PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Foster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butcher
vs
Foster

195 cm
27
221 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

195 cm
23
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Foster!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butcher.
Butcher moves away from the strike by Foster.
Butcher throws a lazy uppercut
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foster tests Butcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Foster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster lands with a good body shot.
Foster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foster avoids a kick to the body.
Foster with a nice cross.
Foster moves out of range of the leg kick from Butcher.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Foster lands a nice hook to Butcher's body. Butcher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Foster blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Butcher is predictable there
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Butcher wants to clinch
and Foster counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Butcher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Butcher cracks Foster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Foster stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Foster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butcher.
Foster misses the jab.
Foster misses with an uppercut. Butcher saw that one coming.
Butcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Foster throws out a powerful jab.
Butcher throws a head kick but Foster moves out of range.
Butcher looks to land a body kick but Foster moved away.
Butcher throws a solid leg kick but Foster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Butcher.
Foster jabs at Butcher's body.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Foster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher walks into a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Butcher.
Foster checks a leg kick.
Butcher throws a leg kick
and Foster counters with a two punch combo.
Foster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Foster scores with a jab.
Percival Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Butcher misses
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butcher misses with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Butcher - that will leave a mark!
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 slips a jab from Foster.
Butcher tries to land a front kick but Foster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butcher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Foster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster avoids a kick to the body.
Butcher gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Foster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster blocks a leg kick.
Butcher wants to slow Foster down by chopping away at his legs.
Butcher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foster's calf.
Butcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.

Foster is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Butcher's half guard.
Foster moves into full mount! Butcher won't be happy about that!
Foster landing strikes, looking to finish!
Foster tries to control but Butcher wriggling away.
Foster might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Butcher kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Butcher tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster with a couple of short strikes.
Butcher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Butcher is working hard here to advance position.
Foster wants to control the pace but Butcher is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Butcher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Butcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butcher scores with a push kick.
Foster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Butcher misses with a left hand
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Foster throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Foster throws a shot to the body.
Foster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
Foster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butcher.
Foster misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Foster - just one landing.
Butcher throws a low kick but Foster moves out of range easily.
Butcher misses with a kick to the body.
Butcher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butcher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
Butcher throws a sloppy body shot
and Foster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Foster to counter with a crisp jab.
Foster moves out of range of the body kick.
Butcher gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Foster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butcher.
Butcher slips a jab from Foster.
Butcher lands a body shot.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
A left and a right from Foster both land. Nice combination.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
Butcher slips a jab from Foster.
Butcher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Butcher misses.
Butcher scores with a leg kick.
Butcher walks into a jab.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butcher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
Butcher gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Foster to counter with a crisp jab.
Foster blocks the body kick.
Butcher looks to throw a body kick
and Foster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Butcher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butcher.
Foster 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.
Butcher misses with a shot to the body
and Foster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Butcher thinking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butcher.
Butcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Butcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Foster circles away.
Marcus Foster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butcher looks for the body kick but Foster saw that one coming.
Foster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foster checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a jab to Butcher's midsection.
Foster scores with the left hand. Butcher knows he should have avoided that one.
Foster misses with a wild body shot.
Foster stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Foster throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
A big left from Butcher misses.
Foster scores with a nice head shot.
Foster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher looks to land a body kick but Foster moved away.
Foster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butcher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Butcher misses with a kick to the body.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Butcher misses with the body kick
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butcher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher moves out of range of the strikes.
Butcher slips a straight right by Foster.
Butcher lands a leg kick that knocks Foster off balance momentarily.
Foster 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.
An inside leg kick from Butcher misses.
Butcher tries a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Foster moves out of range of the body kick from Butcher.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster with a jab.
Butcher throws a leg kick which misses Foster's front leg but catches the back leg as Foster tries to avoid it.
Butcher swinging wildly here.
Foster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster cracks Butcher with a good jab.
Good work by Foster as he checks the leg kick.
Butcher throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Butcher.

Butcher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Butcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Butcher, not yet.
Foster postures up in Butcher's guard and throws a big left but Butcher blocks it.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Butcher.

Butcher scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Butcher tries to land a leg kick but Foster saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Butcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Foster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Butcher. That one must have hurt.
Butcher misses with an uppercut.
Butcher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foster.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butcher.
Butcher looks for the body kick but Foster saw that one coming.
Butcher thows a leg kick but Foster checks it
and Foster counters with a left to the body.
Foster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Foster takes a step back to recover.
Foster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with the body kick
and Foster counters with a two punch combo.
Foster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcher moves out of range as Foster strikes.
Butcher throws a lazy body kick
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Butcher throws a head kick but Foster moves out of range.
Butcher throws a solid leg kick but Foster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Butcher.
Both fighters circling a little - Butcher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Butcher.
Butcher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Foster moves out of range of the body kick.
Butcher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Foster misses its intended target.
Butcher slips under a jab from Foster.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Foster crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Butcher - the referee stops the clock and Foster gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Butcher. Foster manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Butcher throws a push kick but Foster slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Foster as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butcher. That's going to slow Foster down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Foster, as that shot connected.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Foster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Butcher is looking to chop away at Foster's legs.
Butcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Butcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butcher.
Butcher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Foster misses with a hook
and Butcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Foster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Foster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcus Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Percival Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butcher looks to land a body kick but Foster moved away.
Butcher throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A shot to the liver by Foster. Beautiful body shot.
Foster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Butcher.
Foster moves out of range of the leg kick from Butcher.
Foster staying out of range there.
Butcher throws a body kick that misses.
Foster lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Foster swinging wildly here.
Butcher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Foster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Foster has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Butcher.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butcher lands a head kick. Foster smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Butcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Percival Butcher.
Well Foster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Foster!