PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Patrick
vs
Moore

165 cm
21
150 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
152 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thurston Moore!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patrick shoots in and bounces Moore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moore is trying to control the position but Patrick postures up.
Moore has momentary wrist control but Patrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Patrick postures up.
Moore throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Patrick 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.

Patrick drops back looking for a leg! Moore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moore manages to kick Patrick off! Patrick jumps back into Moore's guard.

Patrick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Patrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Patrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moore trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrick preventing the sweep.
Moore looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Patrick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Patrick is looking for a kimura here.

Patrick seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Patrick is very close to passing his half guard.

Patrick is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Patrick.

Patrick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Patrick eventually gives up the hold.

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.
Moore trying to control from the bottom.

Patrick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Patrick is looking for a kimura here.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Patrick has control of the leg.

Patrick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Patrick is very close to passing his half guard.

Moore looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patrick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Patrick eventually gives up the hold.
Moore trying to control here.
Moore wants to improve his position but Patrick is controlling well.
Moore wants to control but Patrick is keeping busy.

Moore is defending against the submission attempts here by Patrick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control but can't.
Patrick is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Patrick has control of the leg.

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

Patrick is looking for a kimura here.

Patrick is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Patrick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moore sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Patrick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Patrick dives in and grabs Moore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes down on Patrick's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patrick is defended easily by Moore.
Horrible takedown by Patrick or perhaps it was just good defense by Moore which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Patrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patrick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Moore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Patrick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Patrick passes Moore's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Patrick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moore defends it well.

Patrick is looking for a kimura but Moore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patrick to get the leverage.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Patrick is very close to passing his half guard.
Moore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Patrick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Patrick's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick is keeping busy.
Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Moore tightening his grip on Patrick, looking for the choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Moore controlling the positon.
Moore trying to control.
Moore missing with strikes from the back.
Patrick breaks Moore's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Patrick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Patrick postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Moore is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Patrick, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore postures up in Patrick's guard and throws a big left but Patrick blocks it.
Moore throws a big elbow that misses.

Patrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moore trying to stand up but can't free himself from Patrick's guard.
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!
Patrick keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.

Patrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patrick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.

Patrick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moore is aware though and is defending well.
Moore throwing strikes but missing.

Moore is sitting in close to Patrick's body. Patrick has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Moore is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Moore is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Patrick.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Evan Patrick!
Evan Patrick gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).