PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Kreuzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Super Sharp Shooter - The Ganja Kru . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kreuzer
vs
Potter

187 cm
19
194 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
32
175 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pascal Kreuzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Potter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kreuzer.
Kreuzer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Kreuzer does no damage.
Potter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kreuzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter missing with a left hand there. Kreuzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potter shoots in but no luck this time.
Pascal Kreuzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Potter closes the distance and pushes Kreuzer back into the cage.
Potter blocking some punches.
Potter dodges an elbow strike from Kreuzer.
Potter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kreuzer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pascal Kreuzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Potter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreuzer misses with a knee strike.
Kreuzer looking to stall.

Potter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kreuzer uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreuzer wants to stand but Potter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Potter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kreuzer wants to stand but Potter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Potter is on top in guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potter scoring with punches to the head and body.

Potter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Potter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Potter prevents Kreuzer from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Potter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Potter advances to half guard.

Potter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kreuzer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Potter wants to control but Kreuzer is keeping him busy.

Potter seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kreuzer is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Potter!
Ryan Potter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.