PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sacka Potatoes (ranked 4309 p4p, 4421 weight class) and Brayden Fain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Potatoes
vs
Fain

184 cm
25
194
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
190
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sacka Potatoes!
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, Brayden Fain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Potatoes shoots in looking for a takedown but Fain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potatoes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fain shoots in looking for a takedown but Potatoes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fain dives in for a single leg takedown but Potatoes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Potatoes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fain as he avoids it easily.
Sacka Potatoes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potatoes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fain.
Fain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sacka Potatoes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Potatoes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fain was covering up waiting for the punch and Potatoes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Potatoes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potatoes landing some decent shots from guard.
Potatoes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Potatoes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fain wants to control but Potatoes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Potatoes lands a nice short elbow.
Potatoes is looking to advance position but Fain won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatoes working the head and body with strikes.
Potatoes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fain is in trouble now - Potatoes has advanced to mount!
Potatoes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fain's face.
Potatoes working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Potatoes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Potatoes with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potatoes postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Fain bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Potatoes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sacka Potatoes!
After winning the bout, Sacka Potatoes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.