PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Of The East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wally Butcher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butcher
vs
Of The East

188 cm
30
165 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

178 cm
24
162 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beast Of The East!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The East throws out a loose jab but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The East lands the left hand.

It looks like Wally Butcher has been cut.
Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
The East takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Butcher throws a head kick but The East moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The East.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher regains half guard, as The East was trying to land strikes.
Butcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from The East.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from The East.
The East tries to pass the half guard into mount. Butcher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Butcher gets back to full guard.
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The East.
The East throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Butcher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The East preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The East works a leg free and moves into half guard.

The East is looking for a kimura here.
The East performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The East looking for a submission but Butcher manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The East working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The East trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The East.
Butcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butcher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The East wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Butcher.
Butcher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The East can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The East blocking the ground and pound.
Butcher looking to control but The East is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The East is working to get back to half guard.
Butcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Butcher unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The East is in all sorts of trouble here.
Butcher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the head.

The East is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
The East is still in real trouble! Can Butcher finish him?
Butcher drops a big elbow. That's hurt The East! More shots from Butcher and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wally Butcher!
Wally Butcher very nearly forgot to thank Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.