PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bobby Butcher was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Haigh
vs
Butcher

170 cm
26
165 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

174 cm
26
167 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haigh misses the body punch
and Haigh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haigh looks to land a left hand but Butcher moved out of range nicely.

Butcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butcher prevents a body shot from Haigh.
Butcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haigh lands a body shot.

Haigh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Butcher regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haigh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butcher working a defensive guard here.
Butcher might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Haigh haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Haigh from controlling successfully.
Butcher is pulling down on Haigh's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Butcher was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Haigh shoots in but no luck this time.
Haigh misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Haigh is out of range.
John Haigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher slips a straight right by Haigh.
Haigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haigh throws a combination that misses
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haigh throws a looping overhand right but Butcher ducks down to avoid it.
Butcher moves forwards but Haigh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haigh is looking to score with low kicks.
Haigh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been hearing reports that Haigh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Haigh thuds a left hand into Butcher's body.
Haigh scores with a hook to the body. Butcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Haigh knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Butcher but Butcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haigh throws a nice looking combination but Butcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butcher stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Haigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haigh is defended easily by Butcher.
Some bone on bone action there as Butcher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haigh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Butcher misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haigh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haigh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haigh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Haigh shoots in for a takedown but Butcher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haigh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Butcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haigh swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.

Haigh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Haigh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haigh preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haigh is controlling him.
Butcher pulls Haigh in close to prevent any damage.
Butcher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bobby Butcher wasn't active enough on the ground.
Haigh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Haigh fails to land the takedown.
Butcher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haigh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haigh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Haigh dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Haigh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haigh throws a leg kick which misses Butcher's front leg but catches the back leg as Butcher tries to avoid it.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butcher duly obliges.
Haigh fails to land with a series of punches.
Haigh misses the shot to the body.
Haigh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butcher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haigh tried to score with a low kick but Butcher checks it.
Butcher throws the left hand but Haigh avoids the punch easily.
Butcher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haighs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haigh.
Butcher 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.
Haigh lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haigh is looking to slow Butcher down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haigh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haigh shoots for a takedown but Butcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Butcher moves forwards but Haigh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Butcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butcher misses with an uppercut
and Haigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haigh fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Haigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haigh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haigh throws a body shot but no joy.
Bobby Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haigh misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Haigh finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haigh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Butcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haigh misses with a wild combination.
Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
Haigh looks to land a body kick but Butcher moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Haigh there.
Haigh throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haigh tried to score with a low kick but Butcher checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Butcher.
Haigh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haigh misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Haigh. Those never looked like landing.
Haigh looks for a takedown but Butcher sprawls well.
Haigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haigh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butcher tries to avoid it but Haigh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butcher to the ground. Butcher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haigh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haigh throws out the jab.

Haigh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Butcher!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haigh working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Haigh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Butcher struggling a bit here.
Butcher is not content to let Haigh control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Haigh dominated that second round.
That's time! Haigh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Haigh. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher drops his hands momentarily and Haigh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Haigh.
Haigh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John Haigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Butcher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haigh looks to land a combination but Butcher avoids it well.
Haigh looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcher is just out of range.
Haigh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haigh throws a right hand that Butcher ducks under and follows up with a left that Butcher also avoids with ease.
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Haigh throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh misses with a right hand
and Butcher comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Haigh stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Butcher is on him like rabid pit bull! Haigh slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Butcher!
A relieved looking Bobby Butcher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
John Haigh was interviewed post fight and said 'Vittu saatana!!'.