PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philmore Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Meniac by Michael Sembello kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Butts
vs
Lloyd

170 cm
26
210 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

188 cm
22
212 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philmore Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Butts counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Lloyd misses.
Butts connects with a nice looking jab.
Lloyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lloyd feints a jab promting Butts to slip. Lloyd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Butts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butts throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
Butts throws a jab when Lloyd was well out of range.
Lloyd has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lloyd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lloyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butts misses with an uppercut. Lloyd saw that one coming.
Butts just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd connects with a looping right hand.
Lloyd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Butts's hands.
Lloyd misses the jab.
Butts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lloyd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Butts's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a lazy right hand but Butts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butts moves out of range as Lloyd strikes.
Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butts.
Butts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lloyd.
Butts misses with an uppercut.
Lloyd lands the left hand.
Butts looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
Butts just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Butts.
The fighters circling - Butts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lloyd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butts duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd defending well as Butts loads up on a big left hand.
Lloyd scores with a one two! Butts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Butts throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Lloyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butts throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Butts.
Butts throws a right hand that Lloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Lloyd also avoids with ease.
Butts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lloyd manages to avoid it.
Lloyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butts throws out the jab.
Butts lands a really nice looking cross but Lloyd seems unphased.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd throws a lazy right hand but Butts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lloyd throws a big shot that misses.
Butts just misses with a punch to the body.
Butts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Butts misses.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Butts misses the shot to the body.
Butts just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lloyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lloyd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Philmore Butts has been cut.
Butts throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
Lloyd connects with a body shot that sends Butts's belly button to the back.
Butts lands a really nice looking cross but Lloyd seems unphased.
Butts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lloyd in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd scores with a punch to the head.

Lloyd lands a left and a right that send Butts crashing to the mat, dazed. Lloyd thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Butts is rocked!
Lloyd works Butts's body with a nice hook.
Oh Butts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lloyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lloyd cracks Butts with a left hook right on the temple and Butts goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Lloyd lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Butts is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Lloyd!
Mike Lloyd decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.