PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Potter (ranked 836 p4p, 632 weight class) and Marques Roy (ranked 112 p4p, 87 weight class). Marques Roy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Potter
vs
Roy

184 cm
27
195
8 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
188
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marques Roy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Potter's head coaches at Freaky Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Roy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Potter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Potter misses with a lunging right hand

and Roy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roy stands up over Potter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roy lands a couple of elbows.
Roy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Potter wants to stand up but Roy is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Potter tries to get out of the position.
Roy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roy landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter wants to stand up but Roy is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roy scoring with some ground and pound.
Roy trying to control but Potter is working from the bottom.
Roy stops Potter from standing up.
Roy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roy wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Potter wants to stand and escape but Roy is having none of it.
Roy is pushing down on Potter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Potter is fighting to maintain full guard but Roy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roy is nestled in close to Potter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter pushes Roy off looking to stand but Roy dives back in and keeps control.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Potter keeps working.
Potter tries to kick Roy off but Roy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Roy scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Potter is trying to stand.
Potter has hold of Roy's hands but Roy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roy trying to control the action but Potter is working from the bottom.
Roy working over Potter with some ground and pound. Potter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Potter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Potter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Roy moves into full mount! Potter won't be happy about that!
Potter is trying to stand.
Roy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Roy lands a couple of good shots and Potter has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Roy.
Potter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roy on the ground.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Roy scores with punches from the back.
Roy connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Potter to escape the position.
Potter is taking damage to the body and head.
Roy lands with a hammerfist to the side of Potter's head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Roy.
The referee is taking a good look at Potter as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Roy!
Potter is trapped and Roy is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Potter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Potter covers up after that shot from Roy.
Roy has Potter flattened out and is raining down punches.
Potter wants to get back to his feet.
Roy lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Roy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Roy throwing damaging strikes from the back! Potter could be in trouble here!
Potter is trying to stand back up.
Roy lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Potter wants to get back to his feet.
Roy is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Potter. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Roy is punishing Potter with strikes - can he finish him?!
Potter is trapped and Roy is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Roy scores with punches from the back.
Potter prevents Roy from getting a body triangle.
Roy is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Potter up.
Potter is trying to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marques Roy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Potter. No joy for Roy on that attempt.
Roy slips a straight right by Potter.
Scott Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Roy avoids the body shot from Potter.
Potter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roy has time to react.
Potter misses with a shot to the body

and Roy counters with a single leg into guard. Potter didn't expect that.
Roy with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter has momentary wrist control but Roy slips an elbow through the middle.
Roy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Potter wants to stand but Roy is controlling the position.
Roy wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Potter wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Roy manages to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Roy 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.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Potter tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Roy manages to move to mount!
Roy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roy lands with some strikes.
Potter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Roy scoring with strikes but Potter is staying in there.
Potter tries to buck Roy off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Roy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roy cracks Potter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Potter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Potter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Potter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Roy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Potter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy controlling the pace for now.
Roy landing shots from mount.
Roy won't let Potter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Potter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Roy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Potter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Potter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roy controlling the position easily from mount.
Roy raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter is bucking up trying to escape but Roy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roy controlling from the full mount.
Roy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Marques Roy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Potter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Roy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Potter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Roy looking to finish Potter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Potter!
Roy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roy lands a couple of good shots and Potter has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Potter is rocked!
Potter is taking damage to the body and head.
Oh Potter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roy is looking to control Potter but Potter is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Potter seems to have got his legs back now.
Potter wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Potter.
Roy lands shots from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter prevents Roy from getting a body triangle.
Roy lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Roy is landing with strikes. Potter can't take much more of this.
Potter staying busy and making it hard for Roy to control.
Roy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Roy cracks Potter with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Potter from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marques Roy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Potter throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.
Potter throws a shot from downtown. Roy moves away and avoids it.
Roy feints the counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Potter.
Roy shoots in for a double leg but Potter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Potter looks to land a left hand but Roy moved out of range nicely.
Potter misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy! But no joy.
Potter thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Potter defends well and Roy ends up having to push Potter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Potter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Potter throws a big shot that misses.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Potter with a nice cross.
Nice takedown defense from Potter. No joy for Roy on that attempt.
Scott Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marques Roy.
Roy ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Roy feints the counter takedown.
Roy shoots in looking for a takedown. Potter tries to sprawl out of it but Roy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy shoots for a double leg takedown but Potter sprawls well. He's pushed Roy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Potter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Potter scores with the left hand. Roy knows he should have avoided that one.
Potter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donk. Potter catches Roy right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Potter.
Potter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roy's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Roy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Roy shoots in but Potter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Potter throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Roy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Potter defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Roy with that takedown attempt.
Roy closes the distance and clinches up with Potter, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes Potter against the cage but Potter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Potter misses the jab.
Potter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Potter lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roy slips under a jab.
Scott Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter misses with a shot to the body

and Roy counters with a single leg into guard. Potter didn't expect that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marques Roy!
During a confident post fight interview, Marques Roy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.