PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Fleury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleury has chosen Restart - Recomeçar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ross Potter had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Potter
vs
Fleury

191 cm
20
288 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

215 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodrigo Fleury!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fleury counters with an inside leg kick.
Fleury cracks Potter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fleury tries to clinch but Potter is having none of it.
Potter fails to land the takedown.
Fleury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Potter tries to keep at a distance but Fleury has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fleury's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fleury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potter blocks it with crossed arms.
Potter blocks an elbow strike.
Fleury tries to break free but Potter pushes him back against the cage.
Fleury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fleury throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Fleury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fleury moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Potter shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Potter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fleury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Fleury.
Ross Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fleury wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Fleury wants to clinch but Potter slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Potter moves to clinch but Fleury breaks away
and Fleury counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Potter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fleury counters with a head kick that drops Potter - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter wants to improve his position but Fleury is controlling well.
Fleury throwing shots but Potter is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter is trying to control but Fleury manages to pass to mount!
Potter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fleury throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Potter because Fleury loaded up on that one.
Fleury throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Potter because Fleury loaded up on that one.
Potter is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fleury thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Potter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Potter is desperately trying to improve his position but Fleury has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fleury looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Potter is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Potter shoots in looking for a takedown but Fleury manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fleury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Potter throws a right and a left that Fleury avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleury scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potter thows a leg kick but Fleury checks it
enabling Fleury to counter with a crisp jab.
Ross Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter looks to clinch
and Fleury counters with a nice leg kick.
Potter wants to clinch but Fleury slips to the side

and Fleury counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fleury.
Fleury is trying to break free.
Fleury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fleury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potter is defending well for now.
Fleury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fleury throws an elbow that misses.
Fleury tries to land a knee to the head but Potter blocks with his arms.
Potter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fleury's efforts to push away.
Fleury misses with an elbow strike.

Fleury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fleury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleury tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleury tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Potter shoots in but Fleury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Potter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fleury lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fleury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Potter. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fleury scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fleury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Potter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fleury instigates a clinch.
Fleury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Potter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fleury's efforts to push away.
Potter fails to pull guard.

Fleury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fleury pushes Potter up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fleury tries to work over Potter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fleury throws an elbow but misses.
Potter prevents Fleury from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fleury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fleury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Fleury manages to break the clinch.
Potter wants to clinch.
Rodrigo Fleury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleury misses with a combination

and Potter moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Fleury 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. This is the final round!

Fleury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fleury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fleury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleury pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Potter back to the cage. Fleury follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Ross Potter has been cut.
Fleury tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Potter moves in looking to clinch but Fleury pushes him off.
Fleury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter closes the distance but Fleury moves to the side

and Fleury moves into the clinch.
Fleury is trying to push Potter away but Potter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Fleury fails to land.
Fleury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fleury is trying to break the clinch but Potter is controlling him.

Potter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Potter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Potter is working an open guard so Fleury takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fleury tries to clinch

and Potter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fleury won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleury avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Potter.

Potter is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fleury is trying to escape and Potter transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fleury is forced to tap! Nice work there by Potter! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ross Potter!