PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adriano De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrold Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Souza
vs
Potter

170 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harrold Potter!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Souza.
Potter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Potter looks to land a combination but De Souza avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Potter swinging wilding here.
De Souza shoots in and drives through. Potter sprawls well.
Potter swinging wilding here.

De Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Potter to the mat! Potter manages to get full guard.
Potter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Souza is controlling him.
De Souza preventing the sweep.
De Souza controlling from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Potter holds on and takes a little breather.
De Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Potter has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter trying to keep a closed guard but De Souza is proving a slippery customer.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
De Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potter misses with a head kick.
Potter misses with a low kick.

De Souza closes the distance and clinches.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Potter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Souza shoots for a takedown but Potter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter cracks the inside of De Souza's front leg.
De Souza is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

De Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Potter's guard.

Potter is looking for a triangle but De Souza pushes his legs off easily.
De Souza advances to half guard.
De Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Potter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Potter is pressing down on De Souza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Potter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Potter is pulling down on De Souza's head. It's preventing any offense from De Souza, at least for the moment.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Potter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Potter stands up from half guard.
Potter misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Potter. No joy for De Souza on that attempt.
Potter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Potter. No joy for De Souza on that attempt.
Potter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A chopping leg kick lands by Potter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Potter throws a right hand that De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that De Souza also avoids with ease.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Potter counters with a three punch combo that has De Souza backing up. De Souza nods at Potter to acknowledge the strikes.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Potter throws a right hand that De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that De Souza also avoids with ease.
Potter slips under a jab.

De Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Potter's guard.
Potter tries to strike from the bottom.
Potter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

De Souza stands up from Potter's guard - De Souza perhaps looking for a knockout.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrold Potter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Souza with a poor takedown
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Souza misses with a double jab
and Potter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Souza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Potter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter scoring well with a low kick there.
Potter lands with a nice combination. De Souza backs away looking to recover.
Potter scores with a one two! De Souza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Potter throws a right hand that De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that De Souza also avoids with ease.

De Souza gets a takedown into half guard.
De Souza passes to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Souza trying to control the position but Potter is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza is really struggling to control Potter but he's trying to hold on to the position.

De Souza stands up and beckons Potter to his feet.
De Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Potter swivels and escapes.
Potter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

De Souza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De Souza wants to pass the guard but Potter is keeping the position.

De Souza decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De Souza is taking a breather. Potter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

De Souza escapes and gets back to his feet.
De Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Souza.
Potter scores with a three punch combo!
Potter throws a head kick but De Souza moves out of range.
Potter throws an overhand right that lands on De Souza's shoulder, as De Souza tries to avoid the shot.
De Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Souza takes a step back to recover.
De Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adriano De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Souza blocks a head kick by Potter.

De Souza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Potter wants to get back to his feet.
Potter trying to control here.
Potter is trying to stand.

De Souza 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.
De Souza wants to take a breather but Potter is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to get back to his feet.
Potter is trying to maintain the position but De Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
De Souza moves into full mount! Potter won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Souza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Potter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adriano De Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Potter is in a horrible position here. De Souza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano De Souza dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

De Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Potter.
Potter connects with a solid leg kick.
Potter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Potter misses with a wild combination.
De Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Potter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice combination there by Potter.
Horrible takedown by De Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Potter which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Potter counters with an outside leg kick.

De Souza clinches.
De Souza tries to break the clinch but Potter is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potter feints and then cracks De Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Souza down.
Harrold Potter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

De Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

De Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Potter defends it well.

De Souza is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Potter is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adriano De Souza!