PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomez's choice of entrance music: We Can't Stop. This should be fireworks!

Butcher
vs
Gomez

174 cm
29
167 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

178 cm
37
185 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfredo Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher lands a jab to the head.
Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
A nice combination there by Butcher.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Butcher's hands.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher works the jab nicely.
Butcher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Butcher.
Gomez lands a nice hook to Butcher's body. Butcher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Butcher moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Butcher misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gomez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomez lands with a right hand.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gomez moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Butcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Butcher misses with a right hand

and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.

Butcher manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Butcher.
Butcher throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butcher connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Butcher didn't see that one coming.
Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Gomez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gomez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gomez lands with an overhand left.
Bobby Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Butcher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gomez punishes Butcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Butcher misses the jab.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Bobby Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
As Butcher backs off Gomez throws a huge counter combo but Butcher manages to avoid it all.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Butcher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butcher lands an overhand right.
Gomez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Gomez scores with a hook to the body. Butcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomez connects with a right hand. Butcher shakes it off.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Gomez with a jab.
Butcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gomez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Butcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomez.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Butcher.
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butcher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Butcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Gomez throws out a counter right but Butcher avoids it with no problem.
Butcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Butcher misses the jab.
Butcher misses with a left hand
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez scores with the left hand. Butcher knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Butcher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Butcher takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Butcher staying out of range there.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez works Butcher's body with a nice hook.
Butcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butcher staying out of range there.
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Butcher's belly button to the back.
Butcher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
It seemed like Gomez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Butcher moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez throws a series of strikes that have Butcher backpedaling.

Butcher is rocked!
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Butcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Butcher.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Butcher throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
Gomez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomez defending well as Butcher loads up on a big left hand.

Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher digs a right hand into Gomez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomez's gas tank.
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butcher misses with some punches.
Gomez gets through Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Gomez.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Butcher is trying to break the clinch but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez defending well as Butcher loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Gomez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Butcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butcher slips a straight right by Gomez.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
A punch combination from Butcher misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher misses with the combination.
Bobby Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Butcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butcher lands with a shot to the body.
Butcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gomez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Butcher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Gomez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice straight punches there by Butcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butcher.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Butcher swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Gomez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gomez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Butcher finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomez's head.
Gomez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Butcher lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
A big right from Butcher misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Butcher throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Butcher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Sloppy strikes from Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
Butcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez throws out a counter right but Butcher avoids it with no problem.
Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Butcher avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Butcher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Butcher will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher misses the body punch
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Butcher!
Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butcher counters with a left to the body.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez wants to counter the offense by Butcher and move into the clinch position.
Butcher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
Bobby Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Gomez moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Gomez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher walks into a straight right hand from Gomez.
Gomez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gomez clobbers Butcher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Butcher connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomez throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
It looked like Butcher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Butcher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Butcher scrambles back to his feet.
Butcher cracks Gomez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Butcher connects with a looping right hand.
Butcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Butcher slips under a jab from Gomez.
Gomez lands a jab to Butcher's midsection.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Gomez knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Gomez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gomez digs a good hook to Butcher's body.
Alfredo Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Butcher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Butcher jabs Gomez right on the nose. Gomez blinks but takes it well.
Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Gomez closes the distance and pushes Butcher back into the cage.
Butcher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Butcher breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Gomez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomez.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Butcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Butcher gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gomez gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Butcher is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Gomez!
Alfredo Gomez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.