PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Souza (ranked 5130 p4p, 4864 weight class) and Paul Buttowski (ranked 309 p4p, 302 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Blake Souza has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Blake Souza seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Souza
vs
Buttowski

170 cm
19
143
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
140
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Buttowski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Souza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Buttowski is out of range.
Buttowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza backing away here, and Buttowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Souza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Buttowski wants to reverse the position here. Souza has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Buttowski is forced to tap! Buttowski looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Blake Souza!
Blake Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.