the ground. Patterson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Batchiska staying out of range there.
Batchiska tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batchiska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Batchiska shoots in but no luck this time.
Batchiska tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patterson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Batchiska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batchiska takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Batchiska tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Batchiska tries to clinch but Patterson 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.
Batchiska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batchiska looks to land a left hand but Patterson moved out of range nicely.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batchiska shoots in looking for a takedown. Patterson tries to sprawl out of it but Batchiska keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Patterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Patterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Batchiska throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patterson throws a right and a left that Batchiska avoids nicely.
Batchiska throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Batchiska fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Batchiska.
Batchiska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batchiska misses the shot to the body.
Batchiska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Batchiska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Patterson. No joy for Batchiska on that attempt.
Batchiska wants to clinch.
Batchiska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Patterson pinned against the cage. Patterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four 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.
Batchiska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson misses with a hook.
Patterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batchiska.
Niko Batchiska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batchiska throws a series of strikes that have Patterson backpedaling.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Batchiska.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Batchiska is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patterson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Batchiska tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Batchiska dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Patterson misses with a looping left.
Batchiska tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Batchiska throws a hook but Patterson blocks it.
Batchiska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Batchiska's shoulder, as Batchiska tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Batchiska is defended easily by Patterson.
Batchiska ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Patterson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batchiska moves forwards but Patterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Batchiska clinches up with Patterson and pushes him back against the cage.
Batchiska pushes off an throws an elbow but Patterson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Batchiska turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Batchiska looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Batchiska wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Patterson, who protects the arm well.
Batchiska wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.

Batchiska working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batchiska wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.
Patterson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Batchiska trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.

Batchiska is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patterson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Patterson is trying to buck Batchiska off.

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

Batchiska tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Batchiska has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four 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.
Patterson is pushing Batchiska's head away, looking to escape. Batchiska manages to hold on to the position though.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Batchiska wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Patterson, who protects the arm well.

Batchiska is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Patterson has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Batchiska stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Batchiska dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Batchiska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batchiska thows a body shot but no joy.
Patterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Batchiska.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Batchiska.
Batchiska misses with a head kick.
Batchiska fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Batchiska closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Patterson pushes Batchiska off looking to stand but Batchiska dives back in and keeps control.

Batchiska is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to escape.
Patterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batchiska moves nicely into side control.

Batchiska tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Patterson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Batchiska taking a breather here.

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.

Batchiska goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Patterson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Batchiska but great work by Patterson.
Batchiska can't do much from the bottom here.
Batchiska might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Batchiska gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Batchiska is looking to control Patterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Batchiska avoid being mounted?

Patterson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Batchiska is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patterson pulls his head out easily.
Batchiska wants to control but Patterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Patterson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Batchiska has managed to free his arm - good work.

Patterson decides to return to a standing position.

Batchiska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Batchiska jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Patterson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Batchiska wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
Niko Batchiska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Batchiska is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Patterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Patterson's face as Batchiska controls the position.

Batchiska wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Patterson, who protects the arm well.

Batchiska decides to stand back up.
Batchiska fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Batchiska clearly takes that round.
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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Batchiska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Batchiska is looking to clinch.
Batchiska throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Patterson's waist but Patterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Batchiska off to one side.
Batchiska wants to clinch.
Batchiska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Batchiska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batchiska slips a jab from Patterson.
Niko Batchiska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Batchiska shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Batchiska is trying for a kimura here. Patterson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Batchiska wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Niko Batchiska!
Niko Batchiska is the new featherweight champion!