PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Tomcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. This should be fireworks!

Butcher
vs
Tomcik

182 cm
28
191 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
198 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Core Tokyo

Core Tokyo
Vodka Rags

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamil Tomcik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomcik connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tomcik.
Butcher takes one to the side of the head.
Butcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tomcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Tomcik misses with a looping left.
Tomcik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Butcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tomcik throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher avoids the body shot from Tomcik.
Tomcik misses with a wild body shot.
Tomcik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tomcik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Tomcik ducks right into an uppercut from Butcher.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomcik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Tomcik misses with a hook to the body
and Butcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good work by Butcher as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butcher.
Butcher connects with the punch.
Butcher throws a leg kick but Tomcik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Tomcik misses
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomcik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tomcik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tomcik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Butcher rather than just go for the knockout.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
Tomcik takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomcik looks gassed!
The fighters circling - Butcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butcher with a hook.
Butcher lands a jab to Tomcik's midsection.
Tomcik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butcher is out of range.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomcik.
Tomcik misses with a hook to the body
and Butcher counters with a three punch combo that has Tomcik backing up. Tomcik nods at Butcher to acknowledge the strikes.
Tomcik throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a body kick that stops Tomcik in his tracks momentarily.
Tomcik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butcher's calf.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tomcik has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Butcher.
Butcher works Tomcik's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Butcher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
Butcher swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Butcher works Tomcik's body with a nice hook.
Tomcik needs to keep his hands up - Butcher had a free shot at his head there.
Tomcik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcher cracks Tomcik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tomcik misses with a body punch
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Butcher!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomcik avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Tomcik misses with a shot to the body
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomcik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Tomcik throws a sloppy body shot
and Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses the jab.
Butcher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tomcik misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Tomcik misses.
Butcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Butcher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Butcher throws a body punch but Tomcik moves out of range.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomcik's sensitive parts.
Butcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Butcher.
Butcher scores with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Tomcik misses
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Butcher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Butcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomcik's sensitive parts.
Tomcik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Kamil Tomcik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomcik throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Tomcik has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Butcher.
Tomcik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomcik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomcik.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tomcik might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Butcher has got the better of the exchanges.
Butcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher scores with a jab to the head.
Butcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Butcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Butcher punishes Tomcik's body with a nice straight punch.
Tomcik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tomcik's head.
Billy Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butcher.
Tomcik is breathing heavily.
Butcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomcik at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butcher.
Tomcik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butcher tests Tomcik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butcher swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
Butcher lands with a right hand.
Butcher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tomcik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tomcik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher punishes Tomcik's body with a nice straight punch.
Butcher connects with a looping right hand.
Butcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Butcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tomcik throws a sloppy body shot
letting Butcher counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik misses with an uppercut.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomcik can do to turn this around?
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomcik avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Tomcik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Butcher finds it's way round the side to connect with Tomcik's head.
Butcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomcik.
Tomcik misses with a shot to the body
and Butcher counters with a body kick that stops Tomcik in his tracks momentarily.
Tomcik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Butcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomcik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomcik avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Tomcik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tomcik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Tomcik walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tomcik tried to score with a low kick but Butcher checks it.
Good work by Butcher as he checks the leg kick.
Tomcik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
Nice uppercut lands for Butcher. That snapped Tomcik's head back.
Butcher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomcik takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomcik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butcher lands a nice hook to Tomcik's body. Tomcik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Butcher scores with a hook to the body. Tomcik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
Butcher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomcik manages to avoid it.
Tomcik misses with a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a nice leg kick.
Tomcik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Butcher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tomcik counter with a right hand.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher is looking to slow Tomcik down with leg kicks.
Tomcik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Butcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Butcher dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tomcik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That kick from Butcher tenderised Tomcik's leg. Tomcik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab from Butcher.
A head kick by Tomcik misses
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Tomcik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomcik.
Butcher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Butcher swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
Tomcik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomcik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik avoids the head kick by Butcher.
Nice defenses there by Tomcik.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tomcik throws a low kick, looking for Butcher's leg but Butcher calmly moves out of range.
Tomcik misses the body punch
and Butcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Butcher connects with a nice looking jab.
Butcher misses with an uppercut.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Tomcik misses
