PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between fuzzy wuzzy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokey McPot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

wuzzy
vs
McPot

185 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, fuzzy wuzzy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smokey McPot!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPot doesn't manage to clinch there - wuzzy circles away.
McPot tries to close the distance and clinch up but wuzzy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McPot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - wuzzy coming out on top.
wuzzy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McPot tries to clinch up.
McPot tries to clinch but wuzzy moves out of range.
wuzzy dives in and grabs McPot's left leg, looking for a takedown. McPot pushes down on wuzzy's head and hops out.
wuzzy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
wuzzy circles away from the clinch attempt.
wuzzy lands with a nice combination. McPot backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Smokey McPot has been cut.
McPot fails with an attempt to clinch.
wuzzy circles away from the clinch attempt.
McPot wants to clinch up but wuzzy keeps it at a distance.
wuzzy swinging wilding here.
wuzzy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McPot circles away quickly and effectively.
McPot ducks right into an uppercut from wuzzy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPot tries to clinch there but wuzzy circles away.
wuzzy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McPot.
wuzzy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
wuzzy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McPot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McPot throws a sloppy head kick and wuzzy moves out of range easily.
McPot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
wuzzy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
wuzzy misses with a body kick.
A nice combination there by wuzzy.
wuzzy swats away the attempt to clinch by McPot.
McPot tries to clinch up but wuzzy circles away and keeps his distance.
McPot throws a head kick but wuzzy moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as McPot blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPot tries to clinch there but wuzzy circles away.
wuzzy looks to land a combination but McPot avoids it well.
McPot tries to close the distance and clinch but wuzzy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
wuzzy swats away the attempt to clinch by McPot.
wuzzy circles away from the clinch attempt.
wuzzy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McPot's waist but McPot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing wuzzy off to one side.
McPot tries to clinch but wuzzy is having none of it.
McPot tries to close the distance and clinch but wuzzy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
wuzzy throws a series of punches but McPot moves out of range.
McPot wants to clinch up but wuzzy keeps it at a distance.
wuzzy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by wuzzy.
McPot connects with a high kick.

McPot moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPot tries to land a knee to the head but wuzzy blocks with his arms.
wuzzy avoiding damage as McPot throws knees to the body.
McPot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McPot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
wuzzy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McPot just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fuzzy wuzzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McPot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McPot trying to control the position but instead, wuzzy has worked for underhooks and has pushed McPot into the cage.
McPot stalling the fight.
McPot is trying to stall.
McPot looks gassed!

McPot is fighting off a takedown attempt but wuzzy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McPot to the mat. McPot regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
wuzzy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

wuzzy stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPot tries to clinch up.
McPot is looking to clinch but wuzzy is avoiding it.
McPot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
wuzzy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
wuzzy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McPot fails in his attempt to clinch.
McPot wants to clinch.
wuzzy misses with a double jab.
Smokey McPot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wuzzy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
wuzzy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McPot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
wuzzy scores with a hook.
McPot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

fuzzy wuzzy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smokey McPot's cut.
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.

wuzzy scores with a sloppy right hand. McPot should have avoided that one.

McPot is rocked!

McPot moves into the clinch successfully.
McPot is still on wobbly legs! Can wuzzy finish him?
McPot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McPot seems to have recovered his senses.
wuzzy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McPot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McPot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
wuzzy fails to pull guard.
McPot is trying to stall.
McPot is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and wuzzy has denied him.
wuzzy wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fuzzy wuzzy. 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.
McPot with a knee to the head.
wuzzy wants a takedown.
wuzzy is working for takedown but McPot is calmly controlling the position for now.
McPot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has wuzzy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McPot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McPot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McPot is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wuzzy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McPot smiles and moves away.
wuzzy shoots in and drives through. McPot sprawls well.
McPot wants to clinch up but wuzzy keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from wuzzy.
wuzzy throws a sloppy head kick and McPot moves out of range easily.
A jab from wuzzy does it's job there.
McPot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
wuzzy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
wuzzy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McPot misses with a head kick.

