PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Butters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coco Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Butters has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Butters
vs
Nuts

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Butters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coco Nuts!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butters shoots in looking for a takedown. Nuts tries to sprawl out of it but Butters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nuts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Butters fails with a takedown attempt.
Nuts scores with a nice body kick.
Butters shoots in looking for a takedown. Nuts tries to sprawl out of it but Butters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nuts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Butters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuts tries for a takedown but Butters circles away easily

and Butters counters with a takedown into side control.
Butters working away.
Nuts prevents Butters from moving into mount.
Nuts is looking to reverse the position.
Butters trying to control the position but Nuts is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nuts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Butters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nuts keeps working.
Nuts struggling a bit here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Butters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Butters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nuts tries to lock up and control but Butters gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Butters goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nuts turns into him and now he's in Butters's guard.
Butters is breathing heavily.
Nuts trying to control the position from guard on top but Butters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts controlling from the top position.

Nuts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Butters throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nuts wants to control from the top but Butters keeps moving.
Butters wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Butters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nuts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butters wants to sweep here but Nuts controlling him for the moment.
Nuts trying to control but Butters is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nuts throws a lazy right hand but Butters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Butters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Butters controlling the action here.
Butters works his way into side control.

Butters is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Nuts is trying to escape and Butters transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Nuts is forced to tap! Nice work there by Butters! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stan Butters!