PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Potatos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potatos comes into the arena with Just Another Victim by Helmet&House of Pain blaring out of the sound system. Grant has chosen Countless Backs of Sad Losers by The Jesus Lizard as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Potatos
vs
Grant

197 cm
26
260 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

192 cm
27
248 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Potatos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Grant!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potatos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grant.

Potatos tries to sprawl but Grant drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Potatos with the active half guard here but Grant passes nicely into side control.
Potatos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Potatos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Potatos is trying to control the action in half guard but Grant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Potatos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grant is controlling Potatos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nice strikes from Potatos there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potatos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Potatos wants to pass the guard but Grant is defending well.
Potatos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Potatos.
Potatos throwing shots but Grant is blocking nicely.
Grant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Potatos is working away from the top position though.
Potatos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Potatos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Potatos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Potatos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grant is refusing to be controlled, as Potatos sits in half guard.
Grant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Potatos.
Grant is looking to control Potatos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grant avoid being mounted?
Grant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is not content to let Potatos control the position.
Potatos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grant is trying to maintain the position but Potatos is very close to passing his half guard.
Potatos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Potatos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grant is trying to control but can't.
Potatos 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.

Grant is defending against the submission attempts here by Potatos.
Potatos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Potatos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Potatos is trying to work for a kimura but Grant is defending well.
Grant tries to get to full guard but Potatos has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant trying to control here.
Grant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Potatos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Potatos's back!
Grant tries to get the hooks in deep but Potatos pushed the leg off.
Grant is trying to stick to Potatos's back but Potatos is turning into Grant. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Grant's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Potatos.
Potatos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Potatos throws a big elbow that misses.
Potatos lands a couple of elbows.
Potatos is looking to work some ground and pound but Grant has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Potatos.
Potatos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Potatos trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Grant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Potatos is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potatos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Potatos from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Potatos looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Potatos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant tries to clinch but Potatos moves out of range.

Potatos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grant's guard.
Potatos postures up.
Potatos tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Potatos wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Potatos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Potatos forces his way into half guard.
Potatos not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grant is trying to get back to full guard.
Potatos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grant's head.
Grant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Potatos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Potatos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Potatos chips away with some ground and pound.
Potatos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potatos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatos lands a couple of digs.
Potatos throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Potatos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Potatos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potatos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potatos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Potatos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Potatos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Potatos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Potatos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Potatos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Potatos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grant wants to stand up but Potatos is controlling him.
Potatos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Potatos trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Potatos stands up over Grant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Potatos works over Grant with some ground and pound from guard.
Potatos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Potatos throws a big elbow that misses.
Potatos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Potatos is one step ahead there.
Potatos stays in close to Grant's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatos postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.
Grant is trying to keep Potatos in close.
Grant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Potatos.
Potatos trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Potatos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Potatos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Potatos misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Potatos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Potatos throws a leg kick but Grant checks it.
Cody Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Grant.
Potatos dips to his left and cracks Grant with an uppercut!
Potatos blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant takes a swing at Potatos's ribcage but misses.
Potatos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws a head kick that misses
and Potatos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Potatos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Potatos connects with the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Potatos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Potatos is just out of range.
Potatos swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potatos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Potatos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grant.
Potatos dances in with a quick combination. Grant is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Potatos snaps Grant's head back. Grant stumbles backwards against the cage. Potatos steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Grant's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Grant just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Potatos!
Jack Potatos retains his heavyweight title!
As Jack Potatos got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Ok ...Who's next?:)'.