PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Jokic (ranked 3657 p4p, 310 weight class) and Bubble Butt (ranked 2935 p4p, 272 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jokic
vs
Butt

208 cm
19
272 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

199 cm
21
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikola Jokic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubble Butt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butt throws out the jab.
Jokic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Butt defends well and Jokic ends up having to push Butt into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Butt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jokic.
Nikola Jokic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Butt lands.
Butt scores with a shot to the body.
Butt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokic dives in and grabs Butt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butt pushes down on Jokic's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Jokic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Jokic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Butt is trying to keep Jokic in close.
Butt wants to control the position but Jokic says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokic is thwarting Butt's attempts to control the position.
Butt is pressing down on Jokic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokic wants to pass the guard but Butt is keeping the position.
Butt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jokic is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jokic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butt keeping moving, preventing Jokic from controlling successfully.
Butt trying to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jokic won't allow Butt to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Butt is working an open guard so Jokic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokic with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Butt to counter with a crisp jab.
Butt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jokic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jokic is defended easily by Butt.
Donk. Butt catches Jokic right on the button with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Butt.

Butt lands a left and a right that send Jokic crashing to the mat, dazed. Butt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Nikola Jokic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokic with a poor takedown
and Butt counters with a nice uppercut.

Jokic is rocked!
Butt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jokic.
Butt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Jokic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butt lands a right hook to the body.
Jokic seems to have got his legs back now.
Butt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Butt walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jokic drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Butt swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jokic's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubble Butt!
Bubble Butt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.