PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Butler
vs
White

174 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris White !
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White leaves Butler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Butler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Butler, looking for a takedown. White pushes Butler against the cage but Butler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Butler misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

White tries to sprawl but Butler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
White is staying active underneath Butler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Butler is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White regains full guard. Nicely done.
White wants to sweep here but Butler controlling him for the moment.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler is really struggling to control White but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Butler being controlled here momentarily.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butler stopping the sweep attempt from White .
Butler pushing down on White 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White trying to control but Butler postures up.

Butler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
Butler passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Butler working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Butler avoids the attempt from White to control.
Butler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White is working to get back to half guard.

Butler jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… White is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by White and Butler has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Butler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Butler working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White prevents Butler from moving into mount.
A lull in the action here.

Butler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Butler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on White 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Butler in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... White is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Butler!