Really really good grappler. Unfortunately, Mario was the superior striker and was lighting Patchy up early. Those body shots and head shots just from round 1 took away all Patchy's explosiveness. Patchy started to find some moments late but it was too late and Mario was able to recover each time.
Would love to see Patchy improve his striking. More feints, more angles, more footwork, more jabs, more of everything. In this fight he should have been the one backing Mario up with jabs and teeps and try to cut the cage off and trap Mario against the fence. Unfortunately, he didn't come forward and give Mario anything to respect in the 1st round. Mario was dancing in and out and all around him, tagging him with everything. Great chin, great heart, great grappler...would love to see Patchy come back in 6 months leveled up as a striker and be able to use his strikes for takedown entries. He obviously does have some striking power. Just needs to put in the work now and take the next step