PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Potato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Fardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Potato
vs
Fardo

165 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Potato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernardo Fardo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fardo throws a right and a left that Potato avoids nicely.

Potato decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fardo has hold of Potato's hands but Potato slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fardo is trying to stand up here but Potato is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Potato.
Potato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Potato is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Potato really is a fat lump.
Potato lands strikes from half guard.
Potato working over Fardo with some ground and pound. Fardo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Potato is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fardo!
Fardo is working to get back to half guard.
Potato controlling from the full mount.
Potato avoids the attempt from Fardo to control.
Fardo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fardo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fardo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potato controlling the position easily from mount.
Potato lands with some strikes.
Fardo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Potato lands a nice shot to the head.
Potato sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Potato punishing his opponent with strikes.
Potato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fardo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fardo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potato punishing his opponent with strikes.
Potato tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Potato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fardo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fardo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potato breaks from Fardo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Potato in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Potato won't let Fardo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Potato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fardo looks gassed!
Fardo can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potato postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fardo looks a forlorn figure.
Potato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fardo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Potato lands a heavy elbow.
Potato with a couple of short strikes.
Potato scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fardo?
Potato is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fardo is in a horrible position here. Potato smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Potato connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potato has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fardo's face.
Potato with shots to the head and body - Fardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Potato looking to finish Fardo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fardo!
Potato fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Potato lands a heavy elbow.
Potato unloading with bombs!
Potato landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Potato lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Potato with a couple of short strikes.
Fardo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Potato avoids the attempt from Fardo to control.
Potato lands a nice shot to the head.
Fardo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fardo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Potato unloading with bombs!
Potato takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Potato is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Potato sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Potato lands a nice shot to the head.
Fardo working to try and regain half guard.
Potato controlling the position easily from mount.
Fardo tries to hold on but Potato pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Potato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Potato darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fardo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Potato 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.
Potato lands with a punch from half guard.
Potato scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Potato is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Potato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fardo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fardo wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rick Potato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Potato shoots in and bounces Fardo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Potato stopping the sweep attempt from Fardo.
Potato's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Potato with a nice head shot there.
Potato postures up.
Fardo is looking to stand up but Potato isn't so interested in that idea.
Fardo wants to sweep here but Potato controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potato landing with the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potato manages to avoid it.
Potato takes a swing at Fardo's ribcage but misses.
Fardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Fardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fardo misses with a looping right.
Potato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Potato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fardo.
Fardo misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Potato closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Potato lands in his opponent's guard.
Fardo wants to stand up but Potato is controlling him.
Rick Potato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fardo trying to keep a closed guard but Potato is proving a slippery customer.
Potato chips away with some ground and pound.
Potato trying to control but Fardo is working from the bottom.
Potato lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fardo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Potato slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fardo is looking for a sweep. Potato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Potato changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fardo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fardo is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Potato's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fardo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fardo is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Potato cracks Fardo with a big right hand but Fardo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Potato creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fardo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Potato dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fardo misses with a series of wild punches.
Fardo misses with a wild combination.

Potato closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Potato lands in his opponent's guard.
Potato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fardo wants to get back to his feet but Potato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Potato is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Potato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Potato chips away with some ground and pound.
Fardo striking off his back but it's not causing Potato any problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potato controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fardo wants to get back to his feet but Potato passes into half guard.
Fardo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Potato scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Potato seems content to control.
Fardo is looking to escape.
Potato drops an elbow to the side of Fardo's head.
Potato drops an elbow to the side of Fardo's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Potato connects with a nice short shot to Fardo's temple.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Potato with that takedown attempt.
Fardo misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Potato has managed to clinch.
Potato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fardo is pressed up against the cage. Potato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fardo down to the mat. Fardo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Potato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fardo loads up on a big right hand but Potato slips the punch.

Potato scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fardo wants to improve his position but Potato is controlling well.
Fardo is trying to maintain the position but Potato is very close to passing his half guard.
Potato is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Potato lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fardo is trying to maintain the position but Potato is very close to passing his half guard.
Fardo is trying to stand.
Fardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Potato is working away from the top position though.
Fardo tries to get to full guard but Potato has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Potato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Potato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bernardo Fardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potato looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Potato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fardo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Potato breaks from Fardo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fardo tries to reverse the position but Potato maintains control.
Potato takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potato scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fardo is trying desperately to improve position.
Potato takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fardo tries to buck Potato off but he can't manage it.
Fardo is looking to get to half guard.
Fardo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Potato sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fardo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potato unloading with bombs!
Rick Potato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Potato controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Potato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potato, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Potato!