PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domovoi Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Badass
vs
Butler

215 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Domovoi Butler!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Butler!
Badass tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Butler swivels and escapes.
Butler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Butler wants it to stay on the feet.
Badass throws and low kick but Butler moves out of range easily.
Butler misses with a two punch combination.
Butler cracks Badass with an open hand slap.
Badass takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Butler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Butler sprawls well. Butler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Badass gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butler looks to land a combination. Badass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Badass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Badass misses.
Butler slips a jab from Badass.
Butler tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badass wants to clinch up but Butler keeps it at a distance.

Badass has Butler up against the cage in a clinch.
Badass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Badass drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Butler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Butler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butler checks a leg kick nicely.
Badass tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.
Badass shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butler defends it nicely.

Badass feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Badass throws a strike but Butler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Badass had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Butler defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Badass is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Butler defends well.
Badass is breathing heavily.
Badass wants to sweep here but Butler controlling him for the moment.
Butler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Badass's guard.

Badass throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Badass is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Butler wants to stand but Badass has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Butler is just out of range.
Badass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Butler but Butler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Butler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Badass misses with an uppercut. Butler saw that one coming.
Badass tries to clinch but Butler is having none of it.
Badass misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Badass.
Butler throws a series of punches but Badass avoids them all with ease.
Butler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Butler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Butler shows good takedown defense.
Badass avoids the head kick by Butler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badass misses with a takedown attempt - Butler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Butler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Butler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butler throws a series of punches but Badass moves out of range.
Badass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badass throws a leg kick that misses.
Badass lands with a hook. Butler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Butler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Badass throws a looping overhand right but Butler ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass wants to clinch up but Butler keeps it at a distance.
Butler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badass throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domovoi Butler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Butler keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Badass or perhaps it was just good defense by Butler which made him look bad.
Butler fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badass.
Butler misses with a head kick.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Badass tries to clinch but Butler moves out of range.
Badass tries to clinch but Butler is having none of it.

Badass clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Badass.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butler working aggressively here.
Butler swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butler.
Butler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Badass blocks an uppercut.

Badass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler misses with the combination.
Domovoi Butler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Badass misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Butler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Badass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badass throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
Badass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badass tries for a takedown but Butler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Butler.
Badass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Butler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Butler.
Badass wants to clinch.

Badass shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Butler is trying to defend but Badass finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Badass keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Badass slips a nice elbow through Butler's hands, connecting with Butler's forehead.
Butler tries to kick Badass off but Badass keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Butler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Badass throwing shots but Butler is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Butler is trying to stand.
Badass sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Butler defending well though.
Butler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Badass.
Badass is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Badass not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Butler slips under a jab.
Badass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass doesn't manage to clinch there - Butler circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Badass lands a jab.
Butler moves out of range of the strikes.
Billy Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass moves in looking to clinch but Butler pushes him off.
Badass tries to clinch up.
Badass fails with a takedown attempt.
Badass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Badass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass blocks the body kick.

Badass shoots in and bounces Butler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Butler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Badass dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Badass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badass blocks a head kick by Butler.
Badass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Badass.
Butler misses with a head kick.
Butler blocks a head kick by Badass.
Badass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Badass lands a jab.
Butler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Badass tests Butler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badass looks to throw the jab but Butler is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler throws a series of punches but Badass avoids them all with ease.
Badass tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Butler swivels and escapes.
Butler throws a sloppy head kick and Badass moves out of range easily.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Badass misses with a kick to the body.

Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Badass drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Butler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butler is trying to break free.

Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butler throws a series of punches but Badass avoids them all with ease.
Badass scores with a nice right hand.
Badass misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Badass coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses the shot to the body.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badass shoots in but no luck this time.
Badass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Billy Badass is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass avoids the head kick by Butler.
Badass throws a hook but Butler blocks it.
Badass misses with an uppercut.
Butler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Badass.
Butler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Badass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butler misses with a wild combination.
Butler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass tests Butler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badass's head.
Butler throws a sloppy head kick and Badass moves out of range easily.
Butler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Badass.
Badass sizes up Butler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Domovoi Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badass shoots in looking for a takedown. Butler tries to sprawl out of it but Badass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Badass fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Butler sprawls well initially but Badass persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass is trying to control the action in half guard but Butler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Badass thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Badass takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Badass scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Badass 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.
Badass stops Butler from getting back to his feet.
Badass throwing shots but Butler is blocking nicely.
Badass trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Badass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Badass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Badass!