PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Potapenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rangi Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Potapenko
vs
Williams

195 cm
25
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
266 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Potapenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rangi Williams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Potapenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Potapenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Potapenko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Potapenko is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Potapenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Potapenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

It looks like Rangi Williams has been cut.
Potapenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potapenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Williams looks winded!
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Potapenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Potapenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Potapenko scores with a couple of nice shots.

That has opened up Rangi Williams's cut even more.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rangi Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexey Potapenko!