PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ras Butten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Fiori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Butten
vs
Fiori

185 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Spartan Nutrition

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Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Butten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Del Fiori!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butten.
Fiori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butten throwing a counter right hand but Fiori manages to avoid it.
Butten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fiori connects with a body shot that sends Butten's belly button to the back.
Fiori has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Fiori tries to keep at a distance but Butten has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butten keeps control of Fiori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butten landing knees to the body.
Fiori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butten has Fiori pushed against the cage.
Fiori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fiori is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butten lands a nice knee to the body.
Butten working Fiori over with knees to the body.
Butten effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fiori missing with knees to the body.
Butten lands an elbow inside.
Butten avoiding damage.
Fiori is trying to break free.
Butten slowing the pace effectively.
Fiori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fiori is trying to break the clinch but Butten has him pressed against the cage.
Butten working Fiori over with knees to the body.
Fiori letting Butten take a breather here.
Butten keeps control of Fiori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butten has Fiori pressed against the cage, preventing Fiori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fiori is trying to break the clinch but Butten is controlling him.
Fiori tries to circle away but Butten has him pinned against the cage.
Fiori tries to break the clinch but Butten is controlling the position.
Butten keeps control of Fiori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Butten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fiori working hard to break the clinch.
Butten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Butten has Fiori pushed against the cage.

Butten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fiori just misses with a punch to the body.
Fiori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butten.
Fiori throws a looping overhand right but Butten ducks down to avoid it.
Fiori swings for the body but Butten moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fiori in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Butten, as that shot connected.
Fiori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fiori. Fiori circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fiori scores with a hook to the body. Butten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Butten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fiori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fiori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Butten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butten throws an off balance right hand
and Fiori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butten lands a body shot.
Fiori misses with a lunging right hand
and Butten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiori lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Butten moves into the clinch successfully.
Fiori is trying to push Butten away but Butten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fiori takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiori has had enough of the clinch but Butten keeps him there for the moment.
Butten keeps control of Fiori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butten is stalling here.
Butten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fiori looks winded!
Butten with a knee to the head.
Butten prevents Fiori from breaking the clinch.
Fiori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butten has Fiori pressed against the cage, preventing Fiori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butten lands a nice knee to the body.
Butten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fiori tries to break the clinch but Butten is controlling the position.
Butten has Fiori pressed against the cage, preventing Fiori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butten dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Butten crunches a lovely knee into Fiori's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Butten misses with a body shot.

Butten has managed to clinch.
Butten scores a nice knee to the body.
Fiori has had enough of the clinch but Butten keeps him there for the moment.
Butten displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fiori up against the cage.

Butten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butten.
Butten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fiori paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Butten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fiori, pushing him back against the cage.
Fiori tries to break the clinch but Butten is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiori tries to break free but Butten pushes him back against the cage.
Fiori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Butten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Butten taking a breather.
Fiori can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiori has had enough of the clinch but Butten keeps him there for the moment.
Butten controlling the action here for a moment.
Butten misses with a knee to the head.
Fiori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butten just leaning against Fiori, taking a breather.
Fiori is trying to force a seperation but Butten has the dominant position.
Butten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fiori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ras Butten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butten stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fiori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butten stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ras Butten.
Butten slips a jab from Fiori.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fiori.
Butten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fiori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butten missing with a left hand there. Fiori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butten connects with a single shot there.
We've been told by Butten's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fiori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Butten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiori throws a big shot that misses.
Fiori throws a jab but it's blocked by Butten.
Butten half committed to a counter leg kick.
Butten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fiori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Butten backs off Fiori throws a huge counter combo but Butten manages to avoid it all.
Butten connects with a right hand. Fiori shakes it off.
A big right from Fiori misses.
Fiori misses with a lunging right hand
and Butten counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fiori misses with a hook
and Butten counters with a leg kick.
Fiori is breathing heavily.

Butten has closed the distance and engaged Fiori in a clinch.

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

Butten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fiori tries to break free but Butten pushes him back against the cage.
Butten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fiori being controlled against the cage.
Fiori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fiori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Fiori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Butten lands a good knee to the midsection. Fiori won't want to take too many of those.
Butten keeps control of Fiori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butten is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butten crunches a lovely knee into Fiori's ribcage.
Butten lands a big knee to the head and Fiori goes down! Butten pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ras Butten!
An out of breath Ras Butten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.