PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madison has chosen Jizz In My Pants as his entrance music. Jack Madison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butler
vs
Madison

175 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Madison!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler scores with a shot to the body.
Butler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Butler misses.
Butler lands a slapping body shot.
Madison lands with a shot to the body.
Madison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Madison misses.
Madison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butler misses with a looping right.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Madison misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison misses with a body punch
and Butler counters with a one-two to the body.
Madison moves away from the strike by Butler.
Madison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butler was well out of range. Poor timing from Madison.
Madison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madison lands with a cross.
Madison ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Butler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Butler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madison counters with a right hand to the body.
Butler is breathing heavily.
Madison lands a jab to Butler's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Madison drops Butler with a left right combo! Madison follows him down to the ground into side control.

Butler is rocked!

It looks like James Butler has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oh Butler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Madison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butler, who protects the arm well.

Madison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Butler seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Butler will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Butler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Madison controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler tries to bench press Madison off him but Madison keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butler struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Madison politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Madison prefers to stall for the moment though.
Butler controls the position for a moment.
Butler is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Madison is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Butler is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Madison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butler keeps working.
Butler is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Butler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Madison working the ground and pound from side control.
Madison is looking to take a break and control but Butler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Butler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Madison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Butler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Madison throws out a loose jab but Butler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madison throws out the jab.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madison thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Butler does no damage.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler fails to land with a series of punches.
James Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madison stalks Butler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Butler's face. Butler staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madison counters with a left right combination that sends Butler crashing to the mat - Madison wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Butler out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Madison!