PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holly Hallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algimantas Butautas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butautas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Holly Hallister could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Algimantas Butautas's chin.

Hallister
vs
Butautas

200 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

ALL-STAR Nutrition (140 Recovery: $ 30)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holly Hallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Algimantas Butautas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallister tries to clinch there but Butautas circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hallister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butautas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Butautas has managed to clinch.
Hallister with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hallister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Butautas blocks an elbow strike from Hallister.
Hallister tries to land a knee to the head but Butautas blocks with his arms.
Hallister pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallister misses with a knee to the head.
Butautas lands a body shot.
Butautas taking a breather.

Butautas has Hallister pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Butautas pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hallister tumbling to the mat - Butautas dives into Hallister's guard.
Butautas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Butautas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hallister, who protects the arm well.

Butautas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hallister knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butautas just content to control the position.
Hallister tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butautas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hallister on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Butautas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butautas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hallister tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Butautas wants to control but Hallister is keeping him busy.

Butautas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Butautas looks gassed!
Hallister is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butautas trying to control the action but Hallister is working from the bottom.
Hallister is trying to improve his position.
Butautas is looking to take a break and control but Hallister is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butautas working the ground and pound from side control.
Hallister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Butautas on the ground.
Butautas advances to full mount.
Hallister tries to reverse the position but Butautas maintains control.

Butautas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hallister is squirming around, avoiding Butautas's attempts to control the action.
Butautas lands a big elbow.
Hallister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Butautas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hallister is working to get back to half guard.
Butautas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Butautas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Butautas wants to control the pace but Hallister is squirming around nicely.
Hallister keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hallister is working hard here to advance position.
Butautas wants to control the pace but Hallister is squirming around nicely.
Hallister is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Hallister is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The referee warns Hallister that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Butautas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hallister is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Butautas controlling the position easily from mount.
Butautas mounts Hallister! Really nice guard pass there!
Butautas takes Hallister's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Hallister is in trouble.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
What can Hallister do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Butautas struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algimantas Butautas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hallister clinches but Butautas breaks the clinch

and Butautas counters by clinching up.
Hallister using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Butautas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Butautas lands with a light punch inside.
Hallister pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hallister throws an elbow but misses.
Hallister tries a knee to the head but Butautas blocks it.
Hallister gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Butautas.
Butautas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Butautas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hallister looking to throw knees to the head but Butautas is blocking nicely.
Butautas avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallister.
Hallister tries a knee to the head but Butautas blocks it.
Butautas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Butautas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Butautas pushes Hallister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Butautas pulls guard.
Hallister is fighting to break Butautas's control of his arms but Butautas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butautas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Butautas is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hallister is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Algimantas Butautas!