PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot comes to the ring accompanied by Showering of Money. Laane has chosen Akon - Never Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Jack Pot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pot
vs
Laane

182 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
174 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laane.
Laane takes a swing at Pot's ribcage but misses.
Pot scores with a hook to the body. Laane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good work by Pot as he checks the leg kick.
Laane wants to clinch up but Pot keeps it at a distance.
Laane throws a right and a left that Pot avoids nicely.
Pot shoots in for a takedown but Laane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pot blocks a head kick by Laane.

Laane gets tackled into the ropes by Pot. Pot maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Laane has had enough of the clinch but Pot keeps him there for the moment.
Pot controlling the action here for a moment.
Pot is looking to control Laane's arms but Laane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pot has his back to the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laane prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Pot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laane is trying to force a seperation but Pot has the dominant position.
Pot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laane wants to break free but Pot has control.
Pot is looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pot.
Laane can't break the clinch.
Laane stops a takedown attempt from Pot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pot prevents a body shot from Laane.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pot blocks an elbow strike from Laane.

Pot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laane takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laane misses with a low kick.
Laane scores with a three punch combo!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Pot.

Laane clinches up against the ropes.
Pot is trying to stall.
Laane prevents the takedown attempt.
Laane stalls.
Laane is trying to break the clinch but Pot has him pressed against the ropes.
Pot avoids the elbow strike from Laane, against the ropes.
Laane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laane gets underhooks to prevent Pot's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Pot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pot lands with an uppercut that bounces Laane off the ropes and back into range.
Laane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pot throws a head kick that misses.

Laane rushes Pot and presses him up against the ropes.
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!
Laane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pot has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pot has Laane pressed against the ropes, preventing Laane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Laane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Laane closes the distance and clinches.

Laane manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrus Laane will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pot moves into range and clinches up with Laane.
Laane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laane tries to break the clinch but Pot is controlling the position.
Laane has had enough of the clinch but Pot keeps him there for the moment.
Laane prevents the takedown attempt.
Laane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pot is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pot is trying to break free.
Laane lands an elbow that stopped Pot in his tracks for a moment.
Laane tries to break the clinch but Pot is controlling the position.
Laane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pot has him pressed against the ropes.
Laane tries to land knees in the clinch but Pot avoids the damage to the body.
Pot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laane's efforts to push away.
Laane tries to break free but Pot pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pot has him pressed against the ropes.
Laane can't break the clinch.
Laane struggles to land a body shot inside as Pot controls his hands.

Pot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pot throws a nice looking combination but Laane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laane misses with a double jab
and Pot counters with a left to the body.
Pot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pot. That did some damage!
Laane moves to clinch but Pot breaks away
and Pot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laane tries to clinch up but Pot circles away and keeps his distance.
Pot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pot manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Pot does no damage.
Laane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laane lands a slapping body shot.
Laane misses with the combination.
Laane moves in looking to clinch but Pot pushes him off.

Pot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Laane tries to escape back to his feet but Pot has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Laane's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Laane is tapping! Pot saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Pot!
Jack Pot decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.