PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joze Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butts kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Proclaimers - I would walk 500 miles. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Butts
vs
Perez

180 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joze Perez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butts wants to clinch.
Richard Butts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Richard Butts has been cut.
Butts throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
Butts wants to clinch up but Perez keeps it at a distance.
Perez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Butts. Butts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Butts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Perez looks to land a combination but Butts avoids it well.
Butts is looking to clinch.
Butts is looking to clinch but Perez is avoiding it.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Butts.
Butts tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Butts tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butts throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Butts tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Perez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Butts doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.
Butts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butts wants to clinch up but Perez keeps it at a distance.
Butts tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez misses with a wild combination.

Perez tries to keep at a distance but Butts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Butts has him pressed against the cage.
Butts scores with a shot to the side of Perez's head.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Butts has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Perez tries to break free but Butts pushes him back against the cage.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Butts lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Perez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez blocking some punches.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butts has him pressed against the cage.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Butts is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Perez's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butts has him pressed against the cage.
Perez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butts has him pressed against the cage.
Butts has Perez pressed against the cage, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butts misses with the head strike.
Perez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Butts keeps him there for the moment.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butts misses with the head strike.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Butts is controlling him.
Perez blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Butts has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Butts keeps him there for the moment.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Butts has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.

Butts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Butts darts in and clinches Perez up against the cage.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez tries to circle away but Butts has him pinned against the cage.
Butts throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joze Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Butts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butts tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Butts misses its intended target.
Butts wants to clinch up but Perez keeps it at a distance.
Perez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butts.
Butts tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Butts throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Perez stumbling backwards into the cage! Perez bounces back off the cage towards Butts, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Butts lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Butts celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Richard Butts!