PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John The Butcher has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ike Turner's chin.

Turner
vs
The Butcher

175 cm
24
166 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

165 cm
31
155 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Butcher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turner wants to clinch.

Turner moves into range and clinches up with The Butcher.

The Butcher drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The Butcher looking for a sweep. Not yet The Butcher, not yet.

The Butcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turner defends well.
The Butcher pulls Turner in close to prevent any damage.

The Butcher working for submissions but it's allowed Turner to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Butcher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Butcher trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
The Butcher trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Butcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The Butcher throws his legs up looking for a submission but Turner uses it to pass to side control.
The Butcher is looking for a sweep.
The Butcher is trying to work for a sweep but Turner has mounted him!
Turner controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher can't escape the position.
The Butcher tries to lock up and control but Turner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Butcher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Butcher tries to hold on but Turner postures up.
The Butcher working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher wants to hold on but Turner pushes him away.
The Butcher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Butcher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Butcher regains half guard.
The Butcher trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
The Butcher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

The Butcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Butcher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Butcher looking to control.
Turner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Butcher on the ground.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Butcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner won't allow The Butcher to sweep him here.
Turner postures up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Turner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The Butcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The Butcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Butcher is looking to get back to full guard here but Turner has managed to pass to side control instead.
The Butcher tries to bench press Turner off him but Turner keeps the position.
The Butcher manages to get back to half guard.
The Butcher is trying to maintain the position but Turner is very close to passing his half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.

The Butcher is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Turner is tapping! Great win for The Butcher!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John The Butcher!
An out of breath John The Butcher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.