PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kinny Carose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Potz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carose
vs
Potz

210 cm
27
285 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

170 cm
28
280 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kinny Carose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Potz !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potz wants to clinch up but Carose keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Carose feints and as Potz raises his hands in defense, Carose changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carose passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Potz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Potz trying to hold on to Carose's head to control him but Carose postures up.
Carose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carose not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carose is keen to just control but Potz is a slippery customer.

Kinny Carose has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Potz tries to clinch up but Carose circles away and keeps his distance.
Carose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potz circles away.
Potz is looking to clinch but Carose is avoiding it.
Craig Potz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potz moves in looking to clinch but Carose pushes him off.
Potz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carose swats away the attempt to clinch by Potz .

Carose clinches.
Carose tries to pull guard but Potz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Potz working Carose over with knees to the body.
Carose is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carose's brow.
Carose dodges an elbow strike from Potz .
Carose takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Kinny Carose has been cut.
Potz lands an elbow just above Carose 's eye.
Carose avoids a wild elbow strike from Potz .
Potz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carose blocks the elbow strike.
Potz lands a nice elbow.

Kinny Carose's cut is getting worse.
Potz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carose's defenses.
Potz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carose's defenses.
Carose takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kinny Carose's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Potz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potz lands an elbow that stopped Carose in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Kinny Carose's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kinny Carose's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Craig Potz !
During a confident post fight interview, Craig Potz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.