PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnes (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.

Pott
vs
Johnes

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Johnes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott tries for a takedown but Johnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Johnes as Pott shoots in.

Pott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pott with a nice head shot there.
Pott lands a couple of digs.
Pott postures up and lands a big shot to Johnes's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnes wants to sweep here but Pott controlling him for the moment.
Pott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pott is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnes has wrist control.
Pott postures up in Johnes's guard and throws a big left but Johnes blocks it.
Pott throws a big right hand that misses.
Pott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnes has wrist control.
Pott landing with the ground and pound.
Johnes looks winded!
Pott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnes keeping full guard, as Pott tries to pass.
Pott connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pott cracks Johnes with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott throws a big elbow that misses.
Pott throws a big right hand that misses.
Pott chips away with some ground and pound.
Pott postures up in Johnes's guard and throws a big left but Johnes blocks it.
Pott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pott lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pott passes Johnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pott working the head and body with strikes.
Pott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pott lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pott is nestled in close to Johnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pott lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pott lands with a punch from half guard.
Pott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pott working Johnes over with strikes.
Pott drops an elbow to the side of Johnes's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pott lands a nice short elbow.
Pott working the head and body with strikes.
Pott slips a nice elbow through Johnes's hands, connecting with Johnes's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Pott dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pott feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnes can do to turn this around?
Pott landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnes is breathing heavily.
Pott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pott throws a big right hand that misses.
Pott is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnes has momentary wrist control but Pott slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pott throws a big elbow that misses.
Pott working some strikes from top position.
Pott is working Johnes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pott distracts Johnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pott with a nice head shot there.
Pott postures up and lands a big shot to Johnes's brow.
Pott works over Johnes with some ground and pound from guard.
Pott scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pott working some strikes from top position.
Pott is in close to Johnes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pott scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Johnes is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnes is still in real trouble! Can Pott finish him?
Pott distracts Johnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pott with a nice head shot there.
Pott arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Johnes's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Pott!