and Tomcik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tomcik wants to slow Butcher down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher stuns Tomcik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tomcik throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomcik. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomcik misses with a body punch
and Butcher counters with a low kick, right behind Tomcik 's knee.
Tomcik misses with a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a body kick.
Butcher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomcik.
Tomcik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher lands with a good body shot.
Tomcik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Butcher counters with a left to the body.
Tomcik blocks a head kick by Butcher.
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Butcher slips under a jab from Tomcik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomcik misses with a shot to the body
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Tomcik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomcik throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Butcher.
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tomcik throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tomcik avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher lands a glancing blow to the side of Tomcik's head.
Butcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomcik steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Butcher. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Butcher.
Butcher digs a good body shot into Tomcik's ribs.
Butcher swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Tomcik to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher lands with a hook. Tomcik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Butcher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomcik.
Butcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomcik misses with a hook to the body
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Butcher clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tomcik takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Butcher swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
Tomcik motions for Butcher to come forward. Tomcik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tomcik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Butcher connects with a nice looking jab.
Butcher slips under a jab from Tomcik.
Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomcik.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomcik was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Tomcik misses with a hook to the body
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcik scores with a crisp jab that stopped Butcher in his tracks.
Tomcik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butcher is out of range and Tomcik settles back down.
Butcher lands a lovely overhand right.
Tomcik is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tomcik thows a leg kick but Butcher checks it
and Butcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tomcik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Butcher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Butcher dips to his left and cracks Tomcik with an uppercut!
Tomcik misses with a body shot
and Butcher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Butcher jabs Tomcik right on the nose. Tomcik blinks but takes it well.
Butcher moves away from the strike by Tomcik.
Butcher lands a body shot.
Butcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
Butcher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomcik.
Tomcik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomcik was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
A shot to the body from Tomcik misses
and Butcher counters with a left to the body.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tomcik crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Butcher - the referee stops the clock and Tomcik gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Butcher. Tomcik manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Butcher connects with a high kick.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomcik manages to avoid it.
Butcher lands a nice shot that snaps Tomcik's head back.
Tomcik thows a leg kick but Butcher checks it
and Butcher counters with a body kick that stops Tomcik in his tracks momentarily.
Butcher scores with a hook to the body. Tomcik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Butcher throws a body punch but Tomcik moves out of range.
Butcher throws a wild body kick that Tomcik sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomcik looks to land a left hand but Butcher moved out of range nicely.
Tomcik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomcik tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Butcher finds it's way through Tomcik's defenses.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher thumps Tomcik with a low kick.
Butcher scores with a punch to the head.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butcher.
Butcher catches Tomcik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butcher to score with a decent uppercut.
Butcher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Butcher swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
Butcher throws a wild body kick that Tomcik sees coming a mile off.
Butcher thuds a left hand into Tomcik's body.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher digs a good hook to Tomcik's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher throws a leg kick but Tomcik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
Tomcik throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tomcik thinking.
Butcher jabs at Tomcik's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Butcher had his way with Kamil Tomcik in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomcik moves away.
Butcher keeps Tomcik at a distance using the push kick.
Tomcik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomcik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Tomcik misses
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Tomcik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
Butcher swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
Butcher connects with a crisp jab.
Crunch! Butcher slams his shin into Tomcik's torso.
Butcher jabs at Tomcik's body.
A head kick from Butcher lands but Tomcik takes it in his stride.
Butcher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tomcik is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tomcik takes a step back to recover.
Tomcik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tomcik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tomcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Tomcik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Tomcik misses
and Butcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomcik manages to avoid it.
Tomcik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Tomcik throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a good low kick that Tomcik was not able to check.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Billy Butcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Butcher coming out on top.
Butcher works Tomcik's body with a nice hook.
Butcher connects with a body shot.
Tomcik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomcik missing with a left hand there. Butcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
Tomcik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butcher is able to avoid easily.
Tomcik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Butcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Butcher finds it's target.
Tomcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher looks for the body kick but Tomcik saw that one coming.
Butcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tomcik on the side of the head.
Tomcik misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries to land a front kick but Tomcik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butcher lands a body shot.
Tomcik throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Butcher.
Tomcik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Butcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kamil Tomcik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomcik misses with a jab to the body
and Butcher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tomcik thinking.
Butcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher lands an overhand right.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Tomcik knows he should have avoided that one.
Butcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tomcik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Tomcik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tomcik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Butcher lands a nice hook to Tomcik's body. Tomcik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Butcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Butcher.
Tomcik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomcik avoids a kick to the body.
Tomcik swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Butcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Butcher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:41
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:41
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Butcher!
Billy Butcher retains his middleweight title!