PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Smoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Smoot
vs
Butler

175 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Big Bear Nutrition
Butchered Fight Wear

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 London, Fred Smoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Butler!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Butler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smoot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smoot striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Smoot is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Butler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smoot keeps working.
Smoot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Smoot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smoot is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Butler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smoot wants to improve his position but Butler is controlling well.
Butler is trying to control the action in half guard but Smoot is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smoot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoot is trying to get back to full guard.
Smoot is working hard here to advance position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smoot tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.
Smoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Butler circles away.
Smoot wants to clinch up but Butler keeps it at a distance.
Fred Smoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Butler darts in and clinches Smoot up against the cage.
Butler lands an uppercut.

Butler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smoot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Butler counters with a big head kick but Smoot shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Butler as Smoot shoots in.

Butler rushes Smoot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Butler - that landed with a thud.
Smoot misses with a knee to the head.
Smoot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butler tries to break the clinch but Smoot is controlling the position.
Butler looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoot misses with a knee to the head.
Butler blocks the elbow strike.

Butler breaks the clinch.
Smoot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Butler's sensitive parts.
Smoot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smoot tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Butler counters by moving into the clinch.
Smoot is breathing heavily.
Butler lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Butler.
Butler avoids a wild elbow strike from Smoot.
Butler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smoot missing with knees to the body.
Smoot tries a knee to the head but Butler blocks it.
Butler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Butler cracks Smoot with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butler.
Butler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butler tries to break the clinch but Smoot is controlling the position.
Smoot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Butler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Butler misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butler. That's going to slow Smoot down.
Smoot takes a kick to the side of the head.
Butler's corner calls for a 1-2. Butler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Butler rushes Smoot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Butler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Butler manages to break the clinch.
Butler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Fred Smoot has been cut.
Smoot tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Butler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smoot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butler blocks it with crossed arms.

Butler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Butler.
Butler swinging wilding here.
Smoot dodges the punch combination from Butler.
Butler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smoot's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butler lands a jab-cross combination.
Butler stuns Smoot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smoot dodges the punch combination from Butler.
Smoot wants to clinch but Butler slips to the side

and Butler moves into the clinch.
Butler is pushing Smoot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smoot scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Butler.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smoot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butler's brow.
Butler stalls.

Butler breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smoot tries to keep at a distance but Butler has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smoot.

Butler turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Butler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Smoot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Butler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smoot tries to clinch up

and Butler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smoot's guard.
Smoot trying to strike off his back.
Butler preventing the sweep.
Butler trying to control but Smoot is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Butler trying to control but Smoot is working from the bottom.
Smoot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butler is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Butler trying to hold on to Smoot's head to control him but Smoot postures up.
Butler pushes Smoot off looking to stand but Smoot dives back in and keeps control.
Smoot working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Butler's thigh. Butler counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Butler looking for a sweep. Not yet Butler, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smoot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smoot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Butler tries to land a front kick but Smoot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smoot darts in trying to clinch
and Butler counters with a three punch combo that has Smoot backing up. Smoot nods at Butler to acknowledge the strikes.
Butler misses with a two punch combination.
Smoot slips a jab and a cross from Butler.
Butler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smoot wants to clinch

and Butler counters by clinching up.
Smoot throws an elbow that misses.
Smoot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smoot pushes off an throws an elbow but Butler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Butler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smoot has him pressed against the cage.

Butler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smoot looks to clinch
and Butler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smoot thinking.

Butler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smoot sprawls well initially but Butler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Butler is thwarting Smoot's attempts to control the position.
Butler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smoot misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smoot gets full guard.

Butler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Smoot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Butler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smoot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Butler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Butler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smoot wants to sweep here but Butler controlling him for the moment.
Smoot keeping full guard, as Butler tries to pass.
Butler throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Butler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Smoot's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Butler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Butler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Butler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smoot wants to clinch
and Butler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Butler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smoot lands a nice looking body kick.
Some wild striking there from Butler.
Smoot tries to clinch
and Butler counters with a nice body shot.
Smoot cracks the inside of Butler's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smoot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smoot tries to clinch but Butler moves away
and Butler counters with a three punch combo that has Smoot backing up. Smoot nods at Butler to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smoot throws a front kick that sends Butler stumbling back into the cage.
Smoot wants to clinch but Butler slips to the side
letting Butler counter with a right hand.
Butler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoot tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butler.

Smoot changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Butler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smoot throws a strike aimed at the side of Butler's head but Butler avoids it well.

Smoot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Butler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smoot works to advance to full mount. Butler defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Smoot misses with a head shot.

Smoot looking to secure an arm triangle but Butler defends it well.
Butler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoot working the ground and pound effectively.
Smoot avoids the attempt from Butler to control.
Butler is trying to escape the mount.

Smoot working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Butler tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler tries to hold on but Smoot pushes him away.
Butler is looking to get to half guard.
Butler tries to lock up and control but Smoot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fred Smoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smoot lands a big shot there that rocks Butler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Smoot working for a guillotine from mount but Butler is in no mood to give up.
Smoot throwing strikes here but Butler is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler is trying to stand up.

Smoot is working for a guillotine from mount but Butler frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butler wants to control but Smoot is having none of it.
Butler is looking to get to half guard.
Jack Butler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Smoot working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Smoot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Butler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Butler!