PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blue Gill (ranked 3469 p4p, 5799 weight class) and Paul Buttowski (ranked 220 p4p, 302 weight class). Gill comes to the cage accompanied by The Enemy - Big L. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gill
vs
Buttowski

177 cm
19
145
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
140
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Buttowski!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill misses with a telegraphed body shot

so Buttowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Buttowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Gill is retaining full guard.
Buttowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gill working a defensive guard here.
Gill pulls Buttowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Buttowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Buttowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gill is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buttowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Gill has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttowski wants to pass the guard but Gill is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gill lands a leg kick that knocks Buttowski off balance momentarily.
Gill misses with a looping right.
Buttowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Gill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buttowski tries for a takedown but Gill circles away easily
and Gill counters with a nice kick to the body.
Buttowski looks winded!
Buttowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gill avoids it really well and circles away.
Gill misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gill. Gill obviously looking to wear him down.
Gill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buttowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blue Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Buttowski.
Gill scores with a spinning back kick!
Gill thumps Buttowski with a low kick.
Blue Gill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gill.

Gill has Buttowski up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gill.
I was talking to Gill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Gill.
Buttowski can't get the takedown.
Gill tries to work over Buttowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gill is pressed up against the cage. Buttowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gill down to the mat. Gill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gill lands a leg kick that knocks Buttowski off balance momentarily.

Gill has closed the distance and engaged Buttowski in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Gill.
Gill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gill leaning against his opponent.
Buttowski is looking to control Gill's arms but Gill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buttowski has his back to the cage.
Buttowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gill has him pressed against the cage.
Gill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gill lands a right hand.
Gill slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Gill as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gill.
Gill digs a right hand into Buttowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buttowski's gas tank.
Gill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gill lands an elbow just above Buttowski 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gill stalling.
Nice body punch from Gill - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Gill.
Gill lands with a left to the head.
Gill's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buttowskis head.
Gill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buttowski backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blue Gill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buttowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gill stuffs the takedown.
Gill is looking to counter the offense by Buttowski and move into the clinch.
Blue Gill is winning the standup battle so far.
Buttowski throws a jab when Gill was well out of range.
Buttowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gill swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buttowski avoids the elbow strike from Gill, against the cage.
Gill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill has Buttowski pressed against the cage, preventing Buttowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blue Gill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gill.
Gill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Gill.
Gill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buttowski is breathing heavily.
A short right from Gill on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gill struggles to land a body shot inside as Buttowski controls his hands.
Gill just leaning against Buttowski, taking a breather.
Gill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buttowski backwards.
A short uppercut from Gill.
Gill lands a right hand.
Gill effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gill.
Gill lands an uppercut.
Gill is struggling to control the position.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buttowski has had enough of the clinch but Gill keeps him there for the moment.
Gill is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gill.
Gill scores with a shot to the side of Buttowski's head.
Gill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buttowski can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Gill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gill digs a right hand underneath Buttowski's ribcage. Buttowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Gill.
Gill just leaning against Buttowski, taking a breather.
Gill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buttowski up against the cage.
Gill scores with a shot to the side of Buttowski's head.
Buttowski's coach down at Punchin N\' Chockin was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Buttowski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gill.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buttowski takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gill.
Gill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buttowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gill lands an elbow just above Buttowski 's eye.
Buttowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gill lands with a right to the head.
Gill lands a shoulder strike.
Buttowski stalling in the clinch but Gill improves position.
Gill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gill connects with a knee to the head.
Gill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Gill.
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!
Gill is leaning against Buttowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gill tries to throw a body punch but Buttowski avoids it by throwing Gill back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blue Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Buttowski.
Gill pushes Buttowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Gill.
A short uppercut from Gill.
Gill scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gill.
Gill pushes Buttowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gill scores with a hook to the body.
Gill lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gill.
Buttowski prevents a body shot from Gill.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blue Gill dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Buttowski takes one to the side of the head.
Buttowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gill stuffs the takedown attempt from Buttowski. Buttowski gets slowly back to his feet.

Gill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buttowski, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buttowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buttowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Gill won't allow it.
Gill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buttowskis head.
Still in the clinch, Gill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buttowski is trying to pull guard but Gill has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill lands a nice uppercut.
Gill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buttowski.
Gill scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Gill.
Buttowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gill scores with a shot to the side of Buttowski's head.
Gill lands an uppercut.
Gill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buttowski fails to pull guard.
Blue Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Buttowski.
Gill lands with a light punch inside.
Gill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Gill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Buttowski is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buttowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Gill finish him?
Gill lands with a right to the head.
Gill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buttowski backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Gill.
Gill lands with a light punch inside.
Gill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gill gets through Buttowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gill lands an uppercut.
Gill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buttowski or not.
Gill throws a big uppercut that drops Buttowski! More strikes from Gill and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Buttowski lies dazed against the cage as Gill celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Gill!