PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Hitana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allie Potratz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hitana
vs
Potratz

170 cm
20
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
158 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Hitana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allie Potratz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hitana closes the distance and clinches.
Potratz managing to block the knees to the body from Hitana.
Potratz avoiding damage as Hitana throws knees to the body.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Potratz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hitana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hitana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitana with a knee to the head.
Potratz lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hitana.
Good body shot from Hitana.
Potratz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Potratz looks gassed!
Potratz avoiding damage as Hitana throws knees to the body.
Hitana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitana keeps control of Potratz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Potratz trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Potratz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitana with a knee to the head.
Hitana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana trying to land knees to the body.
Hitana lands with a right to the head.
Hitana digs a right hand underneath Potratz's ribcage. Potratz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hitana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Potratz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hitana missing with knees to the body.
Potratz tries to land a knee to the head but Hitana blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hitana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitana crunches a lovely knee into Potratz's ribcage.
Potratz misses with a knee strike.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hitana lands an elbow inside that Potratz shrugs off.
Hitana is leaning against Potratz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Hitana.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potratz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana scores with a knee to the head.
Hitana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potratz.
Potratz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hitana.
Hitana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hitana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potratz.
Hitana lands an elbow just above Potratz 's eye.
Hitana lands a nice shot to the body.
Hitana working Potratz over with knees to the body.
Hitana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hitana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potratz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Potratz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hitana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hitana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potratz.
Hitana trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potratz avoids it.
Hitana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potratz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitana lands a hook that snaps the head of Potratz backwards.
Hitana missing with knees to the body.
Potratz avoids the elbow strike from Hitana, against the cage.
Potratz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potratz looking to slow down the pace here.
Potratz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potratz.
Hitana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hitana throws a head punch that misses.
Potratz trying to control the position but instead, Hitana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Potratz into the cage.
Hitana missing with knees to the body.
Potratz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Potratz connects with a knee to the head.
Potratz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hitana.
Potratz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potratz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potratz misses with a knee strike.
Hitana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potratz.
Potratz avoiding damage as Hitana throws knees to the body.
Potratz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potratz throws an elbow but it misses.
Hitana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Potratz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Potratz to work.
Hitana missing with knees to the body.
Potratz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Potratz looking to throw knees to the head but Hitana is blocking nicely.
Potratz misses with a knee to the head.
Hitana lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hitana lands an elbow inside.
Hitana lands a shot to the body.
Potratz avoiding damage as Hitana throws knees to the body.
Hitana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitana tries a knee to the head but Potratz blocks it.
Hitana avoiding damage as Potratz throws knees to the body.
Potratz avoiding damage as Hitana throws knees to the body.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hitana fails to land.

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.
Potratz tries a knee to the head but Hitana blocks it.
Hitana working aggressively here.
Hitana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potratz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potratz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Potratz.
Potratz lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Hitana.
Potratz managing to block the knees to the body from Hitana.

Potratz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potratz misses with a head kick.
Potratz is looking to score with low kicks.
Potratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Hitana misses
and Potratz counters with a big head kick but Hitana shrugs it off.
Hitana looks to land a combination but Potratz avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potratz avoids the head kick by Hitana.
Hitana connects with a good right hand that stumbles Potratz. Potratz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Potratz is looking to clinch but Hitana is avoiding it.
Potratz tries to bum rush Hitana with a series of wild strikes but Hitana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Potratz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hitana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hitana connects with a single shot there.
Hitana misses with a two punch combination.
Hitana lands a head kick!
Hitana lands a head kick!
Potratz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hitana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hitana misses the shot to the body.
Hitana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Potratz's head.
Hitana connects with a looping right hand.
Hitana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zack Hitana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potratz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitana throws a lazy head kick
and Hitana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hitana.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hitana - that will leave a mark!
Potratz is breathing heavily.
Hitana keeps the fight on the outside.
Potratz is looking to clinch.
Hitana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hitana lands a nice hook to Potratz's body. Potratz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Potratz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Hitana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hitana throws a right hand that Potratz ducks under and follows up with a left that Potratz also avoids with ease.
Hitana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hitana rushes Potratz and presses him up against the cage.
Hitana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hitana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hitana.
Hitana landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Potratz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Potratz can't find room to land a body shot as Hitana controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Hitana.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potratz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana cracks Potratz with a nice body shot.
Hitana scores with a knee to the head.
Hitana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Potratz can do to turn this around?
Potratz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hitana missing with knees to the body.
Potratz is trying to maintain a safe position but Hitana gets an underhook and turns Potratz into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hitana.
Hitana lands an elbow inside that Potratz shrugs off.
Hitana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hitana throws a punch but it's blocked by Potratz.
Potratz is trying to maintain a safe position but Hitana gets an underhook and turns Potratz into the cage.
Zack Hitana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hitana missing with knees to the body.
Potratz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Potratz blocks an elbow strike.
Hitana blocks an uppercut.
Hitana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potratz misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Hitana.
Hitana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potratz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potratz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitana avoids the damage to the body.

