PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Van Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc St Butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hook comes to the cage accompanied by The Cure's Close To Me. St Butt has chosen Sparzanza - My World Of Sin as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Marc St Butt enters the cage!

Van Hook
vs
St Butt

170 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Van Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc St Butt!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hook throws a right and a left that St Butt avoids nicely.
Van Hook misses with the combination.
St Butt misses the shot to the body.
Van Hook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Hook tries to clinch there but St Butt circles away.
A jab from St Butt misses.
Van Hook moves in looking to clinch but St Butt pushes him off.
Van Hook throws a series of punches but St Butt moves out of range.
St Butt throws a body punch but Van Hook moves out of range.
Van Hook throws a right hand that St Butt ducks under and follows up with a left that St Butt also avoids with ease.
Van Hook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Hook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Butt.
A good leg kick by St Butt.
Kyle Van Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Butt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Van Hook.
Van Hook is breathing heavily.
Van Hook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Butt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Butt throws a big shot that misses.
Van Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Butt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Butt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Butt wants to slow Van Hook down by chopping away at his legs.
St Butt misses with an uppercut. Van Hook saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Butt throws the left hand but Van Hook avoids the punch easily.

St Butt shoots in and bounces Van Hook off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Butt lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

St Butt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Butt lands a couple of elbows.
St Butt pushing down on Van Hook's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Butt works his way into side control.
St Butt is chipping away with strikes.
St Butt controlling the position.
Van Hook takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Van Hook taking a bit of punishment here - St Butt scoring with strikes.
Van Hook takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
St Butt landing a few strikes.
Van Hook is looking to regain half guard here but St Butt keeps moving and retains side control.
St Butt cracks Van Hook with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook prevents St Butt from moving into mount.
St Butt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Van Hook!
Van Hook is desperately trying to improve his position but St Butt has a good base and remains in mount.
Van Hook is working hard here to advance position.

St Butt looking for a guillotine from mount but Van Hook is having none of it.
Van Hook squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Butt content just to control the position here.
Van Hook keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Butt looking to control but Van Hook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Hook keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Van Hook is squirming around, avoiding St Butt's attempts to control the action.

St Butt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Butt looking to finish Van Hook with some ground and pound. This is bad for Van Hook!
St Butt looking to control but Van Hook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Hook tries to reverse the position but St Butt maintains control.
St Butt looking to control but Van Hook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Hook wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Van Hook is looking to get to half guard.
St Butt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Hook's face.
Van Hook is desperately trying to improve his position but St Butt has a good base and remains in mount.
St Butt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Van Hook manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Van Hook looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Hook makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Hook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Butt stands and throws Van Hook's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Van Hook prevents St Butt from moving into mount.
Van Hook manages to work his way to half guard, despite St Butt's best efforts.
Van Hook regains full guard. Nicely done.

Van Hook looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Van Hook working for a triangle but St Butt defends it easily.

Van Hook has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Butt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Hook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Butt on the ground.

Van Hook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Butt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc St Butt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Van Hook swinging wilding here.

Van Hook fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Butt, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Hook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Butt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Hook smiles and moves away.
Van Hook tries to close the distance and clinch but St Butt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Hook tries to close the distance and clinch but St Butt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Butt throws an overhand right that lands on Van Hook's shoulder, as Van Hook tries to avoid the shot.
St Butt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Hook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Butt.
St Butt lands the left hand.
St Butt circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Butt throws a head kick but Van Hook moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Hook checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St Butt misses with a low kick as Van Hook jumps back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Butt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Hook tries for a takedown but St Butt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Hook slips a jab from St Butt.
Van Hook shoots in for a takedown but St Butt shows good takedown defense.
Van Hook lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - St Butt can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Van Hook and St Butt drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Van Hook.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Van Hook!