PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dijkstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dijkstra comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Back To The Primitive. 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.

Dijkstra
vs
Finkle

182 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

193 cm
35
203 lbs
31 - 17 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Dijkstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Dijkstra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Finkle is trying to defend but Dijkstra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Dijkstra is working for a kimura but Finkle is defending it quite comfortably.
Finkle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Finkle tries to get to full guard but Dijkstra has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dijkstra is thwarting Finkle's attempts to control the position.
Dijkstra passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle tries to hold on but Dijkstra postures up.
Dijkstra is trying to take his opponent's back.
Finkle wants to hold on but Dijkstra pushes him away.
Finkle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dijkstra controlling from mount.
BOOM! Dijkstra connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dijkstra content just to control the position here.
Dijkstra throws some wild stikes that Finkle manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dijkstra is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Finkle has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Finkle!
Finkle stays in close to Dijkstra's body and controls the position.
Finkle throws a big elbow that misses.
Finkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Dijkstra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dijkstra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dijkstra keeping moving, preventing Finkle from controlling successfully.
Finkle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dijkstra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Finkle defends well.

Dijkstra isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Finkle stacks Dijkstra on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Finkle!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dijkstra is looking for a sweep.
Dijkstra is working hard here to advance position.
Finkle working away.
Dijkstra is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
An elbow from Finkle crashes against the mat.
Dijkstra is trying to improve his position.
Dijkstra tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Finkle presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dijkstra working to try and regain half guard.
Finkle controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finkle looking to ground and pound but Dijkstra is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Omar Dijkstra will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A low kick from Finkle is predictable there

and Dijkstra counters with a takedown into side control.
Dijkstra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finkle keeps working.
Finkle prevents Dijkstra from moving into mount.

Dijkstra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dijkstra misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dijkstra misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Finkle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here as Dijkstra stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dijkstra is putting a hurting on Finkle here, landing some big shots from side control.
Finkle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Finkle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dijkstra has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Finkle!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dijkstra controlling the pace for now.

Dijkstra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Finkle has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Finkle is trying to escape the mount.

Dijkstra is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Finkle can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Finkle wants to hold on but Dijkstra pushes him away.
Dijkstra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finkle can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra is looking to work his way around to Finkle's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Dijkstra is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Finkle is surviving well by controlling Dijkstra's body position as best he can.
Finkle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dijkstra tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Finkle wants to hold on but Dijkstra pushes him away.
Dijkstra tries to control but Finkle wriggling away.

Dijkstra looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dijkstra throwing strikes here but Finkle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dijkstra is looking to work his way around to Finkle's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Finkle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dijkstra throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dijkstra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dijkstra throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dijkstra working for a guillotine from mount but Finkle is in no mood to give up.
Finkle tries to hold on but Dijkstra postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Dijkstra dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dijkstra scores with a head kick.
Dijkstra throws a body shot but no joy.
Dijkstra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good work by Dijkstra as he checks the leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Finkle scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Omar Dijkstra has been cut.
Nice jab there from Finkle.

Dijkstra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Finkle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Finkle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finkle prevents Dijkstra from moving into mount.
Finkle can't do much from the bottom here.
Finkle keeps Dijkstra under control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra misses with the ground and pound.
Finkle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Finkle is trying to get back to half guard.

Dijkstra tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dijkstra has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle is trying to get back to half guard.
Dijkstra cracks Finkle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dijkstra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finkle keeps working.
Finkle is looking to reverse the position.
Finkle trying his best to control but Dijkstra has mounted him.
Dijkstra wants to take his opponent's back but Finkle doesn't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra with a couple of short strikes.
Dijkstra prevents Finkle from getting the reversal.
Dijkstra throwing strikes here but Finkle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Finkle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dijkstra tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Finkle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dijkstra.
Dijkstra prevents Finkle from getting the reversal.
Dijkstra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finkle is looking to escape.
Dijkstra pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle wants to hold on but Dijkstra pushes him away.
Dijkstra wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Poor strikes thrown by Dijkstra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dijkstra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finkle is looking to escape.
Finkle is looking to get to half guard.
Ray Finkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finkle tries to lock up and control but Dijkstra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dijkstra trying to control but Finkle is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Dijkstra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dijkstra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Dijkstra!
A victorious Omar Dijkstra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.