PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Butten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Butten's choice of entrance music: El Guapo Likes to Dance. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Emelianenko
vs
Butten

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ras Butten!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Butten counters with a big head kick but Emelianenko shrugs it off.
Butten throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Butten only half commits.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Butten finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Butten's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Emelianenko dives in looking to finish as Butten flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Emelianenko's strikes! Emelianenko is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Butten's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Butten was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!