PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Rodriguez (ranked 3765 p4p, 3641 weight class) and Jamie Potter (ranked 500 p4p, 476 weight class). Santiago Rodriguez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamie Potter's chin.

Rodriguez
vs
Potter

186 cm
21
215
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
205
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Potter!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Jamie Potter has been cut.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand

and Potter moves into the clinch.
Potter is working for takedown but Rodriguez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Potter has control.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Potter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.

Potter gets a double leg takedown into Rodriguez's guard.

Rodriguez pushes Potter off and gets back to his feet.
Santiago Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Potter moves into the clinch successfully.
Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potter fails with the takedown.
Santiago Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Potter.
Potter blocks a jab.
Potter wants to counter the offense by Rodriguez and move into the clinch position.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Potter. Potter gets slowly back to his feet.
Potter moves out of range of the strikes.

Potter closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
Potter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Potter is controlling the position.
Potter prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Potter tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Potter drops back down to his feet.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Potter has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Potter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Potter jumps guard but Rodriguez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Potter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rodriguez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Potter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rodriguez after a bit of a struggle.
Potter tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Potter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodriguez smiles and moves away.
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Potter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Potter or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter slips under a jab.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Potter is out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Potter throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
We've been told by Rodriguez's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Potter avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand

and Potter counters by moving into the clinch.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Potter blocks it.
A nice combination there by Potter.

It looks like Santiago Rodriguez has been cut.
Potter avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Potter ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodriguez wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriguez swivels and escapes.
Potter throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Potter wants to clinch but Rodriguez slips to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potter tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Potter.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Potter shoots in but no luck this time.
Santiago Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Potter forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
Potter jumps guard but Rodriguez stands there with Potter around his waist. Potter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Rodriguez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Potter moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Potter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jamie Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potter slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Potter moves out of range.
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Potter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potter moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.

Potter moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Potter has Rodriguez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rodriguez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rodriguez letting Potter take a breather here.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
Potter works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Potter uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez prevents the takedown attempt.
Santiago Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Potter.
Potter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez up against the cage.
Potter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.

Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez throwing a counter right hand but Potter manages to avoid it.
Potter needs to keep his hands up - Rodriguez had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Potter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Potter throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Potter can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Potter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Potter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Potter fails in his attempt to clinch.

Potter pushes Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Potter has him pinned against the cage.

Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Potter wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potter counters with a nice body shot.
Potter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Potter on the side of the head.
No luck for Potter with that takedown attempt.
Potter looks to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Potter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.

That has opened up Jamie Potter's cut even more.
Rodriguez lands with a straight right. Potter didn't see that one coming.

Potter is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp right that sends Potter to the canvas! Rodriguez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Rodriguez!