PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter has chosen Biggie Smalls - Victory as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sims
vs
Potter

190 cm
27
270 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

196 cm
25
260 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Potter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sims wants to clinch but Potter slips to the side
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sims looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Sims doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sims swings for the body but Potter moves out of range.
Potter tries to bum rush Sims with a series of wild strikes but Sims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potter with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sims. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sims tries to clinch
and Potter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Potter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sims scores with a hook to the body. Potter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter works Sims's body with a nice hook.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sims tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sims is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potter.
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sims rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Mark Sims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Potter.
Potter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sims in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Sims - just one landing.
Sims throws a hook but Potter blocks it.
Gray Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sims throws a big shot that misses.
Potter jabs at Sims's body.
Sims takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Potter throws a combination. Sims tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sims throws a poor cross that misses
and Potter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Potter.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potter throws a combination. Sims tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sims walks into a straight right hand from Potter.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sims fails with a takedown attempt.
Sims tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sims throws a right hand that misses
and Sims takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sims takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sims rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Potter counters with a straight right hand.
Sims misses with a wild body shot.
Sims throws a sloppy body shot
and Potter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potter throws a series of punches but Sims avoids them all with ease.
Potter lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sims misses with a lunging right hand
and Potter counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sims. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Sims tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Potter throws a series of punches but Sims moves out of range.
Sims throws a jab when Potter was well out of range.
Potter misses with a wild combination.
Potter avoids the body shot from Sims.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims misses with a body shot.
Sims throws a lazy uppercut
and Potter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sims misses with a hook to the body
and Potter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sims is looking to clinch but Potter is avoiding it.
Sims slips a straight right by Potter.
Sims thows a body shot but no joy.
Sims rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
Sims throws a sloppy body shot
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Potter staying out of range there.
Sims lands the left hand.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gray Potter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sims tries to clinch but Potter moves away
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Sims throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potter counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sims as he connects with a hook.
Sims tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sims misses with a hook. Potter ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sims wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Sims misses with a hook
and Potter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sims thinking.
Sims shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Potter as he jumps to the side.
Gray Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sims moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sims tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.
Potter connects with a looping right hand.
Sims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Sims.
Sims bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sims takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
Sims wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Sims moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Potter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sims tries to clinch up
and Potter counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Potter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sims waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potter.
Potter jabs at Sims's body.
Sims misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Potter counters with a series of strikes. Sims will be more careful next time no doubt.
Potter throws a nice looking combination but Sims bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sims darts in trying to clinch
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sims looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sims misses with a hook to the body
and Potter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sims tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Sims throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims throws a hook but Potter blocks it.
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potter scores with a jab to the head.
Potter lands with a straight right. Sims didn't see that one coming.
Potter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sims.
Sims throws a series of punches but Potter avoids them all with ease.
Sims misses with an uppercut.
Sims with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Potter to score with a decent uppercut.
Sims shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potter counters with a three punch combo that has Sims backing up. Sims nods at Potter to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sims misses with a lunging right hand
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sims might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Potter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Potter throws a nice looking combination but Sims bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sims takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sims swings widly with a right hand
and Potter counters with a one-two to the body.
Sims dodges the punch combination from Potter.
Mark Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horrible takedown by Sims or perhaps it was just good defense by Potter which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sims back to the cage. Potter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sims misses with a shot to the body
and Potter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sims throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Potter counters with a series of strikes. Sims will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sims missing with a left hand there. Potter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Sims 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Potter catches Sims with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Potter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sims is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potter.
Gray Potter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims closes the distance looking to clinch
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sims misses the body punch
and Potter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sims thinking.
Nice uppercut there from Potter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Potter.
Sims takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sims bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sims throws a lazy uppercut
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Potter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Potter!