PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yannick Riesling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Potter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Potter
vs
Riesling

179 cm
23
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 3

181 cm
24
199 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 6 - 2 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yannick Riesling!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Riesling drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riesling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riesling is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Potter is looking to stand up but Riesling isn't so interested in that idea.
Riesling wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Potter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riesling.
Riesling tries to free his leg and advance position but Potter is retaining full guard.
Riesling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling with a flurry of punches that miss.
Potter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riesling trying to control the position from guard on top but Potter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Riesling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Potter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Yannick Riesling has been cut.

Riesling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Riesling has picked Potter up - he's going for a ride! Riesling dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Potter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riesling.
Potter is trying to stand up here but Riesling is controlling him well.
Potter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Potter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riesling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riesling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Potter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riesling scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Riesling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Potter's head.
Potter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potter is looking to chop away at Riesling's legs.
Harry Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riesling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Potter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riesling walks into a straight right hand from Potter.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Riesling.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riesling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Riesling changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Potter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Riesling working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Riesling cracks Potter with a big right hand but Potter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter parries the strikes from Riesling easily there. Riesling is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Potter to escape.
Riesling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Potter keeps working.
Potter defending against the ground and pound.
Riesling tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Riesling wants to control but Potter is keeping him busy.
Potter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Riesling asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Riesling looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Potter is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riesling working the strikes but Potter uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Potter scores with a nice strike.
Potter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Potter misses with an uppercut.
Riesling throws a body punch but Potter moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Riesling. That snapped Potter's head back.
Potter misses with the combination.
Potter throws a nice head kick!
Jab, jab by Riesling - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riesling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Potter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riesling with a jab.
A big left from Potter misses.
Potter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riesling.
Riesling tests Potter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Potter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riesling backs up against the cage.
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 Harry Potter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yannick Riesling's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Riesling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harry Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Potter blocks a jab.
Riesling dodges the punch combination from Potter.
Potter moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Potter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riesling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potter throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Riesling both land. Nice combination.
Riesling throws a hook but Potter blocks it.
Potter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Potter throws a right and a left that Riesling avoids nicely.
Potter throws a right and a left that Riesling avoids nicely.
Riesling tests Potter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Potter tries to move into range but Riesling moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Riesling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Potter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riesling throwing strikes but Potter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riesling sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Riesling is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling manages to get to full guard.
Potter wants to stand but Riesling has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Riesling is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two 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.
Riesling trying to control the position.
Riesling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Potter preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling controls Potter momentarily but Potter frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riesling shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Potter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riesling.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riesling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Potter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Potter misses.
Potter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riesling dodges the punch combination from Potter.
Riesling takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harry Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
Potter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riesling counters with a straight right hand.
Riesling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Harry Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riesling misses with a looping left.

Riesling looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Potter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riesling lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Riesling lands with some strikes.
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.
Riesling sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Riesling postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Potter looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Potter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riesling raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yannick Riesling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yannick Riesling's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Riesling shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Potter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Riesling is in close to Potter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riesling works over Potter with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riesling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Riesling postures up in Potter's guard and throws a big left but Potter blocks it.
Potter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riesling with a flurry of punches that miss.
Potter keeping moving, preventing Riesling from controlling successfully.
Potter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riesling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potter is keeping the position for now.
Potter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Potter throws a nice looking combination but Riesling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potter throws a left and a right that both miss

and Riesling counters with a nice double leg into side control. Potter won't be happy with that.
Riesling trying to control the position but Potter is working away.
Riesling misses with the ground and pound.
Potter is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter is not content to let Riesling control the position.
Potter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Riesling working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Riesling in side control, throwing shots but Potter defends.
Potter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Riesling.
Yannick Riesling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riesling working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Riesling grinds an elbow into Potter's temple.
Potter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Riesling.
Potter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Potter defending against the ground and pound.
Riesling controls the position.
Potter defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Riesling crashes against the mat.
Riesling is looking to take a break and control but Potter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riesling tries to score with some ground and pound. Potter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Potter defending against the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Potter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riesling checks it well.
Potter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yannick Riesling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riesling 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yannick Riesling!