PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pot
vs
Stinson

170 cm
26
161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q159 Rec/Stamina

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo Stinson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stinson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pot!
Stinson wants to get back to his feet but Pot is holding on tight.
Stinson looking to control but Pot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stinson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pot kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pot regains half guard.
Pot is trying to stand back up but Stinson is controlling him
Stinson wants to stand up but Pot manages to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pot is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pot has his feet on Stinson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stinson needs to keep his hands up - Pot had a free shot at his head there.
Stinson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stinson ducks straight into an uppercut from Pot and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Stinson manages to regain guard straight away.
Pot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pot.
Pot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pot throwing strikes but missing.
Pot is looking to work some ground and pound but Stinson has wrist control.
Pot chips away with some ground and pound.
Pot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stinson's head.
Pot passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pot working the head and body with strikes.
Stinson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pot.
Pot throws a strike aimed at the side of Stinson's head but Stinson avoids it well.
Pot landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Pot are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pot scores with punches from side control.
Pot working the head and body with strikes.
Pot lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stinson down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinson defending against the ground and pound.
Stinson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stinson taking a bit of punishment here - Pot scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pot scores with punches from side control.
Pot in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pot working the head with strikes.
Pot working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stinson pushes Pot away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pot gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stinson parries the strikes from Pot easily there. Pot is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stinson to escape.
Pot throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Pot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

A jab-cross combination lands for Pot and sends Stinson crashing to the mat! Pot follows him down to the mat - Stinson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Pot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stinson defending well though.
Stinson is looking to escape.
Pot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stinson is breathing heavily.
Pot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stinson taking some punishment here, with Pot in his half guard.
Pot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stinson defending well though.
Ground and pound from Pot.
Stinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pot lands strikes from half guard.
Pot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stinson's head.
Stinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pot scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stinson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pot lands strikes from half guard.
Pot winds up and cracks Stinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pot lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pot.
Pot working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stinson's head.
Pot throwing shots but Stinson is blocking nicely.
Pot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stinson's head.
Pot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stinson can do to turn this around?
Stinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stinson defending well though.
Pot working Stinson over with strikes.
Pot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stinson taking some punishment here, with Pot in his half guard.
Pot throwing shots but Stinson is blocking nicely.
Pot slips a nice elbow through Stinson's hands, connecting with Stinson's forehead.
Pot working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Pot dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pot misses with a double jab.
Corey Pot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pot lands the left hand.
Pot throws a right hand that misses

so Stinson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pot has a closed guard, preventing Stinson from standing up.
Pot pulls Stinson in close to prevent any damage.
Stinson is looking to stand up but Pot won't let him.
Pot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stinson on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinson won't allow Pot to get back to his feet.
Pot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pot tries to get out of the position.

Pot wriggles free and stands up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pot.
Pot lands with an uppercut that bounces Stinson off the cage and back into rage.
Corey Pot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pot to score with a decent uppercut.
Pot misses with a hook. Stinson ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinson throws a combination that misses
and Pot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pot works the jab nicely.
Stinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pot.
Stinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pot lands with a straight right. Stinson didn't see that one coming.
Pot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stinson's head.
Pot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot missing with a left hand there. Stinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Pot scores with a four punch combination!
Pot misses with a right hand
and Stinson counters with a three punch combo that has Pot backing up. Pot nods at Stinson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pot looks to throw the jab but Stinson is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Pot. That snapped Stinson's head back.
Pot throws a combination. Stinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pot swinging wildly here.
Pot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Stinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pot which made him look bad.
Jo Stinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corey Pot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pot cracks Stinson with a good jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Pot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Pot!