PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes to the ring accompanied by Won't Back Down. Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Butcher
vs
Laar

188 cm
30
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

182 cm
37
213 lbs
30 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar thumps Butcher with a low kick.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.

Butcher pushes Laar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Butcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laar.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
Butcher is trying to stall.
Butcher is trying to maintain a safe position but Laar gets an underhook and turns Butcher into the ropes.

Laar manages to break the clinch.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar scores with a leg kick.

Butcher clinches with his opponent.

Laar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laar lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Butcher's leg but Butcher calmly moves out of range.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar is looking to slow Butcher down with leg kicks.

Laar gets tackled into the ropes by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch.
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Butcher working Laar over with knees to the body.
Butcher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Butcher looking to slow down the pace here.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Butcher has been working on his elbows in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Butcher keeps him there for the moment.
Butcher tries to stall but Laar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butcher. That did some damage!

Butcher clinches with his opponent.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Laar avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but Laar blocks with his arms.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laar looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Butcher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher controlling the action here for a moment.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laar is keeping busy.
Laar avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.
Laar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Laar avoids the damage to the body.
Laar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laar lands an uppercut.
Butcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.
Laar just leaning against Butcher, taking a breather.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Butcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar lands a body shot.
Butcher trying to control the position but instead, Laar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Butcher into the ropes.

Laar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Laar tries to get set, Butcher tries to push him back and clinch up but Laar manages to avoid the attempt.
Butcher checks a leg kick.
Butcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Butcher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laar is out of range and Butcher settles back down.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.
Laar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Butcher tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laar lands with a shot to the body.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laar throws a lazy head kick
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Butcher takes the fight into the clinch.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laar is trying to push Butcher away but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butcher takes one to the chin there.

Butcher moves into range and clinches up with Laar.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Laar.

Laar breaks from the clinch.
Laar lands a jab to Butcher's midsection.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
A little feinted left hand from Butcher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Butcher instigates a clinch.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laar lands a right hand.
Laar lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Laar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butcher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Butcher checks the leg kick.
Butcher tried to counter with a leg kick but Laar avoided it.
We've been informed that Laar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Butcher is looking to clinch but Laar is avoiding it.
Butcher tries to clinch up.

Butcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Butcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laar blocks it with crossed arms.
Laar dodges an elbow strike from Butcher.

Laar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher wants to clinch.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Butcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butcher moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Butcher blocks a leg kick.
Laar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butcher at a distance.
Laar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butcher counters with a left to the body.
Laar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Butcher clinches up with Laar and pushes him back against the ropes.
Butcher's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Butcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Laar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher tries to stall but Laar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher stalling in the clinch but Laar improves position.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher has Laar pressed against the ropes, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butcher.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Laar.
Laar tries to break free but Butcher pushes him back against the ropes.
Butcher lands a knee to the head.
Laar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Butcher tries to stall but Laar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Laar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Butcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Butcher stalls.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Laar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laar is trying to stall.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butcher has Laar pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Laar manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Laar pushes him off.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Butcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Laar avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
Butcher is trying to maintain a safe position but Laar gets an underhook and turns Butcher into the ropes.
Butcher has Laar pressed against the ropes, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laar tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Laar back against the ropes.
Butcher blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Butcher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laar tries to break free but Butcher pushes him back against the ropes.
Laar misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Laar swings wildly with an uppercut but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Butcher prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laar blocks it with crossed arms.
Laar is trying to break free.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Butcher controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laar as Butcher tries to tie him up.

Laar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Laar eats them both and turns towards Butcher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Butcher down.

Butcher forces Laar back against the ropes and clinches.
Laar digs a right hand underneath Butcher's ribcage. Butcher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Butcher has double underhooks.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Butcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laar is defending well for now.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Laar blocks it.
Butcher trying to land knees to the body.
Laar blocks the elbow strike.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Butcher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.

Laar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laar lands a really nice looking cross but Butcher seems unphased.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Butcher.
I think Laar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
A very excited looking Arvo Laar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.