PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cal Butcherlow (ranked 6067 p4p, 195 weight class) and Les Ferdinand (ranked 4787 p4p, 177 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Butcherlow
vs
Ferdinand

206 cm
19
286 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

206 cm
18
284 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Cal Butcherlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Les Ferdinand!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcherlow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Cal Butcherlow has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferdinand. Butcherlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcherlow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Butcherlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferdinand.
Butcherlow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferdinand loads up on a big right hand but Butcherlow slips the punch.
Butcherlow moves out of range as Ferdinand strikes.
A swing and a miss from Ferdinand.
It looked like Butcherlow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Butcherlow.
Butcherlow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Butcherlow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butcherlow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butcherlow avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Butcherlow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Butcherlow blocks a jab.
It looked like Butcherlow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Butcherlow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcherlow is just out of range.
Butcherlow slips under a jab from Ferdinand.
It looked like Butcherlow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Butcherlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferdinand thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Butcherlow.
Ferdinand let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ferdinand missing with a left hand there. Butcherlow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferdinand misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Butcherlow misses.
Butcherlow lands with an uppercut that bounces Ferdinand off the ropes and back into range.
Ferdinand misses the jab.
Ferdinand dodges the punch combination from Butcherlow.
Ferdinand misses with a body punch
and Butcherlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Butcherlow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferdinand scores with a nice right hand.
Ferdinand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferdinand misses with a hook.
Butcherlow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Butcherlow there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Butcherlow. That snapped Ferdinand's head back.
Ferdinand misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcherlow misses with the combination.
Butcherlow scores with a hook.
Ferdinand misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow ducks under a wild hook from Ferdinand.
Butcherlow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butcherlow connects with the punch.
Ferdinand lands with a nice combination. Butcherlow backs away looking to recover.
Ferdinand slips under a jab from Butcherlow.
Ferdinand displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ferdinand misses the shot to the body.
Ferdinand throws a shot from downtown. Butcherlow moves away and avoids it.
Ferdinand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butcherlow missing with a left hand there. Ferdinand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferdinand is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ferdinand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Butcherlow.
Ferdinand throws out a counter right but Butcherlow avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferdinand misses with a right hand
and Butcherlow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferdinand misses with the combination.
It looked like Butcherlow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferdinand misses the jab.
Ferdinand throws a lazy right hand but Butcherlow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butcherlow throws a big counter combination but Ferdinand scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ferdinand throws a hook but Butcherlow blocks it.
Ferdinand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Butcherlow counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Les Ferdinand has been cut.
Ferdinand just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcherlow throws a big shot that misses.
Butcherlow dodges the punch combination from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand tries to clinch up but Butcherlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Butcherlow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferdinand sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow throws a good cross that connects.
Ferdinand's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Butcherlow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferdinand scrambles back to his feet.
Ferdinand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Ferdinand looks to move away, Butcherlow throws a big counter combo but Ferdinand just gets out of the way.
Butcherlow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Butcherlow looks to throw the jab but Ferdinand is out of range.
Ferdinand misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand lands a head shot.
Ferdinand falls off balance throwing a combination
and Butcherlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcherlow missing with a left hand there. Ferdinand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferdinand misses with a double jab
and Butcherlow counters with a nice uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferdinand. Butcherlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Butcherlow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Butcherlow lands a jab to Ferdinand's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferdinand slips under a jab from Butcherlow.
Ferdinand listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Butcherlow lands a nice shot that snaps Ferdinand's head back.
Butcherlow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ferdinand throws a poor cross that misses
letting Butcherlow counter with a right hand.
Butcherlow lands with a right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Butcherlow misses the target.
Butcherlow misses with a hook. Ferdinand ducked under it nicely.
Ferdinand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcherlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferdinand slips under a jab.
Butcherlow misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferdinand.
Butcherlow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ferdinand misses with a two punch combination.
Ferdinand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferdinand throws a big shot that misses.
Ferdinand lands a jab to the head.
Butcherlow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Butcherlow misses with a looping right.
Butcherlow fails to land with a series of punches.
Butcherlow's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butcherlow duly obliges.
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!
Ferdinand looks to land a combination. Butcherlow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ferdinand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferdinand looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcherlow is just out of range.
Butcherlow throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferdinand.
Butcherlow cracks Ferdinand with an open hand slap.
Butcherlow defending well as Ferdinand loads up on a big left hand.
Butcherlow throws a big counter combination but Ferdinand scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Butcherlow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferdinand counters with a straight right hand.
Ferdinand throws a shot from downtown. Butcherlow moves away and avoids it.
Butcherlow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferdinand there as he acknowledges the shot.
Butcherlow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferdinand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Butcherlow thinking.
Butcherlow is breathing heavily.
Butcherlow staying out of range there.
Ferdinand misses with a two punch combination.
Butcherlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcherlow.
Butcherlow moves away from the strike by Ferdinand.
Butcherlow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butcherlow cracks a nice hook into Ferdinand's ribs.
Ferdinand misses with a right hand
and Butcherlow counters with a straight right hand.

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 Cal Butcherlow.
Well Butcherlow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 9:10
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 9:10
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Les Ferdinand!
Les Ferdinand decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.