PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes to the cage accompanied by I Luv It. 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.

Pott
vs
Chino

190 cm
22
224 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

184 cm
22
209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alpa Chino!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott moves out of range of the body kick.
Pott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chino tries to clinch but Pott moves out of range.
Chino avoids the body shot from Pott.
Chino throws a lazy head kick
and Pott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chino has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pott moves away.
Pott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chino scores with a sloppy right hand. Pott should have avoided that one.
Chino lands a nice hook to Pott's body. Pott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chino tries to land a leg kick but Pott saw it coming and moves away.
Chino misses with a hook
and Pott counters with a good, hard body kick but Chino shrugs it off.
Chino with a poor takedown

and Pott counters with a crisp one two that drops Chino! Pott thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chino to his feet! Chino is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chino misses with a takedown
and Pott counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chino looks for the body kick but Pott saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Pott.
Pott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chino shoots in but no luck this time.
Roger Pott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpa Chino.
Pott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chino.
Chino takes a swing at Pott's ribcage but misses.
Chino lands a nice looking body kick.

Pott gets tackled into the cage by Chino. Chino maintains the clinch.
Chino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chino backwards.

Pott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chino swings for the body but Pott moves out of range.
Pott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chino throws a push kick but Pott slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Pott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino connects with a body shot that sends Pott's belly button to the back.
Chino cracks Pott with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chino throws a right hand that misses
and Pott counters with a body kick that stops Chino in his tracks momentarily.
Chino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Potts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chino looks to land a body kick but Pott moved away.
Pott looks for the body kick but Chino saw that one coming.
Pott lunges at Chino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chino's hand.
Chino throws a head kick but Pott moves out of range.
Roger Pott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chino looks to land a body kick but Pott moved away.
Pott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pott just misses with a punch to the body.

Pott gets tackled into the cage by Chino. Chino maintains the clinch.
Pott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pott lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott blocking some punches.
Chino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chino takes a shot to the head.

Pott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chino misses with a body shot.
Pott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chino in his tracks.
Pott connects with a body shot that sends Chino's belly button to the back.
Chino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pott.
Some bone on bone action there as Chino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alpa Chino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chino just misses with a punch to the body.
Pott is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chino walks into a stiff left hand from Pott.
Chino takes one on the button.
Chino fails with the takedown.
Pott thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Chino is predictable there
and Pott counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pott misses with a series of wild punches.
Pott is looking to land body kicks.
Chino throws a lazy head kick
and Pott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Pott finds it's way through Chino's defenses.
Chino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pott counters with a straight right hand.

Chino is rocked!
Chino dodges the punch combination from Pott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Pott finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Pott dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A low kick from Chino is predictable there
and Pott counters with a body kick that stops Chino in his tracks momentarily.
Chino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pott rather than just go for the knockout.
Pott moves away from the strike by Chino.
Chino throws a leg kick
and Pott counters with a left to the body.
Pott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pott throws a series of punches but Chino avoids them all with ease.
Pott backing away here, and Chino unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pott is looking to slow Chino down with leg kicks.
Chino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chino can do to turn this around?
Pott lands a body shot.
Chino walks into a straight right hand from Pott.
Chino tries to land a front kick but Pott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pott lands a really nice looking cross but Chino seems unphased.
Chino is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pott lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chino has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pott.
A shot to the body from Chino misses
and Pott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chino is breathing heavily.

Pott sends Chino crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pott is motioning to the referee to let Chino up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Chino is still on wobbly legs! Can Pott finish him?
Chino closes the distance but Pott moves to the side
and Pott counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Pott!
A very excited looking Roger Pott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.