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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Potter (ranked 1951 p4p, 240 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 2851 p4p, 331 weight class). Wilson has chosen Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G. as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Slade Wilson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
24 - 18 - 1 |
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184 cm
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197 lbs
25 - 24 - 3 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 3, fighting out of London, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes. Potter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilson defending well as Potter loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson is looking for the big counter here.
Potter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Potter misses with a hook.
Potter stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson misses with a double jab
and Potter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Potter avoids the damage to the body.
Potter manages to pull guard.
Potter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Potter is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
Potter has Wilson pulled in close to control his posture.
Potter wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson wanted to stand there but Potter had control of the position.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Potter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wilson being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Potter fails with the takedown.
Potter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potter lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wilson won't allow Potter to pass to mount.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilson keeps trying to improve his position.
Potter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilson has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson wants to control but Potter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilson is in trouble now - Potter has advanced to mount!
Potter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilson looks a forlorn figure.
Wilson tries to lock up and control but Potter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Potter with shots to the head and body - Wilson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wilson regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Potter is in close to Wilson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson wants to stand up but Potter is controlling him.
Potter lands a couple of elbows.
We've been hearing good reports from Potter's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Potter preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter passes Wilson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Potter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Potter is nestled in close to Wilson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson actively working from the bottom here.
Potter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Potter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Potter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilson sneaks back into half guard.
Wilson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Potter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Potter's back!
Wilson gets his hands free as Potter looks to control.
Alexander Potter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Potter showing good submission defense here.
Potter trying to control the position but Wilson manages to sink in the hooks.
Potter breaks Wilson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Potter looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is trying to keep Potter in close.
Potter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Potter is aware though and is defending well.
Potter connects with a couple of short punches.
Potter stops Wilson from standing up.
Potter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Potter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Potter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Potter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
Potter passes into half guard.
Wilson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Potter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Potter is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.
Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson wants to control but Potter is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Potter landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in trouble!
Potter dominating with strikes here.
Potter unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson wants to control but Potter is having none of it.
Potter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wilson?
Potter raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Wilson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilson regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter works his way into full mount!
Potter landing strikes from the mount.
Potter lands a heavy elbow.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
Potter lands a big shot there that rocks Wilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Potter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson tries to hold on but Potter pushes him away.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Potter with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potter is landing with some decent strikes but Wilson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Potter trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Potter scoring with strikes but Wilson is staying in there.
Potter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Potter lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Potter dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Potter pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Potter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Potter slips under a jab.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson wants to counter the offense by Potter and move into the clinch position.
Alexander Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Potter is defended easily by Wilson.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter dives in for a single leg takedown but Wilson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Potter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potter throws out the jab.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Potter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Potter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Potter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Potter misses with a takedown
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Potter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wilson is out of range and Potter settles back down.
Wilson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Slade Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson clinches.
Potter jumps guard but Wilson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Potter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wilson punching from the bottom.
Wilson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Potter is tapping! Great win for Wilson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Slade Wilson!
Slade Wilson gave a mention to Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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