PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Potts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Potts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diego St Pierre's chin.

Potts
vs
St Pierre

175 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

187 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Potts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Potts moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Potts which made him look bad.

Potts moves into the clinch successfully.
Potts misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Potts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to stall.
Potts has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potts misses with a body punch.
St Pierre tries to stall but Potts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Potts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Pierre!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Potts.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Potts postures up.

Potts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Potts lands an elbow.
Potts working away.
Potts happy to just control the position for now.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Potts keeps moving and retains side control.

Potts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Potts off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potts looking very determined here, making life difficult for St Pierre.
St Pierre looks gassed!

Potts is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
St Pierre doesn't have the hooks in and Potts manages to turn into his guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Potts from controlling successfully.

Potts stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Potts misses with a double jab.

Potts takes the fight into the clinch.

Potts has hold of one of St Pierre's legs. St Pierre is fighting the takedown attempt but Potts gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potts controls from within his opponent's guard.
Potts trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.

Potts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Potts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Potts is proving a slippery customer.

Potts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Potts wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Potts stands and throws St Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Potts tries for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
Potts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St Pierre to see if he's OK.
Potts laying and praying for a moment but St Pierre takes advantage and regains half guard.
Potts thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Potts trying to control from St Pierre's half guard. St Pierre has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Potts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre wants to stand but Potts is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Potts scores with a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Potts wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
St Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Potts is controlling him.
Potts trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Potts tries to pass.
St Pierre controls Potts momentarily but Potts frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St Pierre working for a triangle but Potts defends it easily.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Potts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Potts wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.

Potts moves into range and clinches up with St Pierre.

Potts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Potts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Potts just content to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Potts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Potts decides to stand back up.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt

and Potts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Potts tries to land knees in the clinch but St Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
Potts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
St Pierre fails to pull guard.
Paul Potts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego St Pierre.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Potts.
St Pierre wants to stall.
Potts throws an elbow that misses.

Potts wants the takedown. St Pierre is fighting it off but Potts persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in St Pierre's guard against the cage.
St Pierre is trying to keep Potts in close.
Potts wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Potts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Potts stands and throws St Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Potts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Potts drags him back down.
Paul Potts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Potts trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.

Potts has worked his way into a potential kimura here. St Pierre is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Potts yanks on the arm and St Pierre is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Potts.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Potts!