PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steroidi Jr's choice of entrance music: Light Year - Sex Education . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Butcher
vs
Steroidi Jr

174 cm
25
167 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

177 cm
24
166 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher connects with the punch.

It looks like Anabolinen Steroidi Jr has been cut.
A punch combination from Butcher misses.
Steroidi Jr misses the jab.
Butcher throws a jab when Steroidi Jr was well out of range.
Butcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Steroidi Jr throws the kick towards the body but Butcher avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steroidi Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steroidi Jr throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Steroidi Jr misses the target.
Butcher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steroidi Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Butcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butcher throws a lazy right hand but Steroidi Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bobby Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher takes a swing at Steroidi Jr's ribcage but misses.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steroidi Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher throws a right hand that Steroidi Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Steroidi Jr also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr slips under a jab from Butcher.
Butcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steroidi Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Butcher staying out of range there.
Butcher falls off balance throwing a combination

and Steroidi Jr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Butcher!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Steroidi Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steroidi Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Butcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Butcher's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Steroidi Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Butcher is avoiding damage well.
Steroidi Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butcher is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Butcher's head but Butcher avoids it well.
Steroidi Jr cracks Butcher with a big right hand but Butcher just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher tries to buck Steroidi Jr off but Steroidi Jr is having none of it.
Steroidi Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Steroidi Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butcher keeps working.
Butcher struggling a bit here.
Butcher takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Butcher takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Butcher can't do much from the bottom here.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position but Butcher is working away.
Butcher wants to control but Steroidi Jr postures up.
Butcher is not content to let Steroidi Jr control the position.

Steroidi Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Butcher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr wants to control but Butcher is keeping him busy.
Butcher is trying to get back to half guard.
Steroidi Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steroidi Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Butcher is not content to let Steroidi Jr control the position.
Butcher is trying to control Steroidi Jr's posture but Steroidi Jr avoids it.
Butcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steroidi Jr on the ground.
Butcher trying to remain calm as Steroidi Jr controls from the top position.
Steroidi Jr wants to control but Butcher is keeping him busy.
Steroidi Jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher defending against the ground and pound.
Butcher is looking to regain half guard here but Steroidi Jr keeps moving and retains side control.

Steroidi Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Butcher has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steroidi Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Butcher tries to improve position but can't.
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Butcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steroidi Jr is putting a hurting on Butcher here, landing some big shots from side control.
Butcher wants to control but Steroidi Jr postures up.
Steroidi Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butcher keeps working.
Butcher isn't going anywhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anabolinen Steroidi Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi Jr's cut.
That's time! Butcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Steroidi Jr ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Steroidi Jr's shoulder, as Steroidi Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butcher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steroidi Jr connects with a right hand. Butcher shakes it off.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
A big left from Butcher misses.
Steroidi Jr ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Steroidi Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Steroidi Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steroidi Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butcher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Butcher throws a right hand that Steroidi Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Steroidi Jr also avoids with ease.
Butcher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Butcher scores with a nice right hand.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steroidi Jr moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Bobby Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher takes one to the side of the head.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steroidi Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Butcher blocks a low kick nicely.
Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
Steroidi Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Butcher jabs at Steroidi Jr's body.
Steroidi Jr cracks Butcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steroidi Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Steroidi Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Steroidi Jr digs a good hook to Butcher's body.
Steroidi Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steroidi Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Butcher but Butcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steroidi Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Steroidi Jr needs to keep his hands up - Butcher had a free shot at his head there.
Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick which misses Butcher's front leg but catches the back leg as Butcher tries to avoid it.
Butcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steroidi Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Bobby Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steroidi Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steroidi Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steroidi Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steroidi Jr missing with a left hand there. Butcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butcher scores with a one two! Steroidi Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Steroidi Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcher is just out of range.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body kick.
Steroidi Jr with a hook.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Steroidi Jr's shoulder, as Steroidi Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steroidi Jr blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butcher dips to his left and cracks Steroidi Jr with an uppercut!
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Steroidi Jr is out of range.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steroidi Jr.
Butcher works over Steroidi Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Steroidi Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steroidi Jr slips a jab and a cross from Butcher.

Steroidi Jr shoots in and bounces Butcher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Butcher pulls Steroidi Jr in close to prevent any damage.
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!
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steroidi Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Butcher's head.
Butcher is trying to keep Steroidi Jr in close.
Steroidi Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Steroidi Jr tries to pass.
Butcher managing to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Steroidi Jr throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steroidi Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steroidi Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Butcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Butcher, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anabolinen Steroidi Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Butcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Butcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steroidi Jr defending well as Butcher loads up on a big left hand.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steroidi Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher avoids the body shot from Steroidi Jr.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butcher duly obliges.
Steroidi Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steroidi Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Steroidi Jr.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
Steroidi Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Butcher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Steroidi Jr.
Butcher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steroidi Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steroidi Jr gets a double leg takedown into Butcher's guard.
Butcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Butcher, not yet.
Steroidi Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Steroidi Jr from controlling successfully.
Butcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steroidi Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.
Steroidi Jr postures up in Butcher's guard and throws a big left but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Butcher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr works Butcher's body with a nice hook.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
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 falls off balance throwing a combination

so Steroidi Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Steroidi Jr trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr postures up.
Butcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steroidi Jr is one step ahead there.
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr postures up.
Steroidi Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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.
Steroidi Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Butcher's brow.

Butcher is rocked!
Steroidi Jr lands a couple of digs.
Oh Butcher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.
Steroidi Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Steroidi Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Butcher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Steroidi Jr working the head with strikes.
Steroidi Jr lands a strong strike to the head of Butcher. That's dazed him! Steroidi Jr looking to finish here. Butcher is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Steroidi Jr lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr is the new lightweight champion!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.