PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manly Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brok Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Love
vs
Butts

210 cm
18
290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
295 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manly Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brok Butts!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Butts closes the distance and clinches.
Butts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Love lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Love is pressed up against the cage. Butts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Love down to the mat. Love avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manly Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
Love fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butts is out of range.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
Butts blocks a head kick by Love.
Love throws out a loose jab but Butts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love is breathing heavily.
Butts misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Love misses.
Butts shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.

Butts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Manly Love has been cut.
Love takes a knee right on the jaw!
Butts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Butts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Love's face.
Love takes an elbow to the forehead.
Butts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Butts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Love gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manly Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brok Butts.
Butts landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Love is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Butts misses with a knee to the head.
Butts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Butts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Butts should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Butts has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Love is trying to keep an underhook but Butts manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Butts stalling.
Butts passes to side control.
Butts just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Butts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Butts controlling his opponent.
Butts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts takes Love's back.
Butts misses with a punch to the head.
I would not like to be Love right now.

Butts is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Love is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brok Butts!