PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximillion Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Van Elleboghen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Comeback Kid. Maximillion Butler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butler
vs
Van Elleboghen

183 cm
21
158 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

173 cm
20
157 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximillion Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bart Van Elleboghen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Elleboghen wants to clinch up but Butler keeps it at a distance.
Van Elleboghen tries to close the distance and clinch but Butler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Elleboghen tries to bum rush Butler with a series of wild strikes but Butler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Elleboghen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Elleboghen throws a leg kick but Butler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Elleboghen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Elleboghen. Butler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Elleboghen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Elleboghen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Elleboghen throws a wild body kick that Butler sees coming a mile off.
Van Elleboghen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butler.
Butler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Elleboghen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler avoids the body shot from Van Elleboghen.
Van Elleboghen jabs at Butler's body.
Van Elleboghen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Butler rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Elleboghen tries to clinch but Butler moves out of range.
Van Elleboghen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bart Van Elleboghen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Elleboghen throws a looping overhand right but Butler ducks down to avoid it.
Van Elleboghen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butler moves away.
Butler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Elleboghen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Elleboghen swinging wildly here.

Butler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Elleboghen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Butler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Elleboghen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butler.
Butler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Elleboghen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butler throwing strikes from guard but Van Elleboghen blocks nicely.
Van Elleboghen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Van Elleboghen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Butler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Van Elleboghen working the ground and pound effectively.
Van Elleboghen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Butler is not content to let Van Elleboghen control the position.

Butler actively working from the bottom here.
Butler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Elleboghen is trying to control the action in half guard but Butler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Butler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Butler looking for submissions off his back.
Butler tries to roll over but Van Elleboghen keeps him under control.
Van Elleboghen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler works his way to full guard. Good work.

Butler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Elleboghen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Elleboghen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Butler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Elleboghen's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Butler has gone for a leg lock! Van Elleboghen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Butler's guard.
Van Elleboghen wants to control from the top but Butler keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butler wants to sweep here but Van Elleboghen controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Van Elleboghen dominated that round.
That's time! Butler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Butler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Van Elleboghen forces Butler back against the cage and clinches.
Van Elleboghen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Elleboghen is trying to break the clinch but Butler has him pressed against the cage.
Butler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Elleboghen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Elleboghen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butler scores with a one two! Van Elleboghen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Butler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Elleboghen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maximillion Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Van Elleboghen does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butler clobbers Van Elleboghen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Van Elleboghen catches Butler right on the button with a cross.

Van Elleboghen closes the distance and pushes Butler back into the cage.
Butler is trying to push Van Elleboghen away but Van Elleboghen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Elleboghen lands a body shot.
Van Elleboghen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Elleboghen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Van Elleboghen pushes Butler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Elleboghen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Elleboghen can't find room to land a body shot as Butler controls the action.
Van Elleboghen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butler has Van Elleboghen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Elleboghen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximillion Butler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Elleboghen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butler avoids it.
Van Elleboghen tries to throw a body punch but Butler avoids it by throwing Van Elleboghen back against the cage.
Butler prevents a body shot from Van Elleboghen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Elleboghen tries to land knees in the clinch but Butler avoids the damage to the body.

Van Elleboghen breaks from the clinch.
Van Elleboghen is looking to slow Butler down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Elleboghen misses with a body shot.
Butler looks to land a combination but Van Elleboghen avoids it well.
Van Elleboghen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Butler on the side of the head.
Van Elleboghen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Elleboghen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Butler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Butler showed some decent athleticism there.
Van Elleboghen is trying to maintain the position but Butler is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Elleboghen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Butler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Butler is looking for a kimura but Van Elleboghen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Butler to get the leverage.
Van Elleboghen wants to control but Butler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Van Elleboghen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Elleboghen is looking for a sweep. Butler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Butler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Elleboghen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Butler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Elleboghen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Butler throws a big elbow that misses.
Maximillion Butler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Butler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Butler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Butler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Butler throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Elleboghen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butler.
Butler working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Butler preventing the sweep.
Van Elleboghen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Van Elleboghen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Van Elleboghen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Elleboghen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Butler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Elleboghen can pounce on him.
Butler wants to land a leg kick but Van Elleboghen is out of range.
Butler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Elleboghen.
Van Elleboghen throws a series of punches but Butler moves out of range.
Van Elleboghen tries to land a leg kick but Butler saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Van Elleboghen. Beautiful body shot.
Van Elleboghen lands with a nice body punch.
Van Elleboghen lands a nice shot that snaps Butler's head back.
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!
Van Elleboghen swings away with a body shot that misses

and Butler counters with a shoot takedown. Van Elleboghen fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Elleboghen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Elleboghen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Elleboghen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butler.
Butler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Butler working the ground and pound from side control.

Butler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Butler sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Elleboghen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Van Elleboghen dodges the ground and pound from Butler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Van Elleboghen down.
The strikes coming from Butler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Van Elleboghen is avoiding damage well.
Van Elleboghen is looking for a sweep.
Butler landing a few strikes.
Butler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Butler scoring with punches and elbows.
Butler lands some shots froms side control.
Butler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Butler trying to control the action but Van Elleboghen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler looks up at the clock and then as Van Elleboghen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Butler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Butler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Butler wants to control but Van Elleboghen is keeping him busy.
Butler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Van Elleboghen to see if he's OK.
Van Elleboghen sneaks back into half guard.
Butler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Elleboghen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Elleboghen won't allow Butler to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Elleboghen is concentrating on defense, preventing Butler from advancing position.
Butler throwing shots but Van Elleboghen is blocking nicely.
Butler throws a strike but Van Elleboghen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Butler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Elleboghen looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Elleboghen, not yet.
Van Elleboghen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bart Van Elleboghen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Butler won't allow Van Elleboghen to sweep him here.
Butler throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Elleboghen wants to stand but Butler is controlling the position.
Butler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximillion Butler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Elleboghen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Van Elleboghen!
Bart Van Elleboghen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.