PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Kivi (ranked 1152 p4p, 1534 weight class) and Geezer Butler (ranked 181 p4p, 237 weight class). Geezer Butler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raimo Kivi's chin.

Kivi
vs
Butler

170 cm
20
209
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
210
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raimo Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geezer Butler!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Kivi catches Butler right on the button with a cross.
Kivi misses with a hook
and Butler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Kivi.
The referee calls for Butler to work.
Kivi misses with a body punch.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kivi lands a body punch.
Kivi is working Butler over against the cage.
Kivi gets underhooks to prevent Butler's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kivi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Butler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kivi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kivi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butler swinging wildly here.
Kivi scores with the left hand. Butler knows he should have avoided that one.
Butler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raimo Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kivi finds it's way round the side to connect with Butler's head.
Butler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Kivi finds it's way through Butler's defenses.
Kivi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Kivi moves into the clinch successfully.
Kivi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butler fails to pull guard.
Butler misses with a body punch.
Butler blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Kivi.
Butler blocking some punches.
Kivi lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kivi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butler blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kivi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi is working Butler over against the cage.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Butler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
Kivi leaning against his opponent.
Kivi misses with some punches.
Kivi prevents Butler from breaking the clinch.
Kivi digs a right hand into Butler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butler's gas tank.
Butler prevents a body shot from Kivi.
Kivi lands a body shot.
Kivi is stalling here.
Butler missing with knees to the body.
Kivi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kivi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kivi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Kivi prevents the takedown attempt.
Raimo Kivi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geezer Butler.
Kivi lands with a short shot to the head.
Butler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kivi as Butler tries to tie him up.
Butler takes a shot to the head.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike.
Kivi gets through Butler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Butler uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kivi.
Kivi lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kivi.
Butler looks winded!
Butler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Butler goes for a takedown attempt but Kivi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Butler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivi scores with a nice right hand.
Butler throws a chopping leg kick but Kivi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No joy there for Kivi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kivi lands a nice hook to Butler's body. Butler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kivi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kivi misses with an uppercut. Butler saw that one coming.
Kivi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butler at a distance.
Kivi clobbers Butler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Kivi drives through and clinches with Butler against the cage.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Kivi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kivi gets tackled into the cage by Butler. Butler maintains the clinch.
Kivi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kivi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butler can do to turn this around?
Kivi throws a head punch that misses.
Kivi scores with a shot to the side of Butler's head.
A short uppercut from Butler.
A nice left hand lands by Kivi.

Butler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kivi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Kivi.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Butler controls his hands.
Butler is trying to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling him.
Butler is trying to pull guard but Kivi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kivi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kivi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kivi lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi stalls.
Butler is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kivi misses with some punches.
Butler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kivi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Butler is trying to pull guard but Kivi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raimo Kivi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
Kivi tries to throw a body punch but Butler avoids it by throwing Kivi back against the cage.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kivi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butler or not.
Kivi misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kivi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kivi lands with a light punch inside.
Kivi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kivi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Butler looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kivi.
A short uppercut from Kivi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kivi lands with a left to the head.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
Kivi lands with a short shot to the head.
Butler fails to pull guard.
Raimo Kivi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geezer Butler.
Butler is trying to force a seperation but Kivi has the dominant position.
A short left from Kivi.
Butler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kivi lands with a right to the head.
Kivi misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kivi on the inside.
Butler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kivi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kivi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kivi.

Butler is rocked!
Butler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kivi smiles and moves away.
Butler is still on wobbly legs! Can Kivi finish him?
Butler misses with a head kick.
Butler seems to have recovered his senses.
Kivi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kivi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Butler.
Kivi throws an off balance right hand

and Butler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Kivi.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivi lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kivi.
Kivi lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butler.
Kivi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kivi digs a right hand underneath Butler's ribcage. Butler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Kivi.
Kivi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kivi lands an uppercut.
Kivi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Butler blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Kivi.
Kivi lands a nice uppercut.
Kivi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kivi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kivi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kivi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Kivi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kivi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butler momentarily.

Kivi has managed to clinch.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Butler manages to break the clinch.
Butler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kivi. Butler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butler shoots in for a takedown but Kivi shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot lands for Kivi.
Kivi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kivi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Kivi misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Butler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butler misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kivi there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kivi drops Butler with a right and a left! Kivi comes rushing in but Butler regains his composure and manages to keep Kivi in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kivi passes Butler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kivi stalling.
Kivi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kivi is thwarting Butler's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kivi prevents Butler from standing back up.

Kivi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Butler to get to his feet.
Butler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raimo Kivi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geezer Butler.
Butler walks into a left hand.
Butler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as Kivi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Butler doesn't seem phased though.
Kivi misses with a two punch combination.
Kivi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Butler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Butler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivi throws out the jab.
Kivi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a series of punches but Butler moves out of range.
Kivi sets himself, and Butler steps forward looking for the clinch! Kivi avoids it this time.
Kivi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kivi scores with a jab to the body.
Butler shoots in looking for a takedown. Kivi tries to sprawl out of it but Butler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kivi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kivi jabs at Butler's body.
Geezer Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kivi tests Butler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivi throws out the jab.

Kivi closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
Kivi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Butler wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butlers head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kivi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kivi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi gets through Butler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kivi pushes Butler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butler fails to pull guard.
Butler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Butler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kivi.
Kivi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi avoiding damage as Butler throws knees to the body.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Butler.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Butler.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Kivi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kivi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Kivi!
Raimo Kivi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.