PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Coco Butter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Thurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Thurman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Butter
vs
Thurman

169 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coco Butter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Thurman!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Harry Thurman has been cut.
Butter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thurman swats away the attempt to clinch by Butter.
Butter throws the left hand but Thurman avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Butter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Butter - that will leave a mark!
Butter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thurman circles away quickly and effectively.
Butter is looking to clinch.
Butter throws the left hand but Thurman avoids the punch easily.
Thurman has his takedown stuffed
and Butter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thurman fails with a takedown attempt.
Coco Butter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Thurman.
Thurman wants to land a leg kick but Butter is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurman thows a body shot but no joy.
Butter misses with a head kick.
Butter misses with a series of wild punches.
Butter blocks the body kick.
Butter scoring well with a low kick there.
Butter scores with a jab to the body.
Butter looks to throw the jab but Thurman is out of range.
We've been told by Butter's head coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Butter stuffs the takedown attempt from Thurman. Thurman gets slowly back to his feet.
Butter scores with a jab to the head.
Butter misses with a wild combination.

Thurman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Butter quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thurman wants to pass to mount but Butter is defending the position.

Thurman maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Butter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Thurman has cracked it and Butter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Thurman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Thurman!
Our winner, Harry Thurman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.