PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Dio enters the cage!

Butcher
vs
Dio

193 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Dio!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Butcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Butcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dio blocking some punches.
Butcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Butcher tries to work over Dio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dio fails to pull guard.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Butcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dio tries to pull guard but Butcher forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dio's elbow.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio is trying to drag Butcher to the mat but Butcher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barry Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dio.
Butcher misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Butcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dio prevents a body shot from Butcher.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Dio controls the action.

Dio gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Butcher looking for submissions off his back.
Butcher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dio trying to control from half guard but Butcher is working away.
Dio tries to pass to full mount but Butcher defends it.
Butcher tries to get to full guard but Dio has control of the leg.

Dio seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Butcher is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Dio!