PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hellbent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Hellbent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Butcher
vs
Hellbent

188 cm
31
165 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

186 cm
31
170 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 8 - 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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Hellbent!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hellbent.
Sloppy strikes from Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcher avoids a kick to the body.
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hellbent scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Hellbent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butcher at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Butcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hellbent throws a sloppy head kick
letting Butcher counter with a right hand.
Hellbent misses with the body kick
and Butcher counters with a three punch combo that has Hellbent backing up. Hellbent nods at Butcher to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellbent connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butcher momentarily.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Butcher.
Hellbent takes a kick to the side of the head.

Hellbent drives through and clinches with Butcher against the cage.
Hellbent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellbent throws an elbow but misses.

Hellbent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hellbent throws a wild body kick that Butcher sees coming a mile off.
Hellbent misses with a combination
and Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Hellbent dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
A head kick misses from Hellbent.
Hellbent scores with a spinning back kick!
Butcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
Hellbent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher throws a right and a left that Hellbent avoids nicely.
Hellbent fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Butcher.
Butcher misses with a hook. Hellbent ducked under it nicely.
Butcher swings widly with a right hand
and Hellbent counters with an inside leg kick.
Butcher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hellbent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher throws a combination that misses
and Hellbent counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab by Hellbent.
Butcher walks into a stiff left hand from Hellbent.
Hellbent darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hellbent can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hellbent slips under a jab.
Hellbent scores with a sloppy right hand. Butcher should have avoided that one.
Butcher throws a head kick but Hellbent moves out of range.
Hellbent avoids the head kick by Butcher.
Hellbent stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Butcher tries to keep at a distance but Hellbent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Butcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butcher tries to break the clinch but Hellbent is controlling the position.
Hellbent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hellbent.

Butcher is rocked!
Hellbent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Butcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellbent lands a big right hand that drops Butcher! The killer instinct kicks in and Hellbent finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hellbent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Hellbent!
Our winner, Hank Hellbent, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.