PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felton Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Munoz's choice of entrance music: Never Say Never-Justin Bieber. Mark Munoz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Potter
vs
Munoz

197 cm
23
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felton Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Felton Potter has been cut.
Munoz wants to clinch

and Potter moves into the clinch.
Munoz working hard to break the clinch.
Munoz can't break the clinch.
Munoz can't break the clinch.
Munoz is trying to break free.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Munoz pushes Potter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Munoz tries to break free but Potter pushes him back against the cage.

Potter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses.
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munoz blocks the body kick.
Munoz misses with a head kick.

Potter has Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Potter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a takedown

and Potter counters by clinching up.
Munoz is trying to break the clinch but Potter has him pressed against the cage.

Potter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Munoz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Potter advances position into side control!

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

Potter decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt

and Potter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Munoz won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Potter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Potter tries for a kimura but Munoz is defending well.
Munoz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Potter's best efforts.
Potter slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz wants to improve his position but Potter is controlling well.
Munoz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Potter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Munoz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter stops Munoz from getting back to his feet.
Munoz looks winded!
Potter slips a nice elbow through Munoz's hands, connecting with Munoz's forehead.
Still in half guard, Potter seems content to control.

Potter stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Munoz to get to his feet.
Potter misses with a straight left.
Munoz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Potter counters with a takedown into side control.
Munoz is being controlled here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Munoz!
Munoz is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Potter has taken his back!
Potter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Potter is riding his opponent, not letting Munoz buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Potter looking for the choke from the back.
Potter biding his time, controlling Munoz.
Potter is landing with strikes from the back.
Potter biding his time, controlling Munoz.
Munoz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munoz is trying to control but can't.
Potter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Munoz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Potter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felton Potter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felton Potter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Munoz tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.

Potter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Munoz is trying to defend but Potter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Felton Potter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz is trying to stand.
Munoz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Potter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Potter slows the pace down in half guard.
Potter passes to side control.
Potter lands an elbow.
Potter gets to mount! Munoz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Potter working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz wants to hold on but Potter pushes him away.
Potter controlling the position easily from mount.
Potter landing strikes, looking to finish!

Potter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Munoz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Potter in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Potter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Potter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Munoz to his feet.

Potter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Munoz pulls guard effortlessly.
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!
Potter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Munoz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Munoz wants to stand up but Potter is controlling him.
Munoz is breathing heavily.

Potter stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munoz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Potter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munoz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Potter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Munoz to the mat. Munoz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Potter content to stall in guard here.
Munoz trying to control the position.
Potter is pushing down on Munoz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Munoz is fighting to maintain full guard but Potter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Potter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Munoz is pressing down on Potter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Munoz has momentary wrist control but Potter slips an elbow through the middle.
Potter advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Potter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Munoz to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Munoz.

Potter closes the distance and pushes Munoz back into the cage.

Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potter avoids a kick to the body.
Potter misses with a head kick.

Potter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Munoz!
Potter is staying tight to Munoz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felton Potter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felton Potter's cut.
That's time! Potter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Potter drives through and clinches with Munoz against the cage.

Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Potter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Potter decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Munoz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Munoz misses with a head kick.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munoz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Potter dives in and scores a takedown into Munoz's guard.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz 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.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet but Potter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Munoz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Potter gets to his feet - Munoz follows without any prompting.
Potter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Potter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munoz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Munoz closes the distance but Potter moves to the side

and Potter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Munoz has a hand on Potter's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Potter takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Potter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mark Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Potter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Potter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Potter landing strikes from the mount.
Potter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Potter controlling the pace for now.
Potter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Potter working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Potter lands a nice shot to the head.

Potter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Munoz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Munoz shrugs it off.
Potter landing strikes from the mount.
Potter controlling the position easily from mount.
Potter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
Potter controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter mounts Munoz! Really nice guard pass there!
Potter lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter lands with some strikes.
Potter landing strikes from the mount and Munoz is in trouble!
Potter controlling from mount.
Munoz swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Felton Potter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felton Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felton Potter!