PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuran Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Potter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Potter
vs
Dragic

190 cm
23
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
269 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuran Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter shoots for a takedown but Dragic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dragic shoots in looking for a takedown. Potter tries to sprawl out of it but Dragic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Potter misses with a looping left.
Potter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Potter swinging wildly here.
Dragic tries to clinch but Potter is having none of it.
Potter throws out a loose jab but Dragic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Potter misses.
Dragic throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
Dragic looks for a takedown but Potter sprawls well.
Dragic lands a nice hook to Potter's body. Potter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dragic closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Potter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dragic looks winded!
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 pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Potter.

Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potter shoots in but Dragic avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragic moves out of range as Potter strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
Dragic closes the distance but Potter moves to the side
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Potter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragic.
Potter throws a series of punches but Dragic avoids them all with ease.
Kuran Dragic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragic shoots in for a takedown but Potter shows good takedown defense.
Harry Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuran Dragic.
Potter goes for a double leg but Dragic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dragic continues to drive forward.
Dragic wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter gets through Dragic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dragic jumps guard.
Potter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragic is keeping the position for now.
Potter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dragic on the ground.
Potter trying to control but Dragic is working from the bottom.
Potter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dragic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Potter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dragic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Potter stays in close to Dragic's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragic keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Harry Potter just wasn't active enough.
Potter throws a big shot that misses.
Dragic moves out of range as Potter strikes.
Dragic with a poor takedown
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
Potter looks to land a left hand but Dragic moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
Dragic shoots in and drives through. Potter sprawls well.
Dragic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Potter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Potter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harry Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harry Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Potter does no damage.
Potter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Potter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dragic tries to avoid it but Potter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dragic to the ground. Dragic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Potter throws a hook but Dragic blocks it.
Potter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Potter misses with a two punch combination.
Dragic tries to clinch up.
Potter misses the jab.
Potter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dragic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Potter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragic counters with a one-two to the body.
Dragic shoots in for a takedown but Potter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dragic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Potter tries to avoid it but Dragic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Potter to the ground. Potter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic slaps away a takedown attempt from Potter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragic moves out of range as Potter strikes.
Dragic tries to close the distance and clinch but Potter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragic doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Potter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dragic as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragic tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Dragic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Potter slaps away a takedown attempt from Dragic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dragic is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Dragic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragic.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
Potter misses with an uppercut.
Potter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dragic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Potter somewhat.
A big left from Potter misses.
A combination from Potter does no damage.
Dragic shoots for a double leg takedown but Potter sprawls well. He's pushed Dragic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Potter does no damage.
Dragic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Potter is out of range.
Potter misses with a few strikes there.
Dragic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
Potter throws the left hand but Dragic avoids the punch easily.
Dragic misses with a body kick.
Dragic tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Potter throws out a loose jab but Dragic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Potter throws a right and a left that Dragic avoids nicely.
Potter misses with the combination.
Potter misses with a right hand
and Dragic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter leaves Dragic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dragic slips under a jab.
Dragic wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Dragic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragic shoots in looking for a takedown. Potter tries to sprawl out of it but Dragic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragic is breathing heavily.
Potter looks to land a left hand but Dragic moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dragic avoids the body shot from Potter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Potter dominated that second round.
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!

Dragic doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Dragic scores with a punch to the head.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Dragic shoots in but Potter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dragic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
Potter throws a body punch but Dragic moves out of range.
Potter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragic ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Dragic moved out of range.
Dragic tries for a takedown but Potter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dragic tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Potter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragic.
Potter misses the jab.

Dragic moves into range and clinches up with Potter.
The referee is keeping an eye on Potter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Potter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragic to score with a decent uppercut.
Potter throws a hook but Dragic blocks it.
Dragic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragic digs a good body shot into Potter's ribs.
Dragic fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws the left hand but Dragic avoids the punch easily.
Potter fails to land the takedown.
Dragic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragic slips a jab and a cross from Potter.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Potter throws a jab when Dragic was well out of range.
Potter loads up on a big right hand but Dragic slips the punch.
Dragic tries to clinch but Potter is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a double jab
and Dragic counters with a left and a right that stings Potter.
Dragic has a takedown stuffed.
Harry Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuran Dragic.
A jab from Potter misses.
Dragic fails with a takedown attempt.
Dragic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potter shoots in for a double leg but Dragic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dragic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Potter as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Potter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Potter misses.
Potter slaps away a takedown attempt from Dragic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Potter misses with a left hand

and Dragic counters by clinching up.
A short left from Potter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potter effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragic backwards.
Kuran Dragic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Potter.
Potter stalling against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Potter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Harry Potter!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Harry Potter!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Harry Potter!

Harry Potter wins by unanimous decision!