PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Rudy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by Arcade Fire - Ready to Start. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Butcher
vs
Rudy

180 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Rudy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher tries to clinch up but Rudy circles away and keeps his distance.
Butcher looks for a takedown but Rudy sprawls well.
Rudy keeps the fight on the outside.

Butcher rushes Rudy and presses him up against the cage.
Butcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Donovan Rudy has been cut.
Rudy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rudy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Butcher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rudy's face.

That has opened up Donovan Rudy's cut even more.
Butcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Rudy won't want to take too many of those.
Butcher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Butcher has Rudy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rudy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Butcher has Rudy pressed against the cage, preventing Rudy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Rudy is blocking nicely.
Butcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rudy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Butcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Butcher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rudy prevents it.
Rudy avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rudy wants to get back to striking at distance but Butcher won't allow it.
Butcher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Butcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Butcher lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Donovan Rudy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rudy wants to break free but Butcher has control.
Rudy looks gassed!
Butcher with a knee to the head.
Butcher lands an elbow inside.
Rudy is pressed up against the cage. Butcher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rudy down to the mat. Rudy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Donovan Rudy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rudy misses with a wild body shot.

Butcher darts in and clinches Rudy up against the cage.
Butcher prevents Rudy from breaking the clinch.
Butcher prevents Rudy from breaking the clinch.
Rudy wants to break free but Butcher has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Butcher tries to score a body lock takedown but Rudy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rudy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Rudy blocks an elbow strike from Butcher.
Rudy avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.
Butcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Rudy managing to block the knees to the body from Butcher.
Butcher with a knee to the head.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Rudy blocks it.
Butcher landing knees to the head.

Donovan Rudy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rudy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rudy managing to block the knees to the body from Butcher.
Rudy is trying to break free.
Rudy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher wants a takedown but no success here.
Butcher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rudy avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
Butcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudy is defending well for now.
Rudy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudy avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Butcher keeps control of Rudy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rudy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rudy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Butcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudy is defending well for now.
Butcher misses with a knee strike.
Butcher wants a takedown but no success here.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudy avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudy is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rudy is trying to break free.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Rudy is blocking nicely.
Rudy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Rudy blocks it.
Rudy wants to get back to striking at distance but Butcher won't allow it.
Rudy is looking to break free of the clinch but Butcher has double underhooks.
Rudy avoids the elbow strike from Butcher, against the cage.

Butcher jumps guard and drags Rudy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Butcher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Rudy. Those never looked like landing.
Rudy swinging wildly here.
Rudy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butcher at a distance.
Rudy throws a series of punches but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donovan Rudy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Rudy pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Rudy.
Rudy misses with a body shot.
Bobby Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rudy leaves Butcher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rudy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rudy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rudy.

It looks like Bobby Butcher has been cut.

Butcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Rudy is breathing heavily.
Butcher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rudy smiles and moves away.
Butcher tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudy throws a series of punches but Butcher moves out of range.
Rudy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rudy tries to bum rush Butcher with a series of wild strikes but Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rudy counters with a series of strikes. Butcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Butcher has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rudy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Rudy circles away and keeps his distance.
Rudy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rudy throws a right hand that Butcher ducks under and follows up with a left that Butcher also avoids with ease.
Butcher tries to clinch
and Rudy counters with a left and a right that stings Butcher.
No luck for Butcher with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butcher tries to clinch there but Rudy circles away.

Butcher takes the fight into the clinch.
Rudy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudy avoids it.
Butcher lands a nice elbow.
Butcher scores a nice knee to the body.
Butcher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rudy just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher lands an elbow just above Rudy 's eye.
Butcher landing knees to the body.
Butcher crunches a lovely knee into Rudy's ribcage.
Rudy takes a knee right on the jaw!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Donovan Rudy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Butcher!