PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Your pussy's glued to a building on fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Millard
vs
Finyard

169 cm
34
160 lbs
28 - 15 - 1

173 cm
32
149 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Millard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zackary Finyard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millard moves out of range of the body kick.

Millard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Millard postures up.
Finyard keeping moving, preventing Millard from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finyard holds on and takes a little breather.
Finyard keeping moving, preventing Millard from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Millard trying to control but Finyard is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Finyard misses with a leg kick.
Finyard misses with a hook. Millard ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Millard!
Nice body kick there by Finyard.
Millard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Finyard sprawls well. Finyard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Millard gets slowly back to his feet.
Millard backing away here, and Finyard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Finyard throws out a leg kick but Millard moves out of range and Finyard only half commits.
Millard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finyard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Millard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finyard lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finyard.
Finyard thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Millard throws a hook to the side of Finyard's head but Finyard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finyard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finyard, right into the meat.
Finyard blocks a jab.
Millard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A bone on bone clash there as Millard blocks the leg kick.
Millard misses with a looping left.
Millard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Millard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Millard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finyard's hands.
Millard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finyard but Finyard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finyard steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Millard misses with a head kick.
Finyard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finyard moves out of range as Millard strikes.
Millard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Millard looks to land a left hand but Finyard moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard tries a head kick but it misses.
Millard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finyard counters with an inside leg kick.
Millard with a hook.
Finyard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finyard takes one to the chin there.
Finyard throws a head kick that Millard semi-blocks.
Finyard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Millard is fending him off so far but Finyard persists. Nope, Millard circles away and we're back to standing.
Millard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finyard.
Millard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finyard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finyard throws a series of strikes that have Millard backpedaling.

Millard has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finyard tries to land knees in the clinch but Millard avoids the damage to the body.
Millard managing to block the knees to the body from Finyard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finyard.
Finyard scores with a hook to the body.
Finyard just leaning against Millard, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Finyard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Millard avoids the head kick by Finyard.
Finyard scores with a kick to the body.
Finyard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finyard throws a low kick, looking for Millard's leg but Millard calmly moves out of range.
Crunch! Finyard slams his shin into Millard's torso.
Millard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Millard misses with a wild body shot.
Finyard jabs at Millard's body.
Finyard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Millard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finyard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finyard jabs Millard right on the nose. Millard blinks but takes it well.
Finyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millard moves away.
Finyard just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMillard.
Millard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Finyard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Millard gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Finyard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millard is controlling Finyard's trapped leg to prevent Finyard from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zackary Finyard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Finyard scores with a body shot.
Finyard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab from Finyard.
Finyard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Millard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Millard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Millard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Millard lands a nice uppercut.
Finyard misses with the head strike.
Millard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Millard has a couple of punches blocked by Finyard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finyard scores with a shot to the side of Millard's head.
Millard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Millard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Millard misses with an uppercut. Finyard saw that one coming.
Finyard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finyard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard tries to move into range but Finyard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Millard blocks a head kick by Finyard.
Millard throws a hook to the side of Finyard's head but Finyard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Millard lands a head kick. Finyard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Millard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Millard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finyard scores with a leg kick.
Millard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Millard.
Finyard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick misses from Finyard.
Millard swats away the attempt to clinch by Finyard.
Finyard 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.
Finyard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finyard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Finyard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Millard did well to prevent Finyard getting side control.
Millard wants to get back to his feet.
Finyard controlling the action here.
Millard wants to improve his position but Finyard is controlling well.
Finyard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finyard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard looks like he's trying to stand up.

Millard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Finyard pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finyard wants to free his trapped foot but Millard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Millard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Finyard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Millard is looking to escape.
Finyard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finyard wants to control but Millard is keeping him busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Finyard.
Finyard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finyard cracks a nice hook into Millard's ribs.

Finyard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Millard, pushing him back against the cage.
Finyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Millard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finyard tries to stall but Millard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Finyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Finyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Millard avoids the head kick by Finyard.
Millard is looking to counter the offense by Finyard and move into the clinch.
Millard connects with a crisp jab.
Millard throws out a loose jab but Finyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millard misses with an uppercut
and Finyard counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Millard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finyard is looking to chop away at Millard's legs.
Finyard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finyard looks to land a left hand but Millard moved out of range nicely.
Millard throws the left hand but Finyard avoids the punch easily.
Finyard thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zackary Finyard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Millard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finyard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Millard tries to clinch but Finyard moves out of range.
Finyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Millard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Millard avoids the head kick by Finyard.
Zackary Finyard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Millard misses with the combination.
Millard is looking to clinch but Finyard is avoiding it.
Millard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finyard, as that shot connected.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Finyard.
Millard tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millard is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard lands a nice shot to the head.
Finyard looking to finish with strikes here!
Finyard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Millard hang on?
Finyard cracks Millard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Finyard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Millard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Millard's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Millard tries to reverse the position but Finyard maintains control.
Bruce Millard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Millard can't escape the position.
Finyard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Millard tries to hold on but Finyard postures up.
Finyard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Finyard looking to finish with strikes here!
Finyard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Millard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Finyard with shots to the head and body - Millard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Finyard working the ground and pound effectively.
Millard is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zackary Finyard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Millard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Finyard tries to control but Millard wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finyard controlling the position easily from mount.
Finyard avoids the attempt from Millard to control.
Finyard looking to control but Millard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finyard looking to finish with strikes here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Zackary Finyard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Finyard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zackary Finyard!
During a confident post fight interview, Zackary Finyard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bruce Millard spoke after the fight, saying 'Suck my balls'.