PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc St Butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Butt comes to the cage accompanied by Children Of Bodom - Needled 24/7. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

St Butt
vs
Moraes

170 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
21
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc St Butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aron Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes tries to clinch but St Butt moves out of range.
Moraes tries to clinch but St Butt is having none of it.
St Butt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moraes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moraes tries to clinch but St Butt moves away

and St Butt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

St Butt manages to pull guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Butt controls Moraes momentarily but Moraes frees himself.
St Butt looking for a sweep. Not yet St Butt, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Butt throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
St Butt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Butt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Butt blocks the strikes from Moraes.
Moraes keeps control of the position for the meantime.

St Butt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Butt is keen to just control but Moraes is a slippery customer.
Moraes is trying to control but St Butt manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Butt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moraes looks a forlorn figure.
Moraes tries to hold on but St Butt pushes him away.
Moraes is working to get back to half guard.
Moraes wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
St Butt with shots to the head and body - Moraes looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Butt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moraes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St Butt lands a big elbow.
St Butt lands with some strikes.
Moraes is looking to get to half guard.
Moraes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Moraes wants to improve his position but St Butt is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St Butt trying to control but Moraes is working from the bottom.
St Butt with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Butt chips away with some ground and pound.
St Butt tries to free his leg and advance position but Moraes is retaining full guard.
St Butt is breathing heavily.
St Butt postures up and lands a big shot to Moraes's brow.

St Butt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moraes wants to sweep but no luck.

Moraes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Butt trying to control but Moraes is working from the bottom.
Moraes keeping full guard, as St Butt tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes trying to control the position.
St Butt trying to control the position from guard on top but Moraes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

St Butt feints and as Moraes raises his hands in defense, St Butt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Butt is in close to Moraes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Butt throwing strikes from guard but Moraes blocks nicely.
Moraes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Butt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moraes has hold of St Butt's hands but St Butt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Butt working the head and body with strikes.
St Butt is looking to take a break and control but Moraes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Butt trying to pass the guard but Moraes defending well.
St Butt is nestled in close to Moraes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moraes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Butt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Butt's back!
St Butt is trying to break free.
Moraes has good solid back control here.
Moraes has the hooks in. St Butt is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
St Butt looking very determined here, making life difficult for Moraes.
St Butt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St Butt trying to hold on to Moraes's head to control him but Moraes postures up.
Moraes is taking a breather. St Butt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St Butt moves into full guard.
St Butt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
St Butt looking for a sweep. Not yet St Butt, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc St Butt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moraes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St Butt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Butt wants a takedown.
Moraes prevents the takedown attempt.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Moraes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Butt circles away from the clinch attempt

and St Butt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Butt.
St Butt stopping the sweep attempt from Moraes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moraes is on top in guard.
St Butt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

St Butt working for a triangle but Moraes defends it easily.
St Butt can't keep his opponent in guard - Moraes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Butt wants to get back to full guard but Moraes has mounted him!
St Butt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Butt is working hard here to advance position.

Moraes is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Moraes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aron Moraes!