PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes to the cage accompanied by Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell. Stroud has chosen Septic Flesh - Pyramid God as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Glenn Stroud told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pott
vs
Stroud

188 cm
28
184 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

184 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott works the jab nicely.
Pott swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroud.
Pott misses the shot to the body.
Pott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroud manages to avoid it.
Pott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pott moves into the clinch.
Stroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pott is defending well for now.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Stroud blocks a body shot from Pott.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott trying to land knees to the body.

Stroud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stroud tries to clinch there but Pott circles away.
Pott throws a hook but Stroud avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pott.
Pott tests Stroud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pott connects with a jab.
Pott scores with a jab. Stroud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pott throws a series of punches but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack Pott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pott takes a swing at Stroud's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stroud throws a body kick that misses.
Stroud throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stroud changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pott tries to avoid it but Stroud manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pott to the ground. Pott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pott. Stroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack Pott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stroud walks into a straight right hand from Pott.
Stroud swats away the attempt to clinch by Pott.
Stroud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pott pinned against the cage. Pott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pott lands with a shot to the body.
Stroud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack Pott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Stroud.
Pott just misses with a punch to the body.
Pott just misses with a punch to the body.

Stroud has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pott as Stroud tries to tie him up.
Stroud is trying to break the clinch but Pott has him pressed against the cage.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pott.
Still in the clinch, Pott scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pott pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Stroud tightens his grip and picks Pott up, before dumping him to the ground. Pott manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stroud on the ground.

Stroud drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stroud jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pott wants to sweep here but Stroud controlling him for the moment.
Pott is working hard here to advance position.
Stroud throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stroud postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud is in close to Pott's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stroud is controlling him.
Stroud throws a strike but Pott rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pott tries to clinch there but Stroud circles away.
Stroud lands a two punch combo.
Pott jabs at Stroud's body.
Stroud moves out of range as Pott strikes.
Pott dodges the punch combination from Stroud.
Stroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Stroud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stroud tries to land a leg kick but Pott saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud misses with a takedown attempt - Pott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stroud tries to clinch but Pott moves out of range.
Pott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroud swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Stroud gets tackled into the cage by Pott. Pott maintains the clinch.
Pott lands a hook that snaps the head of Stroud backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pott.
Stroud crunches a lovely knee into Pott's ribcage.
Stroud tries to stall but Pott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pott gets through Stroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pott throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroud.
Stroud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stroud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jack Pott has been cut.
Stroud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pott throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pott fails to land.
Stroud wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pott crunches a lovely knee into Stroud's ribcage.
Stroud tries to land a knee to the head but Pott blocks with his arms.
Stroud lands a nice knee to the body.
Pott tries to throw a body punch but Stroud avoids it by throwing Pott back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stroud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pott avoids it.
Stroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott lands with a left to the head.
Stroud lands a damaging elbow.
Pott lands with a light punch inside.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack Pott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pott tries to land knees in the clinch but Stroud avoids the damage to the body.
Pott is pressed up against the cage. Stroud has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pott down to the mat. Pott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jack Pott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Stroud.
Stroud misses with a combination
enabling Pott to counter with a crisp jab.
Stroud throws a low kick but Pott moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud tries to bum rush Pott with a series of wild strikes but Pott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stroud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroud.
Horrible takedown by Stroud or perhaps it was just good defense by Pott which made him look bad.
Pott is looking to chop away at Stroud's legs.
Pott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroud manages to avoid it.
Stroud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stroud throws a push kick but Pott slaps the foot to one side.
Stroud takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Pott moves out of range.
Stroud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pott avoids it really well and circles away.
Stroud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroud manages to avoid it.
Pott throws a shot from downtown. Stroud moves away and avoids it.

Stroud closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stroud lands in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud chips away with some ground and pound.
Pott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Stroud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Pott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pott looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroud is just out of range.
Stroud ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
Pott cracks Stroud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Pott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stroud wants to break free but Pott has control.
Stroud lands an uppercut.
Pott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pott.
Stroud is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short left from Pott.
Stroud blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pott.
Pott cracks Stroud with a nice body shot.
Pott lands a body punch.
Pott tries to work over Stroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott gets through Stroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott works on Stroud's body with a couple of short punches.
Pott lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Pott.
A right handed body shot lands from Pott.
Pott gets through Stroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pott lands a nice uppercut.
Pott can't find room to land a body shot as Stroud controls the action.
Pott lands a left hand.
Pott managing to block the knees to the body from Stroud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pott.
Pott pushes Stroud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pott misses with the head strike.
Pott tries to throw a body punch but Stroud avoids it by throwing Pott back against the cage.
Stroud misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Pott.
Stroud tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jack Pott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Stroud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pott.
Pott tries a body shot but Stroud blocks it.
Pott pushes Stroud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pott.
Pott is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pott gets through Stroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott lands an uppercut.
Stroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pott lands a nice shot to the body.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Pott.
Pott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stroud changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pott fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pott closes the distance looking to clinch

and Stroud counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stroud goes for a takedown attempt but Pott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pott wants it to stay on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stroud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pott lands a hook that snaps the head of Stroud backwards.
Pott lands an elbow inside that Stroud shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Pott.
Pott is leaning against Stroud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pott throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroud.
Pott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Pott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pott is leaning against Stroud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pott tries to throw a body punch but Stroud avoids it by throwing Pott back against the cage.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stroud backwards.
Pott presses Stroud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pott.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Pott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Pott!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jack Pott thanked Hilo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).