PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Казаки - Ой Да . Potter has chosen Biggie Smalls - Victory as his entrance music. Gray Potter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Emelianenko
vs
Potter

183 cm
29
229 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

196 cm
33
260 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Potter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Potter.

It looks like Gray Potter has been cut.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Potter's hands.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut

so Potter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Emelianenko has his foot on Potter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Potter works his way back into a safe position though.
Emelianenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Emelianenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Emelianenko trying to control from half guard but Potter is working away.
Emelianenko not doing much here.
Emelianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Potter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emelianenko seems to be working for a kimura but Potter defends the submission attempt.
Emelianenko is trying to control. Potter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Emelianenko is taking a breather. Potter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Emelianenko is trying to control. Potter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Emelianenko trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Potter defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to take a breather but Potter is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fedor Emelianenko.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Fedor Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko scores with the left hand. Potter knows he should have avoided that one.
Potter staying out of range there.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a lunging right hand

and Potter counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter is putting a hurting on Emelianenko here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter in side control, throwing shots but Emelianenko defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter throws an elbow but Emelianenko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Potter tries to score with some ground and pound. Emelianenko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Potter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Emelianenko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Potter off and has taken his back!
Potter trying to get back to his feet but Emelianenko is in full control for now.
Emelianenko has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Potter.
Emelianenko misses with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Potter is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Emelianenko gets his way!
Potter is trying to stand back up.
Emelianenko has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Potter's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gray Potter's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Emelianenko misses with a left hand

and Potter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emelianenko's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emelianenko looking to control.
Potter slips nicely into half guard.
Potter throws a strike but Emelianenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Potter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Potter.
Potter throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Potter's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko prevents Potter from getting back to his feet.
Potter wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Emelianenko stays in close to Potter's body and controls the position.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Potter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Fedor Emelianenko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws a low kick, looking for Potter's leg but Potter calmly moves out of range.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Potter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Potter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Potter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Potter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
Gray Potter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
Potter is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer.
Emelianenko wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Potter lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Potter.
Potter works his way into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Potter.
Potter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Potter working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Potter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gray Potter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A big right from Emelianenko misses.

Potter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Emelianenko to the mat! Emelianenko manages to get full guard.
Potter stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Potter is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Emelianenko looking to control.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Potter tries to pass.
Potter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Potter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Potter throws a big elbow that misses.
Potter trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Potter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Potter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Potter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Potter trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Potter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Potter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potter postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.

Potter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Emelianenko quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Emelianenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Emelianenko has hold of Potter's hands but Potter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Emelianenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Potter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Potter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Potter wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Potter's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Potter wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Potter is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Potter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Potter!
As Gray Potter got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Fuck all you motherfuckers suck my cawk'.