PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Potvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Sneicher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sneicher has chosen Fortress Of Regret as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Potvin
vs
Sneicher

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Potvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wolfgang Sneicher!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Potvin pushes Sneicher up against the cage in a clinch.
Sneicher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potvin is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Potvin.
Potvin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sneicher backwards.
Sneicher has Potvin pressed against the cage, preventing Potvin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sneicher tries to pull guard but Potvin holds him up against the cage and eventually Sneicher drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Potvin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Potvin takes the fight into the clinch.
Sneicher is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potvin is pressed up against the cage. Sneicher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Potvin down to the mat. Potvin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Denis Potvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Sneicher.

Potvin closes the distance and clinches.
Sneicher avoiding damage as Potvin throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Potvin.
Sneicher has had enough of the clinch but Potvin keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potvin lands a nice uppercut.
Potvin lands a hook that snaps the head of Sneicher backwards.
Potvin stops a takedown attempt from Sneicher.
Sneicher tries to pull guard but Potvin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Potvin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Potvin.
Potvin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sneicher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denis Potvin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Potvin clinches up with Sneicher and pushes him back against the cage.
Sneicher wants a takedown.

Potvin manages to break the clinch.

Potvin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Potvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sneicher tries to keep at a distance but Potvin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Potvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Potvin darts in and clinches Sneicher up against the cage.
Sneicher tries to pull guard but Potvin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sneicher fails to pull guard.
Sneicher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potvin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sneicher is looking for a takedown.
Sneicher looks winded!
Potvin lands a hook to the side of the head.

Potvin manages to break the clinch.

Potvin drives through and clinches with Sneicher against the cage.
Potvin stalling.
Sneicher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Potvin effectively controlling the action here.

Potvin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sneicher gets tackled into the cage by Potvin. Potvin maintains the clinch.
Potvin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sneicher backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Potvin.
Potvin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sneicher backwards.

Potvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sneicher darts in looking for a takedown but Potvin gets double underhooks and turns Sneicher into the cage.

Potvin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potvin cracks Sneicher with a nice body shot.
Potvin is trying to push Sneicher away but Sneicher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potvin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sneicher managing to block the knees to the body from Potvin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sneicher is looking for a takedown.
Potvin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sneicher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Potvin's efforts to push away.
Sneicher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sneicher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potvin is defending well for now.
Potvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potvin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Potvin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potvin trying to land knees to the body.
Potvin lands a shoulder strike.
Potvin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sneicher takes a shot to the head.
Potvin effectively controlling the action here.
Sneicher is trying to drag Potvin to the mat but Potvin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sneicher letting Potvin take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Potvin rushes Sneicher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Denis Potvin has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Potvin manages to break the clinch.

Potvin has closed the distance and engaged Sneicher in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Potvin.

Sneicher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sneicher fails with a takedown attempt.

Potvin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sneicher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Potvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sneicher shoots in but no luck this time.
Potvin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sneicher can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Potvin moves into the clinch.
Potvin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sneicher up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potvin.
Sneicher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Denis Potvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Sneicher.
Potvin lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potvin.
Potvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potvin lands with a light punch inside.
Potvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sneicher avoids it.
Sneicher tries to stall but Potvin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Potvin stops a takedown attempt from Sneicher.
Sneicher is breathing heavily.
Potvin prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Potvin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potvin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potvin.
Potvin is trying to break the clinch but Sneicher has him pressed against the cage.
Potvin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potvin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sneicher backwards.
Potvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sneicher avoids it.
Potvin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Potvin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Potvin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Potvin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Potvin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potvin landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Potvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Potvin clinches with his opponent.
Potvin is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Potvin.
Potvin gets through Sneicher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potvin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Potvin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sneicher backwards.
Potvin wants to get back to striking at distance but Sneicher won't allow it.
Potvin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sneicher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potvin scores with a shot to the side of Sneicher's head.
Sneicher wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Potvin.
Potvin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sneicher can't get the takedown.
Potvin taking a breather.

Potvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Potvin pushes Sneicher up against the cage in a clinch.
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!

Potvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Potvin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potvin tries to break free but Sneicher pushes him back against the cage.
Sneicher keeps control of Potvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Potvin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Potvin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Potvin has managed to clinch.
Sneicher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potvin avoids it.
Potvin scores with a shoulder strike.
Sneicher takes a shot to the head.
Potvin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sneicher has him pressed against the cage.
Sneicher can't get the takedown.
Sneicher goes for a takedown attempt but Potvin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Potvin moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potvin lands with a light punch inside.
Potvin gets through Sneicher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Potvin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Potvin closes the distance and pushes Sneicher back into the cage.
Potvin scores with a shot to the side of Sneicher's head.
Sneicher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Potvin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Denis Potvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Sneicher.
Sneicher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potvin tries to clinch there but Sneicher circles away.
Potvin is looking to clinch.

Potvin clinches with his opponent.
Potvin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Potvin working Sneicher over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potvin.
Sneicher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potvin avoids it.
Potvin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Potvin lands with a right to the head.

Potvin manages to break the clinch.
Potvin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potvin tries to clinch but Sneicher moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potvin moves in looking to clinch but Sneicher pushes him off.

Potvin has Sneicher up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Potvin.
Potvin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sneicher.
Potvin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Potvin gets through Sneicher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potvin stops a takedown attempt from Sneicher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potvin has Sneicher pressed against the cage.
Sneicher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Potvin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Potvin stalling against the cage.
Potvin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Potvin pushes Sneicher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Potvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potvin tries to clinch up.
Sneicher wants to counter the offense by Potvin and move into the clinch position.

Sneicher tries to keep at a distance but Potvin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Potvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sneicher is looking to take this one to the mat.
Potvin lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potvin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potvin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Potvin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Potvin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potvin tries to clinch but Sneicher is having none of it.
Potvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Potvin drives through and clinches with Sneicher against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sneicher has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Potvin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Potvin.
Potvin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Denis Potvin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Potvin lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Potvin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Potvin 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Potvin!
During a confident post fight interview, Denis Potvin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Wolfgang Sneicher had this to say: 'It is a good learning curve, and a good experience , always looking forward for the next challenge'.