PBP Commentary

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

Butcher
vs
Read

194 cm
20
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Read!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws a low kick, looking for Read's leg but Read calmly moves out of range.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Butcher throws a leg kick
and Read counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Read fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butcher is out of range.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Read is just out of range.
Read throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Read.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Read.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Dan Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher throws a sloppy body shot
and Read counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Read swats away the attempt to clinch by Butcher.
Read jabs at Butcher's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Read avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Read knows he should have avoided that one.
Butcher lands a head shot.
Read misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Read blocks the leg kick.
Read blocks a jab.
Read delivers a nice body kick.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Read paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butcher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Butcher 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is looking to slow Read down with leg kicks.
Read chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Butcher can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher misses with an uppercut.
A head kick from Read lands but Butcher takes it in his stride.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Read pushes him off.
Butcher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Butcher blocks a leg kick.
Read slips under a jab from Butcher.
Butcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Read lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butcher will feel that in the morning.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Read scoring well with a low kick there.
Read tries to score with a low kick but Butcher moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Butcher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Read attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Butcher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butcher throws a lazy right hand but Read sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Read.
Butcher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Read is able to avoid easily.
Butcher tried to score with a low kick but Read checks it.
Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick from Read misses.
Butcher misses with the combination.
Butcher throws an off balance right hand
and Read counters with a head kick.
Butcher is looking to score with low kicks.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Butcher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Read pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Butcher.
Read does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Read lunges at Butcher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Butcher's hand.
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.
Read throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Read jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Butcher is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Read shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Butcher takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Read sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Butcher bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Read!
Mark Read decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.