PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Buttman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Buttman's choice of entrance music: Sack Lunch. Frank Gibbons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gibbons
vs
Buttman

195 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Buttman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttman misses with a two punch combination.
Gibbons throws a shot from downtown. Buttman moves away and avoids it.
Buttman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gibbons.
Gibbons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buttman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buttman. Gibbons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibbons moves out of range of the body kick.
Buttman scores with a body shot.
Gibbons cracks Buttman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibbons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Buttman counters with a leg kick.
Gibbons misses with a jab to the body
and Buttman counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buttman counters with a left to the body.
Frank Gibbons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buttman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gibbons momentarily.
Gibbons throws a sloppy body shot
and Buttman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gibbons thuds his right hand into Buttman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Buttman.
Buttman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Buttman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Gibbons misses its intended target.
Buttman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons moves out of range of the body kick.
Gibbons lands a jab to Buttman's midsection.
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gibbons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibbons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gibbons has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Buttman.
Gibbons misses with a body shot.
Buttman blocks a jab.
Gibbons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buttman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buttman digs a good hook to Gibbons's body.
Buttman throws out a powerful jab.
Gibbons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buttman.
Gibbons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gibbons scores with a one two! Buttman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibbons on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buttman works Gibbons's body with a nice hook.
Gibbons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Buttman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buttman throws a shot from downtown. Gibbons moves away and avoids it.
Buttman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Gibbons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibbons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buttman to score with a decent uppercut.
Gibbons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buttman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gibbons misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Buttman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gibbons thinking.
Buttman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buttman, as that shot connected.
Buttman thows a body kick. Gibbons tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Buttman lands with a shot to the body.
Buttman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gibbons is breathing heavily.
Buttman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Buttman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gibbons throws a shot from downtown. Buttman moves away and avoids it.
Buttman misses with a leg kick.
Buttman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buttman.

It looks like Frank Gibbons has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttman with a nice cross.
Buttman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gibbons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gibbons misses with a straight right.
Gibbons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buttman lands a right hook to the body.
Buttman slips under a jab from Gibbons.
Gibbons misses with a hook.
Buttman works over Gibbons's head and body with a nice combination.
Buttman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbons if he has to take too many more of those.
Buttman throws a leg kick that misses.
Gibbons throws an overhand right that lands on Buttman's shoulder, as Buttman tries to avoid the shot.
Gibbons checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buttman scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buttman scores with a nice right hand.
Buttman jabs Gibbons right on the nose. Gibbons blinks but takes it well.
Gibbons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gibbons there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Buttman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttman tests Gibbons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buttman lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buttman, as that shot connected.
Buttman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gibbons has time to react.
Buttman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gibbons lands with a good body shot.
Buttman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, jab by Buttman - just one landing.
Gibbons is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buttman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Buttman scores with the left hand. Gibbons knows he should have avoided that one.
Gibbons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gibbons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buttman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gibbons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gibbons misses the body punch
enabling Buttman to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Buttman.
A left and a right from Buttman both land. Nice combination.
Buttman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buttman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gibbons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Buttman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gibbons walks into a jab.
Buttman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the body from Gibbons misses
and Buttman counters with a nice uppercut.
Buttman with a jab.
Buttman throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buttman.
Buttman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gibbons walks into a jab.
Buttman scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbons is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buttman throws a combination. Gibbons tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Frank Gibbons's cut is getting worse.
Buttman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buttman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buttman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gibbons has time to react.
Buttman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Buttman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gibbons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gibbons takes one on the button.
Buttman connects with a nice looking jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Buttman connects with a body shot.
Buttman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gibbons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gibbons takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buttman throws a nice head kick!
Gibbons takes one to the chin there.
Gibbons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gibbons gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Frank Gibbons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Buttman looks for the body kick but Gibbons saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Buttman.
Jab from Buttman.
Buttman scores with a punch to the head.
Buttman clobbers Gibbons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Buttman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Buttman.
Buttman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gibbons's hands.
Buttman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gibbons throws a combination that misses
and Buttman counters with a nice body shot.
Buttman thuds his right hand into Gibbons's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Gibbons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buttman lands a jab to Gibbons's midsection.
Buttman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Buttman stalks Gibbons and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gibbons's face. Gibbons staggers backwards, shaken.

Jeez, Frank Gibbons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Buttman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buttman lands a front kick.
Buttman cracks a nice hook into Gibbons's ribs.
A jab from Buttman does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Buttman.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Gibbons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pat Buttman!