PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Aphone (ranked 5552 p4p, 5557 weight class) and Chris Butcher (ranked 577 p4p, 579 weight class). Aphone comes to the cage accompanied by Enjoy the silence. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aphone
vs
Butcher

178 cm
26
178
2 - 5 - 0

181 cm
19
185
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier Aphone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Butcher!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aphone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aphone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Butcher darts in and clinches Aphone up against the cage.
Butcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Aphone dodges an elbow strike from Butcher.

Aphone breaks from the clinch.
Aphone misses with a series of wild punches.
Aphone misses with a looping left.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aphone throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Chris Butcher has been cut.
Butcher slips a jab and a cross from Aphone.
Aphone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aphone keeps the fight on the outside.
Aphone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aphone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aphone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Butcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aphone throws a right and a left that Butcher avoids nicely.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher blocks a jab.
Aphone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aphone misses with a few strikes there.
Butcher lands a high kick!

It looks like Olivier Aphone has been cut.
Aphone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aphone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Butcher in his tracks.
Olivier Aphone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Aphone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Olivier Aphone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Butcher.
Aphone throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Aphone does no damage.
Butcher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aphone misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcher is looking for the big counter here.
Aphone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butcher counters with a good, hard body kick but Aphone shrugs it off.
Butcher blocks a jab.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aphone as he avoids it easily.
Butcher misses with a takedown
enabling Aphone to counter with a crisp jab.
Aphone lands a body shot.
Aphone fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aphone misses with the combination.
Butcher dives in and grabs Aphone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aphone pushes down on Butcher's head and hops out.
Butcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aphone.
Aphone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher fails with the takedown.
Aphone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Butcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aphone.
Butcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Aphone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butcher shoots in for a takedown but Aphone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aphone is looking to counter punch.

Oooooh!!! Aphone has knocked Butcher down with a huge combo! Aphone steps away and waves a wobbly Butcher back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Butcher is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aphone misses with a two punch combination.
Butcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Aphone finish him?
Aphone pounces like a tiger and cracks Butcher with a vicious hook! Butcher is down but not out! Aphone follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Olivier Aphone!
Olivier Aphone managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Natural Order, into his post fight interview.