PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Popoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Popoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Patterson
vs
Popoff

178 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Popoff!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popoff closes the distance and clinches up with Patterson, looking for a takedown. Popoff pushes Patterson against the cage but Patterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Patterson misses with a two punch combination.
Patterson throws a nice looking combination but Popoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popoff shoots in for a double leg but Patterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patterson swinging wilding here.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
Jamie Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Popoff.
Patterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Popoff drives through with a takedown into guard.

Patterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Popoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Popoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Patterson has an active guard here but Popoff has managed to pass into half guard.
Patterson wants to control but Popoff is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popoff controlling the action here.

Patterson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Patterson looking for submissions off his back.

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.
Popoff is keen to just control but Patterson is a slippery customer.
Popoff is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Popoff decides to stand up.
Patterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Popoff shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Popoff was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Patterson is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popoff landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Popoff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Popoff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Patterson can't escape the position.
Popoff controlling his opponent.
Popoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Popoff landing punches.
Popoff working the ground and pound effectively.
Popoff controlling the pace for now.
I looks like Popoff 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patterson gets caught flat footed, as Popoff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Patterson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Popoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popoff looking to pass the guard.

Patterson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Popoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popoff wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Popoff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Popoff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Patterson manages to get to full guard.
Patterson being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popoff wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.

Patterson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Popoff uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popoff working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Popoff politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Popoff prefers to stall for the moment though.
Popoff advances to full mount.
Popoff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Patterson tries to hold on but Popoff postures up.
Popoff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Patterson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to hold on but Popoff pushes him away.
Popoff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Popoff's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Popoff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Patterson?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Popoff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Popoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Popoff throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
No luck for Popoff with that takedown attempt.
Patterson dips to his left and cracks Popoff with an uppercut!
Popoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Popoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches up with Popoff, looking for a takedown. Patterson pushes Popoff against the cage but Popoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Patterson tries to bum rush Popoff with a series of wild strikes but Popoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popoff shoots in but Patterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamie Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Popoff.
Patterson throws a series of punches but Popoff avoids them all with ease.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Popoff circles away.
Popoff takes one to the side of the head.
Patterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jamie Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Patterson scores with a takedown into Popoff's guard.
Popoff working a defensive guard but Patterson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Popoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popoff looking for a sweep but Patterson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Popoff wants to hold on but Patterson pushes him away.
Popoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Patterson has control of Popoff's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Popoff regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Popoff can do anything to dispel that myth.

Patterson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Popoff is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Popoff and Patterson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Popoff struggling a bit here.
Popoff is looking to reverse the position.
Popoff gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throwing shots but Popoff is blocking nicely.
Patterson moves nicely into side control.
Popoff can't do much from the bottom here.
Jamie Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson misses with the ground and pound.
Popoff manages to work his way to half guard, despite Patterson's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Popoff is trying to maintain the position but Patterson is very close to passing his half guard.
Peter Popoff has got the better of the ground game so far.

Patterson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Popoff tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Patterson counter with a right hand.

Popoff feints and as Patterson raises his hands in defense, Popoff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Popoff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Popoff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Popoff gets to his feet. Patterson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Popoff shoots in and drives through. Patterson sprawls well.
Peter Popoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Popoff saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jamie Patterson.
I think Popoff 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Popoff!