PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Tendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tendo has chosen si tu estuvieras aqui as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Butcher
vs
Tendo

194 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Len Tendo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tendo can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Butcher blocks a head kick by Tendo.
Tendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butcher. That's going to slow Tendo down.

Butcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tendo has had enough of the clinch but Butcher keeps him there for the moment.
Tendo wants to break free but Butcher has control.
Tendo tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Tendo is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.

Butcher breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butcher.
Tendo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butcher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tendo. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tendo cracks the inside of Butcher's front leg.

Tendo lands a big head kick that sends Butcher tumbling to the mat! Tendo takes a step backwards and waves Butcher back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Bill Butcher has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tendo tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tendo.
Len Tendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Butcher has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tendo.
Tendo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Butcher takes a step back to recover.
Tendo throws a front kick that sends Butcher stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tendo.
Tendo throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Butcher crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Len Tendo!
A relieved looking Len Tendo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.