PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Butcher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butcher
vs
Vinicius

187 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
167 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vinicius gets tackled into the cage by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch.
Butcher has Vinicius pushed against the cage.

Vinicius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown but Vinicius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butcher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vinicius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Butcher on the side of the head.
Vinicius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinicius swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Butcher shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vinicius's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Butcher won't allow Vinicius to get back to his feet.

Vinicius has his feet on Butcher's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Butcher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vinicius keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinicius throws a nice looking combination but Butcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butcher dodges the punch combination from Vinicius.

Butcher has Vinicius up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher has Vinicius pressed against the cage.
Vinicius jumps guard but Butcher stands there with Vinicius around his waist. Vinicius gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vinicius gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vinicius wants to stand but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vinicius keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
Butcher connects with a couple of short punches.
Butcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vinicius on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butcher is controlling him.

Vinicius kicks Butcher off and gets to his feet.

Butcher gets a double leg takedown into Vinicius's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinicius wants to stand but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Vinicius keeps moving.

Vinicius pushes Butcher off and gets back to his feet.
Marcus Vinicius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinicius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Butcher doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a head kick but Vinicius moves out of range.
Vinicius scores with a jab. Butcher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vinicius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinicius looks to land a combination but Butcher avoids it well.
Vinicius lands with a shot to the body.
Vinicius moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Marcus Vinicius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Vinicius stalks Butcher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Butcher's face. Butcher staggers backwards, shaken.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Butcher walks into a jab.
Vinicius throws a shot to the body.
Vinicius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Butcher doesn't seem bothered though.
Vinicius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher throws out a leg kick but Vinicius moves out of range and Butcher only half commits.
Vinicius misses with a head kick.
Butcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vinicius connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butcher.
Vinicius tries to bum rush Butcher with a series of wild strikes but Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Vinicius. Those never looked like landing.
Vinicius misses with a jab, cross combination.

Butcher clinches.

Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Vinicius coming out on top.
Vinicius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vinicius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vinicius thuds his right hand into Butcher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Butcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vinicius scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Vinicius.
Butcher shoots in but no luck this time.
Vinicius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Vinicius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vinicius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Butcher moves into range and clinches up with Vinicius.

Butcher breaks the clinch.
Butcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinicius scores with a three punch combo!
Billy Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vinicius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Butcher is rocked!
Vinicius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Butcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Vinicius drops Butcher with a big left hand! Butcher is injured, injured bad! Vinicius jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Vinicius!