PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gray Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes into the arena with Biggie Smalls - Victory blaring out of the sound system. Randolph Winchester has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Potter
vs
Winchester

196 cm
27
260 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

191 cm
20
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Potter.
Winchester takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
Potter misses with a series of wild punches.
Potter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Potter wants it to stay on the feet.
Potter connects with a right hand. Winchester shakes it off.
Sloppy strikes from Potter. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Potter. Those never looked like landing.
Potter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter throws a jab when Winchester was well out of range.
Winchester throws a sloppy body shot
and Potter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potter throws a lazy right hand but Winchester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winchester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winchester dodges the punch combination from Potter.
Winchester fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester moves out of range as Potter strikes.
Winchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winchester. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter slips a straight right by Winchester.
Potter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Potter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Randolph Winchester has been cut.
Winchester defending well as Potter loads up on a big left hand.
Potter leaves Winchester with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gray Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randolph Winchester.
Potter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winchester tries for a takedown but Potter circles away easily
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winchester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Potter cracks Winchester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Potter throws a combination. Winchester tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Potter scores with a shot to the body.
Potter misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Potter does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Potter drops Winchester with a beautiful combination! Winchester stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Potter is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Potter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randolph Winchester's cut.
That's time! Potter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Potter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Potter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Potter misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Winchester 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Potter throws a series of punches but Winchester moves out of range.
Winchester fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A right-left combo lands from Potter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winchester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winchester is trying desperately to land a takedown but Potter is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Winchester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester checks the leg kick.
Potter misses with a series of wild punches.
Potter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winchester's head.
Potter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winchester.
Winchester misses with a body shot.
Potter feints a jab promting Winchester to slip. Potter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Winchester slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Potter connects with a body shot that sends Winchester's belly button to the back.
Gray Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Potter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Potter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Winchester moved out of range.
Potter misses with a double jab.
Winchester swings widly with a right hand
letting Potter counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winchester looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Potter throws a nice looking combination but Winchester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winchester misses with a body shot
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
Potter looks to land a combination but Winchester avoids it well.
Winchester fails with the takedown
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.
Potter misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Potter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Potter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Potter both land. Nice combination.
Winchester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potter moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Winchester or perhaps it was just good defense by Potter which made him look bad.
Gray Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randolph Winchester.
Potter looks to land a combination but Winchester avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Potter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randolph Winchester's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Potter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winchester at a distance.
Winchester misses with a hook
and Winchester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winchester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
Winchester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Potter as he jumps to the side.
Potter fails to land with a series of punches.
Potter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Winchester closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Potter quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Winchester stops Potter from getting back to his feet.

Winchester is looking for a kimura but Potter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Winchester to get the leverage.
Winchester stops Potter from getting back to his feet.

Winchester is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Potter sees it coming and defends easily.
Potter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winchester.
Winchester uses his free foot to push down on Potter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Potter.
Potter is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter is working hard here to advance position.

Winchester swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Potter is now in Winchester's guard. A big mistake from Winchester there, giving up the dominant position!
Potter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Winchester has an active guard here but Potter has managed to pass into half guard.
Winchester is looking to get back to full guard here but Potter has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winchester tries to buck Potter off but Potter is having none of it.
Winchester manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Winchester wants to get back to full guard but Potter has passed into side control.
Winchester tries to bench press Potter off him but Potter keeps the position.
Potter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winchester can do to turn this around?

Potter stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester misses with a jab to the body
and Potter counters with a leg kick.
Winchester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winchester.
Potter misses with a series of wild punches.
Potter cracks Winchester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gray Potter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gray Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Winchester misses with a straight left.
Winchester is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Potter rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potter jabs Winchester right on the nose. Winchester blinks but takes it well.
Randolph Winchester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potter throws a one two combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gray 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

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