PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jelly Belly Butterball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Power
vs
Belly Butterball

210 cm
18
273 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

198 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jelly Belly Butterball!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power connects with a nice looking jab.
Butterball displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Power.
Power fails with the takedown

and Butterball counters by moving into the clinch.
Butterball wants to break free but Power has control.

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

Butterball had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Power defends it easily.
Power trying to control but Butterball is working from the bottom.
Butterball is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Butterball is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Butterball is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Butterball jumps guard and drags Power to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Butterball seems keen to control Power's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Butterball trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Butterball wants to sweep but no luck.
Power looking to sit in guard and control but Butterball gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Butterball sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterball wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Butterball stops Power from standing up.
Power wants to control the position but Butterball says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Butterball stalling.
Butterball throwing shots but Power is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Butterball decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Butterball throws a push kick but Power slaps the foot to one side.

Butterball scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Butterball passes the guard and advances to mount!
Butterball is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Butterball misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Butterball lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Power is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to control but Butterball is having none of it.
Butterball looking to finish with strikes here!
Power tries to hold on but Butterball postures up.
Butterball takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Butterball might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jelly Belly Butterball dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Power thuds his right hand into Butterball's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Butterball tries to clinch there but Power circles away.

Butterball has managed to clinch.
Power drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Butterball gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Power being controlled against the cage.
Butterball tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Power is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Butterball is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Power breaks the clinch.
Power shoots for a takedown but Butterball saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butterball pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butterball shoots for a double leg takedown but Power sprawls well. He's pushed Butterball's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butterball is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.

Power shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Power showed some decent athleticism there.
Butterball works his way to full guard. Good work.
Power trying to control but Butterball is working from the bottom.
Butterball controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterball bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Power's guard.
Butterball seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butterball works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butterball not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Butterball with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Power is in trouble now - Butterball has advanced to mount!
Butterball has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterball looking to finish Power with some ground and pound. This is bad for Power!

Butterball working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Power on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Power tries to get out of the position.
Power blocking the ground and pound.

Butterball is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Butterball extends the arm and Power is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jelly Belly Butterball!