PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Bezoink (ranked 1903 p4p, 259 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 2001 p4p, 270 weight class). Bezoink's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Butcher's choice of entrance music: Won't Back Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bezoink
vs
Butcher

190 cm
36
215 lbs
21 - 24 - 0

188 cm
35
210 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezoink throws a nice looking combination but Butcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bezoink.
Butcher scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Bezoink.
Butcher misses with a hook. Bezoink ducked under it nicely.
Bezoink misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
A swing and a miss from Bezoink.
Bezoink throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
As Butcher backs away, Bezoink returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Bezoink's shoulder, as Bezoink tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bezoink.
Butcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bezoink throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Butcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink misses with a hook.
Butcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bezoink makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ernie Bezoink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezoink avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bezoink throws a lazy head kick
and Butcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bezoink seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donk. Butcher catches Bezoink right on the button with a cross.
Butcher thuds his right hand into Bezoink's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Butcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bezoink counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bezoink fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butcher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bezoink lands a really nice looking cross but Butcher seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Bezoink.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bezoink looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Butcher tries a quick counter leg kick but Bezoink is wise to it.
Butcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bezoink misses with a straight right.
Butcher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Bezoink lands.
Bezoink throws a wild body kick that Butcher sees coming a mile off.
Bezoink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bezoink.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Bezoink ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Butcher misses.
As Butcher looks to move away, Bezoink throws a big counter combo but Butcher just gets out of the way.
Bezoink looks to land a combination but Butcher avoids it well.
Butcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bezoink connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Butcher scrambles back to his feet.
Bezoink slips under a jab.
Bezoink looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick
and Bezoink cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher cracks Bezoink with a good jab.
Bezoink misses with a wild combination.
Bezoink throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bezoink scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezoink jabs Butcher right on the nose. Butcher blinks but takes it well.
Butcher works the jab nicely.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bezoink swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bezoink swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bezoink uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Bezoink throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bezoink misses.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Bezoink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher avoids a kick to the body.
Bezoink misses with a double jab
and Bezoink takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Bezoink dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezoink sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bezoink staying out of range there.
Bezoink misses with a few strikes there.
Bezoink misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Bezoink does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bezoink lands with a slapping head kick.
Bezoink misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bezoink. Bezoink circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Butcher throws a poor cross that misses
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bezoink swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Bezoink throws a good cross that connects.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Butcher might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bezoink has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher dodges the punch combination from Bezoink.
A low kick from Butcher misses
and Bezoink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bezoink goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Butcher sizes up Bezoink with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A lazy left from Bezoink finds it's target.
Ernie Bezoink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butcher duly obliges.
Bezoink misses with an uppercut.
Butcher tries to counter with a clinch but Bezoink shakes him off and moves away.
Butcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Butcher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezoink throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butcher.
Butcher tries to land a leg kick but Bezoink saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher slips a straight right by Bezoink.
Bezoink misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher lands a nice hook to Bezoink's body. Bezoink takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bezoink throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Butcher misses.
Bezoink throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bezoink.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bezoink. Bezoink circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Bezoink there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ernie Bezoink is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Bezoink misses
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher throws an off balance right hand
and Bezoink counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bezoink!
Butcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butcher, right into the meat.
Bezoink pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bezoink throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher misses with an uppercut. Bezoink saw that one coming.
Butcher moves out of range as Bezoink strikes.
Butcher flicks out a counter leg kick but Bezoink steps away.
Bezoink lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Butcher misses with an uppercut.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Bezoink just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher connects with the punch.
Bezoink will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bezoink throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bezoink manages to avoid it.
Butcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Bezoink dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bezoink misses with a head kick.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Butcher throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bezoink to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bezoink staying out of range there.
Bezoink lands with a hook. Butcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Bezoink misses.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bezoink will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bezoink.
Butcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Bezoink does no damage.
Butcher misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Bezoink getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bezoink misses with a two punch combination.
Butcher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Bezoink uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Butcher has time to react.
Bezoink throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bezoink is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Butcher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bezoink takes one on the button.
Good exchange - Bezoink coming out on top.
A jab from Bezoink misses.
Butcher lands a head kick. Bezoink smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Butcher misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink misses with a combination
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Bezoink with a hook.
Nice cross by Bezoink.
Bezoink feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Butcher lands with a good body shot.
Bezoink on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Butcher.
Bezoink lands a two punch combo.
Butcher tries to clinch but Bezoink is having none of it.
Bezoink throws a combination. Butcher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher swings widly with a right hand
and Bezoink counters with a series of strikes. Butcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bezoink keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Bezoink avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Bezoink misses with a straight left.
Butcher unleashes a big counter combination but Bezoink bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Butcher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
and Bezoink cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Butcher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butcher throws a body punch but Bezoink moves out of range.

Butcher rushes Bezoink and presses him up against the cage.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Bezoink avoids the damage to the body.
Ernie Bezoink is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bezoink's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher throws the left hand but Bezoink avoids the punch easily.
Butcher throws a leg kick
and Bezoink counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bezoink lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butcher will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Bezoink.
Bezoink scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Butcher slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Bezoink showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bezoink, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Bezoink!
After winning the bout, Ernie Bezoink thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.