PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jansku Butthead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athelston Cupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cupp comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seek and Destroy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Butthead
vs
Cupp

165 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jansku Butthead !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Athelston Cupp!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cupp misses with a double jab.
Cupp looks to land a combination but Butthead avoids it well.
Butthead shoots for a takedown but Cupp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Butthead fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cupp avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cupp.

Butthead closes the distance and pushes Cupp back into the cage.
Butthead content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Butthead .
Cupp letting Butthead take a breather here.
Butthead lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Butthead .
Butthead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cupp is trying to break the clinch but Butthead is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butthead lands a left hand.

Butthead breaks from the clinch.
Butthead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butthead misses with a body shot.
Jansku Butthead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cupp fails to land with a series of punches.

Butthead gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cupp tries to stall but Butthead uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butthead is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jansku Butthead . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butthead lands a nice uppercut.
Cupp is trying to pull guard but Butthead has him pressed against the cage.
Butthead is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cupp working hard to break the clinch.
Butthead lands a body punch in the clinch.

Butthead is trying to trip Cupp. He has hold of a leg but Cupp is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Butthead persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Butthead keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cupp's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butthead stops Cupp from standing up.
Cupp looks gassed!
Butthead keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cupp's head.
Butthead has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Butthead loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butthead postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butthead throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butthead wanted to stand there but Cupp had control of the position.
Butthead with a flurry of punches that miss.
Butthead tries to free his leg and advance position but Cupp is retaining full guard.
Butthead has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cupp is proving hard to escape from.
Butthead with a flurry of punches that miss.
Butthead works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cupp regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Butthead .
Butthead postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cupp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butthead .

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cupp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Cupp kicks Butthead off and gets to his feet.
Butthead blocks a jab.
Butthead uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cupp has time to react.
Nice takedown defense from Cupp. No joy for Butthead on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Cupp. Those never looked like landing.

Butthead shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cupp manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cupp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cupp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Butthead 's guard.
Butthead might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butthead is pulling down on Cupp's head to control his posture.
Cupp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Butthead 's head.

Cupp decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Butthead closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cupp circles away.

Cupp gets a takedown into half guard.

Cupp seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cupp is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butthead trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Butthead closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cupp to the mat! Cupp manages to get full guard.
Butthead stands up over Cupp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Cupp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Butthead throws an elbow that misses. Cupp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Butthead 's guard. Nice move by Cupp!
Butthead working a defensive guard here.
Jansku Butthead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Butthead bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cupp's guard.
Butthead throws a big right hand that misses.

Cupp is looking for a triangle but Butthead pushes his legs off easily.

Butthead gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cupp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Butthead napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cupp is breathing heavily.
Butthead manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cupp regains full guard. Nicely done.
Butthead postures up in Cupp's guard and throws a big left but Cupp blocks it.
Butthead chips away with some ground and pound.
Butthead lands a couple of elbows.
Butthead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Butthead stopping the sweep attempt from Cupp.
Butthead is looking to work some ground and pound but Cupp has wrist control.

Butthead got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cupp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Butthead has managed to get both his arms back between Cupp's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cupp looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Butthead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Butthead working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cupp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butthead trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Butthead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Butthead throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butthead loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butthead working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Butthead throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butthead working some strikes from top position.

Cupp is rocked!
Butthead chips away with some ground and pound.
Cupp is still in real trouble! Can Butthead finish him?
Butthead gets to his feet and stands over Cupp, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Cupp felt that one! Butthead unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Cupp from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jansku Butthead !
Jansku Butthead thanked the fans post fight for their support.