PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario M Buto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

M Buto
vs
Quick

190 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario M Buto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bert Quick!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quick clinches up with M Buto and pushes him back against the cage.
M Buto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quick has M Buto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. M Buto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
M Buto jumps guard but Quick stands there with M Buto around his waist. M Buto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

M Buto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

M Buto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Quick is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

M Buto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

M Buto tries for a kimura but Quick is defending well.
Quick is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quick explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
M Buto circles away from the clinch attempt
and M Buto counters with a good, hard body kick but Quick shrugs it off.
Quick looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
M Buto tries to clinch but Quick moves away
and Quick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - M Buto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
M Buto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and M Buto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario M Buto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Quick.
Quick tries to clinch but M Buto is having none of it.
Quick with a nice cross.
M Buto keeps the fight on the outside.

M Buto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
M Buto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst M Buto is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
M Buto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quick is proving hard to escape from.
M Buto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
M Buto trying to control but Quick is working from the bottom.

M Buto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
M Buto tries to clinch but Quick moves away
enabling Quick to counter with a crisp jab.
Quick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
M Buto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Quick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick avoids the head kick by M Buto.
M Buto swings away with a body shot that misses

and Quick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quick.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Quick wants to get back to striking at distance but M Buto won't allow it.
Quick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. M Buto smiles and moves away.
M Buto shoots and misses

and Quick counters with a takedown into side control.
M Buto tries to buck Quick off but Quick is having none of it.

Quick stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
M Buto takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
M Buto is looking to break free of the clinch but Quick has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
M Buto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
M Buto can't get the takedown.

Quick decides to pull guard.
Quick wants to get back to his feet but M Buto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Quick is wriggling around but M Buto manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
M Buto drops an elbow to the side of Quick's head.

Quick has one foot on M Buto's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
M Buto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quick counters with a three punch combo that has M Buto backing up. M Buto nods at Quick to acknowledge the strikes.
Quick throws a right and a left that M Buto avoids nicely.
Quick avoids the head kick by M Buto.
Quick misses with a series of wild punches.
M Buto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario M Buto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
M Buto with a poor takedown
and M Buto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mario M Buto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quick rushes M Buto and presses him up against the cage.
Quick works on M Buto's body with a couple of short punches.

Quick lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Quick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
M Buto has hold of Quick's hands but Quick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Quick decides to stand and escape the position.
M Buto misses with a takedown
and M Buto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
M Buto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quick.
M Buto lands with a kick to the temple. Quick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
M Buto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
M Buto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
M Buto wants to clinch
and Quick counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Quick. No joy for M Buto on that attempt.
Quick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quick moves to clinch but M Buto breaks away

and M Buto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quick won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

M Buto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
M Buto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quick keeps the fight on the outside.
M Buto swats away the attempt to clinch by Quick.
Quick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from M Buto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Quick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Quick circles away from the clinch attempt.
M Buto swats away the attempt to clinch by Quick.
M Buto cracks Quick with an open hand slap.
M Buto just misses with a punch to the body.
M Buto misses with a takedown

and Quick counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
M Buto taking a breather.
Quick is stalling here.
M Buto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quick walks away with a smile on his face. M Buto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Quick moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
M Buto is trying to break free.
M Buto scores with a shot to the side of Quick's head.
M Buto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quick smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario M Buto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick shoots in but M Buto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
M Buto closes the distance but Quick moves to the side
and Quick counters with a three punch combo that has M Buto backing up. M Buto nods at Quick to acknowledge the strikes.
M Buto misses with a takedown

and Quick counters by clinching up.

Quick wants the takedown. M Buto is fighting it off but Quick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in M Buto's guard against the cage.
Quick slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

M Buto actively working from the bottom here.
Quick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

M Buto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
M Buto is trying to control but Quick manages to pass to mount!
Quick working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Quick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Quick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Quick avoids the attempt from M Buto to control.
Quick looking to finish M Buto with some ground and pound. This is bad for M Buto!
M Buto is bucking up trying to escape but Quick cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
M Buto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
You get the feeling that M Buto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
M Buto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish M Buto?
M Buto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Quick tries to pass to full mount but M Buto defends it.
M Buto wants to sweep but Quick has passed to side control!

Quick stands up and beckons M Buto to his feet.
Mario M Buto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bert Quick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Quick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quick 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert Quick!
Bert Quick is the new heavyweight champion!