PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kerensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blitz Finish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kerensky
vs
Finish

225 cm
22
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

186 cm
22
202 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Kerensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blitz Finish!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerensky misses with a hook. Finish ducked under it nicely.
Finish misses with a jab to the body
and Kerensky counters with a left and a right that stings Finish.
A shot to the liver by Kerensky. Beautiful body shot.
Finish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerensky moves away.
Kerensky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kerensky throws a shot from downtown. Finish moves away and avoids it.
Finish misses with a low kick.
A big left from Kerensky misses.
Finish throws out a loose jab but Kerensky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Finish fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Finish misses.
Kerensky misses with a hook
and Finish counters with a good, hard body kick but Kerensky shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerensky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finish.
Kerensky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finish.
Finish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerensky.
Blitz Finish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finish misses with a double jab.
Finish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kerensky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerensky tests Finish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finish throws a body punch but Kerensky moves out of range.
Finish misses with a combination
and Kerensky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finish throws a poor cross that misses
and Kerensky counters with a left and a right that stings Finish.
Kerensky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finish.
Finish thows a body shot but no joy.
Finish misses with a hook.
Kerensky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kerensky rather than just go for the knockout.
Finish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerensky misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Finish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerensky was well out of range. Poor timing from Finish.
Finish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kerensky checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finish fails to land with a series of punches.
Kerensky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerensky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kerensky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Finish on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kerensky throws a nice looking combination but Finish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kerensky tests Finish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kerensky scores with a hook.
Finish tries for a takedown but Kerensky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kerensky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finish misses with a double jab.
Finish takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Finish thows a body shot but no joy.
Kerensky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Finish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerensky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kerensky throws out the jab.
Kerensky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finish slips a jab from Kerensky.
Kerensky lands with a nice combination. Finish backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Finish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kerensky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finish's head backwards.
Kerensky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finish throws out the jab.
Kerensky stuffs the takedown attempt from Finish. Finish gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander Kerensky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blitz Finish.
Kerensky loads up on a big right hand but Finish slips the punch.
Kerensky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kerensky.

Finish is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Finish.
Kerensky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finish.
Finish thows a body shot but no joy.
Finish is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kerensky catches Finish right on the button with a cross.
Kerensky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finish's head.
Finish moves away from the strike by Kerensky.
Finish thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kerensky if he has to take too many more of those.
Finish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kerensky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finish.
Kerensky swinging wildly here.
Kerensky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Finish misses with a two punch combination.
Kerensky looks to throw the jab but Finish is out of range.
Finish misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finish shoots in looking for a takedown. Kerensky tries to sprawl out of it but Finish keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kerensky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerensky misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kerensky dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kerensky throws a leg kick but Finish checks it.
Finish lands with an uppercut that bounces Kerensky off the cage and back into range.
Finish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finish needs to keep his hands up - Kerensky had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Kerensky. That snapped Finish's head back.
Kerensky swings widly with a right hand
and Finish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerensky misses with a combination
and Finish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kerensky lands a jab.

Finish closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Finish lands in his opponent's guard.
Finish looking to sit in guard and control but Kerensky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerensky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finish is keeping the position for now.
Finish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kerensky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finish is keeping the position for now.
Kerensky tries to stand but Finish is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finish can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kerensky controls the pace.
Kerensky stopping the sweep attempt from Finish.

Kerensky decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Finish, up you get!
Kerensky misses with a few strikes there.
Finish looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerensky is just out of range.
Blitz Finish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerensky lands a jab to Finish's midsection.
Kerensky jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finish swings for the body but Kerensky moves out of range.
Finish takes a swing at Kerensky's ribcage but misses.
Kerensky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finish slips under a jab.
Kerensky misses the jab.
A lazy left from Kerensky finds it's target.
Kerensky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Kerensky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finish tries to land a leg kick but Kerensky saw it coming and moves away.
Kerensky throws an overhand right that lands on Finish's shoulder, as Finish tries to avoid the shot.
Kerensky connects with a jab.
Finish misses with a body punch
and Kerensky counters with a left and a right that stings Finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky throws a right hand that Finish ducks under and follows up with a left that Finish also avoids with ease.
Kerensky throws a lazy right hand but Finish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Finish.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Finish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finish misses the shot to the body.
Alexander Kerensky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finish tries to land a front kick but Kerensky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Finish walks into a jab.
Finish misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerensky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finish looks for a takedown but Kerensky sprawls well.
Kerensky connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kerensky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kerensky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finish.
Finish misses with a wild body shot.
Finish looks to land a left hand but Kerensky moved out of range nicely.
Kerensky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerensky. Finish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kerensky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Finish.
Finish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerensky counters with a stiff right hand.
Kerensky misses with a kick to the body.
Finish lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kerensky misses with a hook.
Finish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerensky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kerensky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finish throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerensky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerensky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kerensky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kerensky duly obliges.
Finish is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerensky finish him?
Finish takes a swing at Kerensky's ribcage but misses.
Finish seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from Kerensky misses.
Finish throws a low kick but Kerensky moves out of range easily.
Finish tests Kerensky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kerensky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finish just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerensky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexander Kerensky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finish shoots for a takedown but Kerensky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finish thows a body shot but no joy.
Kerensky sizes up Finish with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kerensky checks a leg kick.
Kerensky lands with an uppercut that bounces Finish off the cage and back into range.
Finish drops his hands momentarily and Kerensky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Finish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerensky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kerensky lands a glancing blow to the side of Finish's head.
Finish misses with an uppercut
and Kerensky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Finish misses its intended target.
Finish just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finish manages to avoid it.
Finish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kerensky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerensky throws out a loose jab but Finish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finish ducks under a wild hook from Kerensky.
Sloppy strikes from Finish. Those never looked like landing.
Finish on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kerensky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kerensky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finish misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky clobbers Finish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerensky to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Finish misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finish. Kerensky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerensky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kerensky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finish throws a chopping leg kick but Kerensky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Finish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kerensky cracks a nice hook into Finish's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kerensky.
Finish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blitz Finish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerensky connects with a nice looking jab.
Finish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kerensky scores with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Kerensky.
Well Kerensky 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kerensky!
Alexander Kerensky decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.