PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard comes into the arena with Everlast - What Its Like blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Finyard
vs
Urskilz

173 cm
29
149 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

164 cm
31
143 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Apex
Conviction

Pearson Specter Litt

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zackary Finyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urskilz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finyard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Urskilz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finyard misses with a body shot.
Finyard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Urskilz throws a wild body kick that Finyard sees coming a mile off.
Ilafat Urskilz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finyard misses with a head kick.
Urskilz feints a counter leg kick.
Finyard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Urskilz connects with a solid leg kick.
Urskilz misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Finyard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Urskilz!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urskilz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Finyard.
Urskilz struggling a bit here.
Finyard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Finyard is trying to ground and pound but Urskilz uses the momentary lack of control by Finyard to regain half guard.
Finyard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz is trying to get back to full guard.
Finyard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finyard controlling the action here.
Finyard working over Urskilz with some ground and pound. Urskilz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Urskilz wants to get back to full guard.
Finyard throwing shots but Urskilz is blocking nicely.
Finyard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Finyard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Finyard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Finyard thows a huge punch but Urskilz dodges it nicely.
Finyard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urskilz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Urskilz has hold of Finyard's hands but Finyard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Urskilz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finyard.
Urskilz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finyard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urskilz is looking to control Finyard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Urskilz avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finyard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Urskilz connects with a solid leg kick.
Urskilz ducks under a wild hook from Finyard.
Finyard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finyard slips under a jab from Urskilz.
Finyard throws a quick counter head kick but Urskilz was just out of range.
Finyard scores with a nice body kick.
Finyard fakes the leg kick and cracks Urskilz in the body.
Urskilz scores with a leg kick.
Urskilz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urskilz throws a right hand that misses
and Finyard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urskilz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finyard throws out the jab.
Urskilz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finyard lands a jab to Urskilz's midsection.
Urskilz's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Urskilz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz throws out a loose jab but Finyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finyard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Urskilz scores with a nice head shot.
Finyard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Urskilz checks a leg kick.
Finyard throws a combination that misses
and Urskilz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urskilz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finyard.
Urskilz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finyard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urskilz.
Urskilz connects with the punch.
Finyard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Urskilz's corner calls for a 1-2. Urskilz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finyard checks a leg kick nicely.
Finyard thinks about countering with a body kick.
Finyard lands with an overhand left.
Urskilz is looking to slow Finyard down with leg kicks.
Finyard misses with a straight left.
Urskilz fakes the leg kick and cracks Finyard in the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urskilz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Urskilz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finyard slips under a jab from Urskilz.
Finyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urskilz slips a jab and a cross from Finyard.
Finyard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Urskilz looks to land a right hand but Finyard moved out of range.
Urskilz scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Urskilz as he checks the leg kick.
Urskilz throws a leg kick but Finyard checks it.
Finyard throws a right and a left that Urskilz avoids nicely.
Urskilz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finyard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Urskilz loads up on a big right hand but Finyard slips the punch.
As Urskilz looks to move away, Finyard throws a big counter combo bu Urskilz just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urskilz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finyard.
Finyard is looking to wear down Urskilz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Urskilz chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Finyard.
Urskilz walks into a jab.
Urskilz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finyard at a distance.
Finyard tries a head kick but it misses.
Urskilz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urskilz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finyard.
Urskilz tries to counter with a clinch but Finyard shakes him off and moves away.
Finyard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Urskilz.
Urskilz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finyard's head backwards.
Finyard throws a sloppy head kick and Urskilz moves out of range easily.
Urskilz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urskilz moves out of range as Finyard throws a body kick.
Urskilz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Urskilz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finyard.
A nice side step and Urskilz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Finyard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Urskilz scores with a leg kick.
Finyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urskilz moves away.
Urskilz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finyard lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Urskilz tenderised Finyard's leg. Finyard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finyard checks a low kick from Urskilz.
Finyard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Urskilz avoids the head kick by Finyard.
Finyard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urskilz.
Finyard moves forwards but Urskilz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Urskilz misses with a low kick.
Finyard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Urskilz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finyard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Urskilz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finyard misses with a leg kick.
Urskilz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Finyard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Urskilz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finyard at a distance.
Urskilz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finyard in his tracks.
Finyard throws a wild body kick that Urskilz sees coming a mile off.
Finyard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finyard jabs Urskilz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Urskilz connects with a body shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urskilz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urskilz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finyard ducks under a wild hook from Urskilz.
Urskilz lands with a cross.
Urskilz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finyard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Urskilz circles away.
Urskilz scores with a body shot.
Urskilz tries to clinch but Finyard is having none of it.
Finyard catches Urskilz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Urskilz misses the jab.
Finyard attempts a counter takedown but Urskilz avoids it well and moves away.
Urskilz throws a push kick but Finyard slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Urskilz.
A telegraphed right hand from Urskilz misses the target.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz scores with a jab to the body.
Finyard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finyard throws a head kick that half lands.
Urskilz lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Finyard misses the target.
Urskilz tries to bum rush Finyard with a series of wild strikes but Finyard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Urskilz misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Urskilz misses its intended target.
A jab from Urskilz misses.
Finyard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Finyard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urskilz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Finyard with a body shot.
Finyard fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zackary Finyard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urskilz connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ilafat Urskilz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Urskilz 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilafat Urskilz!
After winning the bout, Ilafat Urskilz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.