PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 1385 p4p, 1372 weight class) and Jah Wobble (ranked 164 p4p, 162 weight class). Wobble has chosen Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man as his entrance music. The key to victory for Steve Butabi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Butabi
vs
Wobble

180 cm
30
158
23 - 11 - 0

166 cm
30
162
19 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

SpeeDee BBQ

Hardcore Alchemy
HARDCORE

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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jah Wobble!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi connects with a crisp jab.
Butabi connects with a body shot that sends Wobble's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Butabi.
Wobble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butabi to score with a decent uppercut.
Butabi misses with a jab to the body

and Wobble counters by clinching up.
Butabi misses with a punch to the body.
Wobble prevents a body shot from Butabi.
Wobble is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Butabi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Butabi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wobble's elbow.
Butabi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wobble's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wobble's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Butabi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wobble crunches a lovely knee into Butabi's ribcage.
Butabi avoiding damage as Wobble throws knees to the body.
Butabi misses with a punch to the body.
Wobble blocks an uppercut.
Butabi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wobble lands a knee to the body.
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!
Butabi can't find room to land a body shot as Wobble controls the action.
Wobble takes a shot to the head.
Butabi misses with a hook to the ribs.

Wobble drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Butabi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wobble dives on top into guard.

Butabi working for a triangle but Wobble defends it easily.

Butabi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wobble defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Butabi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wobble chips away with some ground and pound.

Butabi looking for a triangle here. Wobble is fighting it but it looks tight! Butabi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wobble is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Steve Butabi!
After winning the bout, Steve Butabi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.