PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disembodied. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cano
vs
Butcher

187 cm
24
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

195 cm
24
221 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Smiley Incorporated

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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Cano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Percival Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cano slips under a jab.
Cano tries for a takedown but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cano shoots in and drives through. Butcher sprawls well.
Butcher misses with an uppercut.
Butcher tries to bum rush Cano with a series of wild strikes but Cano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Cano shoots in looking for a takedown. Butcher tries to sprawl out of it but Cano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Cano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher lands with an uppercut that bounces Cano off the cage and back into rage.

It looks like Arturo Cano has been cut.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cano moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Butcher as Cano shoots in.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cano.

Cano clinches with his opponent.
Butcher can't break the clinch.

Butcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher misses with a takedown
and Cano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Butcher misses with an uppercut. Cano saw that one coming.
Cano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Butcher pinned against the cage. Butcher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Cano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cano showed some decent athleticism there.
Cano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cano trying to mount his opponent but Butcher defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher trying to control here.
Cano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Butcher is trying to control but can't.
Cano is looking to stall here but Butcher recovers full guard.
Butcher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cano tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Cano tries to pass.
Cano pushing down on Butcher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Butcher is trying to control but can't.
Cano 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.
Butcher is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cano wants to pass the guard but Butcher is defending well.
Cano wants to control but Butcher is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cano throws a leg kick but Butcher moved away.
Butcher jabs Cano right on the nose. Cano blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cano walks into a straight right hand from Butcher.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Cano moves away and avoids it.
Butcher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cano avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Cano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Butcher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cano backs up against the cage.
Percival Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher looks gassed!
Butcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cano.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Butcher scores with a jab. Cano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Cano gets a takedown into half guard.
Butcher won't allow Cano to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher is looking to improve his position.
Butcher is staying active underneath Cano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percival Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Cano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Butcher misses with a double jab.
Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Cano shoots in for a takedown but Butcher shows good takedown defense.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cano moves away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cano.
Butcher manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cano's best efforts.
Cano works his foot free and advances to mount.
Butcher is trying desperately to improve position.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Butcher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Butcher is looking to escape.
Cano throwing strikes here but Butcher is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Cano throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Butcher has his hands clasped together but Cano breaks the hold and Butcher is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Cano!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arturo Cano!