PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scorpion Kiing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Butcherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiing comes to the cage accompanied by Living on a Prayer. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kiing
vs
Butcherson

200 cm
23
220 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

190 cm
21
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scorpion Kiing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Butch Butcherson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcherson is looking to clinch.
Butcherson wants to clinch.
Kiing circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcherson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiing throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Butcherson.
Kiing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butcherson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butcherson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kiing closes the distance and clinches.
Butcherson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kiing prevents it.
Butcherson misses with an elbow over the top.
Butcherson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiing won't allow it.
Kiing is trying to break free.
Butcherson tries to throw a body punch but Kiing avoids it by throwing Butcherson back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing lands a nice elbow.
Butcherson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiing is defending well for now.
Butcherson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiing won't allow it.
Butcherson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kiing.
Butcherson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butcherson misses with a knee to the head.
Kiing lands a hook that snaps the head of Butcherson backwards.
Butcherson pushes Kiing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kiing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butcherson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiing pinned against the cage. Kiing gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Kiing lands a big head kick that sends Butcherson tumbling to the mat! Kiing takes a step backwards and waves Butcherson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kiing throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Butcherson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Kiing.
Kiing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiing throws a nice head kick!
Kiing lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butcherson will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiing feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Butcherson sprawling to the canvas! Butcherson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kiing finish him?!

Butcherson is rocked!
Kiing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Kiing moves into range and clinches up with Butcherson.
A short left from Kiing.
Kiing lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kiing.

Kiing manages to break the clinch.

Kiing moves into the clinch.

Kiing wants the takedown. Butcherson is fighting it off but Kiing persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Butcherson's guard against the cage.

Kiing stands up and waves to Butcherson to follow him.
Kiing misses with a head kick.
Kiing lands a nice looking kick to the body. Butcherson takes a step back to recover.
Butcherson tries to clinch up
and Kiing counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kiing swinging wilding here.
Kiing throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Kiing closes the distance and clinches.
Kiing has Butcherson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Butcherson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kiing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kiing moves into range and clinches up with Butcherson.
Knees to the body from Butcherson.

Kiing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scorpion Kiing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Butcherson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kiing napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiing wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kiing to see if he's OK.

Butcherson decides to stand back up.
Butcherson tries to clinch but Kiing moves away
and Kiing counters with a straight right hand.

Kiing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butcherson, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiing just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcherson's brow.

Kiing manages to break the clinch.
Butcherson misses with a double jab.
Butcherson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kiing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kiing breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiing explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kiing scores with a hook to the body. Butcherson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Kiing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scorpion Kiing dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Butcherson tries to clinch

and Kiing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiing.
Kiing changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Butcherson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Butcherson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiing as he jumps to the side.
Kiing throws a quick inside leg kick.
Butcherson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kiing counters with a three punch combo that has Butcherson backing up. Butcherson nods at Kiing to acknowledge the strikes.
Good leg kick by Kiing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kiing lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butcherson will feel that in the morning.
Kiing throws a nice head kick!

Kiing moves into range and clinches up with Butcherson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing prevents a takedown attempt there.
Scorpion Kiing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Butcherson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kiing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcherson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Butcherson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiing counters with a straight right hand.
Butch Butcherson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiing throws a head kick that misses.
Butcherson tries to clinch up
and Kiing counters with a left and a right that stings Butcherson.

Kiing has closed the distance and engaged Butcherson in a clinch.
A short right from Kiing.
Kiing pushes Butcherson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kiing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kiing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Butcherson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Butcherson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kiing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butcherson.
Kiing scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Kiing - that landed with a thud.
Butcherson missing with knees to the body.

Kiing pulls guard effortlessly.
Kiing wants to stand up but Butcherson is controlling him.
Butcherson wants to get up but he can't break Kiing's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butcherson is controlling him.
Butcherson trying to control but Kiing is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Butcherson manages to break the clinch.
Butcherson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcherson can do to turn this around?
Kiing thuds his shin into the meat of Butcherson's side.
Scorpion Kiing is winning the standup battle so far.

Kiing gets a clinch.

Kiing breaks the clinch.
Butcherson tries to clinch

and Kiing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kiing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiing chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Butcherson tries to keep at a distance but Kiing has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kiing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson looks to clinch
and Kiing counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kiing breaks from the clinch.
Butcherson looks to clinch
and Kiing counters with a three punch combo that has Butcherson backing up. Butcherson nods at Kiing to acknowledge the strikes.
Scorpion Kiing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiing tries to clinch but Butcherson is having none of it.
Butcherson tries to clinch up

and Kiing counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butcherson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Kiing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcherson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiing is fending him off so far but Butcherson persists. Nope, Kiing circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiing scoring well with a low kick there.
Butcherson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Butcherson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scorpion Kiing dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kiing clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kiing.
Butcherson looking to slow down the pace here.

Kiing breaks the clinch.
Kiing circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kiing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kiing breaks the clinch.
Butcherson wants to clinch
and Kiing counters with a thumping low kick.

Kiing takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiing lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiing stops a takedown attempt from Butcherson.

Kiing breaks from the clinch.
Butcherson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kiing.
Kiing throws a series of strikes that have Butcherson backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Butcherson ducks right into an uppercut from Kiing.

Kiing moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiing stalling.
Kiing tries a knee to the head but Butcherson blocks it.

Butcherson pulls guard successfully.

Kiing gets to his feet. Butcherson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kiing is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Kiing pushes Butcherson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiing managing to block the knees to the body from Butcherson.
Kiing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kiing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Butcherson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Butcherson just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kiing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butcherson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kiing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcherson tries to clinch up
and Kiing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kiing falls off balance throwing a combination

and Butcherson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Butcherson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Butcherson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Kiing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Butcherson.

Kiing closes the distance and clinches.
Butcherson wants a takedown.
Scorpion Kiing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Butcherson.

Kiing gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Butcherson tries to kick Kiing off but Kiing keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kiing moves into full mount! Butcherson won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiing working for a submission but Butcherson is keeping him at bay.

Kiing is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Butcherson with a poor takedown

and Kiing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiing.

Kiing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiing scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Butcherson moves into the clinch.

Kiing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiing is looking to land body kicks.
Butcherson looks to clinch
and Kiing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Butcherson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kiing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kiing avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcherson.

Kiing breaks the clinch.
Kiing throws a leg kick that misses.
Butcherson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiing circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiing throws a right and a left that Butcherson avoids nicely.
Kiing fails in his attempt to clinch.

Butcherson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kiing did well to prevent Butcherson getting side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Butcherson in particular looking to stall.
Kiing looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scorpion Kiing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiing 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scorpion Kiing!