PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Potocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Catfish Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Potocki
vs
Davis

182 cm
20
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
30
175 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Potocki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Catfish Davis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potocki misses the shot to the body.

Davis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Potocki to the mat! Potocki manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Potocki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis distracts Potocki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Potocki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Potocki.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Potocki is adopting a defensive guard.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potocki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Davis is looking to stand up but Potocki isn't so interested in that idea.
Potocki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Potocki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping full guard, as Potocki tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Potocki advances position into side control!
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Potocki is dominant here and he's now got Davis's back!
Potocki trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Davis doesn't escape.

Potocki working for the choke.
Potocki really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis holding both Potocki 's hands and preventing any damage.
Potocki just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Davis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bartlomiej Potocki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Potocki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Potocki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Potocki scores with a nice body kick.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Potocki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Potocki defends it nicely.
Bartlomiej Potocki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Catfish Davis.
Potocki misses with a low kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Potocki enables Davis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Potocki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Potocki controlling Davis's posture.
Potocki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Potocki holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Potocki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bartlomiej Potocki.
Potocki lands a nice looking body shot.
Potocki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potocki stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Potocki motions for Davis to come forward. Potocki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potocki.
Potocki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potocki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potocki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Potocki connects with a high kick.
Potocki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.

Davis is rocked!
Potocki throws a powerful right kick. Davis tried to block low but the kick was high! Davis was taken right off of his feet! Potocki jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bartlomiej Potocki!
Our winner, Bartlomiej Potocki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.