PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Finkle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to NWO. Bad Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Finkle
vs
Man

189 cm
24
252 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

195 cm
22
272 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Man!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle misses with a wild combination.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finkle trying to stall but Man improves his position.

Finkle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finkle throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Bad Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Man duly obliges.

It looks like Vadim Finkle has been cut.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Finkle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Finkle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Man misses.
Finkle fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man scores with the left hand. Finkle knows he should have avoided that one.
Finkle throws a sloppy body shot
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man slips a jab from Finkle.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Finkle seems unphased.
Finkle takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a right and a left that Finkle avoids nicely.
Finkle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Man.
A big right from Finkle misses.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finkle on the side of the head.

Vadim Finkle's cut is getting worse.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Finkle.
Finkle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finkle gets slowly back to his feet.
Man cracks Finkle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finkle staying out of range there.
Man with a hook.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man connects with a body shot.
Finkle is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man lands with an overhand left.
Finkle on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Finkle is rocked!

Vadim Finkle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Finkle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Oh Finkle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man scores with a jab. Finkle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man lands a jab to Finkle's midsection.
Finkle seems to have got his legs back now.
Man might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man misses with a few strikes there.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Man and Finkle goes tumbling to the canvas! Man follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man content to control rather than advance.
Man trying to control from half guard but Finkle is working away.
Man tries to pass to full mount but Finkle defends it.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man tries to stand but can't do so whilst Finkle controls his leg.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finkle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Finkle is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Man in particular looking to stall.
Man is looking to advance position but Finkle won't allow it.
Finkle trying to control from the bottom.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Finkle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man tries to escape the position.

Finkle is looking for a rear naked choke here but Man reverses the position brilliantly into Finkle's guard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle pulls Man in close to prevent any damage.
Man wants to stand but Finkle is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bad Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Finkle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Finkle looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Finkle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Jeez, Vadim Finkle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Finkle.

Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finkle, pushing him back against the cage.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finkle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man lands a left hand.

Finkle pulls guard effortlessly.
Man trying to stand up but can't free himself from Finkle's guard.
Finkle has Man pulled in close to control his posture.
Finkle looking to control.
Finkle keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Finkle wants to sweep but no luck.
Man stays in close to Finkle's body and controls the position.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Finkle has his foot on Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Man works his way back into a safe position though.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finkle is keeping the position for now.
Man wanted to stand there but Finkle had control of the position.
Finkle wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Finkle has a closed guard, preventing Man from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Finkle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Finkle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Finkle slips a straight right by Man.
Finkle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finkle throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Finkle colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Man as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Finkle is left battered and dazed whilst Man and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bad Man!