PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Butterworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Butterworth
vs
Blessed

176 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Butterworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Blessed!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterworth dodges the punch combination from Blessed.
Nice defenses there by Butterworth.
Blessed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Blessed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butterworth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blessed avoids it really well and circles away.
Blessed misses with an uppercut.
Blessed tests Butterworth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Blessed.
Blessed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blessed throws a nice looking combination but Butterworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blessed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blessed misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed fails to land with a series of punches.
Blessed misses with a looping right.
Blessed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Blessed misses.
Butterworth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blessed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Butterworth scrambles back to his feet.
Butterworth swings for the body but Blessed moves out of range.
Blessed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butterworth.
Butterworth ducks under a wild hook from Blessed.
Blessed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blessed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blessed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Blessed. No joy for Butterworth on that attempt.
Blessed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bryan Blessed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butterworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blessed looks to land a combination but Butterworth avoids it well.
Bryan Blessed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blessed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butterworth circles away quickly and effectively.
Butterworth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blessed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Butterworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blessed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butterworth circles away quickly and effectively.
Blessed misses with a double jab.
Blessed lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blessed takes a swing at Butterworth's ribcage but misses.
Blessed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butterworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blessed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blessed might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blessed misses with a two punch combination.
Blessed looks winded!
Blessed misses with a hook.
Blessed misses with a few strikes there.
Blessed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Butterworth in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws a lazy right hand but Butterworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blessed loads up on a big right hand but Butterworth slips the punch.
Butterworth dives in and grabs Blessed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blessed pushes down on Butterworth's head and hops out.
Blessed misses with the combination.
Butterworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blessed.
We've been informed that Blessed has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blessed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blessed throws a series of punches but Butterworth moves out of range.
Butterworth slips a straight right by Blessed.
Blessed swinging wildly here.
Butterworth slips under a jab from Blessed.
Butterworth takes a swing at Blessed's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butterworth.
Blessed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blessed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Butterworth counters with a good low kick that Blessed was not able to check.
Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blessed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blessed throws a series of punches but Butterworth moves out of range.
Blessed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blessed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Butterworth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Butterworth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blessed tries to avoid it but Butterworth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blessed to the ground. Blessed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blessed misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blessed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blessed misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butterworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Blessed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blessed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butterworth.
Sloppy strikes from Blessed. Those never looked like landing.
Blessed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butterworth.
Blessed fails to land with a series of punches.
Blessed fails to land with a series of punches.
Blessed throws a jab but it's blocked by Butterworth.
Butterworth shoots in for a takedown but Blessed shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Butterworth.
No joy there for Blessed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butterworth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blessed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Butterworth somewhat.
Blessed scores with a one two! Butterworth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blessed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butterworth at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed throws a shot from downtown. Butterworth moves away and avoids it.
Blessed looks to throw the jab but Butterworth is out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Butterworth. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Blessed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Butterworth.
Blessed misses with an uppercut. Butterworth saw that one coming.
Blessed misses with a double jab.
Butterworth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blessed tries to avoid it but Butterworth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blessed to the ground. Blessed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Butterworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blessed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blessed is breathing heavily.

Butterworth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Butterworth seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Blessed is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jacob Butterworth!