PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mashin Potatoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Potatoes
vs
McFly

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 Las Vegas, Mashin Potatoes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty McFly!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McFly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

McFly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Potatoes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McFly on the ground.
Potatoes is trying to stand up here but McFly is controlling him well.
McFly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Potatoes's head.
Potatoes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Potatoes tries to get out of the position.
Potatoes tries to kick McFly off but McFly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

McFly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McFly is controlling the pace.
McFly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Potatoes is trying to stand up here but McFly is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from McFly.
McFly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Potatoes defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatoes is staying active underneath McFly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Potatoes has hold of McFly's hands but McFly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Potatoes pushes McFly off looking to stand but McFly dives back in and keeps control.
McFly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McFly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Potatoes blocking the ground and pound.
McFly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McFly lands a heavy elbow.
Potatoes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McFly.
McFly controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McFly throwing strikes here but Potatoes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatoes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McFly tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
A nice elbow there by McFly.
A nice elbow there by McFly.
Potatoes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McFly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Potatoes is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Poor strikes thrown by McFly there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McFly thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Potatoes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McFly.
Potatoes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McFly lands a big elbow.
McFly looking to finish Potatoes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Potatoes!
Potatoes wants to try and get back to his feet.
Potatoes is breathing heavily.

McFly is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Potatoes is surviving well by controlling McFly's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Potatoes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

McFly working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
McFly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McFly looking to control but Potatoes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by McFly there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

McFly working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Potatoes really wants to buck McFly off and get back to his feet.
McFly unloads with some shots from mount but Potatoes bucks and avoids them well.

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.
Potatoes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McFly breaks from Potatoes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Potatoes is squirming around, avoiding McFly's attempts to control the action.
Potatoes wants to get back to his feet.
McFly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McFly thowing shots but they're missing.
Potatoes avoids a series of strikes thrown by McFly.
Potatoes taking shots to the head.
McFly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Potatoes because McFly loaded up on that one.
McFly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFly looking to control but Potatoes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

McFly with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty McFly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McFly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Potatoes throws a series of punches but McFly moves out of range.
McFly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McFly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFly tries for a takedown but Potatoes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mashin Potatoes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potatoes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McFly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potatoes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFly throws a sloppy head kick and Potatoes moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatoes throws a right and a left that McFly avoids nicely.
Potatoes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McFly.
Potatoes misses with a combination

and McFly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McFly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

McFly decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
McFly throws a head kick but Potatoes moves out of range.
McFly gets cracked there but stands up to it.

McFly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

McFly stands up from Potatoes's guard - McFly perhaps looking for a knockout.
Potatoes throws a left and a right that both miss

and McFly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly content to control rather than advance.
McFly not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Potatoes is defending against the submission attempts here by McFly.

McFly decides to stand up.
McFly slips a jab from Potatoes.

Potatoes gets caught flat footed, as McFly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Potatoes wants to get back to his feet but McFly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McFly wants to control from the top but Potatoes keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly won't allow Potatoes to get back to his feet.
McFly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marty McFly has got the better of the ground game so far.
McFly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McFly is stalling in the full guard.
Potatoes wants to stand and escape but McFly is having none of it.
McFly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Potatoes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFly.
Potatoes throws a combination that misses

and McFly counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatoes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McFly controls the pace.

McFly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McFly passes easily into side control. Nice work.

McFly stands up.

McFly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Potatoes is trying to defend but McFly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty McFly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Potatoes throws a left and a right that both miss

and McFly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McFly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McFly working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McFly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McFly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McFly with the ground and pound from mount.
McFly thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
McFly landing strikes, looking to finish!
McFly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You get the feeling that Potatoes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
McFly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Potatoes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McFly won't let Potatoes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McFly lands a big shot there that rocks Potatoes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Potatoes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McFly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by McFly.

Potatoes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McFly.
McFly controlling his opponent.
McFly thowing shots but they're missing.
McFly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Potatoes is squirming around, avoiding McFly's attempts to control the action.

McFly working for a guillotine from mount but Potatoes is in no mood to give up.
Potatoes blocking the ground and pound.

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.
Potatoes is trying to stand.
McFly landing strikes from the mount and Potatoes is in trouble!
Potatoes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McFly content just to control the position here.
McFly unloads with some shots from mount but Potatoes bucks and avoids them well.

McFly looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Potatoes trying desperately to get to his feet.
McFly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McFly dominating with strikes here.
McFly looking to ground and pound but Potatoes is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McFly working for a submission but Potatoes is keeping him at bay.
McFly throws some wild stikes that Potatoes manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFly thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McFly throwing strikes here but Potatoes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

McFly is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Potatoes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Potatoes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McFly thowing shots but they're missing.
McFly looking to finish with strikes here!
McFly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Potatoes?
McFly controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four 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.
McFly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McFly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Potatoes tries to buck McFly off but he can't manage it.
The referee warns Potatoes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Potatoes is trying to stand.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McFly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Potatoes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McFly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Marty McFly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McFly landing punches.

McFly working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
McFly landing strikes from the mount and Potatoes is in trouble!

And that's the end of the fight!
Marty McFly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McFly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty McFly!