PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Butcher
vs
Young

188 cm
30
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

175 cm
24
158 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Young!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Butcher counters with a thumping low kick.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Young.
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.
Young throws a leg kick
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimmy Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with a right hand
letting Butcher counter with a right hand.
Young on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
A head kick misses from Butcher.
Butcher tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butcher thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Butcher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Young misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young misses with an uppercut. Butcher saw that one coming.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Young is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Young bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Butcher's head backwards.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butcher swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Butcher scores with a four punch combination!
Donk. Young catches Butcher right on the button with a cross.
Young throws a jab when Butcher was well out of range.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Young misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Young takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Butcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wally Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Butcher, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Butcher against the cage but Butcher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wally Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Young.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a straight right hand.

Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Young is in close to Butcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
Young works over Butcher with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.

Butcher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Young can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Young manages to get himself to full guard.
Young has a closed guard, preventing Butcher from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Butcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Young, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wally Butcher will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Young shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Young showed some decent athleticism there.
Young looks to land a strike but Butcher avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Young trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Young connects with a couple of short punches.
Young is looking to pass into half guard but Butcher pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Butcher is in guard.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Butcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Butcher being controlled here momentarily.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butcher is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young has control of Butcher's left arm, preventing Butcher from doing any damage.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Young wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butcher.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher cracks Young with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butcher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Young connects with a body shot.
Young misses the jab.
Butcher drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young lands a nice hook to Butcher's body. Butcher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Young shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Butcher manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Butcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Butcher tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Butcher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Butcher trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Butcher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Butcher wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
Butcher trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Wally Butcher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Young thuds his right hand into Butcher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young scores with a leg kick.
Young throws a hook but Butcher avoids it easily.
Young's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butcher under the eye.
Butcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a big head kick but Young shrugs it off.
Butcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Young thows a body kick. Butcher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Butcher counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young with a nice cross.
Young walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Butcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Young fails to land the takedown.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butcher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Butcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butcher throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher scores with a jab.
Butcher looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.

Young looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Butcher!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is working Butcher over with some ground and pound from side control.
Butcher tries to escape but Young is in control.
Young working the ground and pound from side control.

Butcher is rocked!
Young working the head with strikes.
Oh Butcher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Young scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Butcher is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Young can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Young!
Jimmy Young thanked the fans post fight for their support.