PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Spicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spicer has chosen Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Butcher
vs
Spicer

195 cm
26
221 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
194 lbs
8 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Spicer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Spicer.
Butcher throws a hook to the side of Spicer's head but Spicer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Butcher.
Butcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spicer.
Butcher scores with a nice right hand.
Spicer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spicer loads up on a big right hand but Butcher slips the punch.
Butcher sizes up Spicer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Butcher lands a really nice looking cross but Spicer seems unphased.
Spicer works the jab nicely.
Butcher cracks Spicer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spicer moves out of range of the strikes.
Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butcher thuds his right hand into Spicer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spicer fails to land with a series of punches.
Butcher works over Spicer's head and body with a nice combination.
Spicer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Butcher lands an overhand right.
Spicer throws a sloppy body shot
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicer looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcher is just out of range.
Spicer misses with a wild combination.
Spicer looks to land a right hand but Butcher moved out of range.

Butcher has Spicer up against the cage in a clinch.
Butcher lands an uppercut.
Butcher lands a shot to the body.
Butcher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spicer smiles and moves away.
Spicer throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spicer.
Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Spicer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spicer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spicer looks gassed!
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1-2. Butcher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Butcher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spicer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Butcher coming out on top.
Butcher cracks Spicer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spicer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Butcher.
Butcher connects with a right hand. Spicer shakes it off.
Butcher lands with a cross.

Spicer is rocked!
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher lands an overhand right.
Spicer is still on wobbly legs! Can Butcher finish him?
Butcher with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Butcher - just one landing.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher lands a jab to the nose.
Butcher lands with a hook. Spicer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Butcher jabs at Spicer's body.
Butcher scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Butcher walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Spicer drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Butcher swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Spicer's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Percival Butcher!