PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley has chosen Roll With The Punches as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alkofer
vs
Finley

170 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Finley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley fails to land with a series of punches.
Finley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alkofer.
Finley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alkofer tries to clinch but Finley is having none of it.
Finley slips under a jab from Alkofer.
Finley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finley.
Finley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finley misses with a double jab.
Finley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Alkofer moves into the clinch.

Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Alkofer gets a clinch.
Alkofer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alkofer throws a jab when Finley was well out of range.
Alkofer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alkofer slips a jab and a cross from Finley.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alkofer has Finley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Finley is trying to pull guard but Alkofer turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Shinya Alkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dakota Finley.
Alkofer is trying to break the clinch but Finley has him pressed against the ropes.
Alkofer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alkofer tries to clinch up but Finley circles away and keeps his distance.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Finley moves out of range as Alkofer strikes.
Shinya Alkofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alkofer throws a shot from downtown. Finley moves away and avoids it.
Alkofer throws a shot from downtown. Finley moves away and avoids it.
Alkofer throws a hook but Finley blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Finley.
Finley misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Dakota Finley has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alkofer wants to clinch up but Finley keeps it at a distance.
Finley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Alkofer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Finley is trying to maintain a safe position but Alkofer gets an underhook and turns Finley into the ropes.

Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Finley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alkofer loads up on a big right hand but Finley slips the punch.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Finley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkofer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finley.
Alkofer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alkofer tries to clinch but Finley moves out of range.
Alkofer misses with a hook.
Finley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Finley counters with a three punch combo that has Alkofer backing up. Alkofer nods at Finley to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer throws a jab but it's blocked by Finley.
Alkofer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Finley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Alkofer moves into the clinch.

Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alkofer tries to clinch
and Finley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Alkofer moves into the clinch successfully.
Finley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alkofer's efforts to push away.
Finley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Alkofer throws a jab but it's blocked by Finley.
Finley misses with a takedown attempt - Alkofer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finley slips under a jab.
Alkofer tries to clinch but Finley is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley slips a jab from Alkofer.
Finley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alkofer lands a nice shot that snaps Finley's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Alkofer rushes Finley and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Finley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alkofer smiles and moves away.
Alkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alkofer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finley on the side of the head.
Finley lands with a shot to the body.
Alkofer tries to clinch there but Finley circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finley keeps the fight on the outside.
Shinya Alkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finley fails to land with a series of punches.
Finley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Alkofer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dakota Finley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alkofer wants to clinch.
Finley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alkofer throws out the jab.
Dakota Finley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Finley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkofer throws a lazy right hand but Finley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Finley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shinya Alkofer is winning the standup battle so far.
Alkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Finley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alkofer throws a shot from downtown. Finley moves away and avoids it.
Alkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Finley circles away.
Alkofer throws a lazy uppercut
and Finley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finley.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Finley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkofer tries to clinch up but Finley circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer misses with a straight left.
Finley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alkofer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkofer is looking to clinch.
Finley scores with a three punch combo!
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkofer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finley.
Alkofer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finley scores with a jab to the body.
Alkofer tries to clinch but Finley is having none of it.
Finley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alkofer misses with an uppercut.
Alkofer looks to land a right hand but Finley moved out of range.
Alkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Finley tries to keep at a distance but Alkofer has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley keeps control of Alkofer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Alkofer breaks the clinch.
Finley misses with a two punch combination.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Finley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alkofer throws out a loose jab but Finley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finley swinging wildly here.
Alkofer misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alkofer slips a jab and a cross from Finley.

Alkofer drives through and clinches with Finley against the ropes.
Alkofer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alkofer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Alkofer is trying to push Finley away but Finley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley lands a shot to the body.
Alkofer is trying to break free.

Alkofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Alkofer gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alkofer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finley fails to pull guard.
Alkofer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alkofer can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Finley.
Finley tries a body shot but Alkofer blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is trying to push Finley away but Finley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Finley is trying to break the clinch but Alkofer has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Finley - that landed with a thud.
Alkofer is trying to break free.
Alkofer is looking to break free of the clinch but Finley has double underhooks.
Finley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finley prevents Alkofer from breaking the clinch.
Alkofer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Alkofer wants to break free but Finley has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Finley connects with a body shot.
Alkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finley throws a series of strikes that have Alkofer backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Alkofer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dakota Finley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Finley lands a glancing blow to the side of Alkofer's head.
Finley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alkofer rather than just go for the knockout.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Alkofer misses its intended target.
Finley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alkofer back to the ropes. Finley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finley keeps the fight on the outside.
Finley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alkofer.
Finley takes a swing at Alkofer's ribcage but misses.
Finley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alkofer defends it nicely.
Alkofer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Finley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Finley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkofer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finley misses with a series of wild punches.
Alkofer throws a looping overhand right but Finley ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley dives in and grabs Alkofer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alkofer pushes down on Finley's head and hops out.
Alkofer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finley swings for the body but Alkofer moves out of range.
Finley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finley misses with a series of wild punches.
Alkofer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finley.
Alkofer is looking to clinch but Finley is avoiding it.
Finley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finley.
Alkofer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Finley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shinya Alkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dakota Finley.
Alkofer wants to clinch.

Alkofer lands a big right hand that sends Finley crashing to the mat! Alkofer stays standing though and waves Finley back to his feet!

Finley is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Alkofer clinches.
Finley is still on wobbly legs! Can Alkofer finish him?

Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Alkofer tries to clinch but Finley is having none of it.
Alkofer is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Alkofer misses.
Finley walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Finley limp body while Alkofer jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinya Alkofer!