PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Swanson (ranked 5854 p4p, 4928 weight class) and Donovan Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Swanson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Swanson
vs
Butler

194 cm
25
270
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
278
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donovan Butler!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Butler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Butler lands with a kick to the temple. Swanson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Butler looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.

Swanson tries to keep at a distance but Butler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swanson has had enough of the clinch but Butler keeps him there for the moment.
Butler lands an uppercut.
Butler is pushing Swanson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Butler.
Butler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Butler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Butler taking a breather.
Butler slowing the pace effectively.
Butler gets through Swanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butler landing knees to the head.

Swanson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butler scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Swanson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butler lands a knee to the head.
Butler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swanson's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler lands a big knee to the head and Swanson goes down! Butler pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Butler!