PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Snakes Butterbaugh (ranked 4527 p4p, 5444 weight class) and Dylan Toal (ranked 518 p4p, 552 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Butterbaugh
vs
Toal

177 cm
18
169
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Snakes Butterbaugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dylan Toal!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toal throws a series of punches but Butterbaugh moves out of range.

Butterbaugh pushes Toal up against the cage in a clinch.
Toal is trying to break free.
Butterbaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butterbaugh has Toal pressed against the cage, preventing Toal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toal is trying to break the clinch but Butterbaugh is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterbaugh misses with some punches.
Toal blocks an uppercut.
Butterbaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butterbaugh prevents Toal from breaking the clinch.
Butterbaugh throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butterbaugh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butterbaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butterbaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Toal.

Toal breaks from the clinch.

Butterbaugh rushes Toal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Butterbaugh keeps control of Toal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toal is looking to break free of the clinch but Butterbaugh has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Butterbaugh fails to land.
Toal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toal is trying to break the clinch but Butterbaugh has him pressed against the cage.
Butterbaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Toal.
Butterbaugh keeps control of Toal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butterbaugh keeps control of Toal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Butterbaugh lands with a left to the head.
Butterbaugh misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Butterbaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butterbaugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Toal.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Snakes Butterbaugh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Toal throws a right and a left that Butterbaugh avoids nicely.
Dylan Toal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Toal misses.
Toal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butterbaugh circles away quickly and effectively.

Butterbaugh closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butterbaugh.
Toal is trying to force a seperation but Butterbaugh has the dominant position.
Butterbaugh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butterbaugh.
Butterbaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butterbaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butterbaugh prevents Toal from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toal has had enough of the clinch but Butterbaugh keeps him there for the moment.
Toal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Butterbaugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Toal.
Toal tries to circle away but Butterbaugh has him pinned against the cage.
Toal blocking some punches.

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.
Toal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Butterbaugh scores with a shoulder strike.
Toal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butterbaugh has him pressed against the cage.
Toal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butterbaugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Toal uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toal working hard to break the clinch.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toal.
Toal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butterbaugh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toal can do to turn this around?
Butterbaugh has Toal pressed against the cage, preventing Toal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butterbaugh working aggressively here.

That's four 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.
Butterbaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Toal.
Toal is trying to break the clinch but Butterbaugh has him pressed against the cage.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toal is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butterbaugh misses with the head strike.
Toal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Snakes Butterbaugh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Toal misses with a two punch combination.

Butterbaugh moves into the clinch successfully.
Butterbaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Butterbaugh has Toal pressed against the cage, preventing Toal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toal has had enough of the clinch but Butterbaugh keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butterbaugh working aggressively here.
Toal wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Butterbaugh has managed to clinch.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butterbaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butterbaugh working aggressively here.
Toal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butterbaugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Toal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dylan Toal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Butterbaugh fails to land.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toal blocking some punches.
Toal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toal blocks an uppercut.
Toal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butterbaugh has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butterbaugh lands a shoulder strike.
Toal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Toal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Toal does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Butterbaugh dodges the punch combination from Toal.

Butterbaugh has closed the distance and engaged Toal in a clinch.
Toal tries to break the clinch but Butterbaugh is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterbaugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Butterbaugh.
Toal can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butterbaugh's brow.
Toal throws an elbow that misses.
Butterbaugh keeps control of Toal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snakes Butterbaugh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Butterbaugh, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snakes Butterbaugh!