PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between lilian andalou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler has chosen Knights of Cydonia as his entrance music. lilian andalou has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

andalou
vs
Butler

198 cm
19
172 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

180 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, lilian andalou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Butler!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
andalou is looking to clinch.
Butler circles away from the clinch attempt.
andalou doesn't manage to clinch there - Butler circles away.
andalou doesn't manage to clinch there - Butler circles away.
andalou tries to clinch up.

Butler has closed the distance and engaged andalou in a clinch.

Butler jumps guard and drags andalou to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
andalou won't allow Butler to sweep him here.
andalou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
andalou throws a big right hand that misses.
andalou has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
andalou is breathing heavily.
andalou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Butler uses the cage to get back to his feet.
andalou tries to clinch up

and Butler counters with a shoot takedown. andalou fights it but they end up in guard.
andalou keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully.
andalou thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Butler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Butler controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. andalou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butler passes andalou's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Butler uses his free foot to push down on andalou's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for andalou.
Butler tries to control but andalou wriggling away.
Butler lands with some vicious ground and pound - can andalou hang on?
A nice elbow there by Butler.
andalou really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice elbow there by Butler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler working the ground and pound effectively.
Butler content just to control the position here.
Butler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
andalou is trying to escape the mount.

Butler gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Butler closes the distance and clinches.

Butler gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Butler controlling from the top position.
Butler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. andalou swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler passes into half guard.
Butler controlling the action here.
Butler stops andalou from getting back to his feet.
Butler working over andalou with some ground and pound. andalou looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Butler is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Butler in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Butler is looking for a kimura but andalou is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Butler to get the leverage.
andalou tries to get to full guard but Butler has control of the leg.

Butler stands up from half guard.

Butler forces andalou back against the cage and clinches.

Butler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butler scores with a push kick.
Butler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
lilian andalou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butler shoots for a double leg takedown but andalou sprawls well. He's pushed Butler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butler throws a series of punches but andalou avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Butler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

andalou tries to keep at a distance but Butler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Butler tries to pull guard but andalou won't allow it.
andalou swings wildly with an uppercut but Butler uses good head movement to avoid it.
andalou misses with a punch on the inside.
Butler tries to pull guard but andalou won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Butler is trying to drag andalou to the mat but andalou just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
lilian andalou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Butler.
Butler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Butler avoiding damage as andalou throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler wants a takedown.
Butler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Butler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. andalou fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Butler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Butler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Butler stopping the sweep attempt from andalou.
andalou throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Butler controlling from the top position.
andalou wants to improve his position but instead Butler has moved into half guard.

Butler stands up out of the half guard.

Butler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
andalou is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Butler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
andalou really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Butler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
andalou in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Butler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Butler looking to finish andalou with some ground and pound. This is bad for andalou!
Butler blocks andalou's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Butler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Butler breaks from andalou's wrist control and lands an elbow.
andalou is desperately trying to improve his position but Butler has a good base and remains in mount.

Butler get's back to his feet.

Butler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. andalou looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
andalou is trying to buck Butler off.
andalou is looking for a sweep.
Butler landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
andalou tries to bench press Butler off him but Butler keeps the position.
andalou is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Butler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Butler prefers to stall for the moment though.
andalou tries to bench press Butler off him but Butler keeps the position.
Butler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
andalou keeps the fight on the outside.
Butler lands a head kick. andalou smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Butler pushes andalou up against the cage in a clinch.
Butler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Butler stalling against the cage.
Butler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as andalou walks away with a smile on his face. Butler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Butler keeps the fight on the outside.
andalou tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Butler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Butler.
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!
andalou lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
andalou punching to the body, from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
andalou wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Butler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Butler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. andalou sprawls well initially but Butler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
andalou on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if andalou tries to get out of the position.
andalou tries to get to full guard but Butler has control of the leg.
Butler prevents andalou from standing back up.
Butler passes the guard and advances to mount!
andalou is trying desperately to improve position.
andalou tries to improve his position but instead Butler has taken his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
andalou is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Butler is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. andalou has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Butler has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! andalou taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Butler doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Will Butler!