PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finkle has chosen NONE as his entrance music. Nathan Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vadim Finkle's chin.

Jones
vs
Finkle

204 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

189 cm
25
252 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Finkle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Finkle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Finkle wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Finkle drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Finkle has Jones in his guard.

Finkle is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finkle looking for a sweep. Not yet Finkle, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Finkle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finkle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finkle's head.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Finkle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Finkle looking for a sweep. Not yet Finkle, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up.
Finkle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finkle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Finkle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Finkle's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones postures up in Finkle's guard and throws a big left but Finkle blocks it.
Finkle is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finkle misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Finkle throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Finkle counters with a nice body shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
Finkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Finkle's ribcage but misses.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Finkle.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones is looking to wear down Finkle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Finkle lands a slapping body shot.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Finkle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Finkle tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.

Finkle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Finkle goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Finkle but great work by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Finkle dominated that 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.

Finkle misses with a wild body shot.
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Finkle throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Finkle throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Finkle misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Finkle counters with a straight right hand.
Jones blocks a jab.
Finkle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Finkle. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Finkle thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Finkle is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Finkle scores with a hook.

Finkle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Finkle wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Finkle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Finkle is breathing heavily.

Finkle is looking for a kimura here.
Finkle is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finkle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Finkle shoots in.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Finkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Finkle counter with a right hand.
Nathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkle takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finkle sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Finkle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones thows a huge punch but Finkle dodges it nicely.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Finkle trying to control here.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Finkle defends it.

Finkle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Jones will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Finkle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Finkle wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Finkle trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Finkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle connects with a couple of short punches.
Finkle looking to pass the guard.
Finkle looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two 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.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finkle's head.
Finkle looking for a sweep. Not yet Finkle, not yet.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones distracts Finkle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finkle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Finkle trying to control the position.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finkle is keeping the position for now.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finkle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Finkle has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones clinches but Finkle breaks the clinch

and Finkle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Finkle.
Finkle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finkle thows a big elbow that misses.
Finkle wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Finkle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Finkle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Finkle throwing strikes but missing.

Finkle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vadim Finkle.
Well Finkle 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Finkle!