PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Matyushenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur Matyushenko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Butcher
vs
Matyushenko

195 cm
22
221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Matyushenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Matyushenko.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matyushenko tries to bum rush Butcher with a series of wild strikes but Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butcher scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Artur Matyushenko has been cut.
Butcher throws a right and a left that Matyushenko avoids nicely.
Matyushenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matyushenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Matyushenko avoids them all with ease.
Matyushenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matyushenko misses the shot to the body.
Matyushenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Butcher. Butcher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Matyushenko does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Butcher, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matyushenko.
Matyushenko connects with a body shot.
Matyushenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matyushenko throws a combination. Butcher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Matyushenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Butcher punishes Matyushenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Matyushenko looks gassed!
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Matyushenko dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Matyushenko ducks right into an uppercut from Butcher.

That has opened up Artur Matyushenko's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher drops his shoulder and cracks Matyushenko with a huge uppercut! Matyushenko goes down! Can Butcher finish him?
Butcher's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Matyushenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Butcher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Matyushenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Butcher controls the pace.

Butcher stands up and waves to Matyushenko to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butcher throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.

The cut above Artur Matyushenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
A jab-cross combination lands for Butcher and sends Matyushenko crashing to the mat! Butcher follows him down to the mat - Matyushenko regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Matyushenko is rocked!

Artur Matyushenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Artur Matyushenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Percival Butcher!