PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auto Pilot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Potku's choice of entrance music: Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane. Muuli Potku has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Auto Pilot's chin.

Pilot
vs
Potku

170 cm
24
149 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

174 cm
26
155 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Auto Pilot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Muuli Potku!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Potku closes the distance and pushes Pilot back into the cage.
Pilot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pilot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pilot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pilot is leaning against Potku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potku displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pilot up against the cage.
Potku tries to land a knee to the head but Pilot blocks with his arms.
Potku lands with a short shot to the head.
Pilot blocks an uppercut.
Pilot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pilot stalls.
Pilot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potku's elbow.
Potku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Potku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pilot blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilot taking a breather.
Potku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pilot taking a breather.
Pilot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Potku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Potku misses with a knee to the head.
Pilot tries to pull guard but Potku won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pilot.
Pilot works on Potku's body with a couple of short punches.
Pilot presses Potku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pilot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potku.
Stalling in the clinch from Pilot.
Pilot misses with a punch to the body.
Pilot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Potku's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pilot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pilot jumps guard but Potku stands there with Pilot around his waist. Pilot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pilot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pilot just leaning against Potku, taking a breather.
Pilot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilot blocks an uppercut.
Potku stalling.

Pilot pulls guard effortlessly.

Pilot looking for a guillotine here but Potku defends easily.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pilot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pilot is controlling Potku's posture.
Potku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pilot manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pilot looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Potku is squirming around, avoiding Pilot's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Potku is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Pilot is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Potku has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Potku tries to hold on but Pilot postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pilot tries to control but Potku wriggling away.

Pilot with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Potku gets back to half guard.
Pilot is pressing down on Potku's thigh, looking to free his foot. Potku is holding on for now.

Pilot is working for a kimura but Potku is defending it quite comfortably.
Pilot stalling.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Potku wants to get back to full guard.
Pilot trying to control from Potku's half guard. Potku has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pilot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potku swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pilot has gone for a leg lock! Potku slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pilot's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Potku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pilot swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pilot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pilot controlling Potku's posture.

Pilot is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Potku is aware though and is defending well.
Potku postures up in Pilot's guard and throws a big left but Pilot blocks it.

Pilot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Potku got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pilot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Potku has managed to get both his arms back between Pilot's legs - danger averted.

Pilot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pilot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Potku controls the pace.
Potku trying to control but Pilot is working from the bottom.

Pilot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pilot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Potku forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pilot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Pilot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Potku is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potku wants to control from the top but Pilot keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Auto Pilot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Potku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pilot misses with a straight left.
Pilot tries to score with a low kick but Potku moves his leg out of the way.
Potku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pilot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Potku throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pilot.
Potku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pilot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pilot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pilot connects with a body shot that sends Potku's belly button to the back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Potku checks a leg kick.
Pilot takes a swing at Potku's ribcage but misses.
Potku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pilot's head.
A jab lands there for Potku.
Pilot tries a low kick but Potku avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potku throws a looping overhand right but Pilot ducks down to avoid it.
Pilot throws a leg kick but Potku sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pilot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Potku scores with a nice body kick.
Potku with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Potku.

Potku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pilot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Potku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potku misses with a punch on the inside.
Pilot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pilot lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku blocks a body shot from Pilot.
Pilot has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pilot prevents a body shot from Potku.
Potku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Potku fails to land.

Pilot gets control of Potku's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pilot will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilot working a defensive guard but Potku manages to pass into side control anyway.
Auto Pilot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Potku wants to stand but Pilot has his arm trapped.
Pilot is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Potku crashes against the mat.
A lull in the action here as Potku stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Pilot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilot tries to improve position but can't.
Potku controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Let's hope that Potku has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Muuli Potku wasn't active enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by Potku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Potku checks a leg kick.
Potku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pilot.
Muuli Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pilot checks a leg kick.
Potku catches Pilot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Pilot lands a front kick.
Potku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pilot tries a head kick but it misses.
Potku tried to score with a low kick but Pilot checks it.
Pilot jabs Potku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pilot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muuli Potku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potku scores with a spinning back kick!
Pilot lands a high kick!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Potku connects with the punch.
Pilot is looking to chop away at Potku's legs.
Pilot takes a swing at Potku's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Potku.
Potku throws a nice looking combination but Pilot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pilot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Potku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potku throws a shot from downtown. Pilot moves away and avoids it.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potku throws a low kick but Pilot moves out of range easily.
Pilot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pilot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Potku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pilot moves away.
Potku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pilot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pilot throws a sloppy head kick and Potku moves out of range easily.
Potku misses with the combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Potku!
Pilot ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Potku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Potku throws a nice head kick!
Potku throws a leg kick

and Pilot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Pilot.
Pilot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potku's elbow.
Pilot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Potku presses Pilot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pilot lands with a right to the head.
Pilot pushes Potku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Potku stalling in the clinch but Pilot improves position.
Potku scores with a shoulder strike.
Potku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Potku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pilot blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Pilot.
Potku misses with some punches.
Potku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pilot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Auto Pilot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pilot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pilot misses with a body punch.
Potku throws a head punch that misses.
Pilot lands a body punch.
Potku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pilot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pilot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pilot has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Potku uses from the top position.
Potku works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pilot regains full guard. Nicely done.

