PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Robledo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Butten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robledo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DJ Khaled . Butten has chosen El Guapo Theme Song as his entrance music. Ras Butten has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joey Robledo's chin.

Robledo
vs
Butten

180 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
183 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Robledo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ras Butten!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butten closes the distance but Robledo moves to the side
and Robledo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Butten missing with knees to the body.
Butten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robledo.
Robledo misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robledo.
Still in the clinch, Robledo scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robledo throws an elbow but misses.
Butten connects with a knee to the head.
Robledo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Robledo throws a punch but it's blocked by Butten.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Butten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robledo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butten trying to control the position but instead, Robledo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Butten into the cage.
Butten with a knee to the head.
Robledo misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robledo misses with the head strike.
Robledo throws a head punch that misses.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robledo misses with a punch on the inside.
Robledo tries to throw a body punch but Butten avoids it by throwing Robledo back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Butten lands a good knee to the midsection. Robledo won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butten trying to stall but Robledo improves his position.
Robledo throws a punch but it's blocked by Butten.
Butten with a knee to the head.
Robledo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robledo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robledo throws a head punch that misses.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robledo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butten stalling in the clinch but Robledo improves position.
Robledo looking to throw knees to the head but Butten is blocking nicely.
Robledo has a couple of punches blocked by Butten.
Robledo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robledo lands a body punch.
Butten pressing his opponent against the cage.
Butten lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robledo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Robledo on the inside.
Robledo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robledo is breathing heavily.
Robledo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butten backwards.
Robledo throws a punch but it's blocked by Butten.
Butten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robledo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robledo.
Butten looking to slow down the pace here.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butten lands a nice knee to the body.
Robledo misses with a body punch.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Robledo tries a knee to the head but Butten blocks it.
Butten goes for a takedown attempt but Robledo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joey Robledo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butten tries to clinch but Robledo moves away

and Robledo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Butten landing knees to the body.
Robledo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Robledo fails to land.
Butten stalling in the clinch but Robledo improves position.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butten tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robledo smiles and moves away.
Robledo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Robledo counters by moving into the clinch.
Robledo throws a head punch that misses.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butten lands a nice knee to the body.
Butten with a knee to the head.
Robledo tries to land a knee to the head but Butten blocks with his arms.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robledo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butten is trying to maintain a safe position but Robledo gets an underhook and turns Butten into the cage.
Butten lands a knee to the body.
Butten tries to stall but Robledo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butten lands a nice knee to the body.
Butten stalling in the clinch but Robledo improves position.
Butten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robledo as Butten tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Butten lands a knee to the body.
Butten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robledo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Butten is looking to control Robledo's arms but Robledo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butten has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ras Butten.
Butten throws a sloppy head kick and Robledo moves out of range easily.
Butten fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Butten rushes Robledo and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Robledo misses with some punches.
Robledo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butten blocks it with crossed arms.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Butten looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Robledo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Robledo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robledo throws a head punch that misses.
Robledo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butten blocking some punches.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Robledo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robledo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Butten landing knees to the head.
Butten effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robledo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Butten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robledo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Butten lands a good knee to the midsection. Robledo won't want to take too many of those.
Robledo misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Robledo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robledo as Butten tries to tie him up.
Butten blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butten displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robledo up against the cage.
Robledo misses with an elbow strike.
Butten goes for a takedown attempt but Robledo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Robledo has closed the distance and engaged Butten in a clinch.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robledo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butten.
Robledo misses with some punches.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butten is looking to control Robledo's arms but Robledo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butten has his back to the cage.
Robledo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butten can't get the takedown.
Joey Robledo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ras Butten.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Robledo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butten's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Robledo pushes Butten back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Butten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robledo gets through Butten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robledo misses with a punch to the body.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robledo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butten tries to pull guard but Robledo holds him up against the cage and eventually Butten drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Robledo fails to land.
Robledo misses with a knee to the head.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Butten throws an elbow that misses.
Butten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robledo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Butten trying to control the position but instead, Robledo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Butten into the cage.
Butten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robledo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robledo.
Robledo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robledo misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Ras Butten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Butten is looking to control Robledo's arms but Robledo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butten has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robledo.
Butten scores a nice knee to the body.
Butten connects with a knee to the head.
Butten has Robledo pressed against the cage.
Robledo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Butten is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butten.
Robledo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robledo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robledo tries to throw a body punch but Butten avoids it by throwing Robledo back against the cage.
Robledo misses with a punch on the inside.
Butten tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robledo smiles and moves away.
Butten tries to clinch up

and Robledo moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robledo throws a punch but it's blocked by Butten.
Butten trying to control the position but instead, Robledo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Butten into the cage.
Robledo has a couple of punches blocked by Butten.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butten scores a nice knee to the body.
Robledo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butten avoids the damage to the body.
Butten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robledo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Robledo can't find room to land a body shot as Butten controls the action.
A knee to the head by Butten.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Robledo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robledo swings wildly with an uppercut but Butten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robledo as Butten tries to tie him up.
Butten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ras Butten 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!

Butten dives in and grabs Robledo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robledo pushes down on Butten's head and hops out.
Butten fails with an attempt to clinch.

Robledo has Butten up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butten.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robledo.
Butten is working for takedown but Robledo is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robledo.
Butten trying to stall but Robledo improves his position.
Butten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robledo is defending well for now.
Robledo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butten tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joey Robledo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ras Butten.
Butten blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Robledo fails to land.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Robledo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butten connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butten blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robledo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Robledo fails to land.
Butten blocking some punches.
Robledo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robledo throws a punch but it's blocked by Butten.
Robledo misses with a punch to the body.
Robledo misses with a punch on the inside.
Butten avoiding damage as Robledo throws knees to the body.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butten lands a knee to the body.
Butten looking to slow down the pace here.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robledo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Butten looking for a takedown.
Butten avoids the elbow strike from Robledo, against the cage.
Butten lands a knee to the head.
Butten is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robledo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robledo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butten's elbow.
Butten blocking some punches.
Robledo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robledo as Butten tries to tie him up.
Robledo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robledo working aggressively here.
Butten goes for a takedown attempt but Robledo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Butten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robledo counters with a series of strikes. Butten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Butten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robledo but Robledo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Robledo has closed the distance and engaged Butten in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robledo misses with a body punch.
Butten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robledo is keeping busy.
Butten trying to land knees to the body.
Butten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robledo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robledo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Robledo as the two fighters clinch.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butten fails to pull guard.
Robledo misses with the head strike.
Butten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Robledo fails to land.
Robledo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butten is looking to control Robledo's arms but Robledo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butten has his back to the cage.
Robledo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robledo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joey Robledo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robledo misses with the head strike.
Butten working Robledo over with knees to the body.
Butten blocks an uppercut.
Robledo being controlled against the cage.
Butten blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Butten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robledo misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Butten connects with a knee to the head.
Robledo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robledo misses with a punch to the body.
Robledo has a couple of punches blocked by Butten.
Robledo has a couple of punches blocked by Butten.
Butten blocking some punches.
Butten working Robledo over with knees to the body.
Robledo throws a punch but it's blocked by Butten.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Butten tries to pull guard but Robledo won't allow it.
Robledo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butten.
Robledo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butten.
Butten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ras Butten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robledo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robledo gets underhooks to prevent Butten's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Robledo.
I think Butten 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ras Butten!