PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and deion patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawless's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - Walk. patton has chosen if you buck stand up as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lawless
vs
patton

225 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Lawless!
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, deion patton!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

patton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Lawless is looking for a triangle but patton pushes his legs off easily.
patton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lawless looking for a guillotine here but patton defends easily.
patton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawless's guard.
Lawless manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lawless avoids the attempt from patton to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Lawless looking to secure an arm triangle but patton defends it well.
patton is looking to improve his position but Lawless isn't that keen on the idea.

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.
Lawless controlling from mount.
patton is looking to get to half guard.
patton wants to hold on but Lawless pushes him away.

Lawless is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawless scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
patton defending against the ground and pound.
A control attempt from patton but he's now mounted!
Lawless is breathing heavily.
patton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lawless lands a heavy elbow.
patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lawless can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as patton is looking to escape.
Lawless will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
patton working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless content just to control the position here.
patton tries to hold on but Lawless pushes him away.
patton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lawless. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Lawless dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

patton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lawless!
Lawless is looking to improve his position but patton isn't that keen on the idea.
patton unloading with bombs!
Lawless is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
patton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
patton controlling from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
patton looking to control but Lawless is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless wants to hold on but patton pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
patton controlling from the full mount.
patton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawless regains half guard.
patton wants to control but Lawless is keeping him busy.
Lawless really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
patton prevents Lawless from improving his position.
Lawless flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lawless looks like he's trying to stand up.
patton is just content to waste time from the top position. Lawless takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
patton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
patton tries to score with some ground and pound. Lawless controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lawless tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but patton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
patton is working Lawless over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lawless is not content to let patton control the position.
patton working away.

That's four 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.
Lawless is looking for a sweep.
Lawless is not content to let patton control the position.

patton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

deion patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lawless misses with a wild combination.

patton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lawless moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lawless manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. patton manages to get himself to full guard.
Lawless trying to control but patton is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless throwing strikes but missing.
patton wants to sweep here but Lawless controlling him for the moment.
patton is trying to control the position but Lawless postures up.
patton wants to stand but Lawless is controlling the position.
patton looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawless passes easily into side control. Nice work.
patton tries to buck Lawless off but Lawless is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lawless shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so patton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
patton trying to control but Lawless is working from the bottom.
patton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawless swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pattonis looking to pass into half guard but Lawless pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lawless is in guard.
patton wants to control but Lawless passes easily into half guard.

Lawless stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows patton to get to his feet.
Lawless doesn't succeed with the takedown

and patton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lawless won't be happy with that.
Lawless is looking for a sweep.
Lawless is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless wants to control but patton postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

patton tries for a kimura but Lawless is defending well.
patton lands a nice forearm strike.
Check out the look on patton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
patton throws a strike aimed at the side of Lawless's head but Lawless avoids it well.
deion patton has got the better of the ground game so far.
patton working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
deion patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well patton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... deion patton!