PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harri Potteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorst Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potteri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Harry Potter theme - Ootp . The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Buttons. Rorst Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Potteri
vs
Gracie

175 cm
24
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

173 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Potteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorst Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potteri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
Harri Potteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Potteri rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Potteri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie is looking to clinch.

Potteri rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Potteri lands a shoulder strike.
Potteri throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Potteri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potteri pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harri Potteri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorst Gracie.
Potteri working aggressively here.
Potteri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Potteri misses with some punches.
Potteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potteri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie wants to break free but Potteri has control.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potteri closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Gracie wants to break free but Potteri has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie jumps guard and drags Potteri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Potteri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Potteri working some strikes from top position.
Potteri slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Potteri scores with a couple of short elbows.
Potteri fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potteri throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Potteri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Potteri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Potteri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Potteri avoids nicely.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Potteri tries to clinch up

and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Potteri's guard.
Potteri doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Potteri blocks nicely.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Potteri throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Potteri thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Potteri won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Potteri closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Potteri scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Potteri won't allow it.

Gracie pulls Potteri into guard.
Potteri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie looks gassed!
Potteri throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Potteri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potteri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Gracie wriggles free and stands up.

Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Potteri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potteri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie wants to control but Potteri is keeping him busy.
Potteri tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Potteri is defending well.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Potteri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Potteri tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Potteri tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie tries to clinch but Potteri moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Potteri in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rorst Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Potteri tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.

Potteri takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Potteri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potteri.
Potteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potteri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potteri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potteri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Potteri misses with the head strike.
Potteri swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potteri has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Potteri has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Potteri.
Potteri has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Potteri swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potteri misses with a hook from the clinch.

Gracie lands a takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control but Potteri is working from the bottom.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Potteri is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Potteri doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Potteri throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Potteri throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gracie postures up in Potteri's guard and throws a big left but Potteri blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Potteri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potteri working aggressively here.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Potteri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potteri.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Potteri controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potteri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Potteri preventing the sweep.
Potteri working some strikes from top position.
Potteri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Potteri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Potteri thows a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Potteri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie pulls Potteri in close to his closed guard and prevents Potteri from doing any damage or advancing position.
Potteri won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Potteri throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Potteri stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Potteri is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Potteri gets back to half guard.
Potteri tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Potteri punching from the bottom.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Potteri defends it.
Potteri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Potteri.
Gracie pushing down on Potteri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potteri wants to get back to full guard.
Potteri is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Potteri defends it well.
Potteri misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Potteri.
Potteri punching from the bottom.

Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Potteri defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Potteri is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rorst Gracie!