Pilot throws his legs up looking for a submission but Potku uses it to pass to side control.
Potku taking a breather here.
Pilot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Potku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Potku trying to control the action but Pilot is working from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pilot is looking to reverse the position.
Pilot is trying to control Potku's posture but Potku avoids it.
Pilot prevents Potku from moving into mount.
Pilot tries to bench press Potku off him but Potku keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potku taking a breather here.
Pilot tries to buck Potku off but Potku is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Muuli Potku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Potku takes a kick to the side of the head.

Potku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pilot lands a shoulder strike.
Potku has a couple of punches blocked by Pilot.
Still in the clinch, Pilot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pilot can't find room to land a body shot as Potku controls the action.
Potku misses with the head strike.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pilot tries to throw a body punch but Potku avoids it by throwing Pilot back against the cage.
Pilot works on Potku's body with a couple of short punches.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Pilot.
Pilot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Pilot.
Pilot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Potku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potku blocks an uppercut.
Pilot misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pilot tries a body shot but Potku blocks it.
Pilot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Potku smiles and moves away.
Potku scores with a leg kick.
Pilot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pilot connects with a high kick.
Potku misses the shot to the body.
Potku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pilot swings for the body but Potku moves out of range.
Potku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pilot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Potku tenderised Pilot's leg. Pilot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Potku misses with a body shot.

Potku moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Potku is looking to control Pilot's arms but Pilot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Potku has his back to the cage.
Pilot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Potku.
Potku throws a head punch that misses.
Pilot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Pilot.
A right hook to the body lands for Pilot.
Potku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pilot avoids it.
Pilot stalling in the clinch but Potku improves position.
Pilot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pilot misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku throws a head punch that misses.
Potku gets through Pilot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pilot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pilot is trying to maintain a safe position but Potku gets an underhook and turns Pilot into the cage.
Pilot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Potku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potku tries to land knees in the clinch but Pilot avoids the damage to the body.
Pilot blocks a body shot from Potku.
Potku misses with some punches.
Pilot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Potku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pilot jumps guard but Potku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pilot tries to throw a body punch but Potku avoids it by throwing Pilot back against the cage.
Potku misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilot misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Potku fails to land.
Potku misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potku.
Potku misses with a body punch.
Potku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pilot blocks it with crossed arms.
Pilot lands with a left to the head.
Potku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potku.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Potku.
A right handed body shot lands from Pilot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pilot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potku's elbow.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pilot misses with a body punch.
Potku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potku misses with the head strike.
Potku prevents a body shot from Pilot.
Potku tries a knee to the head but Pilot blocks it.
Potku missing with knees to the body.
Potku stalling in the clinch but Pilot improves position.
Pilot tries a body shot but Potku blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Pilot.
Pilot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pilot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Potku backwards.
Pilot has a couple of punches blocked by Potku.
Pilot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pilot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Potku backwards.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Potku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pilot works on Potku's body with a couple of short punches.
Pilot looking to slow down the pace here.
Potku misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Pilot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potku.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potku working aggressively here.
Potku misses with some punches.
Pilot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Potku fails to land.
A short right from Pilot.
Pilot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pilot can't find room to land a body shot as Potku controls the action.
Potku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pilot backwards.
Pilot lands with a short shot to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Potku.
Good body shot from Pilot.
Pilot fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auto Pilot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potku tries to work over Pilot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Potku lands a hook that snaps the head of Pilot backwards.
Pilot struggles to land a body shot inside as Potku controls his hands.
Potku misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Potku.
Potku lands a left hand.
Pilot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pilot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potku tries a body shot but Pilot blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pilot pushes Potku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilot lands a left hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pilot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Potku lands with a right to the head.
Potku is trying to maintain a safe position but Pilot gets an underhook and turns Potku into the cage.
A short right from Potku.
Potku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pilot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potkus head.

Potku is rocked!
Pilot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potku.
Potku is still on wobbly legs! Can Pilot finish him?
Potku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Potku seems to have recovered his senses.
Pilot misses with a body punch.
Potku blocks a body shot from Pilot.
Potku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pilot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pilot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pilot.
Potku tries to land a knee to the head but Pilot blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pilot scores with a shot to the side of Potku's head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pilot scores with a hook to the body.
Pilot lands a left hand.
Pilot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Pilot.
Pilot creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Potku's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Potku drops to his knees and Pilot pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Auto Pilot!
Auto Pilot very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.