PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afro Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Butters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Afro Samurai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Samurai
vs
Butters

182 cm
20
173 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Afro Samurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Butters!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butters is trying hard to land a takedown here. Samurai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butters is defended easily by Samurai.
Samurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Samurai sprawls well. Samurai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butters gets slowly back to his feet.
Afro Samurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Butters.
Samurai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stan Butters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samurai thuds a left hand into Butters's body.
Samurai with a lazy takedown attempt

and Butters counters with a takedown into side control.
Samurai can't do much from the bottom here.

Butters is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Samurai has escaped the position, nice work there.

Butters tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Butters has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai can't do much from the bottom here.
Samurai manages to get back to half guard.
Samurai wants to control but Butters is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Samurai is defending against the submission attempts here by Butters.
Butters prevents Samurai from standing back up.
Samurai trying to control here.

Butters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Butters looks gassed!
Butters wants to control but Samurai is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Butters is trying for a kimura here. Samurai looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Butters wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stan Butters!