PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emil Yanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Yanenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Butcher's chin.

Yanenko
vs
Butcher

167 cm
24
153 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

174 cm
22
167 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emil Yanenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher with a nice cross.

Butcher clinches with his opponent.

Butcher manages to break the clinch.
Yanenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butcher as he avoids it easily.
Yanenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Butcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yanenko scrambles back to his feet.
Butcher lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Emil Yanenko has been cut.
Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yanenko has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Butcher instigates a clinch.

Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yanenko walks into a left hand.
Butcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yanenko at a distance.
Butcher swings for the body but Yanenko moves out of range.
Yanenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab by Butcher.

Yanenko is rocked!
Yanenko is holding his hands too far apart here. Butcher throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Yanenko is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Butcher!
An out of breath Bobby Butcher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.