PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Head Cuttin' Duel. Jack Butler has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Howard
vs
Butler

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Schwarzenegger 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Butler!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butler.
Butler just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butler.
Butler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jack Butler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Butler with that takedown attempt.
Howard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Butler.
Butler throws a chopping leg kick but Howard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.

Butler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Howard looking for submissions off his back.
Butler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard's head.
Butler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howard defending well though.
Butler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard's head.
Butler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Butler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Howard actively working from the bottom here.
Butler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Butler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Butler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Howard has closed the distance and engaged Butler in a clinch.

Butler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butler wants to clinch.
Butler throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
Howard walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from Butler.
Butler scores with a head kick.
Butler keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Butler looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Butler closes the distance but Howard moves to the side
and Howard counters with a two punch combo.
Butler throws a series of strikes that have Howard backpedaling.
Butler fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard moves out of range as Butler strikes.

Butler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Howard!
Howard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Butler looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Butler looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Howard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Howard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Howard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butler wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.

Howard had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Butler is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Howard Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Butler's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Butler dominated that round.
That's time! Howard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Butler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Howard counters with a stiff right hand.
Butler stuffs the takedown attempt from Howard. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
Howard misses with a double jab
and Butler counters with a thumping low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butler.
Ryan Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butler works over Howard's head and body with a nice combination.
Howard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Butler counters with a three punch combo that has Howard backing up. Howard nods at Butler to acknowledge the strikes.
Butler is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Butler duly obliges.
Butler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horrible takedown by Butler or perhaps it was just good defense by Howard which made him look bad.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Butler.
Howard is looking for a sweep.
Butler remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Butler wants to control but Howard is keeping him busy.
Butler looks up at the clock and then as Howard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Butler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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.
Butler is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howard tries to improve position but can't.
Butler is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Butler!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Butler moves into the clinch successfully.
Butler landing knees to the head.
Butler prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Butler won't allow it.
A short right from Butler.
Nice elbow from Butler.

Butler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch but Howard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butler counters with a big head kick but Howard shrugs it off.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butler as he avoids it easily.
Howard dodges the punch combination from Butler.
Butler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Butler misses the shot to the body.
Butler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Butler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Butler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howard counters with a nice uppercut.
Butler fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Butler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Butler lands a head kick!
Butler tries to bum rush Howard with a series of wild strikes but Howard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butler. That's going to slow Howard down.
Jack Butler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butler 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.
Howard dodges the punch combination from Butler.
Butler misses with a low kick as Howard jumps back.
Butler swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
Butler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Howard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butler counters with a big head kick but Howard shrugs it off.
Butler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butler fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Butler finds it's way through Howard's defenses.
Howard misses with a combination
and Butler counters with a left to the body.

Butler clinches up with Howard and pushes him back against the cage.
Butler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Butler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler stalling against the cage.

Butler breaks the clinch.
Butler lands with a kick to the temple. Howard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butler catches Howard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Butler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard swinging wilding here.
Howard stuffs the takedown attempt from Butler. Butler gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howard takes one to the chin there.

Butler moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Butler.
Howard is trying to drag Butler to the mat but Butler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Butler manages to break the clinch.
Butler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Howard to counter with a crisp jab.
Butler looks for a takedown but Howard sprawls well.
Butler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a right hand that Butler ducks under and follows up with a left that Butler also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Howard.

Howard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Butler wants to control but Howard is keeping busy.

Howard is looking for a kimura here.
Butler wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Butler.
Well Butler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Jack Butler!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jack Butler!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jack Butler!

Jack Butler wins by unanimous decision!