PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Butterball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asuma Dizazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Butterball
vs
Dizazio

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Purity Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Butterball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asuma Dizazio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterball shoots in but no luck this time.
Butterball bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Butterball.

Butterball drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butterball preventing the sweep.
Butterball pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dizazio is keeping the position for now.
Butterball stopping the sweep attempt from Dizazio.
Butterball stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dizazio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dizazio wants to sweep here but Butterball controlling him for the moment.
Butterball stands and throws Dizazio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Butterball tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Butterball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dizazio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butterball is fending him off so far but Dizazio persists. Nope, Butterball circles away and we're back to standing.
Dizazio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butterball.
Asuma Dizazio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butterball keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dizazio.

Butterball decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Butterball is tying to control. Dizazio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Butterball is working for a submission of some sort.
Butterball is tying to control. Dizazio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Butterball is working for a kimura but Dizazio is defending it quite comfortably.
Butterball is breathing heavily.
Dizazio is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio is looking for a sweep. Butterball is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dizazio is trying to stand up here but Butterball is controlling him well.
Dizazio tries to get to full guard but Butterball has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dizazio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dizazio is trying to control the position but Butterball postures up.
Butterball advances to half guard.

Dizazio is defending against the submission attempts here by Butterball.

Dizazio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dizazio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Dizazio scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Peter Butterball has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio misses with a looping left.
Butterball avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butterball shoots in looking for a takedown. Dizazio tries to sprawl out of it but Butterball keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dizazio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dizazio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butterball pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Butterball darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dizazio is refusing to be controlled, as Butterball sits in half guard.
Butterball wants to pass to mount but Dizazio is defending the position.

Butterball is working for a kimura but Dizazio is defending it quite comfortably.

Butterball seems to be working for a kimura but Dizazio defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio is pressing down on Butterball's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Butterball throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dizazio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dizazio has Butterball pulled in close to control his posture.
Butterball trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dizazio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butterball wants to get back to full guard.
Butterball is looking to control Dizazio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Butterball avoid being mounted?
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 Peter Butterball will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Butterball's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Butterball fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dizazio sprawls well initially but Butterball persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dizazio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dizazio.
Dizazio looking for a sweep. Not yet Dizazio, not yet.
Dizazio keeping full guard, as Butterball tries to pass.
Dizazio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butterball is one step ahead there.
Dizazio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Butterball is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dizazio working for a guillotine from mount but Butterball is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterball is looking to improve his position but Dizazio isn't that keen on the idea.
Dizazio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dizazio prevents Butterball from getting the reversal.
Butterball in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Butterball tries to hold on but Dizazio pushes him away.
Butterball is looking to improve his position but Dizazio isn't that keen on the idea.
Dizazio landing strikes from the mount and Butterball is in trouble!
Butterball is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio with a couple of short strikes.
Butterball is looking to improve his position but Dizazio isn't that keen on the idea.
Dizazio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Butterball's face.
Dizazio prevents Butterball from getting the reversal.
Butterball wants to control but Dizazio is having none of it.
Butterball is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Butterball is working hard here to advance position.
Dizazio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Butterball tries to hold on but Dizazio pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterball is working to get back to half guard.
Dizazio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Butterball is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Butterball is bucking up trying to escape but Dizazio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Butterball is working to get back to half guard.
Dizazio landing strikes from the mount.
Butterball is bucking up trying to escape but Dizazio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Asuma Dizazio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dizazio dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dizazio looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dizazio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Butterball takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dizazio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dizazio looking to finish Butterball with some ground and pound. This is bad for Butterball!
Butterball is desperately trying to improve his position but Dizazio has a good base and remains in mount.

Dizazio jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Butterball manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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!
Butterball trying his best to control but Dizazio has mounted him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dizazio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asuma Dizazio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Butterball's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Butterball uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dizazio.
A jab from Dizazio finds it's way through Butterball's defenses.
Dizazio scores with a jab to the head.

Butterball is rocked!
Butterball keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dizazio.
Oh Butterball is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dizazio swinging wilding here.
Butterball seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Dizazio misses.
Dizazio lands with a right hand.
Butterball tries for a takedown but Dizazio circles away easily
and Dizazio counters with a straight right hand.
Dizazio throws a looping overhand right but Butterball ducks down to avoid it.
Butterball tries to clinch but Dizazio is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butterball shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dizazio as he avoids it easily.
Butterball throws a head kick that misses.
Butterball gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dizazio.
Dizazio lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butterball uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dizazio.
A combination from Dizazio does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Butterball looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dizazio!
Butterball wants to control the pace but Dizazio is squirming around nicely.

Butterball is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dizazio has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dizazio!
Butterball wants to sweep here but Dizazio controlling him for the moment.
Butterball keeping moving, preventing Dizazio from controlling successfully.
Butterball trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dizazio is looking to work some ground and pound but Butterball has wrist control.

Butterball throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dizazio scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Butterball has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dizazio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dizazio with a nice head shot there.
Butterball keeping moving, preventing Dizazio from controlling successfully.
Dizazio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dizazio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Butterball's guard.
Dizazio with a nice head shot there.
Dizazio trying to control but Butterball is working from the bottom.
Butterball wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio is in close to Butterball's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dizazio pushing down on Butterball's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Butterball is trying to control but Dizazio manages to pass to mount!
Butterball can't escape the position.
Butterball is squirming around, avoiding Dizazio's attempts to control the action.
Dizazio throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Butterball is in all sorts of trouble here.
Butterball tries to hold on but Dizazio postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Butterball is trying to escape the mount.
Dizazio landing punches.
Butterball is working to get back to half guard.
Butterball regains half guard.
Dizazio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Butterball does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dizazio uses his free foot to push down on Butterball's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Butterball.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butterball is working to get back to half guard.
Dizazio controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asuma Dizazio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dizazio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asuma Dizazio!