PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Butcher
vs
Rampage

195 cm
34
221 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

191 cm
28
221 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry

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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rampage. No joy for Butcher on that attempt.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rampage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rampage.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rampage connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Rampage ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Rampage.
Rampage slips a straight right by Butcher.
Butcher dips to his left and cracks Rampage with an uppercut!
Rampage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rampage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher lands a head shot.
Rampage misses with a looping right.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rampage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage misses with a body kick.
Butcher is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Butcher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rampage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rampage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rampage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rampage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butcher is out of range.
Butcher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rampage digs a good body shot into Butcher's ribs.
Rampage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rampage lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Percival Butcher has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rampage lands with a shot to the body.
Rampage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rampage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rampage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Butcher throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher misses with a hook. Rampage ducked under it nicely.
Butcher lands a jab to the head.
Butcher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rampage can pounce on him.
Butcher misses with a head kick.
Butcher feints and then cracks Rampage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rampage down.
Butcher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick from Butcher lands but Rampage takes it in his stride.
Rampage cracks the inside of Butcher's front leg.
Rampage ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Rampage moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Rampage throws a wild body kick that Butcher sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rampage.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rampage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butcher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is looking to clinch.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Rampage is out of range.
Butcher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Butcher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rampage.
Butcher tries to land a front kick but Rampage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rampage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Butcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rampage connects with a body shot.
Rampage lands with a good body shot.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Rampage throws a sloppy head kick and Butcher moves out of range easily.
Rampage lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher wants to clinch up but Rampage keeps it at a distance.
Rampage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butcher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rampage, right into the meat.
Butcher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Rampage darts in and clinches Butcher up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Rampage.
Butcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rampage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rampage.
Butcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Rampage.
Rampage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Rampage cracks Butcher with a nice body shot.
Rampage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher tries to work over Rampage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butcher misses with some punches.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rampage misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Rampage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Percival Butcher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rampage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Butcher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rampage moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampage.
Rampage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rampage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rampage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butcher momentarily.
Kyle Rampage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Butcher is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Butcher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rampage can pounce on him.
Rampage wants to clinch.
Nice cross by Butcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Butcher dips to his left and cracks Rampage with an uppercut!
Butcher throws a hook to the side of Rampage's head but Rampage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butcher scores with a kick to the body.
Rampage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Butcher checks it well.
Rampage is looking to clinch.

Butcher tries to keep at a distance but Rampage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Butcher misses with a body punch.
Rampage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Butcher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Rampage, against the cage.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rampage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Rampage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
Butcher dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Rampage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Rampage lands an elbow just above Butcher 's eye.
Butcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rampage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
Rampage blocking some punches.
Rampage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Rampage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rampage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Rampage lands an elbow inside.
Rampage trying to land knees to the body.
Rampage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Rampage.
Rampage avoiding damage.
Butcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rampage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butcher tries to throw a body punch but Rampage avoids it by throwing Butcher back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rampage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.

Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch but Butcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butcher throws a lazy head kick

and Rampage counters by clinching up.
Rampage lands an elbow inside that Butcher shrugs off.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Rampage.
Butcher blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Butcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Rampage controls his hands.
Rampage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Rampage lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Rampage.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Rampage.
Rampage blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Rampage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rampage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyle Rampage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Butcher as the two fighters clinch.
Butcher works on Rampage's body with a couple of short punches.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rampage lands a damaging elbow.
Butcher scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Rampage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Percival Butcher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher cracks Rampage with a good jab.
Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rampage counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Butcher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Butcher coming out on top.
Butcher moves out of range as Rampage throws a body kick.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Rampage blocks a head kick by Butcher.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Rampage moved out of range.
Butcher throws a body kick that misses
and Rampage counters with a thumping low kick.
Butcher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butcher looks for the body kick but Rampage saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Rampage misses.
Butcher checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher wants to land a leg kick but Rampage is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rampage.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Rampage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Rampage clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Butcher.
Rampage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rampage throws an elbow that misses.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage prevents a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Rampage controls his hands.
Rampage lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rampage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Butcher up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Rampage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rampage digs a right hand underneath Butcher's ribcage. Butcher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rampage blocking some punches.
Rampage digs a right hand into Butcher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butcher's gas tank.
Rampage prevents a body shot from Butcher.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rampage throws an elbow but misses.
Rampage lands a nice uppercut.
Rampage blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rampage lands with a short shot to the head.
Butcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rampage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rampage.
Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Rampage controls the action.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Rampage looking to slow down the pace here.
Rampage lands an uppercut.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Rampage throws an elbow that misses.
Rampage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kyle Rampage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Butcher tries a body shot but Rampage blocks it.
Rampage lands a damaging elbow.
Butcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butcher takes a shot to the head.
Butcher misses with a body punch.
Percival Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Rampage.
Rampage tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher tries to throw a body punch but Rampage avoids it by throwing Butcher back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Butcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher gets through Rampage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rampage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butcher.
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Rampage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rampage 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Rampage!