PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aythami Garcia (ranked 3378 p4p, 3615 weight class) and Charlie Potthast (ranked 418 p4p, 450 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Potthast

195 cm
25
255
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
235
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aythami Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Potthast!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potthast lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Potthast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Potthast is just out of range.
Potthast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia tries to counter by clinching up but Potthast breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Potthast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potthast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Potthast misses the jab.
Garcia blocks a jab.

Potthast sends Garcia crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Potthast is motioning to the referee to let Garcia up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Garcia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Potthast circles away.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Potthast pushes him off.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potthast misses with a series of wild punches.
Potthast misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Potthast 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.
Potthast throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potthast connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potthast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Potthast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potthast misses with a series of wild punches.
Potthast clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Charlie Potthast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potthast sprawls well. Potthast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Potthast misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Potthast.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Good standup being displayed there by Potthast as he connects with a hook.
Potthast takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Potthast swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
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!
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potthast was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potthast scores with a jab to the head.
Potthast sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Potthast might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potthast misses with a straight left.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Potthast.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Potthast circles away.
Potthast tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potthast misses with a looping right.
Potthast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Potthast is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Potthast misses with an uppercut.
Potthast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potthast is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Garcia forces Potthast back against the cage and clinches.
Potthast wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potthast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Potthast stalling against the cage.
Come on Potthast - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Potthast continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Potthast has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Potthast to work.

Potthast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potthast throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Potthast circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Potthast lands with a right hand.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice body kick from Garcia.
A telegraphed right hand from Potthast misses the target.
A slow jab from Potthast misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Garcia got wobbled bad by a big combination! Potthast presses forward with punches and knees until Garcia stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Garcia closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Potthast!