PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Potter (ranked 864 p4p, 1862 weight class) and Jake Walton (ranked 112 p4p, 258 weight class). Scott Potter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Potter
vs
Walton

184 cm
28
195
12 - 8 - 0

183 cm
28
195
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Pulling Guard

BANZAI NUTRITION

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Walton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter throws a lazy uppercut
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Potter moves into the clinch.
Potter blocks a body shot from Walton.
Potter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walton's elbow.
Potter tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Potter back against the cage.

Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potter tries to clinch up.
Potter throws out a loose jab but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.

Walton gets tackled into the cage by Potter. Potter maintains the clinch.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Potter.
A right handed body shot lands from Potter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter cracks Walton with a nice body shot.
Potter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walton.
A body shot lands from Potter.
Walton looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potter scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Potter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Potter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walton.
Potter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Potter.
Potter scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Potter as the two fighters clinch.
Potter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Potter.

It looks like Jake Walton has been cut.
Potter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walton.
Potter gets through Walton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Potter.
Potter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
A short body shot lands from Potter as the two fighters clinch.
Potter is leaning against Walton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Potter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Walton is rocked!
Potter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walton is still on wobbly legs! Can Potter finish him?
A body shot lands from Potter.
A nice left hand lands by Potter.
Nice body punch from Potter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Potter.
Potter cracks Walton with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Potter.
Potter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Potter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walton.
Potter pushes Walton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Potter pushes Walton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potter lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Potter scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
Potter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Potter pushes Walton against the cage. Potter is working some dirty boxing. Potter pushes off with a quick right hook! Walton goes down! Walton tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Potter moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Potter!
Scott Potter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.