PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to De la Souls, by POS. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alli
vs
Butcher

200 cm
26
214 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
221 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Percival Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alli throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alli. That's going to slow Butcher down.
Butcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alli on the side of the head.
Butcher throws a hook but Alli blocks it.
Alli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Butcher throws a hook but Alli avoids it easily.
Alli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butcher throws a hook but Alli blocks it.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alli feints and then cracks Butcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Butcher down.
Alli is looking to land body kicks.
Alli ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Alli tries to clinch but Butcher moves out of range.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alli slips a straight right by Butcher.
Alli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Butcher misses with a hook. Alli ducked under it nicely.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
Alli lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Alli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Alli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher staying out of range there.
Alli slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli throws a wild body kick that Butcher sees coming a mile off.
Alli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Alli scoring well with a low kick there.
Alli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Alli ducks down to avoid it.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
Butcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alli finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alli ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Alli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alli moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Alli shoots in but no luck this time.
Alli slips a jab from Butcher.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alli takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Butcher does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Muhamad Alli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alli moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Butcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alli moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Butcher throws a jab when Alli was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alli. That's going to slow Butcher down.
Alli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alli.
Alli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher lands with a straight right. Alli didn't see that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alli.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.

Alli has managed to clinch.
Alli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alli misses with an elbow over the top.
Butcher prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alli tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Alli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butcher gets underhooks to prevent Alli's takedown attempt.
Alli misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Butcher gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Butcher breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Butcher misses.
Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Alli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Alli moved out of range.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Alli ducks down to avoid it.
Butcher misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Alli misses the target.
Alli staying out of range there.
Butcher misses with a hook to the body
and Alli counters with a good, hard body kick but Butcher shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Alli.
Alli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Alli is just out of range.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alli closes the distance and clinches up with Butcher, looking for a takedown. Alli pushes Butcher against the cage but Butcher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alli throws a head kick that Butcher semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli shoots in but Butcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alli moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Alli ducks down to avoid it.
Alli moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Alli misses with a straight right.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alli.
Alli slips under a jab from Butcher.
Muhamad Alli is winning the standup battle so far.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alli.
The crowd cheers as Butcher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alli doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Muhamad Alli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alli.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Alli slips a straight right by Butcher.
Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Alli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Butcher.
Alli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Butcher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alli somewhat.
Alli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butcher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Alli slips a straight right by Butcher.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alli slips under a jab.
Butcher throws the left hand but Alli avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big right from Butcher misses.
Butcher misses the jab.
Alli lands with a slapping head kick.
Alli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alli misses with a low kick.
Percival Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Butcher's waist but Butcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alli off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Alli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Alli moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Alli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alli.
Alli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alli moves out of range of the strikes.

Alli moves into the clinch.
Butcher tries to break free but Alli pushes him back against the cage.
Butcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alli tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Alli is out of range.
Percival Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alli misses with an uppercut.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Alli avoids them all with ease.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Alli moved out of range.

Alli has Butcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Alli can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
Alli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Alli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Butcher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher prevents a body shot from Alli.
Alli has Butcher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Butcher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Butcher is trying to force a seperation but Alli has the dominant position.
Alli prevents Butcher from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhamad Alli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alli 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhamad Alli!