PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Semore Butkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butkiss comes into the arena with Mama said blaring out of the sound system. Scott has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Georg Scott enters the cage!

Butkiss
vs
Scott

185 cm
29
175 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

175 cm
26
178 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semore Butkiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georg Scott!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Butkiss avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Butkiss.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Butkiss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butkiss tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.
Butkiss is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scott.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Butkiss crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scott - the referee stops the clock and Butkiss gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scott. Butkiss manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Scott misses with a double jab.

Scott pushes Butkiss up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Butkiss's efforts to push away.
Scott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Butkiss is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Scott prevents Butkiss from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butkiss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scott fails to pull guard.
Scott is trying to push Butkiss away but Butkiss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Butkiss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Butkiss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butkiss as he avoids it easily.
Butkiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Butkiss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Georg Scott has been cut.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Butkiss.
Scott misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Butkiss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Butkiss moves out of range easily.

Scott tries to keep at a distance but Butkiss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Butkiss is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott tries to pull guard but Butkiss won't allow it.
Semore Butkiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georg Scott.
Butkiss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Scott pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Butkiss wants to stand but Scott is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scott pulls Butkiss in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Semore Butkiss.
Butkiss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butkiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
We've been told by Butkiss's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Butkiss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott throws a lazy head kick
and Butkiss counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Butkiss.
Butkiss blocks a head kick by Scott.

Scott closes the distance and pushes Butkiss back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scott breaks the clinch.
Butkiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Semore Butkiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Butkiss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Butkiss scores with a four punch combination!
Scott throws a lazy head kick
and Butkiss counters with a nice uppercut.

Scott clinches up against the cage.

Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butkiss fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butkiss tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
Butkiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Butkiss.
Butkiss works Scott's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Georg Scott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Georg Scott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butkiss throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butkiss throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Butkiss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Nice takedown defense from Butkiss. No joy for Scott on that attempt.
Butkiss connects with a jab.
Butkiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butkiss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Butkiss wants it to stay on the feet.
Butkiss throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Scott.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Butkiss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scott but Scott pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butkiss has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butkiss closes the distance and clinches up with Scott, looking for a takedown. Butkiss pushes Scott against the cage but Scott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Semore Butkiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Scott lands but Butkiss takes it in his stride.
Butkiss tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Scott defends well and Butkiss ends up having to push Scott into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Scott tries for a takedown. No joy.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott dives in and grabs Butkiss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butkiss pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
Scott lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Butkiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott throws a push kick but Butkiss slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Butkiss lands but Scott takes it in his stride.
Semore Butkiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Butkiss. Those never looked like landing.
Butkiss misses with a wild combination.
Scott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butkiss tries to clinch up.
Butkiss feints a jab promting Scott to slip. Butkiss then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Butkiss wants to clinch

and Scott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Butkiss's efforts to push away.
Butkiss tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Butkiss breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Scott. Beautiful body shot.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Butkiss sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butkiss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Butkiss throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Scott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Butkiss's sensitive parts.

Butkiss tries to keep at a distance but Scott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Butkiss tries to break the clinch but Scott is controlling the position.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott lands with a nice body kick.
Scott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Scott tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Butkiss defends well and Scott ends up having to push Butkiss into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott landing knees to the head.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butkiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Scott or perhaps it was just good defense by Butkiss which made him look bad.
Butkiss lands a right hook to the body.
Butkiss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Butkiss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butkiss checks the leg kick.
Butkiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georg Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georg Scott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Butkiss sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butkiss walks forward, straight into a front kick from Scott.
Butkiss misses with a combination
and Scott counters with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scott.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butkiss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott connects with a high kick.
A head kick by Scott misses
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butkiss misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Butkiss scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butkiss throws a head kick that misses.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Semore Butkiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georg Scott.
Butkiss cracks Scott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scott throws a head kick that Butkiss semi-blocks.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Butkiss moves out of range easily.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butkiss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott tries to land a front kick but Butkiss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scott dives in and grabs Butkiss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butkiss pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
Butkiss looks to throw a body kick
and Scott counters with a good low kick that Butkiss was not able to check.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butkiss moves out of range of the body kick.
Butkiss feints a jab promting Scott to slip. Butkiss then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss stuffs the takedown.
Butkiss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scott swivels and escapes.
Scott connects with a leg kick. Butkiss looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Scott misses with a head kick.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Georg Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Butkiss.
Butkiss looks to land a combination. Scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butkiss will feel that in the morning.
Scott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Butkiss moves out of range as Scott throws a body kick.
Butkiss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Butkiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Butkiss avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Butkiss does no damage.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scott scores with a head kick.
Scott cracks the inside of Butkiss's front leg.
Scott throws a head kick that half lands.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
and Butkiss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butkiss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semore Butkiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butkiss. That did some damage!
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butkiss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scott counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott throws a head kick but Butkiss moves out of range.
Butkiss wants to clinch.
Scott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Butkiss's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butkiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Georg Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Butkiss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Scott moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georg Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georg Scott!
An out of breath Georg Scott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.