PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uppercutt's entrance music is You can't stop me now. A fine choice. Ross Potter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Uppercutt
vs
Potter

192 cm
23
258 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Uppercutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Potter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppercutt misses with a hook to the body
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
Potter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uppercutt swivels and escapes.
Potter wants to clinch up but Uppercutt keeps it at a distance.
Uppercutt jabs at Potter's body.
Potter looks gassed!
Potter checks a low kick from Uppercutt.
Potter checks a leg kick.
Uppercutt misses with a body shot

and Potter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uppercutt wants to get back to his feet.
Uppercutt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Potter on the ground.
Uppercutt 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.
Uppercutt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Potter.
Uppercutt wants to get back to his feet.
Potter trying to mount his opponent but Uppercutt defends it.
Uppercutt is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Potter is trying to work for a kimura but Uppercutt is defending well.
Potter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Uppercutt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Potter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Potter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Uppercutt has one foot on Potter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Potter scores with a shot to the body.
Potter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Potter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uppercutt is able to avoid easily.
Potter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Potter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potter has a takedown stuffed.
Potter doesn't manage to clinch there - Uppercutt circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercutt tries to work over Potter's front leg with a kick but Potter checks it.
Potter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uppercutt pinned against the cage. Uppercutt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lance Uppercutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Potter.
Potter tries to clinch but Uppercutt moves out of range.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uppercutt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Potter throws a head kick that misses.
Potter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uppercutt misses the body punch
and Potter counters with a straight right hand.
Potter digs a good hook to Uppercutt's body.
Potter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uppercutt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uppercutt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uppercutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercutt misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Potter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Uppercutt is trying to stand back up but Potter is controlling him
Potter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Potter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uppercutt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Potter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uppercutt defending well though.
Potter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Potter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Uppercutt!
The referee warns Uppercutt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Potter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uppercutt is looking to escape.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Potter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Uppercutt wants to try and get back to his feet.

Potter looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uppercutt is trying to stand up.
Potter content just to control the position here.
Potter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potter controlling the position easily from mount.
Potter lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Potter dominated that round.
That's time! Uppercutt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Potter doesn't manage to clinch there - Uppercutt circles away.
Uppercutt is looking to wear down Potter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Uppercutt misses with a body punch
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uppercutt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Potter counters with a straight right hand.
Potter wants to clinch.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uppercutt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Potter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ross Potter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potter tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Uppercutt. No joy for Potter on that attempt.
Potter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uppercutt tries to avoid it but Potter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uppercutt to the ground. Uppercutt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lance Uppercutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Potter.
Potter is looking to clinch.
Lance Uppercutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potter tries to clinch but Uppercutt moves out of range.
Uppercutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercutt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Potter counters with a nice leg kick.
Uppercutt misses with a hook to the body

and Potter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Uppercutt's guard.
Potter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Uppercutt's head.
Potter distracts Uppercutt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Potter wants to control from the top but Uppercutt keeps moving.
Potter stops Uppercutt from standing up.
Potter wants to pass the guard but Uppercutt is keeping the position.
Potter trying to control but Uppercutt is working from the bottom.
Potter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uppercutt keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.

Potter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter looking to pass the guard.

Uppercutt pushes Potter off and scrambles back to his feet.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but Uppercutt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Uppercutt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Potter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uppercutt's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from Uppercutt misses

and Potter counters with a single leg into guard. Uppercutt didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uppercutt wants to stand but Potter is controlling the position.

Uppercutt pushes Potter off and gets back to his feet.
Uppercutt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercutt misses with a jab to the body

and Potter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Potter is trying to work for a kimura but Uppercutt is defending well.
Uppercutt is trying to stand back up but Potter is controlling him
Potter throwing shots but Uppercutt is blocking nicely.
Potter works his way into side control.

Potter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Uppercutt has escaped the position, nice work there.

Potter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Uppercutt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Uppercutt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Potter is controlling him well.
Ross Potter has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Potter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uppercutt, who protects the arm well.
Potter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uppercutt keeps working.
Uppercutt is trying to buck Potter off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Potter tries for a kimura but Uppercutt is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Potter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Uppercutt leaves Potter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uppercutt misses the body punch
and Potter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Uppercutt misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Potter shoots in and drives through. Uppercutt sprawls well.
Potter wants to clinch up but Uppercutt keeps it at a distance.
Potter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Potter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Uppercutt did well to prevent Potter getting side control.
Uppercutt wants to get back to his feet.
Potter wants to take a breather but Uppercutt is having none of it.
Potter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uppercutt defending well though.
Uppercutt tries to kick Potter off but Potter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Potter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Potter is keen to just control but Uppercutt is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ross Potter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uppercutt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uppercutt misses the body punch
and Potter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Potter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uppercutt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lance Uppercutt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uppercutt stuffs the takedown.
Lance Uppercutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Potter.

Uppercutt rushes Potter and presses him up against the cage.

Uppercutt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potter lands with a kick to the temple. Uppercutt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Uppercutt misses with a body shot

and Potter counters with a single leg into guard. Uppercutt didn't expect that.
Uppercutt wants to stand and escape but Potter is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to control from the top but Uppercutt keeps moving.
Uppercutt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Potter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uppercutt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Potter pushes down on Uppercutt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Potter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uppercutt is looking to escape.
Potter trying to control the action but Uppercutt is working from the bottom.
Uppercutt is looking to escape.

Potter is working for a submission of some sort.
Lance Uppercutt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Uppercutt is defending against the submission attempts here by Potter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uppercutt is trying to stand up here but Potter is controlling him well.
Potter is keen to just control but Uppercutt is a slippery customer.
Uppercutt is trying to stand back up but Potter is controlling him
Potter wants to take a breather but Uppercutt is having none of it.
Uppercutt is trying to stand.
Uppercutt is staying active underneath Potter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ross Potter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt - Uppercutt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Uppercutt just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Uppercutt misses with a body punch

and Potter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Uppercutt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uppercutt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uppercutt misses with a body shot

so Potter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uppercutt wants to stand but Potter is controlling the position.
Uppercutt keeping full guard, as Potter tries to pass.
Potter prevents Uppercutt from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Uppercutt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Potter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Potter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Uppercutt working for a triangle but Potter defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Potter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Potter!