PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Butt (ranked 1411 p4p, 214 weight class) and Edgar Boon (ranked 1422 p4p, 216 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Butt
vs
Boon

190 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

ZZ POPS

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rex Butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edgar Boon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boon lands with a hook. Butt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boon misses with a hook.
Edgar Boon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butt slips a jab from Boon.
Boon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Butt misses.
Boon misses with an uppercut. Butt saw that one coming.
Butt is looking to counter punch.
Butt with a hook.

It looks like Edgar Boon has been cut.
Boon loads up on a big right hand but Butt slips the punch.
Butt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boon just misses with a punch to the body.
Butt throwing a counter right hand but Boon manages to avoid it.
Boon cracks Butt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Butt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boon's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boon throws a body shot but no joy.
Butt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boon.
Butt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Butt misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Boon coming out on top.
Boon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boon tries to move into range but Butt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boon lands with an uppercut that bounces Butt off the cage and back into range.
Boon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Butt's hands.
Boon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boon scores with the left hand. Butt knows he should have avoided that one.
Butt slips under a jab.

Butt rushes Boon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Butt lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butt misses with the head strike.
Butt digs a right hand underneath Boon's ribcage. Boon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butt misses with a hook from the clinch.

Boon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Butt sends Boon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Butt is motioning to the referee to let Boon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Butt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boon.
Boon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butt.
Butt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boon lands with a hook. Butt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boon throws a nice looking combination but Butt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boon momentarily.
Boon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Butt staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Boon.
Butt misses with a looping left.
Boon cracks Butt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Butt misses the shot to the body.
Boon lands a nice hook to Butt's body. Butt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boon sizes up Butt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Butt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butt tries to close the distance and clinch but Boon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Boon.
Boon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boon moves out of range as Butt strikes.
Boon throws an overhand right that lands on Butt's shoulder, as Butt tries to avoid the shot.
Butt throwing a counter right hand but Boon manages to avoid it.
Boon throws a hook but Butt avoids it easily.
Boon lands with a shot to the body.
Boon throws a looping overhand right but Butt ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Butt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Butt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boon.
Boon misses with a two punch combination.
Boon misses with a double jab
and Butt counters with a stiff right hand.
Boon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boon swings for the body but Butt moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butt walks into a stiff left hand from Boon.
Butt misses with a hook.
Butt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boon throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Butt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butt throws a hook to the side of Boon's head but Boon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butt slips a jab and a cross from Boon.
It looked like Butt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butt.
Boon lands with a shot to the body.
Boon looks to throw the jab but Butt is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Butt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boon misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Boon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Boon's cut.
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.

Butt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Butt defending well as Boon loads up on a big left hand.
Butt throws a jab when Boon was well out of range.
Boon missing with a left hand there. Butt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Butt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Butt blocks a jab.
Butt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boon.
Butt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boon throws a right hand that Butt ducks under and follows up with a left that Butt also avoids with ease.
Boon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Butt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Butt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boon sprawling to the canvas! Boon rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Butt finish him?!

Boon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boon misses with a lunging right hand
and Butt counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rex Butt!
During a confident post fight interview, Rex Butt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.