PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Finch (ranked 6121 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorraga Dessitale (ranked 6110 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Finch
vs
Dessitale

168 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

212 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lawrence Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gorraga Dessitale!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dessitale looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Finch!
Dessitale throws a strike aimed at the side of Finch's head but Finch avoids it well.

Dessitale has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Dessitale closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Finch's guard.
Dessitale trying to control but Finch is working from the bottom.
Dessitale is stalling in the full guard.
Finch looking for a sweep. Not yet Finch, not yet.
Dessitale prevents Finch from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dessitale bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finch tries to buck Dessitale off but Dessitale is having none of it.
Finch is working hard here to advance position.
Finch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dessitale has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Finch can't do much from the bottom here.
Finch holding on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to bench press Dessitale off him but Dessitale keeps the position.
Finch managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dessitale.

Dessitale is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Finch has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dessitale tries to advance to mount but can't.
Finch keeping his opponent close.
Finch can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Finch is trying to control Dessitale's posture but Dessitale avoids it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dessitale throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Dessitale tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Finch is trying to escape the position but Dessitale is controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Dessitale gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch postures up and lands a big shot to Dessitale's brow.
Finch scoring with some ground and pound.
Finch content to stall in guard here.
Dessitale is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dessitale looking to control.
Finch throwing strikes from guard but Dessitale blocks nicely.
Finch wants to control from the top but Dessitale keeps moving.

Dessitale is looking for a triangle but Finch pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dessitale managing to control the position.
Finch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorraga Dessitale dominated that round.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dessitale rushes Finch and presses him up against the cage.

Finch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dessitale uses from the top position.
Finch wants to get back to his feet but Dessitale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finch is trying to keep Dessitale in close.
Dessitale looking to pass the guard.
Finch looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dessitale trying to control from the bottom.
Finch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dessitale keeps working.
Dessitale trying to control but Finch postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finch seems to be looking for submissions.
Finch is stalling here. Dessitale is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Finch seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dessitale has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Finch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Finch could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dessitale stalling.
Dessitale is thwarting Finch's attempts to control the position.
Finch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dessitale stops Finch from getting back to his feet.
Finch trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Dessitale is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dessitale is thwarting Finch's attempts to control the position.
Finch tries to roll over but Dessitale keeps him under control.
Gorraga Dessitale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dessitale is pressing down on Finch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Finch is holding on for now.
Finch is looking to control Dessitale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Finch avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to stand back up but Dessitale is controlling him

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Finch is looking to clinch.
Finch tries to clinch but Dessitale moves out of range.

Dessitale scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Finch is trying to stand back up but Dessitale is controlling him
Finch is concentrating on defense, preventing Dessitale from advancing position.
Dessitale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dessitale prevents Finch from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dessitale is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dessitale is continuing to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dessitale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dessitale circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorraga Dessitale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dessitale fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finch sprawls well initially but Dessitale persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dessitale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Finch is doing well to control the position and prevent Dessitale from advancing to side control.
Finch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Finch wants to stand up but Dessitale is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch looking to control.
Dessitale wants to control from the top but Finch keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Finch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dessitale's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Finch trying to control but Dessitale is working from the bottom.
Dessitale is controlling Finch's posture.
Finch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Finch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Finch tries to stand but Dessitale is controlling from the bottom.
Finch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finch trying to control the position from guard on top but Dessitale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finch chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finch with a nice head shot there.

Dessitale scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Finch tries to clinch but Dessitale moves out of range.
Lawrence Finch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finch blocks a head kick by Dessitale.
Dessitale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dessitale decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dessitale is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Finch keeping hold of Dessitale's head, controlling as best he can.
Dessitale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dessitale seems to be looking for submissions.

Finch manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dessitale keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Finch breaks the clinch.

Finch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dessitale, pushing him back against the cage.

Finch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dessitale uses from the top position.
Finch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Finch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Finch's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Finch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Finch works over Dessitale with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch trying to control but Dessitale is working from the bottom.
Finch stands up over Dessitale, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Finch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Finch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dessitale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finch trying to control but Dessitale is working from the bottom.
Finch lands a couple of digs.
Dessitale keeping moving, preventing Finch from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dessitale controls Finch momentarily but Finch frees himself.
Lawrence Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorraga Dessitale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Finch distracts Dessitale with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dessitale 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorraga Dessitale!