PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakayama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Vapors - Turning Japanese. Butcher has chosen Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nakayama
vs
Butcher

189 cm
29
192 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

182 cm
28
191 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Nakayama.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher scores with a kick to the midsection.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakayama manages to avoid it.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakayama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakayama misses with a lunging right hand
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher tries to move into range but Nakayama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butcher scores with a jab. Nakayama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Butcher throws a push kick but Nakayama slaps the foot to one side.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakayama misses with a low kick.
Nakayama throws out a loose jab but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakayama motions for Butcher to come forward. Nakayama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakayama misses with a body shot.
Butcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a hook
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Nakayama ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Nakayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakayama. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakayama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nakayama tries to land a body kick
and Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butcher checks a leg kick.
Butcher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nakayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakayama misses the body punch
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Nakayama is predictable there
and Butcher counters with a low kick, right behind Nakayama 's knee.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakayama throws a hook but Butcher avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Nakayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakayama misses with a lunging right hand
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher slips a jab from Nakayama.
Butcher blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Nakayama misses with a body punch
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakayama moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nakayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Nakayama. Those never looked like landing.
Butcher feints and then cracks Nakayama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakayama down.
Nakayama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakayama throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Butcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nakayama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
Nakayama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butcher.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut
and Butcher counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakayama. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut. Butcher saw that one coming.
Nakayama throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Butcher finds it's way through Nakayama's defenses.
Nakayama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butcher.
Nakayama is breathing heavily.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher takes a swing at Nakayama's ribcage but misses.
Nakayama fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakayama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher scores with a leg kick.
Butcher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nakayama had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Butcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nakayama blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Nakayama is predictable there
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Butcher feints and then cracks Nakayama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakayama down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakayama throws a right hand that misses
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
Nakayama on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nakayama throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakayama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butcher.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
Butcher jabs Nakayama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Nakayama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nakayama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakayama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Butcher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakayama rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakayama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Butcher 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.

Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Nakayama is predictable there
and Butcher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakayama thinking.
Nice defenses there by Butcher.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakayama manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Butcher blocks the leg kick.
Billy Butcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butcher cracks Nakayama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakayama thumps Butcher with a low kick.
Nakayama scores with a three punch combo!
Nakayama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakayama there as he acknowledges the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nakayama might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nakayama misses with a body shot
and Butcher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nakayama's knee momentarily.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
Nakayama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakayama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nakayama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Butcher lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Butcher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Butcher thuds his shin into the meat of Nakayama's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher throws a shot to the body.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Nakayama will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut
and Butcher counters with an outside leg kick.
Butcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Butcher finds it's way through Nakayama's defenses.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nakayama crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Butcher - the referee stops the clock and Nakayama gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Butcher. Nakayama manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the liver by Butcher. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a hook to the body. Nakayama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakayama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Butcher throws a right and a left that Nakayama avoids nicely.
Butcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Butcher lands with a nice body punch.
Butcher throws a series of strikes that have Nakayama backpedaling.
Butcher scores with a shot to the body.
Butcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butcher.
Nakayama avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butcher lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Nakayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands a head shot.
Butcher digs a good body shot into Nakayama's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Butcher lands with a nice body punch.
Nakayama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Butcher.
Nakayama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butcher jabs Nakayama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Butcher with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Butcher jabs at Nakayama's body.
Butcher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakayama. That did some damage!
Butcher jabs Nakayama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakayama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakayama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nakayama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Butcher. Butcher obviously looking to wear him down.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakayama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Butcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butcher scores with a jab. Nakayama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Butcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakayama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakayama needs to keep his hands up - Butcher had a free shot at his head there.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butcher throws a body punch but Nakayama moves out of range.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Nakayama moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakayama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nakayama misses with a double jab
and Butcher counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Butcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Butcher scores with a body shot.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher thows a body kick. Nakayama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nakayama throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Nakayama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakayama misses with a hook to the body
and Butcher counters with a two punch combo.
Nakayama misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Butcher counters with a low kick, right behind Nakayama 's knee.
Nakayama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Butcher misses with a body punch
and Nakayama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butcher clobbers Nakayama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Butcher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Nakayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butcher.
Butcher digs a good hook to Nakayama's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakayama takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakayama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Butcher swings for the body but Nakayama moves out of range.
Butcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakayama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakayama's sensitive parts.
Butcher connects with the punch.
Nakayama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butcher.
Butcher checks a leg kick.
Nakayama lands with a hook. Butcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Butcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butcher.
Butcher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nakayama counters with a thumping low kick.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Nakayama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Butcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Nakayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Butcher. Nakayama shrugs it off though.
Butcher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nakayama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Butcher. Butcher obviously looking to wear him down.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1-2. Butcher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
Butcher lands a front kick.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakayama misses with a left hand
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a wild body kick that Nakayama sees coming a mile off.
Butcher scores with a body shot.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakayama. Nakayama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakayama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Butcher counters with a good low kick that Nakayama was not able to check.
Nakayama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Butcher.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Butcher.
Nakayama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakayama throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakayama.
Nakayama throws a lazy uppercut
and Butcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a nice head shot.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Butcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Butcher - just one landing.
Butcher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butcher tries to land a front kick but Nakayama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butcher lands a body shot.
Butcher lands a jab to the head.
Nakayama misses with a double jab
and Butcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher clobbers Nakayama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butcher.
Nakayama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Butcher really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Butcher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakayama. That did some damage!
Nakayama misses with a shot to the body
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakayama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nakayama avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakayama throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Nakayama.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakayama throws a poor cross that misses
and Butcher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakayama thinking.
Butcher sizes up Nakayama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nakayama throws the left hand but Butcher avoids the punch easily.
Butcher misses with a head kick.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakayama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Butcher lands a nice hook to Nakayama's body. Nakayama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a hook
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakayama's head.
Nakayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
Butcher avoids the body shot from Nakayama.
Butcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Butcher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nakayama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Butcher.
Nice shot lands for Nakayama.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nakayama thows a leg kick but Butcher checks it
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakayama misses with a hook
and Butcher counters with a good, hard body kick but Nakayama shrugs it off.
Nakayama moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
Nakayama misses with a body punch
and Butcher counters with a good low kick that Nakayama was not able to check.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Nakayama.
Nakayama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butcher.
Butcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakayama doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakayama misses with a body shot
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakayama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakayama was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakayama manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakayama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Nakayama throws a head kick that misses
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Butcher misses with a hook. Nakayama ducked under it nicely.
Nakayama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher catches Nakayama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Butcher misses with a kick to the body.
Butcher looks to throw a body kick
and Nakayama counters with a series of strikes. Butcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nakayama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butcher counters with a one-two to the body.
Butcher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nakayama walks into a straight right hand from Butcher.
Nakayama misses with a double jab
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakayama thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakayama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakayama connects with an inside leg kick.
Butcher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nakayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Butcher throws a hook but Nakayama avoids it easily.
A low kick from Nakayama misses
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
Nakayama misses with a low kick as Butcher jumps back.
Nakayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Butcher there.
A low kick from Nakayama is predictable there
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakayama throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Butcher dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nakayama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
Butcher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nakayama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Butcher cracks Nakayama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher lands with a straight right. Nakayama didn't see that one coming.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Nakayama tries a head kick but it misses.
Butcher jabs at Nakayama's body.
Butcher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butcher lands with a slapping head kick.

Nakayama is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher lands a body shot.
Oh Nakayama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nakayama walks straight into a right hand from Butcher - that's dropped him! Butcher jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nakayama from any more punishment! Nakayama complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Butcher! Billy Butcher retains his middleweight title!