PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 676 p4p, 88 weight class) and Mosi Kondo (ranked 1177 p4p, 135 weight class). Butabi comes to the cage accompanied by Make That Money. Mosi Kondo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Butabi
vs
Kondo

180 cm
21
180 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
172 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mosi Kondo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Butabi closes the distance and clinches.
Butabi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kondo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kondo lands a shoulder strike.
Kondo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butabi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butabi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kondo prevents it.
Kondo told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kondo lands with a short shot to the head.

Butabi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butabi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Butabi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kondo. Butabi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butabi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mosi Kondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kondo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butabi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kondo.
Butabi works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kondo tries to clinch but Butabi moves out of range.
Kondo catches Butabi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kondo scores with the left hand. Butabi knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo is looking to clinch but Butabi is avoiding it.
Butabi slips a straight right by Kondo.

Kondo rushes Butabi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Butabi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondo tries a body shot but Butabi blocks it.
Kondo lands an elbow inside.
Kondo lands a damaging elbow.
Kondo prevents a body shot from Butabi.
Butabi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Butabi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kondo misses with an uppercut.
Butabi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kondo on the side of the head.
Kondo tries to score with a low kick but Butabi moves his leg out of the way.
Butabi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Kondo moves into the clinch successfully.
Kondo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Butabi prevents a body shot from Kondo.
Butabi tries to throw a body punch but Kondo avoids it by throwing Butabi back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kondo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butabi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butabi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kondo is keeping busy.
Butabi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kondo tries a body shot but Butabi blocks it.
Kondo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kondo.
Kondo can't find room to land a body shot as Butabi controls the action.
Kondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butabi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Butabi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kondo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Butabi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butabi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butabi takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Steve Butabi has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kondo.
Butabi prevents a body shot from Kondo.
Butabi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kondo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kondo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Butabi is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondo prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Kondo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kondo.
Kondo presses Butabi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kondo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butabi takes an elbow to the temple.
Kondo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kondo digs a right hand into Butabi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butabi's gas tank.
Kondo lands a left hand.
Kondo digs a right hand into Butabi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butabi's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Kondo.
A short left from Kondo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kondo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Butabi is rocked!
Kondo digs a right hand into Butabi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butabi's gas tank.
Oh Butabi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kondo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kondo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kondo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kondo cracks Butabi with a nice body shot.
Kondo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kondo lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kondo.
Kondo lands an elbow inside that Butabi shrugs off.
Kondo pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Butabi! Kondo unloads with more strikes and Butabi sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mosi Kondo!
Mosi Kondo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.