PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gutz
vs
Potkukelkka

160 cm
20
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
143 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jigoro Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Potkukelkka!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potkukelkka tries to clinch but Gutz moves out of range.
Potkukelkka misses with a takedown attempt - Gutz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potkukelkka.
Gutz fails to land with a series of punches.

Gutz gets caught flat footed, as Potkukelkka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Potkukelkka preventing the sweep.
Gutz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Potkukelkka slips nicely into half guard.
Gutz is trying to maintain the position but Potkukelkka is very close to passing his half guard.
Gutz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Potkukelkka is trying to control. Gutz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gutz is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka is keen to just control but Gutz is a slippery customer.
Gutz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Potkukelkka moves into full mount! Gutz won't be happy about that!
Potkukelkka trying to control but Gutz is having none of it.
Gutz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is squirming around, avoiding Potkukelkka's attempts to control the action.
Potkukelkka controlling the position easily from mount.
Potkukelkka with good strikes from the mount here!
Gutz working to try and regain half guard.
Gutz reaches up to try and control the position but Potkukelkka seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gutz rolls and tries to escape and now Potkukelkka has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Potkukelkka's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gutz holding on to Potkukelkka's left wrist, preventing the choke.

Potkukelkka looking for the RNC.
Potkukelkka trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gutz wants to escape the position.
Potkukelkka is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Potkukelkka gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Potkukelkka gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Potkukelkka apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Gutz shoots in and bounces Potkukelkka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gutz looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz postures up.
Gutz lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz throws and elbow that misses. Potkukelkka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gutz's guard. Nice move by Potkukelkka!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potkukelkka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potkukelkka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.

James Potkukelkka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Potkukelkka moves out of range as Gutz strikes.

Gutz shoots in and bounces Potkukelkka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Potkukelkka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Potkukelkka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gutz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Potkukelkka wants to pass to mount but Gutz is defending the position.
Gutz is trying to control but can't.
Gutz is refusing to be controlled, as Potkukelkka sits in half guard.
Gutz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Potkukelkka is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Potkukelkka is controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Potkukelkka slips a jab and a cross from Gutz.
Potkukelkka ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
Potkukelkka tries to clinch

and Gutz counters with a shoot takedown. Potkukelkka fights it but they end up in guard.
Gutz is looking to work some ground and pound but Potkukelkka has wrist control.
Gutz wants to pass the guard but Potkukelkka is keeping the position.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Potkukelkka keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka looking to control but Gutz passes into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Potkukelkka gets back to full guard.

Potkukelkka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gutz defends well.
Gutz passes Potkukelkka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gutz is nestled in close to Potkukelkka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Potkukelkka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gutz with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gutz.
Gutz stands up over Potkukelkka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Potkukelkka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gutz!
Gutz wants to control but Potkukelkka is having none of it.
Potkukelkka landing strikes from the mount and Gutz is in trouble!
Potkukelkka scoring with strikes but Gutz is staying in there.
Gutz blocking the ground and pound.
Gutz is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potkukelkka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Potkukelkka is trying to control here but Gutz has managed to regain half guard.
Gutz tries to get to full guard but Potkukelkka has control of the leg.
Gutz is trying to control but can't.
Potkukelkka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gutz tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Potkukelkka has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jigoro Gutz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gutz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gutz misses with a hook. Potkukelkka ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Gutz.

Potkukelkka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gutz's guard.
Potkukelkka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Potkukelkka looking to pass the guard.
Potkukelkka advances position into side control!
Potkukelkka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gutz keeps working.
Gutz struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka has control of an arm but Gutz manages to advance to Potkukelkka's back!
Gutz scores with punches from the back.
Potkukelkka manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gutz wants to pass the guard but Potkukelkka is keeping the position.

Potkukelkka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gutz defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutz postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz trying to control but Potkukelkka is working from the bottom.
Gutz preventing the sweep.
Potkukelkka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Potkukelkka wants to control but Gutz passes easily into half guard.
Gutz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Potkukelkka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gutz pulls his head out easily.
Potkukelkka is pressing down on Gutz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Potkukelkka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Potkukelkka keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Potkukelkka working for a triangle but Gutz defends it easily.
Gutz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gutz lands a couple of elbows.
Gutz is looking to advance position but Potkukelkka has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gutz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gutz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potkukelkka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gutz passes into half guard.
Gutz trying to control the action but Potkukelkka is working from the bottom.
Gutz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potkukelkka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jigoro Gutz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jigoro Gutz!