PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler comes to the cage accompanied by Krawl. Paul Butler has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Butler
vs
Charm

180 cm
26
145 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

150 cm
28
142 lbs
16 - 23 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butler counters with a straight right hand.
Charm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charm tries to bum rush Butler with a series of wild strikes but Butler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charm throws a combination that misses
and Butler counters with a nice uppercut.
Charm throws a right and a left that Butler avoids nicely.
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Butler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Butler counters with a nice body shot.
Butler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Butler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Butler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butler scores with a body shot.
Charm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Butler.

Charm closes the distance and clinches.
Butler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Charm's efforts to push away.

Butler pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Butler holds on and takes a little breather.
Charm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Butler is trying to control the position but Charm postures up.

Butler is looking to sinch up a triangle. Charm throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Butler's body to avoid the submission. Butler has instead reached around Charm's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Butler arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Butler!
After winning the bout, Paul Butler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.