PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Butters Stocth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Picton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Picton's choice of entrance music: some emo trash. Kevin Picton has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Stocth
vs
Picton

161 cm
21
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
130 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Butters Stocth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Picton!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Picton looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stocth shoots in for a double leg but Picton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Picton stuffs the takedown attempt from Stocth. Stocth gets slowly back to his feet.
Stocth tries for a takedown but Picton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butters Stocth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stocth shoots for a double leg takedown but Picton sprawls well. He's pushed Stocth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stocth shoots for a double leg takedown but Picton sprawls well. He's pushed Stocth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Picton tries to clinch there but Stocth circles away.
A head kick misses from Picton.
Picton avoids the body shot from Stocth.
Picton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Picton wants it to stay on the feet.
Stocth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Picton as he jumps to the side.
Picton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Picton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Picton wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Picton duly obliges.
Picton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Picton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stocth but Stocth pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Stocth darts in and clinches Picton up against the cage.

Stocth manages to break the clinch.
Picton stuffs the takedown attempt from Stocth. Stocth gets slowly back to his feet.
Picton avoids the head kick by Stocth.
Picton is looking to clinch but Stocth is avoiding it.
Picton cracks the inside of Stocth's front leg.
Picton stuffs the takedown attempt from Stocth. Stocth gets slowly back to his feet.
Picton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stocth sprawls well. Stocth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Picton gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stocth fails to land the takedown.
Picton tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Picton being controlled against the cage.

Stocth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picton with a jab.
Picton stuffs the takedown.
Picton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Stocth as Picton shoots in.
Stocth fails with the takedown.

Stocth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stocth creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Picton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stocth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stocth moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stocth looking for a guillotine from mount but Picton is having none of it.
Stocth trying to control but Picton is having none of it.
Picton is desperately trying to improve his position but Stocth has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butters Stocth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stocth closes the distance and pushes Picton back into the cage.

Stocth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stocth clinches.
Picton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stocth stalls.

Stocth breaks from the clinch.
Stocth throws a leg kick which misses Picton's front leg but catches the back leg as Picton tries to avoid it.
Picton is breathing heavily.
Stocth stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stocth.

Stocth shoots in and gets a takedown into Picton's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stocth trying to control but Picton is working from the bottom.
Stocth postures up in Picton's guard and throws a big left but Picton blocks it.
Stocth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Butters Stocth wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stocth shoots for a takedown but Picton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stocth closes the distance and clinches.

Stocth jumps guard and drags Picton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Stocth kicks Picton off and gets to his feet.
Stocth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butters Stocth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stocth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stocth stuffs the takedown attempt from Picton. Picton gets slowly back to his feet.
Picton stuffs the takedown attempt from Stocth. Stocth gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stocth. Picton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stocth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Picton pinned against the cage. Picton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stocth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Picton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stocth somewhat.
Picton misses with a head kick.
Stocth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Picton.
Kevin Picton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stocth throws a sloppy head kick and Picton moves out of range easily.
Picton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stocth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Stocth closes the distance and clinches.

Stocth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stocth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stocth wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stocth takes one to the side of the head.

Stocth closes the distance and clinches.
Picton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stocth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stocth prevents Picton from breaking the clinch.
Stocth stalls.
Picton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stocth to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stocth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stocth is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butters Stocth dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Picton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Picton throws a sloppy head kick and Stocth moves out of range easily.
Stocth goes for a double leg but Picton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Picton continues to drive forward.
Stocth can't get the takedown.
Stocth is working for takedown but Picton is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butters Stocth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stocth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Stocth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Picton lands but Stocth takes it in his stride.
Stocth shoots in for a takedown but Picton shows good takedown defense.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stocth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Picton is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stocth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Picton connects with a high kick.
Butters Stocth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Picton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stocth as he jumps to the side.
Stocth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stocth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Picton fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stocth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stocth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Stocth closes the distance and clinches.
Picton wants to break the clinch but can't.

Picton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stocth dives in for a single leg takedown but Picton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Stocth breaks the clinch.
Stocth tries to close the distance and clinch but Picton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stocth misses with a head kick.
Stocth doesn't manage to clinch there - Picton circles away.
Picton fails to land with a series of punches.
Stocth shoots in for a takedown but Picton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picton misses with a combination
and Stocth counters with a stiff right hand.
Stocth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Picton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Picton wants it to stay on the feet.
Stocth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stocth shoots for a double leg takedown but Picton sprawls well. He's pushed Stocth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Picton.
Picton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stocth misses with a body shot.
Picton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stocth closes the distance and clinches up with Picton, looking for a takedown. Stocth pushes Picton against the cage but Picton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stocth instigates a clinch.

Picton decides to pull guard.

Stocth stands up and waves to Picton to follow him.
Butters Stocth is winning the standup battle so far.

Picton clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Stocth.

Stocth drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stocth wants to stand and escape but Picton is having none of it.
Stocth looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Butters Stocth.
Well Stocth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butters Stocth!
Kevin Picton was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank my manager for sucking so bad, this defeat goes to you angry dude!'.