PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch Shorette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Everett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorette kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No New Friends. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shorette
vs
Everett

180 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Shorette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Everett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everett misses with an uppercut
and Shorette counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Everett. That snapped Shorette's head back.
Everett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shorette.
Jab from Shorette.
Shorette with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shorette misses with a wild combination.
Everett misses with a hook. Shorette ducked under it nicely.
Shorette just misses with a punch to the body.
Everett misses with a right hand
and Shorette counters with a right hand to the body.
Shorette moves out of range as Everett strikes.
Everett avoids the body shot from Shorette.
Everett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shorette counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Everett throws a hook but Shorette blocks it.
Everett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Everett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shorette.
Everett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shorette.
Shorette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Everett moves away.
Shorette lands with a nice body punch.
Everett misses with a hook.
Everett misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorette lands with an overhand left.
Shorette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Everett misses the jab.
Everett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Shorette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Everett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shorette moves forwards but Everett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shorette defending well as Everett loads up on a big left hand.
Shorette lands a two punch combo.
Shorette misses with a wild body shot.
Shorette defending well as Everett loads up on a big left hand.
Everett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Everett throws a looping overhand right but Shorette ducks down to avoid it.
Everett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shorette takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shorette scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Shorette.
Shorette lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Everett backs up against the cage.
Shorette is looking to wear down Everett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Everett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shorette.
Everett misses with an uppercut. Shorette saw that one coming.
Shorette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Everett.
Everett looks to land a left hand but Shorette moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorette ducks under a wild hook from Everett.
Shorette clobbers Everett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Shorette.
Everett on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Everett is rocked!
A jab from Shorette misses.
Everett is still on wobbly legs! Can Shorette finish him?
Shorette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shorette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Shorette.
Shorette throws a looping overhand right but Everett ducks down to avoid it.
Everett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shorette.
Shorette throws a hook but Everett avoids it easily.
Everett defending well as Shorette loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Everett slips a jab and a cross from Shorette.
Everett slips a jab from Shorette.
Everett moves out of range as Shorette strikes.
Everett blocks a jab.
Shorette throws a hook but Everett avoids it easily.
Shorette looks to land a combination but Everett avoids it well.
Everett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shorette throws a hook but Everett avoids it easily.
Shorette throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shorette is breathing heavily.
A combination from Shorette does no damage.
Shorette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shorette throws a hook but Everett blocks it.
Shorette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Everett.
Everett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shorette moves away.
Shorette throws a hook to the side of Everett's head but Everett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shorette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Everett.
Shorette misses with a straight left.
Shorette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shorette missing with a left hand there. Everett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Everett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shorette.
Everett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shorette looks to land a left hand but Everett moved out of range nicely.
Shorette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Everett.
Shorette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Everett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Everett seems to have recovered his senses.
Shorette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Everett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shorette was well out of range. Poor timing from Everett.
Shorette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shorette does it's job there.
Shorette avoids the body shot from Everett.
Shorette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Everett throws a shot from downtown. Shorette moves away and avoids it.
Shorette takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Everett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shorette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Everett misses with a looping right.
Shorette lands a slapping body shot.
Shorette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Everett throws an overhand right that lands on Shorette's shoulder, as Shorette tries to avoid the shot.
Shorette throws a monster overhand right that drops Everett! Shorette follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Shorette!
After the fight, Butch Shorette was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.