PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 1120 p4p, 2071 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 148 p4p, 252 weight class). Bulletzowich comes to the cage accompanied by THUNDERCAT - THEM CHANGES. Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bulletzowich
vs
Finnegan

175 cm
35
186
28 - 17 - 0

175 cm
37
180
24 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulletzowich throws a jab but it's blocked by Finnegan.

Bulletzowich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Finnegan pushes Bulletzowich off and gets back to his feet.
Finnegan keeps the fight on the outside.
Bulletzowich throws a good cross that connects.
Bulletzowich moves out of range as Finnegan strikes.
Bulletzowich tries to counter with a takedown but Finnegan is quick to defend against it.
Bulletzowich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulletzowich ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Finnegan loads up on a big right hand but Bulletzowich slips the punch.
Bulletzowich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Finnegan misses.
Finnegan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bulletzowich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnegan.
Bulletzowich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Finnegan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bulletzowich with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throws a body punch but Finnegan moves out of range.

Bulletzowich rushes Finnegan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Finnegan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulletzowich is defending well for now.
Bulletzowich gets through Finnegan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bulletzowich pulls guard effortlessly.
Finnegan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Finnegan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bulletzowich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bulletzowich wants to sweep here but Finnegan controlling him for the moment.
Finnegan stays in close to Bulletzowich's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich is pulling down on Finnegan's head to control his posture.
Finnegan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Finnegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Finnegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich scores with a punch to the head.
Bulletzowich ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Bulletzowich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finnegan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bulletzowich lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finnegan loads up on a big right hand but Bulletzowich slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Bulletzowich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Finnegan misses.
Finnegan lands a right hook to the body.
Bulletzowich thuds his right hand into Finnegan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bulletzowich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bulletzowich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bulletzowich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finnegan lands a nice shot that snaps Bulletzowich's head back.
Bulletzowich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roy Finnegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finnegan ducks under a wild hook from Bulletzowich.

Finnegan gets caught napping as Bulletzowich dives in and scores a takedown. Finnegan manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulletzowich cracks Finnegan with a solid left hand.
Finnegan wants to sweep here but Bulletzowich controlling him for the moment.
Finnegan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finnegan wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan looking to control.
Finnegan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulletzowich is one step ahead there.
Finnegan working a defensive guard but Bulletzowich passes into half guard.
Finnegan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Finnegan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulletzowich is one step ahead there.
Bulletzowich is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roy Finnegan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Finnegan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulletzowich.
Finnegan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finnegan blocks a jab.
Bulletzowich takes a swing at Finnegan's ribcage but misses.
Bulletzowich avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a body shot but no joy.
Bulletzowich ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Bulletzowich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finnegan ducks under a wild hook from Bulletzowich.
Finnegan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finnegan moves out of range of the strikes.

Finnegan gets caught napping as Bulletzowich dives in and scores a takedown. Finnegan manages to retain guard.
Finnegan is looking to stand back up but Bulletzowich counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Finnegan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bulletzowich prevents Finnegan from improving his position.
Bulletzowich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Finnegan's head.
Finnegan controlling the position well.
Finnegan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Finnegan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bulletzowich manages to pass to mount!
Finnegan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bulletzowich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Finnegan wants to hold on but Bulletzowich pushes him away.
Bulletzowich raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bulletzowich 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bulletzowich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Finnegan doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Bulletzowich lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulletzowich landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Finnegan is squirming around, avoiding Bulletzowich's attempts to control the action.
Bulletzowich tries to push Finnegan's head away but Finnegan is holding on tight.
Bulletzowich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bulletzowich trying to control but Finnegan is having none of it.
Finnegan is desperately trying to improve his position but Bulletzowich has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan wants to control but Bulletzowich is having none of it.
Bulletzowich controlling the position easily from mount.
Bulletzowich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Finnegan wants to control but Bulletzowich is having none of it.
Bulletzowich landing punches.
Finnegan is trying to stand.
Bulletzowich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Bulletzowich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bulletzowich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Finnegan finds it's way through Bulletzowich's defenses.
Bulletzowich wants to clinch.
Finnegan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bulletzowich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finnegan can do to turn this around?
Finnegan swings for the body but Bulletzowich moves out of range.
Bulletzowich looks to land a right hand but Finnegan moved out of range.
Finnegan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bulletzowich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finnegan.
Bulletzowich scores with a decent looking hook.
Bulletzowich moves in looking to clinch but Finnegan pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulletzowich.
Nice body punch from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulletzowich is looking to clinch.
Bulletzowich lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bulletzowich finds it's target.
Bulletzowich looks to land a combination. Finnegan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Bulletzowich has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bulletzowich manages to break the clinch.
Finnegan jabs Bulletzowich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finnegan jabs at Bulletzowich's body.
Bulletzowich misses with a hook. Finnegan ducked under it nicely.
Bulletzowich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finnegan.

Bulletzowich gets a clinch.
Finnegan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bulletzowich tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bulletzowich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bulletzowich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finnegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnegan misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bulletzowich wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.

Finnegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Bulletzowich misses.
Finnegan throws out a counter right but Bulletzowich avoids it with no problem.
Bulletzowich walks into a jab.
Finnegan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finnegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulletzowich misses the shot to the body.
Finnegan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finnegan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Bulletzowich misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Finnegan misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Finnegan enables Bulletzowich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Finnegan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bulletzowich trying to control the position from guard on top but Finnegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan is looking to sweep but instead, Bulletzowich has passed into half guard.
Bulletzowich controlling the action here.
Finnegan is concentrating on defense, preventing Bulletzowich from advancing position.

Bulletzowich seems to be working for a kimura but Finnegan defends the submission attempt.
Bulletzowich is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bulletzowich looking to finish with strikes here!
Finnegan working to try and regain half guard.
Finnegan wants to control but Bulletzowich is having none of it.
Finnegan is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Bulletzowich clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bulletzowich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finnegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulletzowich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boris Bulletzowich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Bulletzowich.
Finnegan blocks a jab.
Bulletzowich clobbers Finnegan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finnegan scores with a sloppy right hand. Bulletzowich should have avoided that one.
Bulletzowich throws a series of punches but Finnegan avoids them all with ease.
Bulletzowich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bulletzowich duly obliges.
Finnegan lands with a straight right. Bulletzowich didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulletzowich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finnegan.

Bulletzowich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Finnegan wants to sweep but no luck.
Finnegan seems keen to control Bulletzowich's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finnegan looking to control.
Finnegan wants to hit a sweep here but Bulletzowich passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Finnegan there!
Finnegan wants to control but Bulletzowich is having none of it.
Bulletzowich with the ground and pound from mount.
Bulletzowich controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan wants to control but Bulletzowich is having none of it.
Bulletzowich lands a couple of good shots and Finnegan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Finnegan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bulletzowich lands strikes to the head.
Finnegan is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bulletzowich off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bulletzowich struggling to land strikes to the head as Finnegan covers up.
Bulletzowich loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Finnegan hold on?
Finnegan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich is working the ground and pound. Can Finnegan escape?
Bulletzowich has the hooks in. Finnegan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Bulletzowich is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Finnegan is defending well though. Bulletzowich let's go of the attempt for now.
Finnegan is really stuck here.
Bulletzowich biding his time, controlling Finnegan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich gets his hands free as Finnegan looks to control.
Finnegan tries to break free.
Bulletzowich missing with strikes from the back.
Finnegan trying to control the hands but Bulletzowich breaks the grip.
Bulletzowich lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Finnegan is trying to break free.

Bulletzowich is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Finnegan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bulletzowich missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Bulletzowich had his way with Roy Finnegan in that round.
That's time! Bulletzowich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bulletzowich misses with a wild combination.
Bulletzowich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finnegan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulletzowich manages to avoid it.
Finnegan misses with a left hand
enabling Bulletzowich to counter with a crisp jab.
Finnegan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finnegan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bulletzowich works the jab nicely.
Finnegan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulletzowich throws a series of strikes that have Finnegan backpedaling.
Finnegan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnegan moves forwards but Bulletzowich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bulletzowich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnegan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finnegan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich misses with a hook. Finnegan ducked under it nicely.
Bulletzowich misses with a hook.
Finnegan throws a body shot but no joy.

Bulletzowich clinches up against the cage.

Bulletzowich breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Bulletzowich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finnegan. Bulletzowich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulletzowich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finnegan misses with a looping right.
Finnegan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bulletzowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finnegan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulletzowich.
Finnegan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bulletzowich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bulletzowich moves out of range of the strikes.
Finnegan lands a nice shot that snaps Bulletzowich's head back.
Bulletzowich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnegan staying out of range there.
Roy Finnegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan jabs Bulletzowich right on the nose. Bulletzowich blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Bulletzowich there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulletzowich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bulletzowich punishes Finnegan's body with a nice straight punch.
Finnegan misses with a looping right.
Bulletzowich jabs Finnegan to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Bulletzowich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finnegan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bulletzowich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bulletzowich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finnegan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulletzowich manages to avoid it.
Bulletzowich takes a swing at Finnegan's ribcage but misses.
Finnegan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bulletzowich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan throws a big shot that misses.
Bulletzowich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bulletzowich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bulletzowich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bulletzowich misses with a body punch
and Finnegan counters with a stiff right hand.
Finnegan misses with a hook. Bulletzowich ducked under it nicely.
Bulletzowich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Finnegan punishes Bulletzowich's body with a nice straight punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Finnegan ducks under a wild hook from Bulletzowich.
Finnegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bulletzowich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finnegan under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Bulletzowich misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Finnegan misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulletzowich tries to bum rush Finnegan with a series of wild strikes but Finnegan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Finnegan misses.
Finnegan throws an off balance right hand
and Bulletzowich counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Finnegan misses.
Finnegan misses the jab.
Finnegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulletzowich moves away.
Bulletzowich throwing a counter right hand but Finnegan manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Finnegan. Those never looked like landing.

Finnegan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bulletzowich to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Finnegan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bulletzowich passes into side control.
Finnegan throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Bulletzowich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bulletzowich 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Boris Bulletzowich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.