PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barn Door (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktorija Butkintas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butkintas has chosen Shaman-Netektis as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Door
vs
Butkintas

177 cm
26
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
181 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

PWNAGE™ (WOT)
Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barn Door!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktorija Butkintas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Door looks to land a combination but Butkintas avoids it well.
Butkintas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butkintas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Door as he jumps to the side.
Butkintas avoids the head kick by Door.

Butkintas gets caught flat footed, as Door shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Door trying to control but Butkintas is working from the bottom.
Door throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Door avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Butkintas is trying to keep Door in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Door wants to control from the top but Butkintas keeps moving.
Butkintas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butkintas wants to pass to mount but Door is defending the position.
Butkintas passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butkintas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Butkintas controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butkintas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Butkintas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Door wants to control but Butkintas is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Door is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Door is working hard here to advance position.
Door is squirming around, avoiding Butkintas's attempts to control the action.
Butkintas controlling from mount.
Door is squirming around, avoiding Butkintas's attempts to control the action.
Butkintas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Door?
Butkintas trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butkintas thowing shots but they're missing.
Butkintas trying to control but Door is having none of it.
Door tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Door is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Door is squirming around, avoiding Butkintas's attempts to control the action.
Door is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Butkintas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Door is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktorija Butkintas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Door closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Butkintas's guard.

Butkintas has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Door doesn't defend quickly enough and Butkintas has managed to lock this one up! Can Door escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Butkintas on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Viktorija Butkintas!