PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ze Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Butten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butten is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El Guapo Theme Song. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bo
vs
Butten

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ze Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ras Butten!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butten blocks a head kick by Bo.
Bo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Butten's head.

It looks like Ras Butten has been cut.
Bo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butten tries to clinch there but Bo circles away.
Bo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bo throws a head kick but Butten moves out of range.
Bo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Butten moves out of range of the body kick from Bo.
A solid body kick from Bo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bo throws a body kick that misses.
Butten misses with a hook. Bo ducked under it nicely.
Bo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bo swats away the attempt to clinch by Butten.
Bo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Bo.
Bo throws the kick towards the body but Butten avoids it.
Butten blocks a head kick by Bo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Butten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Butten prevents it.
Bo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Butten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butten tries to land knees in the clinch but Bo avoids the damage to the body.
Butten landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ze Bo has been cut.

Bo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Butten.
Bo swats away the attempt to clinch by Butten.
Ze Bo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butten tries to clinch there but Bo circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bo throws a sloppy head kick and Butten moves out of range easily.
Bo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bo misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butten checks a leg kick.
Bo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bo.
Bo throws a wild body kick that Butten sees coming a mile off.
Bo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bo throws a body kick that misses.
Bo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butten tries to clinch but Bo is having none of it.
Bo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butten tries to clinch but Bo moves out of range.
Ze Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bo tries a head kick but it misses.
Butten moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.
Butten throws a lazy right hand but Bo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butten wants to clinch up but Bo keeps it at a distance.
Bo is looking to slow Butten down with leg kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Butten drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bo pulls his leg out and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Bo.
Bo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bo throws a wild body kick that Butten sees coming a mile off.
Butten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bo swats away the attempt to clinch by Butten.
Bo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Butten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Butten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Butten walks away with a smile on his face. Bo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Butten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bo.
Bo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butten takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Butten tries to clinch but Bo is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butten wants to clinch up but Bo keeps it at a distance.
Butten tries to clinch up.
Bo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ze Bo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Butten tries to clinch up but Bo circles away and keeps his distance.

Bo tries to sprawl but Butten drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bo trying to control here.
Bo wants to get back to full guard.
Bo trying to control but Butten postures up.
Bo has his hands clasped together around Butten's back. He's all about the action.
Butten perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ze Bo.
Bo misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo wants to land a leg kick but Butten is out of range.
Bo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Butten is looking to clinch but Bo is avoiding it.
Butten tries to clinch but Bo is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butten checks a leg kick.
Butten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butten avoids the head kick by Bo.
Butten checks the leg kick.
Bo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bo thumps Butten with a low kick.
Bo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bo misses with a body kick.
Bo throws the kick towards the body but Butten avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butten wants to clinch up but Bo keeps it at a distance.

Butten darts in and clinches Bo up against the cage.

Butten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bo tries a head kick but it misses.

Butten moves into the clinch successfully.
Bo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Butten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Butten taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Bo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butten avoids a kick to the body.
Bo tries to land a front kick but Butten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Bo looks for the body kick but Butten saw that one coming.
Bo misses with a body kick.
Bo throws a push kick but Butten slaps the foot to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butten looks for the body kick but Bo saw that one coming.
Butten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bo throws a head kick but Butten moves out of range.
Bo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butten blocks a leg kick.
Bo swats away the attempt to clinch by Butten.
Butten moves out of range as Bo throws a body kick.
Bo scores with a head kick.

Butten rushes Bo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bo is working for takedown but Butten is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butten is stalling here.

Bo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo throws a body kick that misses.
Bo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butten avoids the head kick by Bo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butten dives in and grabs Bo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bo pushes down on Butten's head and hops out.
Bo throws a body kick the misses

and Butten counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Butten is keen to just control but Bo is a slippery customer.
Bo wants to improve his position but Butten is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butten is looking to take a break and control but Bo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bo looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ras Butten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Butten tries to clinch but Bo is having none of it.
Bo misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Bo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bo throws a head kick that misses.
Bo misses with a body kick.
Butten throws a head kick that misses
and Bo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Butten really felt that one!
Bo cracks the inside of Butten's front leg.
Butten avoids a kick to the body.
Butten moves out of range of the body kick.
Bo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Butten's head.
Bo misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bo.
Bo tries to land a front kick but Butten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butten moves out of range as Bo throws a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butten avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bo.
Bo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bo throws a push kick but Butten slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Bo.

Butten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bo tries to circle away but Butten has him pinned against the cage.
Butten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bo decides to pull guard.
Butten trying to control but Bo is working from the bottom.
Bo wants to sweep here but Butten controlling him for the moment.
Butten trying to control the position from guard on top but Bo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butten preventing the sweep.
Bo is working hard here to advance position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ras Butten wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Butten tries to clinch but Bo moves out of range.
Bo throws a sloppy head kick and Butten moves out of range easily.
Bo cracks the inside of Butten's front leg.
Butten avoids a kick to the body.
Butten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bo. Bo obviously looking to wear him down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Butten.
Butten tries to pull guard but Bo holds him up against the cage and eventually Butten drops back down to his feet.
Bo goes for a takedown attempt but Butten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Butten blocks the body kick.
Bo tries to land a front kick but Butten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bo counters with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bo. Butten shrugs it off though.
Butten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bo. Bo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ze Bo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bo throws a push kick but Butten slaps the foot to one side.
Butten fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bo avoids it really well and circles away.
Ze Bo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ras Butten.
Bo tries to land a front kick but Butten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bo throws a lazy body kick

and Butten moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Butten to work.
Butten taking a breather.
Bo working hard to break the clinch.
Butten prevents the takedown attempt.

Bo manages to break the clinch.
Bo keeps Butten at a distance using the push kick.
Bo throws a head kick that misses.
Butten tries to clinch but Bo moves away
and Bo counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butten moves out of range as Bo throws a body kick.
Butten with a hook.
Butten takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ze Bo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ze Bo!