McPot pushes wuzzy up against the cage in a clinch.
McPot landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wuzzy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McPot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
wuzzy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McPot walks away with a smile on his face. wuzzy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McPot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
wuzzy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice combination there by wuzzy.
McPot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
wuzzy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
fuzzy wuzzy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McPot is looking to clinch but wuzzy is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from wuzzy.
wuzzy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McPot counters with a thumping low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from wuzzy.
wuzzy throws a right and a left that both miss.
wuzzy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
wuzzy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McPot is fending him off so far but wuzzy persists. Nope, McPot circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wuzzy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
wuzzy fails to land with a series of punches.
McPot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and wuzzy counters with a straight right hand.
McPot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
wuzzy connects with a body shot.
wuzzy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
wuzzy is trying hard to land a takedown here. McPot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
wuzzy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McPot fails in his attempt to clinch.
McPot wants to clinch
and wuzzy counters with a stiff right hand.
McPot is looking to clinch.
wuzzy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wuzzy lands a jab-cross combination.
McPot closes the distance looking to clinch
and wuzzy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
wuzzy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McPot tries to clinch up
enabling wuzzy to counter with a crisp jab.
McPot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McPot closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling wuzzy to counter with a crisp jab.
wuzzy swinging wilding here.
wuzzy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

fuzzy wuzzy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smokey McPot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

McPot rushes wuzzy and presses him up against the cage.
McPot taking a breather.
McPot connects with a knee to the head.
McPot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McPot prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McPot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McPot misses with a knee to the head.
McPot looking to stall.
wuzzy takes a knee to the side of the body.
McPot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McPot with a knee to the head.
McPot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and wuzzy avoids it.
wuzzy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McPot just stands there and leans against the cage.
McPot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
wuzzy fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fuzzy wuzzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McPot misses with a knee to the head.
wuzzy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McPot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McPot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but wuzzy is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wuzzy tries to pull guard but McPot holds him up against the cage and eventually wuzzy drops back down to his feet.
McPot stalling in the clinch but wuzzy improves position.
McPot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
wuzzy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McPot walks away with a smile on his face. wuzzy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
wuzzy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and wuzzy duly obliges.
wuzzy throws a series of punches but McPot moves out of range.
wuzzy scores with a three punch combo!
A left and a right from wuzzy both land. Nice combination.
wuzzy works McPot's body with a nice hook.
wuzzy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
wuzzy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McPot doesn't manage to clinch there - wuzzy circles away.
McPot fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wuzzy lands an overhand right.
McPot wants to clinch
and wuzzy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McPot checks a leg kick.
McPot tries to clinch but wuzzy moves away
and wuzzy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
wuzzy tries a head kick but it misses.
wuzzy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McPot backs up against the cage.
McPot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
wuzzy shoots in but no luck this time.

wuzzy shoots in and bounces McPot off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McPot looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! wuzzy has picked McPot up and slammed him! McPot can't keep hold of the triangle and wuzzy manages to pass to side control!
fuzzy wuzzy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

wuzzy decides to stand back up.
wuzzy misses with a wild combination.
wuzzy misses with a few strikes there.
McPot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
wuzzy cracks McPot with a right hand to the side of the head.
wuzzy is working the combinations to good effect here.
wuzzy scores with a one two! McPot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McPot tries to clinch up
and wuzzy counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
wuzzy circles away from the clinch attempt
and wuzzy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
wuzzy lands a glancing blow to the side of McPot's head.
McPot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by wuzzy!
McPot closes the distance but wuzzy moves to the side
and wuzzy counters with a three punch combo that has McPot backing up. McPot nods at wuzzy to acknowledge the strikes.
McPot clinches but wuzzy breaks the clinch
and McPot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McPot tries to clinch up
and wuzzy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
fuzzy wuzzy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for wuzzy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... fuzzy wuzzy!