PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nara Singha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Butcher
vs
Singha

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

224 cm
18
283 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdullah Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nara Singha!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Butcher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Singha!
Butcher cracks Singha with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Singha taking a bit of punishment here - Butcher scoring with strikes.
Singha defending against the ground and pound.
Butcher wants to control but Singha is keeping him busy.
Butcher controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Singha down.
Butcher misses with the ground and pound.
Butcher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Singha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Butcher looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Singha is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Butcher stalls from top position.
Singha is trying to improve his position.
Butcher throws a strike aimed at the side of Singha's head but Singha avoids it well.
Butcher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Singha down.
Singha defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Singha is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Butcher off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Butcher tries to hold on but Singha postures up.
Butcher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Singha is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Butcher bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Butcher controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Butcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Singha has wrist control.
Butcher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Butcher postures up in Singha's guard and throws a big left but Singha blocks it.
Butcher wants to pass the guard but Singha is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butcher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Singha looks winded!

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.
Butcher scoring with some ground and pound.
Singha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Butcher throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Singha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butcher trying to control but Singha is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Singha gets caught flat footed, as Butcher shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Singha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Butcher landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Butcher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Butcher scores with a takedown into Singha's guard.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Singha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singha trying to keep a closed guard but Butcher is proving a slippery customer.
Butcher postures up in Singha's guard and throws a big left but Singha blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Singha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Butcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singha can do to turn this around?
Nice sprawl there from Singha as Butcher shoots in.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Singha as he avoids it easily.
Singha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Singha blocks a head kick by Butcher.
No luck for Butcher with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singha lands with an uppercut that bounces Butcher off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Abdullah Butcher has been cut.
Singha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Nara Singha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butcher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Singha moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Singha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Singha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Butcher shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Butcher trying to mount his opponent but Singha defends it.
Butcher prevents Singha from improving his position.
Butcher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Butcher seems content to control.

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.
Butcher drops an elbow to the side of Singha's head.
Butcher landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Butcher drops an elbow to the side of Singha's head.
Butcher is keen to just control but Singha is a slippery customer.
Butcher trying to mount his opponent but Singha defends it.
Butcher misses with a head shot. Singha uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Singha keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Singha. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singha digs a good body shot into Butcher's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Singha as Butcher shoots in.
Singha jabs at Butcher's body.
Abdullah Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Butcher does no damage.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Singha moves out of range.

Butcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Butcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Singha has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdullah Butcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Butcher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Butcher with a nice head shot there.
Singha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Singha keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Butcher is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Singha enables Butcher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Singha manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Butcher passes Singha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Butcher seems content to control.
Nara Singha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher wants to pass the guard but Singha is defending well.
Butcher is looking to take a break and control but Singha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butcher trying to pass the guard but Singha defending well.
Butcher working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Singha's thigh. Singha counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Butcher throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singha is working an open guard so Butcher takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Butcher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Butcher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Butcher misses with the ground and pound.
Butcher fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Butcher working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Butcher scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands some shots froms side control.
Butcher landing strikes.
Butcher landing a few strikes.
Butcher takes a little break here. Singha wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Abdullah Butcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butcher landing a few strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher controls the position from side control.
Butcher scoring with punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Butcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Butcher, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Abdullah Butcher!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Abdullah Butcher!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Abdullah Butcher!

Abdullah Butcher wins by unanimous decision!
Abdullah Butcher tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.