PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finkle comes into the arena with NONE blaring out of the sound system. Webb has chosen Hells Bells by AC/DC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Finkle
vs
Webb

189 cm
26
252 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

185 cm
29
252 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Webb!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Finkle.
Finkle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Webb lands a body shot.
Webb misses with a body shot.
Webb misses the jab.
Finkle sizes up Webb with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Webb misses with a takedown attempt - Finkle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webb.
Webb misses with a body kick.
Finkle connects with a single shot there.
Finkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Webb throws out the jab.
Webb misses with a shot to the body
and Finkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Webb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finkle misses with a looping right.
Finkle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Webb throws an overhand right that lands on Finkle's shoulder, as Finkle tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb moves away from the strike by Finkle.
A jab from Finkle misses.
Finkle throws a lazy right hand but Webb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Webb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finkle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finkle.
Webb throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
Webb throws a shot from downtown. Finkle moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Finkle does no damage.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
Webb misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Webb. Finkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Finkle does no damage.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webb manages to avoid it.
Webb fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Finkle.
Jimmy Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webb manages to avoid it.
Webb misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vadim Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Webb.
Finkle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finkle defending well as Webb loads up on a big left hand.
Webb scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webb with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Finkle counter with a right hand.
Finkle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Webb tries to avoid it but Finkle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Webb to the ground. Webb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Webb slips a straight right by Finkle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finkle, as that shot connected.
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Webb.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Webb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle misses with a few strikes there.
Webb lands a nice shot to the body.
Finkle is breathing heavily.
Finkle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Webb fails with a takedown attempt.
Finkle throws a one two combo.
A big left from Finkle misses.
Webb throws a hook but Finkle avoids it easily.
Finkle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Webb with a poor takedown
and Finkle counters with a straight right hand.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webb manages to avoid it.
Finkle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finkle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Webb.
Finkle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finkle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Webb misses with a straight left.
Finkle lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Webb throws a combination that misses
letting Finkle counter with a right hand.
Webb moves forwards but Finkle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Webb.
Webb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Webb throws a good cross that connects.
Finkle lands with a good body shot.
Finkle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Webb circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Webb tries for a takedown but Finkle circles away easily

and Finkle counters with a shoot takedown. Webb fights it but they end up in guard.

Webb is looking for a triangle but Finkle pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Finkle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Finkle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finkle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finkle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Webb throws the left hand but Finkle avoids the punch easily.
Webb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vadim Finkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Finkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Webb was well out of range. Poor timing from Finkle.
Nice defenses there by Webb.
Webb changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finkle tries to avoid it but Webb manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finkle to the ground. Finkle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Webb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Webb scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb shoots for a takedown but Finkle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Webb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Webb is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Finkle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finkle.
Webb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Webb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Webb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Webb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finkle.
Webb throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
Webb misses the shot to the body.
Webb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Webb loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Webb is trying desperately to land a takedown but Finkle is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Webb.
Webb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Webb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Webb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finkle.
A shot to the body from Webb misses
and Finkle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Webb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb slips under a jab.
Finkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Webb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finkle.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
Finkle lands an overhand right.
Webb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Webb.
Webb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
Vadim Finkle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Webb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Webb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finkle throws a combination that misses
enabling Webb to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finkle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Webb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Vadim Finkle has been cut.
A combination from Finkle does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Webb lands a nice looking body shot.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Webb.

Webb drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Webb throws a big right hand that misses.
Finkle working a defensive guard here.

Finkle looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Webb has picked Finkle up and slammed him! Finkle can't keep hold of the triangle and Webb manages to pass to side control!
Finkle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Finkle gets back to half guard.
Finkle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle is trying to maintain the position but Webb is very close to passing his half guard.
Finkle punching from the bottom.
Finkle is trying to stand.
Webb moves nicely into side control.
Webb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Finkle tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Webb presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Webb lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finkle wants to control but Webb is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Webb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vadim Finkle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Webb misses.
Webb cracks Finkle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Webb looks to land a right hand but Finkle moved out of range.
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Webb.
Webb scores with a punch to the head.
Finkle misses with a wild combination.
Webb throws the left hand but Finkle avoids the punch easily.
Finkle slips a jab and a cross from Webb.
Webb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finkle throws out the jab.
Finkle throws a combination that misses
and Webb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finkle throws a sloppy body shot
and Webb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Webb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finkle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finkle avoids the body shot from Webb.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Webb throws a hook to the side of Finkle's head but Finkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Webb shoots for a takedown but Finkle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Webb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Webb shoots in and drives through. Finkle sprawls well.
Finkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Webb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Webb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finkle.
Finkle avoids the body shot from Webb.
Webb moves away from the strike by Finkle.
Finkle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Webb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finkle.
Webb scores with the left hand. Finkle knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Webb.
Webb jabs at Finkle's body.
Finkle avoids the body shot from Webb.
Webb throws a jab when Finkle was well out of range.
Finkle throws a right and a left that Webb avoids nicely.
Finkle lunges at Webb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Webb's hand.
Finkle throws the left hand but Webb avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Finkle.
Finkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Finkle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Webb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finkle sizes up Webb with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finkle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Webb somewhat.
Vadim Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Webb.

Finkle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Webb to the mat! Webb manages to get full guard.
Finkle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webb works his way to full guard. Good work.
Finkle is looking to advance position but Webb has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Finkle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Webb postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Finkle looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle working to try and regain half guard.
Webb is landing with some decent strikes but Finkle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Vadim Finkle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vadim Finkle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Webb!