PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Samuel Washington enters the cage!

Butcher
vs
Washington

188 cm
28
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington lands with a straight right. Butcher didn't see that one coming.
Washington checks a low kick from Butcher.
Butcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Washington. Washington obviously looking to wear him down.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher lands a head kick. Washington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Samuel Washington has been cut.
No joy there for Butcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Washington jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Washington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington connects with a nice looking jab.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Washington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Washington throws a low kick but Butcher avoids it.
Washington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Butcher throws a low kick but Washington moves out of range easily.

Washington closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Butcher quickly recovers to half guard.
Washington perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Butcher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher is looking for a sweep. Washington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Washington is keen to just control but Butcher is a slippery customer.
Washington stalling away here and it's allowed Butcher to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Washington's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Washington looking to pass the guard.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
Washington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Washington is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Washington throwing strikes but missing.
Washington is fighting to break Butcher's control of his arms but Butcher is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Washington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Butcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington won't allow Butcher to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Washington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Washington.
Washington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Butcher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butcher is looking to slow Washington down with leg kicks.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
A good leg kick by Washington.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Washington lands with a hook. Butcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington tries to work over Butcher's front leg with a kick but Butcher checks it.

Washington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Washington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Washington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Butcher is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Washington's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Washington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Washington is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington wants to advance to full mount but Butcher doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Washington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Washington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Butcher. Butcher obviously looking to wear him down.
Butcher misses with a combination
and Washington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Butcher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a left hand
and Washington finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Butcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Butcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. Washington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butcher throws a lazy head kick
and Washington counters with a nice uppercut.
Wally Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butcher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Washington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington avoids the head kick by Butcher.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick.
Washington cracks Butcher with a good jab.
Butcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Washington cracks the inside of Butcher's front leg.
Washington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Washington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butcher momentarily.
Washington scores with a hook to the body. Butcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Washington lands a jab to the head.

Butcher is rocked!
Wally Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Butcher out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Samuel Washington!