PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philmore Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit has chosen Spineshank - New Disease as his entrance music. Chris Benoit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butts
vs
Benoit

170 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

SAVE A FIGHTER

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philmore Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butts motions for Benoit to come forward. Butts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit fails to land with a series of punches.

Benoit tries to sprawl but Butts drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Benoit looking for submissions off his back.
Butts lands with a punch from half guard.
Benoit is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butts lands a nice short elbow.

Butts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benoit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Butts.

Butts is working for a kimura but Benoit is defending it quite comfortably.
Benoit gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts throwing strikes from guard but Benoit blocks nicely.
Benoit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benoit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butts is controlling him.

Benoit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Butts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Butts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Butts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Butts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benoit is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts wanted to stand there but Benoit had control of the position.
Butts working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Butts content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Butts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Butts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benoit's head.

Benoit is rocked!
Butts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benoit on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Benoit can't keep his opponent in guard - Butts advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Butts seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Butts slips a nice elbow through Benoit's hands, connecting with Benoit's forehead.
Benoit is still in real trouble! Can Butts finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts slips a nice elbow through Benoit's hands, connecting with Benoit's forehead.
Benoit is trying to control but can't.
Butts is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Benoit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benoit looks gassed!
Butts wants to free his trapped foot but Benoit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butts is working hard here to advance position.
Benoit seems to have recovered his senses.
Butts prevents Benoit from improving his position.
Butts passes to side control.
Butts lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Butts stands up and beckons Benoit to his feet.
A slow jab from Butts misses its intended target.
Butts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Benoit misses.
Butts throws a series of punches but Benoit moves out of range.
Butts drops Benoit with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Benoit! Butts dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philmore Butts!
Philmore Butts made sure to mention his sponsor, SAVE A FIGHTER in his post fight interview.