PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Potter
vs
Gonzalez

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pawel Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Domingo Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Potter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gonzalez's guard now.

Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Potter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Potter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Potter with a flurry of punches that miss.

Gonzalez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Potter is aware though and is defending well.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pawel Potter.
Gonzalez has his takedown stuffed

and Potter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gonzalez's guard.
Potter looking to pass the guard.

Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Potter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
Potter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Potter drops back looking for a leg! Gonzalez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzalez manages to kick Potter off! Potter jumps back into Gonzalez's guard.
Potter tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Potter advances to half guard.
Potter wants to free his trapped foot but Gonzalez is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Potter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Gonzalez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potter pulls his head out easily.
Gonzalez is in trouble now - Potter has advanced to mount!
Potter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Potter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Potter looking to control but Gonzalez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back.
Potter is trying to control. Gonzalez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Potter content to control rather than advance.
Gonzalez wants to improve his position but Potter is controlling well.
Potter works his way into full mount!

Potter working for a submission but Gonzalez is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter breaks from Gonzalez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Potter wants to control the pace but Gonzalez is squirming around nicely.
Gonzalez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Potter misses with a head shot.
Potter thowing shots but they're missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Potter prevents Gonzalez from getting the reversal.
Gonzalez trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Potter dominated that 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.

Potter avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Potter takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.

Potter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Potter tries to control but Gonzalez wriggling away.
Gonzalez is trying desperately to improve position.
Potter controlling the pace for now.
Potter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gonzalez looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzalez is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pawel Potter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzalez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gonzalez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Potter scores with a couple of nice shots.

Gonzalez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potter pulls his head out easily.
Potter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonzalez punching from the bottom.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up here but Potter is controlling him well.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Potter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pawel Potter.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potter.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Potter avoids the punch easily.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez leaves Potter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Potter counters with a shoot takedown. Gonzalez fights it but they end up in guard.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Potter defends easily.
Potter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Gonzalez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Potter defends well.
Potter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pawel Potter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Potter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt

and Potter counters with a shoot takedown. Gonzalez fights it but they end up in guard.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Potter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Potter has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Potter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potter.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has his takedown stuffed

and Potter counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Potter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Potter has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.
Potter passes Gonzalez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Potter is taking a breather. Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez is in trouble now - Potter has advanced to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potter content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gonzalez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Potter wants to control the pace but Gonzalez is squirming around nicely.
Gonzalez has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Potter's lack of action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.

Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back.
Potter trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pawel Potter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Potter slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez shoots and misses

and Potter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzalez won't be happy with that.
Potter taking a break here but Gonzalez is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gonzalez has hold of Potter's hands but Potter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pawel Potter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gonzalez actively working from the bottom here.

Gonzalez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzalez is refusing to be controlled, as Potter sits in half guard.
Potter stops Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Potter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Potter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Potter wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pawel Potter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.

Potter scores with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Potter tries to pass.

Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Potter defends easily.
Potter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Potter wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

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