PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blitz Finish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sorensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Blitz Finish has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Finish
vs
Sorensen

186 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blitz Finish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Sorensen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sorensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Finish wants to control but Sorensen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorensen wants to stand up but Finish has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sorensen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finish does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sorensen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Finish wants to control but Sorensen passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Finish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finish tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Finish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finish is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sorensen has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Sorensen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sorensen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sorensen fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Sorensen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Finish to his feet.
Finish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sorensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Sorensen looks for a takedown but Finish sprawls well.
Finish misses with a double jab.
Blitz Finish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finish lands a jab-cross combination.
Finish lands a glancing blow to the side of Sorensen's head.

Oooh a lovely combination from Finish sends Sorensen down but not out. Finish dives into side control looking to finish.

Sorensen is rocked!
Sorensen tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Sorensen looks gassed!

Finish working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sorensen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Finish with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sorensen wants to hold on but Finish pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finish pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

Finish goes for an armbar but Sorensen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sorensen.
Sorensen won't allow Finish to sweep him here.
Finish controls Sorensen momentarily but Sorensen frees himself.
Finish is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sorensen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sorensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Finish is retaining full guard.
Sorensen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Finish's guard.

Finish looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finish wants to improve his position but Sorensen is controlling well.
Sorensen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sorensen is looking to advance position but Finish won't allow it.
Finish keeping hold of Sorensen's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorensen is looking to stall here but Finish recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blitz Finish dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Finish misses with a wild combination.
Finish's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Finish duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Finish. Those never looked like landing.
Finish misses with a series of wild punches.
Finish throws a right and a left that Sorensen avoids nicely.
Finish shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sorensen eats them both and turns towards Finish to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blitz Finish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finish misses with a series of wild punches.
Sorensen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Finish tests Sorensen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sorensen.
Sorensen is breathing heavily.
Finish is trying to control Sorensen's posture but Sorensen avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Sorensen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finish wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sorensen wants to control but Finish is keeping him busy.
Sorensen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Finish is avoiding damage well.
Finish struggling a bit here.
Sorensen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Finish is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Finish dodges the ground and pound from Sorensen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finish is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Sorensen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Sorensen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Finish has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sorensen but great work by Finish.

Finish is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sorensen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sorensen tries to buck Finish off but Finish is having none of it.

Finish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sorensen struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finish decides to stand back up. Finish steps back and let's Sorensen get back to his feet.

Finish drops Sorensen with a left right combo! Finish follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Daniel Sorensen has been cut.

Finish decides to stand back up. Finish steps back and let's Sorensen get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finish thuds a left hand into Sorensen's body.
Finish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finish feints with a jab and clips Sorensen right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Sorensen is sent crashing into the canvas and Finish leaps in for the kill! Sorensen tries to get to his feet but Finish is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Sorensen is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blitz Finish!