PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Butorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tofi Matautia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Butorin
vs
Matautia

185 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill
Aspire Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Butorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tofi Matautia!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matautia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butorin is fending him off so far but Matautia persists. Nope, Butorin circles away and we're back to standing.
Butorin lands a high kick!

It looks like Tofi Matautia has been cut.
Matautia misses with a few strikes there.
Matautia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butorin tries to avoid it but Matautia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butorin to the ground. Butorin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Butorin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butorin misses with some punches.
A short right from Butorin.
Butorin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Butorin.

That has opened up Tofi Matautia's cut even more.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Matautia has eaten all the pies!
Matautia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butorin has him pressed against the cage.
Butorin prevents Matautia from breaking the clinch.
Matautia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butorin lands with a left to the head.
Matautia tries to pull guard but Butorin holds him up against the cage and eventually Matautia drops back down to his feet.
Alex Butorin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tofi Matautia.
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!
Butorin lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Butorin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crack! A monster head kick from Butorin and Matautia falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Butorin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Butorin!
Alex Butorin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.