PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Showering of Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shadow Deathgrip has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Deathgrip
vs
Pot

195 cm
30
180 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

182 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Pot!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Deathgrip. Those never looked like landing.
Pot shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deathgrip sprawls well. Deathgrip wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pot gets slowly back to his feet.
Pot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deathgrip shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pot as he jumps to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Deathgrip. That snapped Pot's head back.

Deathgrip clinches.

Pot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Deathgrip or perhaps it was just good defense by Pot which made him look bad.
Deathgrip really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shadow Deathgrip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pot checks a leg kick.
Deathgrip shoots in but Pot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Deathgrip misses with a double jab
and Pot counters with a one-two to the body.

Pot closes the distance and clinches.
Pot misses with a knee to the head.
Deathgrip has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip wants a takedown but no success here.
Deathgrip goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Pot manages to break the clinch.
Deathgrip misses with a series of wild punches.
Pot misses with a two punch combination.

Deathgrip closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pot is in trouble now - Deathgrip has advanced to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Deathgrip is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pot has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pot!
Pot throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot pushes down on Deathgrip's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Pot is looking for a kimura but Deathgrip is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pot to get the leverage.

Pot is working for a kimura but Deathgrip is defending it quite comfortably.
Pot is controlling the pace.
Pot wants to stand up but Deathgrip has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is trying to maintain the position but Pot is very close to passing his half guard.
Pot is trying to control. Deathgrip wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pot is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Pot is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Deathgrip to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Deathgrip manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Deathgrip with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pot is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deathgrip tries to control but Pot wriggling away.
Deathgrip tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pot wants to get back to his feet.
Deathgrip can't control as he wanted to and Pot manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is looking to stall here but Pot recovers full guard.
Deathgrip slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Deathgrip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pot has his foot on Deathgrip's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deathgrip works his way back into a safe position though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip looking to sit in guard and control but Pot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pot advances to half guard.
Pot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Pot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Deathgrip defends it well.
Pot working Deathgrip over with strikes.
Pot controlling the pace.

Pot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deathgrip sees it coming and defends easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Pot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deathgrip sees it coming and defends easily.
Pot winds up and cracks Deathgrip with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Deathgrip tries to get to full guard but Pot has control of the leg.

Pot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deathgrip sees it coming and defends easily.
Deathgrip is refusing to be controlled, as Pot sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pot gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Deathgrip is looking to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pot swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pot moves into the clinch.
Deathgrip blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deathgrip is trying to break the clinch but Pot has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pot.
Pot wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pot misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Pot dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Deathgrip swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pot counters with a series of strikes. Deathgrip will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shadow Deathgrip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deathgrip misses with a wild body shot.
Deathgrip lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pot backs up against the cage.
Pot takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Pot closes the distance and clinches.

Pot manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Pot.
Pot slaps away a takedown attempt from Deathgrip, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pot lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Pot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deathgrip is keeping the position for now.
Deathgrip tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pot wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.
Pot stopping the sweep attempt from Deathgrip.
Pot stands and throws Deathgrip's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pot wants to control but Deathgrip is keeping him busy.

Pot stands up.

Pot dives in and scores a takedown into Deathgrip's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deathgrip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pot wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Pot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pot wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.
Deathgrip avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pot prevents Deathgrip from getting back to his feet.
Pot working some strikes from top position.
Pot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deathgrip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pot stops Deathgrip from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pot pushing down on Deathgrip's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Pot seems to be working for a kimura but Deathgrip defends the submission attempt.

Pot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deathgrip sees it coming and defends easily.
Deathgrip wants to improve his position but Pot is controlling well.
Deathgrip is working hard here to advance position.
Deathgrip blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pot.
Pot works his way into side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pot wants to control but Deathgrip is keeping him busy.
Pot throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Deathgrip is not content to let Pot control the position.
Pot is staying tight to Deathgrip's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Deathgrip thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Deathgrip is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Deathgrip is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Deathgrip laying and praying for a moment but Pot takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is trying to control. Pot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pot is pressing down on Deathgrip's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pot wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Deathgrip is looking to advance position but Pot has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pot punishing his opponent with strikes.
Deathgrip is squirming around, avoiding Pot's attempts to control the action.

Pot is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Deathgrip has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is trying to escape the mount.

Pot jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Deathgrip is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Deathgrip and Pot has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Pot is trying to get an arm triangle but Deathgrip is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Deathgrip is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shadow Deathgrip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Pot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Deathgrip is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Deathgrip tries to bench press Pot off him but Pot keeps the position.

Pot goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Deathgrip has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pot but great work by Deathgrip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pot wants to control but Deathgrip postures up.
The strikes coming from Deathgrip are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Pot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pot 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jack Pot!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jack Pot!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jack Pot!

Jack Pot wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Pot 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.