PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arcadius Custard (ranked 4754 p4p, 5933 weight class) and Grande Finale (ranked 549 p4p, 626 weight class). Custard comes to the cage accompanied by Kalax - Shibuya Lights. Arcadius Custard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Custard
vs
Finale

191 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
200
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Arcadius Custard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grande Finale!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Finale closes the distance and clinches.
Finale tries to break the clinch but Custard is controlling the position.
Custard has Finale pressed against the cage, preventing Finale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Custard breaks the clinch.

Finale closes the distance and clinches.
Custard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Finale tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Custard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Custard prevents Finale from breaking the clinch.
Custard fails to pull guard.
Finale is trying to push Custard away but Custard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Custard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Custard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Custard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arcadius Custard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Custard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finale prevents a takedown attempt there.
Finale fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Custard tries to pull guard but Finale won't allow it.
Custard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Custard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Finale is defending well.
Custard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Finale lands a right hand.
Custard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Finale tries to score a body lock takedown but Custard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Custard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Finale with that takedown attempt.
Finale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Custard but Custard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Custard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finale.
Finale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Custard tries to close the distance and clinch but Finale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Custard forces Finale back against the cage and clinches.
Custard looking for a takedown.
Custard wants to stall.
Finale prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custard is trying to pull guard but Finale has him pressed against the cage.
Custard misses with a knee strike.
Finale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Custard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Finale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Custard has him pressed against the cage.
Finale lands a right hand.
Finale tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Custard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Finale wants to break free but Custard has control.
Custard taking a breather.

Custard breaks the clinch.
Finale swinging wildly here.
Custard appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Custard throws a series of punches but Finale moves out of range.
Finale lands with a nice combination. Custard backs away looking to recover.
Finale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Finale rushes Custard and presses him up against the cage.
Custard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finale pulls his leg out and moves away.
Finale throws a right hand that Custard ducks under and follows up with a left that Custard also avoids with ease.
Custard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Finale sprawls well. Finale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Custard gets slowly back to his feet.
Custard is breathing heavily.
Custard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finale as he avoids it easily.
Finale tests Custard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grande Finale dominated that round.
That's time! Custard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Finale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Custard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Finale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Custard jumps guard but Finale turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Finale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Custard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finale's efforts to push away.
Finale is trying to break the clinch but Custard has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finale letting Custard take a breather here.
Custard is trying to pull guard but Finale has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arcadius Custard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finale avoids it.
Custard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finale smiles and moves away.
Custard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Custard shoots in looking for a takedown but Finale manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Custard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Custard gets tackled into the cage by Finale. Finale maintains the clinch.
Finale tries for a takedown but Custard manages to get underhooks.
Finale is trying to break free.
Finale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Custard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Finale avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Finale manages to break the clinch.
Custard misses with a takedown attempt - Finale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finale throws a one two combo.
Custard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Custard doesn't manage to clinch there - Finale circles away.
Finale lands a jab.

Finale moves into range and clinches up with Custard.
Finale lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finale wants to get back to striking at distance but Custard won't allow it.

Custard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finale throws a nice looking combination but Custard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Finale clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custard jumps guard but Finale stands there with Custard around his waist. Custard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finale.
Finale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Custard fails to pull guard.
Custard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Finale manages to break the clinch.

Finale moves into the clinch.
Finale is trying to break the clinch but Custard has him pressed against the cage.
Finale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Finale manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custard looking to sit in guard and control but Finale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Finale looking to pass the guard.
Finale postures up.
Finale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Finale tries to free his leg and advance position but Custard is retaining full guard.
Finale's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finale is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grande Finale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Custard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finale is fending him off so far but Custard persists. Nope, Finale circles away and we're back to standing.
Finale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Custard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finale finds it's way round the side to connect with Custard's head.
Custard shoots in but Finale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finale looks for a takedown but Custard sprawls well.
Finale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Custard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Finale moves into range and clinches up with Custard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arcadius Custard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Custard tries to pull guard but Finale holds him up against the cage and eventually Custard drops back down to his feet.
Custard tries to pull guard but Finale forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custard goes for a takedown attempt but Finale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grande Finale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finale.
Custard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Finale darts in and clinches Custard up against the cage.

Custard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Custard trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Finale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finale passes Custard's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finale with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Custard trying to control from the bottom.
Finale controlling the action here.

Finale moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Custard.
Finale content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Custard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finale is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Finale's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Finale is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Custard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finale.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finale is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Arcadius Custard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grande Finale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grande Finale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Custard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grande Finale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Finale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grande Finale!
Arcadius Custard spoke after the fight, saying 'Big thanks for my family, friends and fans for all the support they give me. Respect for my opponent for the good fight. See you all soon!'.