PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Cardenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cardenas
vs
Potter

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikel Cardenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Potter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardenas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cardenas circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cardenas is defended easily by Potter.
Potter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Potter wants it to stay on the feet.
Cardenas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikel Cardenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardenas shoots in for a takedown but Potter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Potter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardenas looks to land a right hand but Potter moved out of range.
Potter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Potter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas lands with a slapping head kick.
Potter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cardenas closes the distance and clinches up with Potter, looking for a takedown. Cardenas pushes Potter against the cage but Potter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Potter.
Potter scores with a jab. Cardenas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Potter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harry Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Potter just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCardenas.
Cardenas misses with a lunging right hand
and Potter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Potter fails to land with a series of punches.
Potter just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCardenas.
Potter lands a body shot.
Potter connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter slips a straight right by Cardenas.
Cardenas throws a head kick that misses
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.
Potter scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands a really nice looking cross but Cardenas seems unphased.
Harry Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter lands with a cross.
Potter misses with a two punch combination.
Potter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Potter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Potter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Potter duly obliges.
Potter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Cardenas is rocked!
Potter rushes Cardenas with punches - Cardenas moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Cardenas goes down! Potter follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Potter!