PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Doug Butabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quica Gaviria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Butabi
vs
Gaviria

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 The Island, Doug Butabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quica Gaviria!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaviria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butabi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butabi wants to clinch.
Butabi throws a leg kick but Gaviria checks it.
Gaviria throws a leg kick which misses Butabi's front leg but catches the back leg as Butabi tries to avoid it.
Gaviria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaviria connects with a jab.
Butabi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gaviria is out of range and Butabi settles back down.
Butabi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria misses with an uppercut. Butabi saw that one coming.
Butabi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Gaviria.
We've been informed that Gaviria has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gaviria misses with a two punch combination.
Gaviria ducks right into an uppercut from Butabi.
Butabi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaviria misses with a leg kick
and Butabi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaviria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butabi. That did some damage!
Butabi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Butabi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gaviria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butabi lands a jab to Gaviria's midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Butabi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gaviria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gaviria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Butabi wants to slow Gaviria down by chopping away at his legs.
Butabi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaviria's hands.
Gaviria jabs at Butabi's body.
Gaviria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butabi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaviria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butabi scores with a jab. Gaviria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaviria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butabi.
Butabi misses with a low kick.
Gaviria cracks Butabi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butabi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gaviria is out of range.
Butabi slips under a jab from Gaviria.
Butabi misses with a low kick.
Gaviria is looking for the big counter here.
Butabi lands with a right hand.
Doug Butabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butabi misses with a hook. Gaviria ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Gaviria releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gaviria scores with a shot to the body.
Gaviria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gaviria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butabi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaviria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Butabi staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Quica Gaviria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gaviria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Butabi misses the target.
Gaviria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Butabi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gaviria just misses with a punch to the body.
Butabi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butabi defending well as Gaviria loads up on a big left hand.
Butabi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Butabi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaviria throws an overhand right that lands on Butabi's shoulder, as Butabi tries to avoid the shot.
Butabi works Gaviria's body with a nice hook.
Butabi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria throws a leg kick but Butabi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaviria moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gaviria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butabi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaviria 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butabi looks to land a combination but Gaviria avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Butabi cracks Gaviria with a right hand to the side of the head.
Butabi tries to land a leg kick but Gaviria saw it coming and moves away.
Gaviria misses the jab.

Butabi moves into range and clinches up with Gaviria.
Gaviria takes a shot to the head.
Butabi misses with a hook from the clinch.

Butabi manages to break the clinch.
Butabi swings for the body but Gaviria moves out of range.
Gaviria throws a right hand that misses
and Butabi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Butabi has Gaviria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gaviria throws a punch but it's blocked by Butabi.
Gaviria has a couple of punches blocked by Butabi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaviria blocks a body shot from Butabi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaviria.
Gaviria misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butabi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butabi prevents a body shot from Gaviria.
Butabi wants to stall.
Butabi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaviria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaviria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Butabi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaviria missing with a left hand there. Butabi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaviria swats away the attempt to clinch by Butabi.
Gaviria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Butabi misses with a body punch
and Gaviria counters with a straight right hand.
Gaviria throws a lazy body kick
and Butabi counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Butabi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Butabi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaviria being controlled against the ropes.
Butabi is looking to control Gaviria's arms but Gaviria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butabi has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Butabi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butabi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaviria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butabi stalling in the clinch but Gaviria improves position.
Butabi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gavirias head.
Butabi misses with a punch to the body.
Butabi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaviria lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butabi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Gaviria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butabi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaviria.
Butabi blocks a jab.
Butabi misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gaviria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Butabi throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaviria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Butabi thinking.
Butabi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butabi misses the body punch
and Gaviria counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Butabi misses its intended target.
Butabi misses with a right hand
and Gaviria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Gaviria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Gaviria backs away, Butabi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Butabi tries to clinch but Gaviria is having none of it.
A left lands for Gaviria.

Butabi closes the distance and clinches.
Gaviria has had enough of the clinch but Butabi keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Gaviria.
Butabi misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Butabi breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Butabi misses its intended target.
Gaviria thuds a left hand into Butabi's body.
Butabi misses with a kick to the body
and Gaviria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Butabi misses with the body kick
and Gaviria counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaviria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gaviria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaviria lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gaviria tests Butabi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaviria.
Butabi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaviria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Butabi thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quica Gaviria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gaviria 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quica Gaviria!