PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimachaerus comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - The Unforgiven. Finley has chosen Bitch/Lover as his entrance music. Marcus Dimachaerus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dimachaerus
vs
Finley

183 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
197 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dimachaerus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Finley!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimachaerus cracks the inside of Finley's front leg.
Dimachaerus takes a swing at Finley's ribcage but misses.
Dimachaerus tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimachaerus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dimachaerus throws a big shot that misses.
Finley checks a leg kick.
Finley misses with a takedown attempt - Dimachaerus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finley looks to land a left hand but Dimachaerus moved out of range nicely.
Dimachaerus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimachaerus moves away.
Dimachaerus throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimachaerus.
No joy there for Finley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finley misses with a series of wild punches.
Dimachaerus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimachaerus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finley throws out the jab.
Finley throws a right hand that Dimachaerus ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimachaerus also avoids with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finley checks a leg kick.
Finley shoots in for a takedown but Dimachaerus shows good takedown defense.
Finley throws a series of strikes that have Dimachaerus backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dimachaerus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Finley throws a sloppy body shot
and Dimachaerus counters with an inside leg kick.
Dimachaerus punishes Finley's body with a nice straight punch.
Finley looks gassed!
Dimachaerus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcus Dimachaerus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Finley.
Finley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimachaerus moves away.
Finley shoots for a double leg takedown but Dimachaerus sprawls well. He's pushed Finley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dimachaerus misses with an uppercut.
Finley misses with a straight left.
Dimachaerus cracks Finley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dimachaerus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus lands a jab to the head.
Finley wants to clinch.
Dimachaerus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finley's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finley checks it well.
Dimachaerus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finley connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley checks a leg kick.
Finley avoids a kick to the body.
Finley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dimachaerus avoids it really well and circles away.
Finley moves out of range of the body kick from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Finley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finley checks the leg kick.
Dimachaerus throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Dimachaerus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Finley misses the body punch
and Dimachaerus counters with a nice body shot.
Dimachaerus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dimachaerus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimachaerus throws a hook to the side of Finley's head but Finley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finley throws a shot from downtown. Dimachaerus moves away and avoids it.
Dimachaerus tries a low kick but Finley avoids it.
Finley tries to clinch up
and Dimachaerus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Finley really felt that one!
Finley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimachaerus is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimachaerus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dimachaerus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finley's sensitive parts.
Finley is breathing heavily.
Finley throws a shot from downtown. Dimachaerus moves away and avoids it.
Marcus Dimachaerus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus throws a head kick that misses.
Dimachaerus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finley is out of range and Dimachaerus settles back down.
Brad Finley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Finley as he checks the leg kick.
Dimachaerus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dimachaerus tries to work over Finley's front leg with a kick but Finley checks it.
Finley is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus misses with a wild body shot.
Dimachaerus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimachaerus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Finley blocks a head kick by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finley throws the left hand but Dimachaerus avoids the punch easily.
Finley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dimachaerus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finley. That did some damage!
Finley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimachaerus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dimachaerus.
Finley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dimachaerus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finley is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Finley.
Marcus Dimachaerus is winning the standup battle so far.
Finley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dimachaerus counters with a big head kick but Finley shrugs it off.
Dimachaerus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimachaerus.
Finley is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dimachaerus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Finley.
Dimachaerus misses with a head kick.
Dimachaerus throws a hook to the side of Finley's head but Finley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimachaerus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley misses with the combination.
Finley lands a jab to Dimachaerus's midsection.
Dimachaerus misses with a low kick as Finley jumps back.
Dimachaerus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finley.
Finley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dimachaerus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dimachaerus throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Dimachaerus dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dimachaerus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finley is able to avoid easily.
Dimachaerus tries to land a front kick but Finley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dimachaerus throws a sloppy head kick and Finley moves out of range easily.
Dimachaerus thumps Finley with a low kick.
Finley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimachaerus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dimachaerus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finley connects with the punch.
Finley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dimachaerus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Dimachaerus tenderised Finley's leg. Finley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dimachaerus staying out of range there.
Finley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dimachaerus throws a front kick aimed at Finley's knee but Finley avoids it well.
Finley misses with a combination
and Dimachaerus counters with an inside leg kick.
Dimachaerus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dimachaerus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dimachaerus is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Finley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dimachaerus as he jumps to the side.
Finley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finley misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dimachaerus is looking to slow Finley down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimachaerus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Finley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dimachaerus has got the better of the exchanges.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus throws a head kick that Finley semi-blocks.
Finley looks to land a left hand but Dimachaerus moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dimachaerus tries to avoid it but Finley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dimachaerus to the ground. Dimachaerus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcus Dimachaerus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Finley.
Dimachaerus throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimachaerus.
Finley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dimachaerus as he jumps to the side.
Finley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcus Dimachaerus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dimachaerus circles away.
Finley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimachaerus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dimachaerus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finley shoots in for a takedown but Dimachaerus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Finley moves out of range as Dimachaerus throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimachaerus.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finley misses with a takedown
and Dimachaerus counters with a nice uppercut.
Brad Finley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dimachaerus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dimachaerus 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dimachaerus!