PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 1682 p4p, 2458 weight class) and Black Beast Jones (ranked 213 p4p, 308 weight class). Billy Butcher had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Butcher
vs
Jones

192 cm
24
210
5 - 2 - 0

194 cm
22
220
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Beast Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones defending well as Butcher loads up on a big left hand.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Butcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butcher throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones misses with a hook
and Butcher counters with a leg kick.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Butcher back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butcher throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butcher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Butcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Butcher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones jabs Butcher right on the nose. Butcher blinks but takes it well.
A leg kick checked by Butcher.
Butcher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Black Beast Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher scoring well with a low kick there.
Butcher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Butcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Butcher blocks an uppercut.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Butcher - that landed with a thud.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.

Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butcher misses with a leg kick.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Butcher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Butcher throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butcher swings widly with a right hand

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Butcher works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Butcher prevents a body shot from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Butcher.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Butcher breaks the clinch.
Butcher wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Billy Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcher is just out of range.

Jones rushes Butcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Butcher is stalling here.
Butcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Butcher.

Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butcher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Butcher circles away.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Butcher moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets a clinch.
Butcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jones has picked Butcher up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones decides to stand and escape the position.
Jones tries to clinch there but Butcher circles away.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Butcher counters with a body kick.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Butcher slips a jab from Jones.
Butcher lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones looks winded!
Butcher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Butcher counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Butcher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Butcher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A left lands for Butcher.
Jones misses with a combination
and Butcher counters with a solid body kick.
Butcher connects with a single shot there.

Jones is rocked!
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butcher tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Butcher circles away.
Butcher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Butcher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Butcher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butcher is out of range and Jones settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Butcher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones moves out of range as Butcher throws a body kick.
Butcher throws a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Jones instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Butcher.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
A nice left hand lands by Butcher.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Butcher.
Jones tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butcher scores with a nice hook to the head.

Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Butcher slips under a jab from Jones.
Butcher connects with a leg kick.
Butcher thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands a big head kick that sends Jones to the canvas! Butcher follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Butcher!