PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vin Sear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fingers's choice of entrance music: Foux Da FaFa . The key to victory for Vin Sear has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sear
vs
Fingers

178 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vin Sear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smelly Fingers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sear feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fingerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vin Sear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fingers tries to keep at a distance but Sear has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fingers is defending well for now.
Sear lands an elbow just above Fingers 's eye.
Sear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sear is pressed up against the cage. Fingers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sear down to the mat. Sear avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sear clinches up with Fingers and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sear.

It looks like Smelly Fingers has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fingers's brow.
Fingers managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Sear trying to land knees to the body.
Sear is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sear lands an elbow just above Fingers 's eye.
Sear is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vin Sear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smelly Fingers.
Sear lands an elbow inside that Fingers shrugs off.
Fingers blocks the elbow strike.
Fingers blocks an elbow strike from Sear.
Sear pushes off an throws an elbow but Fingers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fingers managing to block the knees to the body from Sear.
Fingers dodges an elbow strike from Sear.
Sear lands a nice elbow.
Fingers tries for a takedown but Sear manages to get underhooks.
Fingers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sear after a bit of a struggle.
Sear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fingers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sear pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fingers blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sear misses with an elbow strike.
Sear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sear throws an elbow but misses.
Fingers avoiding damage as Sear throws knees to the body.
Fingers avoids the elbow strike from Sear, against the cage.
Sear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fingers avoids a wild elbow strike from Sear.
Sear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fingers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sear throws an elbow that misses.
Sear stops a takedown attempt from Fingers.
Sear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fingers's defenses.

That has opened up Smelly Fingers's cut even more.
Sear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fingers blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sear throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fingers's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fingers's brow.
Sear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sear connects with a knee to the head.
Fingers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fingers blocks an elbow strike.
Sear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fingers avoids it.
Sear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fingers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fingers wants a takedown but no success here.
Sear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fingers's defenses.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fingers is defending well for now.
Sear taking a breather.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Fingers avoids the damage to the body.
Sear pushes off an throws an elbow but Fingers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sear misses with an elbow strike.
Sear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fingers wants a takedown.
Sear lands an elbow that stopped Fingers in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fingers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sear is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fingers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sear pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fingers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sear circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vin Sear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smelly Fingers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sear scores with a punch to the head.

Sear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sear lands an elbow just above Fingers 's eye.
Sear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sear.
Sear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sear tries to land knees in the clinch but Fingers avoids the damage to the body.
Sear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sear misses with a knee to the head.
Fingers avoids a wild elbow strike from Sear.
Fingers can't get the takedown.
Vin Sear has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fingers avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sear trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fingers's brow.
Sear scores a nice knee to the body.
Sear lands an elbow inside that Fingers shrugs off.

The cut above Smelly Fingers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sear misses with an elbow over the top.
Sear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sear lands an elbow inside that Fingers shrugs off.
Fingers goes for a takedown attempt but Sear pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fingers swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sear wants to clinch

and Fingers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fingers passes into half guard.
Fingers trying to control the action but Sear is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fingers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sear is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fingers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sear is just riding it out for now. Fingers eventually gives up the hold.
Sear won't allow Fingers to pass to mount.

Fingers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fingers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers is keen to just control but Sear is a slippery customer.

Fingers is looking for a kimura but Sear is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fingers to get the leverage.

Fingers seems to be working for a kimura but Sear defends the submission attempt.

Fingers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sear is just riding it out for now. Fingers eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sear won't allow Fingers to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Smelly Fingers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Smelly Fingers's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Sear sizes up Fingers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sear tries to clinch up.
Sear wants to clinch.
Sear fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sear is looking to clinch but Fingers is avoiding it.
Sear wants to slow Fingers down by chopping away at his legs.
Fingers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sear counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sear wants to clinch up but Fingers keeps it at a distance.
Sear tries to clinch

and Fingers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sear's guard now.
Fingers postures up in Sear's guard and throws a big left but Sear blocks it.
Fingers pushes down on Sear's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Fingers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sear defends it well.
Sear on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sear tries to get out of the position.
Fingers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fingers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sear is just riding it out for now. Fingers eventually gives up the hold.
Sear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fingers on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sear is staying active underneath Fingers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fingers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sear!

Fingers is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sear has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Fingers has control of Sear's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sear regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fingers wants to finish this one by submission but Sear is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fingers.
Sear is looking to get to half guard.

Fingers looking to secure an arm triangle but Sear defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fingers wants to finish this one by submission but Sear is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fingers.
Fingers breaks from Sear's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fingers takes Sear's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sear is in trouble.

Fingers is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sear defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fingers thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smelly Fingers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fingers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smelly Fingers!
Smelly Fingers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Physical Entertainment Development Supplements, into his post fight interview.