PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobbie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobbie Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Butler
vs
Jones

188 cm
21
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobbie Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with a head kick.

Butler clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Butler won't allow it.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Butler is blocking nicely.
Butler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Butler breaks the clinch.
Jones darts in trying to clinch

and Butler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones keeps control of Butler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Butler.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Butler blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Butler is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Butler down to the mat. Butler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jack Butler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobbie Jones.
Jones looks gassed!

Butler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Butler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butler tries to clinch up

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Butler has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Butler avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butler has him pressed against the cage.
Butler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Butler is struggling to control the position.
Butler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Butler manages to break the clinch.
Butler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Butler takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler landing knees to the body.
Butler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Butler avoids the damage to the body.
Butler lands a body shot.
Butler stalling against the cage.
Butler avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Butler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Butler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Butler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Butler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Butler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Butler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Butler moves into range and clinches up with Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Butler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Butler has managed to clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Butler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Butler forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones letting Butler take a breather here.
Butler lands a shoulder strike.

Butler gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Butler throwing strikes but missing.
Butler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Butler drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Butler manages to move to mount!
Butler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones really wants to buck Butler off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butler lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Butler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Butler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Butler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Butler takes the fight into the clinch.
Butler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Butler gets a clinch.

Butler breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Butler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch

and Butler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones tries to stall but Butler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Butler is having none of it.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Butler stands up from Jones's guard - Butler perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butler feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones clinches but Butler breaks the clinch

and Butler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Butler.

Jones jumps guard.
Butler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Butler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Butler sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Butler looking to pass the guard.
Butler wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Butler is having none of it.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butler is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones wants to clinch but Butler slips to the side
and Butler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Butler feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Butler throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Butler lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.

Butler takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Butler manages to break the clinch.

Butler closes the distance and clinches.
Butler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Butler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Butler is struggling to control the position.
Jack Butler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butler content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Butler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.

Butler clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

Butler manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Butler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones wants a takedown.
Butler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Butler has him pressed against the cage.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jack Butler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobbie Jones.
Butler stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Butler is working Jones over against the cage.

Butler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butler throws a one two combo.

Butler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Butler.

Butler manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Butler moves away
and Butler counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Butler clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage as Butler throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Butler breaks from the clinch.
Butler connects with a crisp jab.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Butler counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones tries to clinch but Butler moves away
and Butler counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butler.
Butler lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobbie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butler with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Butler instigates a clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones can't get the takedown.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Butler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butler trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Butler won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.

Butler stands up from Jones's guard - Butler perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Butler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones wants to clinch but Butler slips to the side

and Butler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Butler.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Butler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Butler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Butler darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown but Butler manages to get underhooks.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Butler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Butler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch
and Butler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Bobbie Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones closes the distance but Butler moves to the side

and Butler counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Butler trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Butler is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack Butler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butler controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Butler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Butler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Butler!