PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Golden Potato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bond
vs
Potato

187 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Orlando Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Golden Potato!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potato tries to clinch

and Bond counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bond.
Bond goes for a takedown in the clinch but Potato prevents it.
Bond tries to score a body lock takedown but Potato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Potato keeps control of Bond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Potato pulls Bond into guard.
Potato wants to stand up but Bond is controlling him.

Potato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bond prevents Potato from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bond makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bond makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bond content to stall in guard here.
Bond's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potato is looking to stand up but Bond isn't so interested in that idea.
Bond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Potato is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bond dives into side control.
Potato is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bond asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Potato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bond working the body and head with strikes.
Potato seems a little lost for a moment, as Bond dominates the positioning.
Bond lands a nice forearm strike.
Bond controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bond's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Potato throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bond controls the position.
Bond landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Potato throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond working the head with strikes.
Potato being controlled for a moment.
Bond scoring with punches from side control.
Potato wants to get back to his feet.
Bond slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond prevents Potato from escaping the position.
Bond grinds an elbow into Potato's temple.
Bond controlling from side mount.
Potato is looking for a sweep.
Potato on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bond slows the pace down.
Potato bucks up and tries to throw Bond off but instead Bond has got his back!
Bond really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Potato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Potato is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Bond manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Orlando Bond!