PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angus McButticutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McButticutty's entrance music is Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure. A fine choice. Murder has chosen God Save the Queen as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

McButticutty
vs
Murder

190 cm
25
198 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
193 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Murder Inc.
[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Rec/Stamina

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angus McButticutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Murder!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murder avoids the body shot from McButticutty.
McButticutty lands a jab to Murder's midsection.
McButticutty lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McButticutty throws a series of punches but Murder moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Murder as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murder. McButticutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by McButticutty.
Some wild striking there from McButticutty.
McButticutty looks to land a left hand but Murder moved out of range nicely.
Murder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murder walks into a left hand.
Murder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McButticutty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McButticutty counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McButticutty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Murder clinches up with McButticutty and pushes him back against the ropes.
McButticutty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murder's efforts to push away.

Murder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McButticutty defending well as Murder loads up on a big left hand.
Murder slips a jab and a cross from McButticutty.
Jack Murder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murder throws a leg kick which misses McButticutty's front leg but catches the back leg as McButticutty tries to avoid it.
Murder throws a body punch but McButticutty moves out of range.
Murder misses with a wild body shot.
Murder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McButticutty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murder backs up against the ropes.
McButticutty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McButticutty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McButticutty slips a jab from Murder.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McButticutty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Murder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Murder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McButticutty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murder throws a left and a right that both miss
and McButticutty counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McButticutty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murder loads up on a big right hand but McButticutty slips the punch.
McButticutty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McButticutty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murder.
Murder moves in looking to clinch but McButticutty pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder tries to clinch up
and McButticutty counters with a nice body shot.
Murder swings away with a body shot that misses
letting McButticutty counter with a right hand.
Murder misses with a looping left.
Murder misses with a hook to the body
letting McButticutty counter with a right hand.
Murder lands a nice leg kick that just misses McButticutty's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by McButticutty.
McButticutty lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McButticutty scores with a nice strike.
Murder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murder looks to land a left hand but McButticutty moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murder. McButticutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
McButticutty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murder looks to land a right hand but McButticutty moved out of range.
McButticutty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murder ducks under a wild hook from McButticutty.
McButticutty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. McButticutty catches Murder right on the button with a cross.
McButticutty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murder misses with a double jab
and McButticutty counters with a straight right hand.
McButticutty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murder throws out the jab.
Murder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McButticutty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murder misses with a body punch
and Murder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McButticutty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murder throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus McButticutty dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McButticutty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murder slips a jab from McButticutty.
Murder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McButticutty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murder looks to land a right hand but McButticutty moved out of range.
McButticutty looks to land a left hand but Murder moved out of range nicely.
McButticutty moves forwards but Murder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. McButticutty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murder swings away with a body shot that misses
and McButticutty counters with a stiff right hand.
Murder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McButticutty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McButticutty.
McButticutty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murder throws a sloppy body shot
and McButticutty counters with a left and a right that stings Murder.

Murder is rocked!
McButticutty lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
McButticutty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murder circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Murder has closed the distance and engaged McButticutty in a clinch.
McButticutty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murder backwards.

McButticutty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McButticutty lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murder misses with a body punch
and McButticutty counters with a stiff right hand.
McButticutty misses with a few strikes there.
Murder loads up on a big right hand but McButticutty slips the punch.
Angus McButticutty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murder looks to score with a jab to the body but McButticutty is just out of range.
Murder misses the shot to the body.
Murder blocks a jab.
McButticutty thows a body shot but no joy.
Murder throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murder scores with a body shot.
Murder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Murder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for McButticutty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McButticutty just misses with a punch to the body.
Murder misses with a low kick.
Murder misses with a body shot
and McButticutty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murder throws a left and a right that both miss
and McButticutty counters with a series of strikes. Murder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murder misses the body punch
and McButticutty counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McButticutty moves away from the strike by Murder.

McButticutty drops Murder with a beautiful combination! Murder stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McButticutty is looking for the KO!
Murder is still on wobbly legs! Can McButticutty finish him?
McButticutty misses with a combination
and Murder counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McButticutty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murder seems to have recovered his senses.
McButticutty throws a series of punches but Murder moves out of range.
Murder misses the body punch
letting McButticutty counter with a right hand.
McButticutty circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Murder.
McButticutty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murder misses with a hook.
McButticutty lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McButticutty.
McButticutty moves out of range as Murder strikes.
McButticutty slips a jab and a cross from Murder.
Murder misses with a hook to the body
and McButticutty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from McButticutty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McButticutty.
McButticutty walks into a jab.
McButticutty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McButticutty throws a right and a left that Murder avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McButticutty, as that shot connected.
McButticutty throws a nice looking combination but Murder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murder misses with a shot to the body
and McButticutty counters with a left and a right that stings Murder.
Angus McButticutty is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for McButticutty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Murder.
Murder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for McButticutty. That snapped Murder's head back.
McButticutty circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus McButticutty dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McButticutty throws a combination that misses
and Murder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McButticutty throws a right and a left that Murder avoids nicely.
Murder throws a sloppy body shot
and McButticutty counters with a series of strikes. Murder will be more careful next time no doubt.
McButticutty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for McButticutty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murder swings for the body but McButticutty moves out of range.
Murder darts in trying to clinch
and McButticutty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Murder.
McButticutty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murder at a distance.
Murder misses with a hook.
Murder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McButticutty.
McButticutty looks to land a combination but Murder avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McButticutty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McButticutty.
Murder misses with a straight right.
McButticutty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murder on the side of the head.
McButticutty misses with a combination
and Murder counters with a stiff right hand.
Murder doesn't manage to clinch there - McButticutty circles away.
McButticutty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Murder counter with a right hand.
McButticutty tries to bum rush Murder with a series of wild strikes but Murder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McButticutty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murder swinging wilding here.
Murder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack Murder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Murder misses.
McButticutty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McButticutty throws a combination that misses
and Murder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McButticutty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from McButticutty.
Murder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McButticutty.
Murder clinches but McButticutty breaks the clinch
and McButticutty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McButticutty ducks under a wild hook from Murder.
McButticutty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murder.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McButticutty was well out of range. Poor timing from Murder.
Murder lands a really nice looking cross but McButticutty seems unphased.
McButticutty misses with a double jab
and Murder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murder throws a big shot that misses.
McButticutty blocks a low kick nicely.
Murder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McButticutty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murder misses the shot to the body.
Murder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McButticutty manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murder misses with a hook to the body
and McButticutty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murder closes the distance but McButticutty moves to the side
and McButticutty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McButticutty ducks under a wild hook from Murder.
Murder misses with a wild combination.
Murder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McButticutty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McButticutty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murder throws a hook but McButticutty blocks it.
McButticutty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murder circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McButticutty counters with a stiff right hand.
Murder throws a sloppy body shot
and McButticutty counters with a straight right hand.
McButticutty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Murder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McButticutty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus McButticutty!