PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Froggy Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Potro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fresh
vs
Potro

180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Froggy Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marius Potro!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh stuffs the takedown attempt from Potro. Potro gets slowly back to his feet.
Potro shoots in looking for a takedown. Fresh tries to sprawl out of it but Potro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fresh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fresh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Fresh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Potro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fresh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fresh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Fresh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Potro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fresh uses his free foot to push down on Potro's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Potro.
Fresh unloads with some shots from mount but Potro bucks and avoids them well.
Fresh wants to get back to his feet but Potro is holding on tight.
Fresh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fresh avoids the attempt from Potro to control.
Fresh misses with a head shot.
Potro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Potro tries to lock up and control but Fresh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fresh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Potro looks a forlorn figure.
Fresh avoids the attempt from Potro to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh looking to ground and pound but Potro is blocking nicely.
Potro tries to reverse the position but Fresh maintains control.
Fresh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Potro is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fresh misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Froggy Fresh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fresh misses with a body kick.

Fresh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Fresh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Potro trying to control but Fresh is working from the bottom.
Fresh tries to strike from the bottom.
Fresh keeping moving, preventing Potro from controlling successfully.
Potro wants to get up but he can't break Fresh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potro stops Fresh from standing up.
Potro preventing the sweep.
Fresh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Potro can do to turn this around?
Fresh throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh wants to sweep here but Potro controlling him for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Potro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fresh circles away quickly and effectively.
Potro fails with a takedown attempt.
Potro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fresh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Potro's half guard.
Potro gets full guard.
Potro trying to keep a closed guard but Fresh is proving a slippery customer.
Fresh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Potro is breathing heavily.
Fresh lands a few punches from side control.
Potro is pushing Fresh's head away, looking to escape. Fresh manages to hold on to the position though.
Fresh is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fresh advances to mount.

Fresh goes for an armbar but Potro turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Potro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potro distracts Fresh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fresh looking for a sweep. Not yet Fresh, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fresh holds on and takes a little breather.
Fresh throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fresh wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fresh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Fresh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fresh looking for a sweep. Not yet Fresh, not yet.
Fresh is controlling Potro's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Fresh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fresh wants to pass to mount but Potro is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Froggy Fresh dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A big left from Potro misses.

Fresh scores with a takedown into Potro's guard.
Fresh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Potro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fresh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fresh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potro is keeping the position for now.
Potro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fresh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fresh passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Potro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fresh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Potro is avoiding damage well.
Potro wants to control but Fresh postures up.
Potro stops Fresh from passing to mount.
Fresh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Potro is avoiding damage well.
Potro looking for a sweep but Fresh has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fresh thowing shots but they're missing.
Froggy Fresh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Fresh there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fresh content just to control the position here.
Fresh throwing strikes here but Potro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fresh controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fresh punching from mount but Potro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fresh controlling the position easily from mount.
Fresh unloads with some shots from mount but Potro bucks and avoids them well.
Fresh controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Fresh goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Potro is on top in guard.
Fresh pulls Potro in close to prevent any damage.
Fresh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Potro manages to get himself to full guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fresh tries to free his leg and advance position but Potro is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Froggy Fresh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fresh 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Froggy Fresh!