PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymore Buttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dos Santos
vs
Buttz

200 cm
24
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

-Bloody Sunday MMA-
Battalion Athletics

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymore Buttz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos throws and low kick but Buttz moves out of range easily.
Buttz misses with a few strikes there.
Buttz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Buttz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buttz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buttz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buttz.
Dos Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Buttz counters with a series of strikes. Dos Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buttz.
Dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Buttz moves away and avoids it.
Buttz throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buttz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttz blocks a leg kick.
Buttz throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buttz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buttz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Seymore Buttz has been cut.
Buttz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dos Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Buttz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buttz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Buttz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from Dos Santos.
A swing and a miss from Buttz.
Buttz slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
A big left from Buttz misses.
Buttz takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buttz counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buttz manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos moves away from the strike by Buttz.
Dos Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dos Santos tests Buttz's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Buttz blocks the leg kick.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buttz has time to react.
Buttz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dos Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Buttz counters with a nice body shot.
Buttz throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Buttz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos jabs Buttz right on the nose. Buttz blinks but takes it well.
Buttz throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buttz.
A bone on bone clash there as Buttz blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Buttz.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
Buttz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buttz throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttz throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Dos Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dos Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dos Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buttz is out of range and Dos Santos settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Buttz.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buttz.
Buttz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buttz throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Buttz blocks the leg kick.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buttz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buttz slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Nice shot lands for Buttz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Buttz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seymore Buttz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buttz misses with a body punch
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buttz.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Buttz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws and low kick but Buttz moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Buttz. That snapped Dos Santos's head back.
Buttz scores with a jab to the head.
Buttz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Buttz with a series of wild strikes but Buttz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buttz throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dos Santos.
Buttz just misses with a punch to the body.
Buttz loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Buttz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there.
Dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buttz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Dos Santos coming out on top.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Buttz ducked under it nicely.
Buttz throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Buttz slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries a low kick but Buttz avoids it.
Buttz misses with a wild combination.
Buttz looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos throws a front kick aimed at Buttz's knee but Buttz avoids it well.
Buttz looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttz misses with a combination
and Buttz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buttz misses with a straight right.
Buttz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good shot there by Buttz.
Buttz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buttz is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buttz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buttz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Buttz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dos Santos.
A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target.
Buttz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Buttz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Buttz.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Buttz moves out of range.
Buttz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Junior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Buttz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buttz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dos Santos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dos Santos, right into the meat.
Dos Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Buttz seems unphased.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Buttz.
Dos Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That has opened up Seymore Buttz's cut even more.
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Buttz is rocked!
Dos Santos moves out of range as Buttz strikes.
Buttz throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to chop away at Buttz's legs.
Dos Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buttz doesn't seem bothered though.
Buttz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buttz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Nice shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Buttz's head back.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buttz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Buttz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Buttz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos is looking to slow Buttz down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Buttz ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Dos Santos misses with a hook.
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through Buttz's defenses.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buttz.
Buttz moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Buttz misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buttz throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Buttz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Buttz ducked under it nicely.
Buttz scores with a body shot.
Buttz misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dos Santos, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Dos Santos misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
Buttz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buttz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buttz. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buttz throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Buttz misses with a straight right.
Buttz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
and Buttz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Buttz to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Buttz.
Buttz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
Dos Santos misses the body punch
and Buttz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buttz takes one to the chin there.
Dos Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Buttz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Buttz digs a good hook to Dos Santos's body.
Buttz defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Dos Santos coming out on top.
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!
Dos Santos misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Buttz misses.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Buttz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Buttz blocks it.
Buttz blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buttz.
Buttz slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Buttz misses with a hook to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Buttz 's knee.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch
and Dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Buttz moves away and avoids it.
Buttz cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buttz loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Dos Santos takes one on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Buttz.
Buttz misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Buttz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Buttz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Buttz uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seymore Buttz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buttz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!