PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Luv It. Wylde has chosen Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pott
vs
Wylde

190 cm
24
224 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

196 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Invictus

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 13 - 7 - 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott misses with a wild body shot.
Wylde throws a body kick that misses.
Wylde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wylde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wylde misses with a left hand
and Pott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wylde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pott walks into a left hand.
A lazy body kick from Wylde
and Pott counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Pott takes one on the button.
Wylde throws a lazy right hand but Pott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde throws a poor cross that misses
and Pott counters with a straight right hand.
Wylde scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde missing with a left hand there. Pott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wylde lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Pott as he checks the leg kick.
Pott checks a low kick from Wylde.
Wylde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wylde momentarily.
Wylde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pott's calf.

Wylde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pott effectively controlling the action here.
Pott can't find room to land a body shot as Wylde controls the action.
Wylde misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pott scores with a nice short uppercut.

Pott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wylde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a leg kick
and Pott counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wylde throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wylde thinking.
Wylde throws a lazy uppercut
and Pott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wylde thinking.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It appears Pott was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pott slips under a jab from Wylde.
Wylde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick from Wylde misses.
A low kick from Wylde misses
and Pott counters with a straight right hand.
Wylde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses
and Pott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That has opened up Gunnar Wylde's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a left hand
and Pott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wylde is looking to chop away at Pott's legs.
Pott went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
It looks like Pott has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wylde throws a hook but Pott avoids it easily.
Wylde moves away from the strike by Pott.
Pott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pott misses with a hook. Wylde ducked under it nicely.
Wylde plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wylde lands a nice looking body kick.
Pott blocks a low kick nicely.
Wylde throws a big shot that misses.
Pott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pott throws a body punch but Wylde moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pott misses with a head kick.
Pott slips a straight right by Wylde.
As Wylde looks to move away, Pott throws a big counter combo but Wylde just gets out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pott is looking to land body kicks.
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wylde throws a hook to the side of Pott's head but Pott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wylde cracks the inside of Pott's front leg.
Pott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roger Pott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wylde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pott was well out of range. Poor timing from Wylde.
Pott throws a nice looking combination but Wylde bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pott misses with a left hand
and Wylde counters with a nice uppercut.
Wylde's corner calls for a 1-2. Wylde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pott. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Wylde misses.
Wylde connects with the punch.
Wylde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pott throws a series of punches but Wylde moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wylde.
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!
Wylde scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde tries to land a leg kick but Pott saw it coming and moves away.
Wylde swings widly with a right hand
and Pott counters with a body kick that stops Wylde in his tracks momentarily.
Pott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wylde on the side of the head.
Wylde closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wylde misses with a looping left.
Pott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wylde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wylde cracks the inside of Pott's front leg.
Wylde takes one on the button.

The cut above Gunnar Wylde's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An inside leg kick lands from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde throws a front kick that sends Pott stumbling back into the cage.
Pott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wylde eats them both and turns towards Pott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde throws a push kick but Pott slaps the foot to one side.
Pott thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Wylde.
Pott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wylde manages to avoid it.
Wylde swings widly with a right hand
and Pott counters with a stiff right hand.

Gunnar Wylde's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wylde throws out the jab.
Wylde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wylde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pott slips a jab from Wylde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott lands with a shot to the body.
Wylde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Wylde.
Wylde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wylde checks a leg kick.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wylde scores with a jab.
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pott lands a jab to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunnar Wylde's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roger Pott!
A relieved looking Roger Pott thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.