PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall has chosen Parkway Drive - Sleepwalker as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Butrovic
vs
McCall

180 cm
26
168 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

174 cm
24
162 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Winston McCall!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butrovic connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by McCall.
McCall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCall scores with a punch to the head.
Butrovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Butrovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
Hannibal Butrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butrovic missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butrovic throws out the jab.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
Butrovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Butrovic moves in looking to clinch but McCall pushes him off.
Butrovic scores with a decent looking hook.
McCall misses with the combination.
McCall misses with a looping right.
McCall slips a jab and a cross from Butrovic.
McCall throws a head kick but Butrovic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic throws an off balance right hand
and McCall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Butrovic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McCall on his heels. He'll look to pass McCall's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Butrovic trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Butrovic won't allow McCall to sweep him here.
McCall keeps trying to improve his position.
McCall is still trying to improve position.
Butrovic trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
McCall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Butrovic is pushing down on McCall's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCall is fighting to maintain full guard but Butrovic has managed to sneak the leg through.
McCall tries to get to full guard but Butrovic has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Butrovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Butrovic wants to pass the guard but McCall is defending well.
Butrovic prevents McCall from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic is trying to control. McCall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Butrovic.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Butrovic is trying to control the action in half guard but McCall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Butrovic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Butrovic winds up and cracks McCall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCall is trying to get back to full guard.
Butrovic not doing much here.
McCall trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butrovic lands a nice short elbow.
Butrovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Butrovic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McCall!
Butrovic lands a big shot there that rocks McCall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall is wriggling around trying to escape.
McCall gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butrovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCall keeps working.
McCall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butrovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Butrovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Butrovic dives in and grabs McCall's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCall pushes down on Butrovic's head and hops out.
Butrovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butrovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCall tries to avoid it but Butrovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCall to the ground. McCall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McCall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Butrovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Butrovic with a poor takedown
and McCall counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown but McCall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCall with a hook.
Butrovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCall circles away.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butrovic.
McCall swinging wildly here.
McCall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Butrovic slips a straight right by McCall.
McCall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butrovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall.
Butrovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall.
Butrovic lands a jab to the nose.
Winston McCall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCall thows a body shot but no joy.
McCall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butrovic.
Butrovic lands with a hook. McCall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Butrovic moves out of range as McCall throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Butrovic there.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butrovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCall counters with a straight right hand.
Butrovic misses with a takedown attempt
and McCall counters with a nice uppercut.
Butrovic loads up on a big right hand but McCall slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Butrovic. Those never looked like landing.
Butrovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCall swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Butrovic.
Butrovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCall was well out of range. Poor timing from Butrovic.
Butrovic throws a one two combo.
McCall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butrovic.
McCall keeps the fight on the outside.
McCall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Butrovic.
Butrovic throws a big shot that misses.
McCall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butrovic.
Butrovic looks to land a left hand but McCall moved out of range nicely.
Hannibal Butrovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown but McCall shows good takedown defense.
Butrovic dives in for a single leg takedown but McCall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCall scores with a shot to the side of Butrovic's head.
McCall tries to work over Butrovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Butrovic.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Butrovic lands a hook that snaps the head of McCall backwards.

McCall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCall but McCall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCall thows a body shot but no joy.
Butrovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCall wants it to stay on the feet.
McCall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Butrovic's hands.
Butrovic swings widly with a right hand
and McCall counters with a two punch combo.
McCall slips under a jab.
Butrovic throws an off balance right hand
and McCall counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butrovic fails with the takedown
and McCall counters with a nice body kick.
McCall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butrovic avoids the body shot from McCall.
Butrovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Butrovic takes one on the button.
McCall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butrovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Butrovic throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
McCall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butrovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall connects with a high kick.
McCall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butrovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCall swings for the body but Butrovic moves out of range.
Butrovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Winston McCall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Butrovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Butrovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Butrovic is rocked!
Butrovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCall scores with a jab to the body.
McCall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butrovic shoots in for a double leg but McCall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Butrovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butrovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Butrovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Butrovic with a lazy takedown attempt

and McCall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall wants to pass the guard but Butrovic is keeping the position.
Butrovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Butrovic wants to improve his position but instead McCall has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall wants to control but Butrovic is keeping him busy.
McCall trying to control from Butrovic's half guard. Butrovic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Butrovic looking to control.
McCall looking to pass the guard.
Butrovic wants to sweep but no luck.
McCall wants to control from the top but Butrovic keeps moving.
Butrovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McCall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McCall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Butrovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCall.
McCall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butrovic manages to avoid it.
McCall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCall throws a body punch but Butrovic moves out of range.
Butrovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Butrovic lunges at McCall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCall's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
Butrovic moves out of range as McCall throws a body kick.
McCall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCall throws a body punch but Butrovic moves out of range.
McCall stuffs the takedown attempt from Butrovic. Butrovic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from McCall as Butrovic shoots in.
Butrovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butrovic moves away.
Butrovic misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from McCall. Those never looked like landing.
Butrovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butrovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCall moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Butrovic misses the target.
Butrovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCall on the side of the head.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Butrovic moved out of range nicely.
McCall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butrovic at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic looks for a takedown but McCall sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCall sprawls well. McCall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butrovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Butrovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McCall swings for the body but Butrovic moves out of range.

Butrovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCall to the mat! McCall manages to get full guard.
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!
McCall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McCall wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Butrovic from controlling successfully.
McCall working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Winston McCall.
I think McCall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Winston McCall!
Winston McCall thanked the fans post fight for their support.