PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clemente Abreu (ranked 3391 p4p, 6161 weight class) and Vadim Finkelstein (ranked 429 p4p, 677 weight class). Abreu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Young Forever. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Abreu
vs
Finkelstein

196 cm
25
240
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
280
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clemente Abreu!
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, Vadim Finkelstein!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu slips under a jab.
Finkelstein scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Clemente Abreu has been cut.
Abreu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finkelstein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abreu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finkelstein.
Finkelstein dives in and grabs Abreu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abreu pushes down on Finkelstein's head and hops out.
Finkelstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finkelstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abreu.
A swing and a miss from Abreu.
Abreu misses with a straight right.
Finkelstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Finkelstein shoots and misses
and Abreu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abreu looks to throw the jab but Finkelstein is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Abreu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Finkelstein to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Finkelstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Abreu has wrist control.
Abreu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abreu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finkelstein is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkelstein works over Abreu with some ground and pound from guard.
Abreu wants to stand up but Finkelstein is controlling him.
Finkelstein trying to control but Abreu is working from the bottom.
Abreu wants to get back to his feet but Finkelstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finkelstein throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Finkelstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finkelstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice jab there from Finkelstein.
Nice uppercut lands for Finkelstein. That snapped Abreu's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu throws a hook but Finkelstein avoids it easily.
Finkelstein walks into a jab.

It looks like Vadim Finkelstein has been cut.
Abreu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finkelstein.

Finkelstein looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finkelstein looks winded!
Finkelstein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abreu defending well though.
Finkelstein prevents Abreu from standing back up.
Finkelstein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Abreu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkelstein ducks under a wild hook from Abreu.
Abreu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finkelstein.
Finkelstein lands a nice shot that snaps Abreu's head back.
Abreu throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkelstein.
Abreu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abreu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abreu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu misses with a looping right.
Finkelstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abreu throws out the jab.
Abreu slips a straight right by Finkelstein.
Finkelstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Abreu.
Abreu throws a hook to the side of Finkelstein's head but Finkelstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abreu misses with a hook. Finkelstein ducked under it nicely.
Finkelstein misses with a hook
and Abreu counters with a right hand to the body.
Abreu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abreu throws an overhand right that lands on Finkelstein's shoulder, as Finkelstein tries to avoid the shot.
Abreu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abreu throws out a loose jab but Finkelstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Finkelstein misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Abreu misses the target.
Abreu scores with a hook.
We've been informed that Finkelstein has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Abreu cracks Finkelstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abreu cracks Finkelstein with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abreu fails to land with a series of punches.

Abreu drops Finkelstein with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Finkelstein looks back up at him and smiles so Abreu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Finkelstein is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu throws a body shot but no joy.
Abreu pounces like a tiger and cracks Finkelstein with a vicious hook! Finkelstein is down but not out! Abreu follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Clemente Abreu!