PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher has chosen Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Farrelly
vs
Butcher

185 cm
36
221 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

188 cm
33
210 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly misses with a hook. Butcher ducked under it nicely.
Farrelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrelly throws a good cross that connects.
Farrelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly is looking to slow Butcher down with leg kicks.
Farrelly scores with the left hand. Butcher knows he should have avoided that one.
Farrelly thows a leg kick but Butcher checks it
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Farrelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher throws out a powerful jab.
Butcher lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Butcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Butcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Farrelly's shoulder, as Farrelly tries to avoid the shot.
Farrelly is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Farrelly.
Farrelly throws a right hand that misses
and Butcher counters with a good low kick that Farrelly was not able to check.
Butcher lands a leg kick that knocks Farrelly off balance momentarily.
Farrelly misses with a looping left.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farrelly misses the body punch
and Butcher counters with a nice leg kick.
Butcher checks a leg kick.
Butcher wants to counter the offense by Farrelly and move into the clinch position.
Farrelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farrelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Farrelly digs a good hook to Butcher's body.

Farrelly darts in and clinches Butcher up against the cage.
Farrelly works on Butcher's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrelly scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.
Butcher misses with a knee strike.
Farrelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butcher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrelly.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farrelly.
Come on Butcher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Farrelly letting Butcher take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butcher dodges an elbow strike from Farrelly.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrelly tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher throws an elbow that misses.
Butcher wants to stall.
Farrelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher blocking some punches.
Farrelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butcher blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
Farrelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrelly lands with a left to the head.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Farrelly throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Butcher to work.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Farrelly, against the cage.
Butcher has Farrelly pressed against the cage.
Farrelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Farrelly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Butcher throws a hook but Farrelly blocks it.
Butcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butcher jabs Farrelly right on the nose. Farrelly blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Farrelly misses.
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Farrelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrelly moves forwards but Butcher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Butcher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Butcher slips a jab from Farrelly.
Butcher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butcher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butcher has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher checks a low kick from Farrelly.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Farrelly throws a right and a left that Butcher avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Butcher forces Farrelly back against the cage and clinches.
Butcher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrelly has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrelly.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Farrelly.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrelly misses with some punches.
Farrelly tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Farrelly back against the cage.
Farrelly misses with a punch to the body.
Farrelly tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butcher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Seamus Farrelly has been cut.
A body shot lands from Farrelly.
Farrelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Butcher dodges an elbow strike from Farrelly.
Farrelly cracks Butcher with a nice body shot.
Farrelly trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher is trying to stall.
Seamus Farrelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Farrelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Farrelly throws an elbow but misses.
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Farrelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Farrelly lands an elbow inside that Butcher shrugs off.
Farrelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Butcher is stalling here.
Butcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrelly.
Butcher taking a breather.

Farrelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Farrelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrelly's head.
Farrelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farrelly misses with a straight left.
Farrelly misses with the body kick
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrelly throws out a leg kick but Butcher moves out of range and Farrelly only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrelly.
Butcher slips under a jab from Farrelly.

Farrelly drives through and clinches with Butcher against the cage.
Farrelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Butcher slowing the pace effectively.
Farrelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Farrelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seamus Farrelly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Farrelly throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a straight right hand.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrelly's head.
Farrelly misses with a double jab
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Butcher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Butcher throws the left hand but Farrelly avoids the punch easily.
Farrelly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Farrelly avoids the head kick by Butcher.
Farrelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Farrelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrelly.
Farrelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Farrelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly lands a left hand.
Farrelly scores with a shot to the side of Butcher's head.
A short right from Farrelly on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Farrelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Butcher lands an elbow just above Farrelly 's eye.
Farrelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Butcher prevents a body shot from Farrelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farrelly.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Farrelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Farrelly tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Farrelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
Farrelly throws a head punch that misses.
Farrelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Farrelly.
Butcher prevents Farrelly from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Farrelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly gets through Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Farrelly.
Seamus Farrelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butcher scores with a knee to the head.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Farrelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
Knees to the body from Butcher.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farrelly is keeping busy.
Farrelly has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Farrelly blocks it.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Farrelly, against the cage.
Butcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Farrelly.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Farrelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Farrelly is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Farrelly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Farrelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farrelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Farrelly!
An out of breath and clearly excited Seamus Farrelly thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).