Potratz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potratz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Hitana.
Potratz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hitana misses with a head kick.
Hitana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Potratz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hitana misses with a head kick.
Potratz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hitana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potratz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hitana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hitana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitana swinging wilding here.
Hitana falls off balance throwing a combination

and Potratz moves into the clinch.
Potratz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitana backwards.
Potratz stalling in the clinch.
Hitana blocking some punches.
Potratz is working Hitana over against the cage.
Hitana lands an elbow that stopped Potratz in his tracks for a moment.
Potratz is pushing Hitana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitana.
Hitana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitana lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitana avoids a wild elbow strike from Potratz.
Potratz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Potratz managing to block the knees to the body from Hitana.
Hitana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hitana lands an elbow just above Potratz 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Hitana 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. This is the final round!

Potratz tries to clinch but Hitana is having none of it.

Hitana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Potratz, pushing him back against the cage.
Potratz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitana.
Hitana lands an elbow inside.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana throws a knee to the head but misses.

Potratz breaks the clinch.
Potratz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitana lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hitana darts in and clinches Potratz up against the cage.
Hitana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Potratz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitana backwards.
Hitana with a knee to the head.
Potratz can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potratz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Potratz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hitana lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hitana obliges.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Potratz misses with a knee strike.
Hitana connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potratz managing to block the knees to the body from Hitana.
Potratz lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitana.
Potratz scores with a hook to the body.
Hitana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Potratz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitana backwards.
Potratz tries to throw a body punch but Hitana avoids it by throwing Potratz back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Potratz fails to land.
Hitana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hitana lands an elbow inside that Potratz shrugs off.
Hitana with a knee to the head.
Hitana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Potratz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Hitana.
Hitana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potratz is defending well for now.
Potratz missing with knees to the body.
Hitana tries to land knees in the clinch but Potratz avoids the damage to the body.
Potratz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hitana is defending well for now.
Hitana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Potratz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hitana lands a damaging elbow.
Potratz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hitana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Potratz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hitana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potratz is defending well for now.
Potratz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potratz managing to block the knees to the body from Hitana.
Potratz blocks an elbow strike from Hitana.
Potratz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Potratz manages to break the clinch.
Potratz ducks under a wild hook from Hitana.
Hitana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potratz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Potratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitana scores with a sloppy right hand. Potratz should have avoided that one.
Potratz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hitana throws a head kick that misses
and Potratz counters with a right hand to the body.
Potratz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitana tries to bum rush Potratz with a series of wild strikes but Potratz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Hitana.
Hitana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hitana misses with a double jab
and Potratz counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitana thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Potratz is looking to clinch.
Hitana throws a head kick that misses
and Potratz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hitana's knee momentarily.
Hitana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hitana throws a lazy head kick
and Potratz counters with an outside leg kick.

Potratz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potratz is leaning against Hitana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potratz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hitana is defending well for now.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potratz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Potratz misses with a knee strike.
Hitana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potratz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potratz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Potratz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Potratz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potratz lands with a left to the head.
Potratz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hitana or not.
Potratz lands a nice elbow.
Potratz misses with the head strike.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitana lands a knee to the body.
Potratz wants to break free but Hitana has control.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Potratz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zack Hitana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Potratz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potratz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hitana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potratz backwards.
Hitana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potratz.
Allie Potratz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potratz taking a breather.
Potratz tries a knee to the head but Hitana blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Hitana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hitana 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Hitana!