PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttersnaps comes to the cage accompanied by Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield. Cyborg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Awaken . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Buttersnaps
vs
Cyborg

171 cm
30
142 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

168 cm
32
134 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghee Buttersnaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cyborg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. Buttersnaps looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Cyborg misses.
Buttersnaps takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Buttersnaps misses its intended target.
Cyborg throws a jab but it's blocked by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cyborg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cyborg misses with a body shot.
Buttersnaps throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Cyborg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Buttersnaps as he checks the leg kick.
Cyborg thumps Buttersnaps with a low kick.
Cyborg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cyborg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Buttersnaps.
Cyborg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buttersnaps.
Cyborg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cyborg wants to slow Buttersnaps down by chopping away at his legs.
Cyborg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buttersnaps checks it well.
Buttersnaps looks to land a right hand but Cyborg moved out of range.
Cyborg scores with the left hand. Buttersnaps knows he should have avoided that one.
Buttersnaps throws a looping overhand right but Cyborg ducks down to avoid it.
Cyborg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyborg lands with a nice body punch.
Cyborg missing with a left hand there. Buttersnaps was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chris Cyborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
Cyborg looks for the body kick but Buttersnaps saw that one coming.
Cyborg moves out of range as Buttersnaps throws a body kick.
Cyborg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Cyborg misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps checks a low kick from Cyborg.
Buttersnaps just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg thuds his shin into the meat of Buttersnaps's side.
Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buttersnaps.
Cyborg connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cyborg, right into the meat.
Buttersnaps throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cyborg.
Nice uppercut lands for Cyborg. That snapped Buttersnaps's head back.
Cyborg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cyborg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cyborg motions for Buttersnaps to come forward. Cyborg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg scores with a push kick.
Buttersnaps tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cyborg was well out of range. Poor timing from Buttersnaps.
Cyborg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buttersnaps.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Buttersnaps blocks the low kick.
Cyborg throws the kick towards the body but Buttersnaps avoids it.
Cyborg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buttersnaps to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Cyborg.
A clash of legs there as Buttersnaps blocks the low kick.
Cyborg misses with a body kick.
Cyborg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Buttersnaps as he checks the leg kick.
Buttersnaps moves out of range of the body kick.
Buttersnaps uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cyborg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buttersnaps on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buttersnaps lands a nice shot that snaps Cyborg's head back.
Cyborg misses with a straight left.
Cyborg tries to land a leg kick but Buttersnaps saw it coming and moves away.
Cyborg misses with a lunging right hand
and Buttersnaps counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cyborg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buttersnaps is looking to clinch but Cyborg is avoiding it.
Buttersnaps takes one on the button.
Buttersnaps moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg pushes him off.
Cyborg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Buttersnaps had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A bone on bone clash there as Buttersnaps blocks the leg kick.
Buttersnaps throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Buttersnaps misses.
Buttersnaps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cyborg scores with a nice strike.
Buttersnaps moves out of range as Cyborg throws a body kick.
Buttersnaps is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg connects with the punch.
Cyborg throws a leg kick that misses.
Cyborg lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Cyborg misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cyborg dominated that round.
That's time! Buttersnaps's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cyborg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buttersnaps moves away from the strike by Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Buttersnaps counters with a two punch combo.
Cyborg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buttersnaps swings for the body but Cyborg moves out of range.
Buttersnaps misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cyborg throws a low kick, looking for Buttersnaps's leg but Buttersnaps calmly moves out of range.
Buttersnaps throws a solid leg kick but Cyborg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buttersnaps.
Buttersnaps looks to land a combination. Cyborg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cyborg misses the jab.
Cyborg scores with a kick to the body.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Buttersnaps lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Cyborg lands with a right hand.
Buttersnaps throws a solid leg kick but Cyborg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buttersnaps.
Cyborg misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttersnaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyborg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buttersnaps pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
Buttersnaps moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buttersnaps uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
Chris Cyborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cyborg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buttersnaps under the eye.
Cyborg misses with a kick to the body.
Cyborg scores with the left hand. Buttersnaps knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Cyborg. No joy for Buttersnaps on that attempt.
Cyborg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buttersnaps sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cyborg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg looks to land a left hand but Buttersnaps moved out of range nicely.
Cyborg thows a body shot but no joy.
Buttersnaps avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buttersnaps misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg moves out of range of the body kick.
Buttersnaps misses with a double jab
and Cyborg counters with a thumping low kick.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buttersnaps.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buttersnaps throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cyborg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buttersnaps. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Cyborg.
Cyborg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buttersnaps's sensitive parts.
Cyborg throws a wild body kick that Buttersnaps sees coming a mile off.
Cyborg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buttersnaps momentarily.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buttersnaps misses the jab.
Buttersnaps checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
Cyborg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buttersnaps avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cyborg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buttersnaps checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cyborg defending well as Buttersnaps loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg misses the shot to the body.
Cyborg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buttersnaps's calf.
Cyborg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Buttersnaps misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Buttersnaps.
The fighters circling - Buttersnaps throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cyborg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cyborg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Buttersnaps has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buttersnaps and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buttersnaps lands an overhand right.
Buttersnaps tries to clinch up but Cyborg circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Cyborg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyborg throws a leg kick
letting Buttersnaps counter with a right hand.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Buttersnaps sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cyborg misses with a body kick.
Buttersnaps moves away from the strike by Cyborg.
Buttersnaps moves out of range of the strikes.
Cyborg is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cyborg throws a leg kick
and Buttersnaps counters with a nice uppercut.

Buttersnaps darts in and clinches Cyborg up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chris Cyborg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Buttersnaps missing with a left hand there. Cyborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buttersnaps throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Buttersnaps tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cyborg was well out of range. Poor timing from Buttersnaps.

Cyborg gets tackled into the cage by Buttersnaps. Buttersnaps maintains the clinch.
Cyborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buttersnaps.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cyborg.
A short right from Cyborg.
Buttersnaps taking a breather.
Cyborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cyborg misses with a body punch.
Cyborg misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with some punches.
Buttersnaps blocking some punches.
Cyborg throws a head punch that misses.
Cyborg lands with a right to the head.
Cyborg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cyborg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cyborg lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cyborg fails to land.
Cyborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cyborg wants to stall.
Cyborg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chris Cyborg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg tries to work over Buttersnaps's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cyborg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cyborg fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cyborg.
Buttersnaps fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cyborg is leaning against Buttersnaps and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps stalling in the clinch but Cyborg improves position.
Ghee Buttersnaps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buttersnaps taking a breather.
Buttersnaps wants to break free but Cyborg has control.
Buttersnaps slowing the pace effectively.
Buttersnaps misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cyborg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
Chris Cyborg thanked the fans post fight for their support.