PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher has chosen Stillborn by Black Label Society as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Peters
vs
Butcher

190 cm
27
255 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

197 cm
23
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otis Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peters lunges at Butcher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Butcher's hand.

Butcher moves into range and clinches up with Peters.
Peters is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Butcher.

It looks like James Peters has been cut.
Peters is trying to force a seperation but Butcher has the dominant position.
Butcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Butcher with a knee to the head.
Peters avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peters has had enough of the clinch but Butcher keeps him there for the moment.
Peters wants to break free but Butcher has control.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Peters blocks it.
Peters wants to get back to striking at distance but Butcher won't allow it.
Peters letting Butcher take a breather here.
Peters working hard to break the clinch.
Butcher has Peters pressed against the cage, preventing Peters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters is trying to push Butcher away but Butcher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters tries to break free but Butcher pushes him back against the cage.
Butcher connects with a knee to the head.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Peters blocks it.
Peters wants to get back to striking at distance but Butcher won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butcher.
Peters can't break the clinch.
Butcher is trying to maintain a safe position but Peters gets an underhook and turns Butcher into the cage.
Peters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butcher has him pressed against the cage.
Peters tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Peters blocks it.
A knee to the head by Butcher.
Peters has had enough of the clinch but Butcher keeps him there for the moment.
Butcher lands an elbow inside.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peters tries to break free but Butcher pushes him back against the cage.
Peters wants to get back to striking at distance but Butcher won't allow it.
Butcher prevents Peters from breaking the clinch.
Peters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands an elbow inside.
Peters wants to break free but Butcher has control.
Peters tries to circle away but Butcher has him pinned against the cage.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butcher has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peters working hard to break the clinch.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but Peters blocks with his arms.
Butcher has Peters pressed against the cage, preventing Peters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butcher keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peters is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.
Peters wants to break free but Butcher has control.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peters avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Butcher.
Peters is trying to force a seperation but Butcher has the dominant position.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters tries to circle away but Butcher has him pinned against the cage.

Peters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcher slips a jab from Peters.
Peters throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peters.
Peters jabs Butcher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peters cracks Butcher with a good jab.
Butcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters misses with a left hand

and Butcher counters by moving into the clinch.
Butcher keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Peters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butcher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Butcher ducks right into an uppercut from Peters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peters.
Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Peters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peters darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Peters clobbers Butcher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peters lands a slapping body shot.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peters. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peters throws out the jab.
Peters lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Peters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Peters's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

It looks like Otis Butcher has been cut.
Peters throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butcher.
James Peters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butcher.
James Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters misses with a lunging right hand
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peters darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peters throws out the jab.
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters misses with a body shot.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peters throws out the jab.
Peters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peters.
Butcher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Butcher. Butcher obviously looking to wear him down.
Butcher takes one to the side of the head.
Butcher scores with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Butcher.
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!
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcher moves away from the strike by Peters.
Peters punishes Butcher's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters misses with a few strikes there.
Butcher slips under a jab from Peters.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peters connects with the punch.
Peters jabs Butcher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peters. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher throws a combination that misses
and Peters counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Peters misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries to clinch but Peters moves out of range.
Peters looks to land a right hand but Butcher moved out of range.
Peters misses with a body shot.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.

Butcher rushes Peters and presses him up against the cage.
Otis Butcher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Butcher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peters wants to get back to striking at distance but Butcher won't allow it.
Peters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butcher stalling in the clinch but Peters improves position.
Butcher with a knee to the head.
Peters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peters is trying to break the clinch but Butcher has him pressed against the cage.
Peters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butcher has him pressed against the cage.
Peters is trying to push Butcher away but Butcher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butcher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peters has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butcher lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Peters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peters is trying to break free.
Butcher lands a knee to the body.
Butcher lands an elbow that stopped Peters in his tracks for a moment.
Butcher working Peters over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Butcher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher with a knee to the head.
Butcher landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butcher.

Peters is rocked!
Butcher lands a big knee! That's hurt Peters! Oh, he's all over the place! Butcher lands another knee that sends Peters to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otis Butcher!
Otis Butcher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.