PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot has chosen Showering of Money as his entrance music. Kimo Twist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Twist
vs
Pot

181 cm
23
172 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

182 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kimo Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Pot!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Twist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pot.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Twist is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pot's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Twist wants to improve his position but Pot is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Twist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Twist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Twist keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Twist moves into full guard.

Twist working for a triangle but Pot defends it easily.

Twist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Pot gets to his feet. Twist looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist misses with a hook.
Twist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pot.
Twist throws a shot from downtown. Pot moves away and avoids it.
Twist throws a hook to the side of Pot's head but Pot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Twist wants to land a leg kick but Pot is out of range.
Pot misses with a double jab.
Pot avoids the head kick by Twist.
Pot wants to clinch.
Pot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Twist.
Pot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Twist tried to score with a low kick but Pot checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Twist is defended easily by Pot.
Pot works Twist's body with a nice hook.
Kimo Twist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Twist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Twist missing with a left hand there. Pot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Twist gets caught napping as Pot dives in and scores a takedown. Twist manages to retain guard.

Twist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pot trying to control but Twist is working from the bottom.

Twist is looking for a triangle but Pot pushes his legs off easily.
Twist is breathing heavily.
Pot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Twist looking for subs off his back but Pot has passed one foot through into half guard.
Twist tries to get to full guard but Pot has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Twist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Twist tries to roll over but Pot keeps him under control.

Pot stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Pot dives in and scores a takedown into Twist's guard.
Pot trying to control the position from guard on top but Twist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twist being controlled here, momentarily.
Pot wants to control from the top but Twist keeps moving.

Twist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pot is aware though and is defending well.
Pot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Twist is keeping the position for now.
Twist can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pot controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jack Pot has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Pot shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twist regains full guard. Nicely done.

Twist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pot is aware though and is defending well.

Twist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pot defends it easily.
Pot advances to half guard.
Twist is staying active underneath Pot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pot winds up and cracks Twist with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Pot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Twist doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pot.
Twist wants to control but Pot is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Pot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Twist eats them both and turns towards Pot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Twist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pot is looking to clinch but Twist is avoiding it.
Pot ducks under a wild hook from Twist.
Twist throws a sloppy body shot
and Pot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Twist lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pot throws a series of strikes that have Twist backpedaling.
Twist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Twist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pot connects with a body shot.
Pot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Twists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Twist looks for the body kick but Pot saw that one coming.
Pot avoids the body shot from Twist.
Twist throws a front kick aimed at Pot's knee but Pot avoids it well.
A lazy left from Pot finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pot connects with a body shot that sends Twist's belly button to the back.
Twist is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pot.

Twist is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Pot as Twist shoots in.
Oh Twist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pot gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Twist is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Pot!
A less than humble Jack Pot misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.