PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Duvernay (ranked 172 p4p, 409 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 16 p4p, 34 weight class). Duvernay comes to the cage accompanied by Le Vent Nous Portera. Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music. Atticus Finch told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Duvernay
vs
Finch

176 cm
32
147
28 - 11 - 0

178 cm
37
156
33 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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NARCOS
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Duvernay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvernay throws a leg kick but Finch moved away.
Duvernay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finch scores with a jab to the head.
Finch jabs Duvernay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Finch.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Finch throws a jab when Duvernay was well out of range.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at Duvernay's knee but Duvernay avoids it well.
Finch lands a head shot.

Duvernay gets a clinch.
I was talking to Duvernay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duvernay.
Duvernay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Duvernay.

Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Duvernay.
Duvernay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finch staying out of range there.
Duvernay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duvernay counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duvernay.
Finch misses with a hook
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duvernay misses with a leg kick.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Duvernay checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Duvernay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finch's head.
Duvernay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duvernay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duvernay is looking to land body kicks.
Duvernay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duvernay wants to land a leg kick but Finch is out of range.
A jab from Duvernay misses.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Finch. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay lands a really nice looking cross but Finch seems unphased.
Finch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Duvernay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duvernay checks a low kick from Finch.
Duvernay lands an overhand right.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Finch scores with a nice head shot.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duvernay finds it's way round the side to connect with Finch's head.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Duvernay moves his leg out of the way.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch digs a good body shot into Duvernay's ribs.
Duvernay throws a push kick but Finch slaps the foot to one side.
Finch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Duvernay moved out of range.
Duvernay is looking to counter punch.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duvernay missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvernay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duvernay on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay checks the leg kick.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Duvernay counters with an inside leg kick.
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Duvernay moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch misses the jab.
Duvernay with a nice calf kick.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but Finch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duvernay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Duvernay slips a straight right by Finch.
Duvernay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finch is out of range and Duvernay settles back down.
Finch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duvernay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Finch lands with an uppercut that bounces Duvernay off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duvernay.
Finch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvernay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Finch lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duvernay blocks a jab.
Duvernay walks into a stiff left hand from Finch.
Duvernay thumps Finch with a low kick.
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
Duvernay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duvernay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finch's sensitive parts.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay slips a straight right by Finch.
A jab from Duvernay misses.
Finch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy left from Duvernay finds it's target.
Duvernay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finch tries a low kick but Duvernay avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Finch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duvernay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Duvernay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duvernay counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Duvernay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch throws the left hand but Duvernay avoids the punch easily.
Duvernay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duvernay misses with a body shot.
Finch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duvernay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Finch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duvernay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duvernay with a body shot.
Finch lands a nice hook to Duvernay's body. Duvernay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch throws a counter combo.
Jab from Finch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and Duvernay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Duvernay saw that one coming.
Duvernay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finch is out of range and Duvernay settles back down.
Finch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Finch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch punishes Duvernay's body with a nice straight punch.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duvernay avoids the body shot from Finch.
A low kick lands for Duvernay.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duvernay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch walks into a left hand.
Duvernay feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down.
Evan Duvernay is winning the standup battle so far.
Duvernay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Duvernay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Duvernay is out of range.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvernay.
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvernay moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay misses with a kick to the body.
Duvernay walks into a straight right hand from Finch.
An inside leg kick lands from Duvernay.
Finch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duvernay scores with a leg kick.
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Finch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Duvernay slips the punch.
Finch tries to land a leg kick but Duvernay saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Finch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
Finch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duvernay.
Duvernay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duvernay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finch is out of range.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duvernay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and Duvernay counters with a nice leg kick.
Duvernay is looking to land body kicks.
Duvernay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duvernay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duvernay tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Finch blocks the leg kick.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Duvernay tests Finch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duvernay checks a low kick from Finch.
Duvernay feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Duvernay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finch checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch misses with a lunging right hand
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Finch blocks the low kick.
Duvernay missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvernay was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
Duvernay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finch moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Finch manages to avoid it.
Duvernay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duvernay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay moves away from the strike by Finch.
Duvernay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duvernay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duvernay throws a low kick but Finch avoids it.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Duvernay throws a big shot that misses.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay is looking to counter with a body kick.
Finch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Finch backs away, Duvernay returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Finch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
Finch connects with the punch.

Duvernay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finch, pushing him back against the cage.
Duvernay lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duvernay.
Finch swings wildly with an uppercut but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finch.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay misses with some punches.
Duvernay scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
A head punch on the inside from Duvernay fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay struggles to land a body shot inside as Finch controls his hands.

Finch breaks from the clinch.
Duvernay slips a jab from Finch.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Finch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Duvernay tries a low kick but Finch avoids it.
Finch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvernay cracks Finch with a good jab.
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Finch walks into a straight right hand from Duvernay.
Finch checks a leg kick.
Duvernay checks a leg kick.
Duvernay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duvernay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duvernay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finch throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
Duvernay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the head.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
Duvernay cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Duvernay lands.
Evan Duvernay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch moves out of range of the leg kick from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duvernay.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
Duvernay wants to clinch.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Finch manages to avoid it.
Duvernay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvernay was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
A swing and a miss from Duvernay.
Finch throws a leg kick but Duvernay moved away.
Duvernay feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down.
Nice uppercut lands for Duvernay. That snapped Finch's head back.
Duvernay scoring well with a low kick there.
Duvernay with the inside leg kick.
Finch throws a leg kick but Duvernay checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Finch misses.
Duvernay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duvernay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duvernay.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duvernay lands a head shot.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finch lands a jab to Duvernay's midsection.
That kick from Duvernay tenderised Finch's leg. Finch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finch.
Duvernay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duvernay.
Duvernay tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay looks to throw the jab but Finch is out of range.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
Duvernay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch lands a front kick.
Duvernay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
Duvernay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Duvernay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Duvernay counters with a nice uppercut.
Finch throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
Finch ducks right into an uppercut from Duvernay.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Duvernay counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atticus Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch thows a leg kick but Duvernay checks it
and Duvernay counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Duvernay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duvernay 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Duvernay!
Our winner, Evan Duvernay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.