PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Koltun
vs
Butrovic

182 cm
29
177 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

180 cm
32
173 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Marek Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koltun gets a takedown into half guard.
Koltun working over Butrovic with some ground and pound. Butrovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Butrovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koltun.
Butrovic is looking to improve his position.
Koltun is trying to control the action in half guard but Butrovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koltun prevents Butrovic from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koltun lands a nice short elbow.
Butrovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Butrovic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koltun is working away from the top position though.
Koltun trying to pass the guard but Butrovic defending well.
Butrovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Butrovic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Butrovic trying to control but Koltun postures up.
Koltun works his foot free and advances to mount.
Koltun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Koltun landing punches.
Butrovic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Butrovic is looking for a sweep. Koltun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Butrovic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Butrovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Koltun is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Butrovic tries to get to full guard but Koltun has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is controlling the pace.
Butrovic wants to control but Koltun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koltun blocks the strikes from Butrovic.
Koltun lands strikes from half guard.
Koltun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Butrovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Butrovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Butrovic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Butrovic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Butrovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Butrovic trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Butrovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butrovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koltun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Butrovic closes the distance and clinches up with Koltun, looking for a takedown. Butrovic pushes Koltun against the cage but Koltun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koltun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Butrovic sprawls and moves away.
Butrovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koltun feints and then cracks Butrovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Butrovic down.
Koltun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koltun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butrovic.
Koltun feinted with a counter takedown.
Butrovic throws a leg kick
letting Koltun counter with a right hand.
Koltun staying out of range there.
Koltun feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butrovic misses with a right hand
and Butrovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koltun connects with the punch.

Koltun has closed the distance and engaged Butrovic in a clinch.
Butrovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Koltun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Donk. Butrovic catches Koltun right on the button with a cross.
Hannibal Butrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Butrovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koltun - the referee stops the clock and Butrovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koltun. Butrovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koltun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butrovic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koltun defends well and Butrovic ends up having to push Koltun into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Butrovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marek Koltun is winning the standup battle so far.
Koltun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butrovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Butrovic misses with a right hand
and Koltun counters with a stiff right hand.
Koltun missing with a left hand there. Butrovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butrovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koltun missing with a left hand there. Butrovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koltun throws a looping overhand right but Butrovic ducks down to avoid it.
Butrovic misses with a right hand
and Koltun counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Koltun.
Butrovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koltun circles away.
Koltun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koltun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marek Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Butrovic.
Butrovic throws a sloppy head kick

and Koltun counters with a shoot takedown. Butrovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Koltun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Butrovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Koltun passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Butrovic is in trouble now - Koltun has advanced to mount!
Koltun with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Koltun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butrovic wants to control but Koltun is having none of it.
Koltun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Butrovic is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic is looking to get to half guard.
Butrovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koltun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butrovic can do to turn this around?
Koltun blocks Butrovic's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Koltun landing punches.
Koltun looking to finish Butrovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Butrovic!
Butrovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koltun raining down hammerfists from mount.

Butrovic is rocked!
Koltun with shots to the head and body - Butrovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Butrovic is still in real trouble! Can Koltun finish him?
Marek Koltun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Koltun is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Butrovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Butrovic shrugs it off.
Koltun landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun avoids the attempt from Butrovic to control.
Koltun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Butrovic tries to lock up and control but Koltun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koltun wants to control the pace but Butrovic is squirming around nicely.
Koltun content just to control the position here.
Butrovic swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Koltun avoids the attempt from Butrovic to control.
Butrovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Koltun unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Butrovic wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Koltun celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marek Koltun!
After the fight, Marek Koltun was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.