PBP Commentary

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

Patrick
vs
McCabe

200 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monroe Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor McCabe!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCabe fails to land with a series of punches.
McCabe misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from McCabe misses.
McCabe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Patrick back to the cage. McCabe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from McCabe. Those never looked like landing.
Patrick dodges the punch combination from McCabe.
McCabe throws a left and a right that both miss

and Patrick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Patrick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Patrick pulls guard effortlessly.
McCabe wanted to stand there but Patrick had control of the position.
Patrick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Patrick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

McCabe gets to his feet - Patrick follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Patrick closes the distance and pushes McCabe back into the cage.
McCabe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Patrick manages to break the clinch.
Patrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCabe pinned against the cage. McCabe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCabe throws a left and a right that both miss

and Patrick counters with a takedown into side control.
Patrick lands a nice forearm strike.
Patrick works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McCabe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Patrick has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patrick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McCabe is avoiding damage well.
McCabe is trying to get back to his feet.
Patrick in side control, throwing shots but McCabe defends.
Patrick moves into full mount!
Patrick throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McCabe tries to buck Patrick off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poor strikes thrown by Patrick there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McCabe is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Patrick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McCabe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

McCabe somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches up with McCabe, looking for a takedown. Patrick pushes McCabe against the cage but McCabe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Patrick misses with a takedown attempt - McCabe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monroe Patrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCabe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from McCabe.
McCabe misses with a series of wild punches.
McCabe throws a series of punches but Patrick avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from McCabe does no damage.
McCabe misses with a few strikes there.
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 Monroe Patrick will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No joy there for McCabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCabe throws a series of punches but Patrick avoids them all with ease.
McCabe feints a jab promting Patrick to slip. McCabe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Patrick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McCabe misses with a series of wild punches.
McCabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Patrick tries a head kick but it misses.
McCabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patrick misses with the combination.
McCabe throws a combination that misses
and Patrick counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from McCabe.
McCabe is breathing heavily.
Patrick slips a jab and a cross from McCabe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patrick fails to land the takedown.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCabe sprawls well. McCabe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patrick gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monroe Patrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCabe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Patrick is rocked!
McCabe swinging wildly here.
Oh Patrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCabe misses with a combination
and Patrick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McCabe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Patrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCabe misses with a wild combination.
Conor McCabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCabe misses with the combination.
McCabe misses with a double jab.
Patrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCabe throws out the jab.
Patrick seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patrick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Patrick slips a nice elbow through McCabe's hands, connecting with McCabe's forehead.
Patrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCabe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patrick.
McCabe pushes Patrick off looking to stand but Patrick dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCabe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Patrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Patrick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McCabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCabe tries to kick Patrick off but Patrick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

McCabe has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Patrick is on him like a limpet, forcing McCabe back against the cage.
McCabe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCabe's efforts to push away.
Patrick jumps guard but McCabe stands there with Patrick around his waist. Patrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Patrick manages to break the clinch.
McCabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor McCabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McCabe misses with the combination.
McCabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCabe throws a series of punches but Patrick avoids them all with ease.
McCabe throws a series of punches but Patrick moves out of range.
Monroe Patrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Patrick gets a takedown into half guard.
McCabe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patrick.
McCabe is looking to escape.
McCabe taking some punishment here, with Patrick in his half guard.
McCabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCabe is trying to stand back up but Patrick is controlling him
Patrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCabe defending well though.
Patrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCabe's head.
Patrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Patrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCabe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Monroe Patrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patrick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Patrick prevents McCabe from standing back up.
Patrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCabe defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Patrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCabe's head.
McCabe wants to get back to his feet.

McCabe has one foot on Patrick's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
McCabe throws a combination that misses
and Patrick counters with a body kick.
McCabe throws a nice looking combination but Patrick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Patrick closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McCabe's guard.
Patrick cracks McCabe with a solid left hand.
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.
McCabe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Patrick passes McCabe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCabe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patrick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCabe wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Monroe Patrick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patrick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Monroe Patrick!
The defeated Conor McCabe had this to say: 'I'd like to thank everyone for coming out here tonight to see us both battle it out, this won't be your last time seeing me, I'll be back and better than ever.'.