PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Won't Back Down. 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.

Dux
vs
Butcher

188 cm
26
214 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

188 cm
33
210 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher checks a low kick from Dux.
Good shot there by Butcher.

It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Dux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dux.
A combination from Dux does no damage.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Dux throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dux misses with a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a straight right hand.
Dux is looking to land body kicks.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dux is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dux misses with an uppercut
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butcher blocks a head kick by Dux.
Butcher throws out a counter right but Dux avoids it with no problem.
Dux scores with a decent looking hook.
Dux throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Butcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Butcher drives through and clinches with Dux against the cage.
Dux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Butcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dux tries a knee to the head but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dux throws knees to the body.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Dux is looking to break free of the clinch but Butcher has double underhooks.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dux taking a breather.

Dux breaks from the clinch.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Butcher moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Butcher! But no joy.
Dux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dux throws a body shot but no joy.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Dux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dux scores with a head kick. Butcher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Butcher lands a jab-cross combination.
Dux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dux misses with a body shot.
Butcher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Butcher jabs Dux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Dux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butcher checks a leg kick.
Dux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Butcher counters with a huge left! Dux is in big trouble! He's backing up but Butcher isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dux from any more damage. A dominating finish by Butcher!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Butcher!
Billy Butcher made sure to mention his sponsor, KnockOut in his post fight interview.