PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 464 p4p, 68 weight class) and Boo Yaj (ranked 1422 p4p, 179 weight class). Butabi's entrance music is Make That Money. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Butabi
vs
Yaj

180 cm
19
180 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Yaj dodges the punch combination from Butabi.
Butabi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butabi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Butabi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Butabi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Butabi avoids the attempt from Yaj to control.

Butabi wants to finish this one by submission but Yaj is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Butabi.

Butabi working for a guillotine from mount but Yaj is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi cracks Yaj with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Butabi controlling his opponent.

Butabi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Yaj manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Butabi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Butabi!
Steve Butabi retains his welterweight title!
An intense looking Steve Butabi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Emilioooooooooo'.