PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Finch (ranked 25112 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Doido (ranked 5862 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Finch
vs
Doido

168 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 3 - 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, Chico Doido!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doido has managed to clinch.

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

Finch moves into range and clinches up with Doido.
Finch wants a takedown.
Finch keeps control of Doido as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Finch manages to pull guard.
Finch pulls Doido in to control the position.
Finch looking for a sweep. Not yet Finch, not yet.
Doido wants to control from the top but Finch keeps moving.
Doido must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doido looking to sit in guard and control but Finch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Finch working away.
Finch sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Doido is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Doido manages to work his way to half guard, despite Finch's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch controlling the action here.

Finch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Doido sees it coming and defends easily.
Finch thows a huge punch but Doido dodges it nicely.
Finch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finch content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Finch connects with a nice short shot to Doido's temple.
Doido wants to improve his position but Finch is controlling well.

Finch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doido really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Finch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doido on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Finch working Doido over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doido manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Finch distracts Doido with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Doido looking to control.
Finch postures up and lands a big shot to Doido's brow.
Finch throws a big elbow that misses.
Finch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doido wants to stand up but Finch is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Finch connects with a couple of short punches.
Finch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Finch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Finch landing with the ground and pound.
Finch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Finch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Doido escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Doido throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doido looks winded!
Finch is in close to Doido's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Finch postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Doido is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Finch, into his guard.

Finch keeping moving, preventing Doido from controlling successfully.
Finch 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doido looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Finch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Finch rushes Doido and presses him up against the cage.
Doido stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Finch is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doido to keep the fight standing.
Finch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doido gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Doido lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Doido is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Finch has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Finch.
Finch could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Finch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doido's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Finch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doido tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finch postures up.
Finch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Doido escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doido is breathing heavily.
Finch landing with the ground and pound.
Doido is trying to control the position but Finch postures up.
Finch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Finch drops back looking for a leg! Doido is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Doido manages to kick Finch off! Finch jumps back into Doido's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a couple of elbows.
Finch passes into half guard.

Finch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Finch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Finch working over Doido with some ground and pound. Doido looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Finch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Finch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Finch passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doido!

Finch looking to secure an arm triangle but Doido defends it well.

Finch working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Finch scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Finch has hold of Doido's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Doido manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Finch landing strikes from the mount and Doido is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to control but Doido wriggling away.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doido can do to turn this around?

Finch is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Doido has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Finch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Finch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Finch raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Doido's face.
Finch looking to control and managing it successfully.

Finch looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Finch content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Finch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Doido throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Finch was covering up waiting for the punch and Doido finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Finch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doido's guard.

Doido preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Doido has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Finch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Finch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doido's head.
Doido is trying to control the position but Finch postures up.
Doido takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Finch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Finch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Finch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Finch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Finch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doido's head.

Doido has his foot on Finch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finch works his way back into a safe position though.
Finch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Finch lands a couple of digs.
Finch wants to get up but he can't break Doido's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Finch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doido's head.

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 controlling from the top position.
Finch scoring with some ground and pound.

Finch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Finch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Finch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Finch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Finch pushes down on Doido's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Finch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lawrence Finch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doido is looking to control Finch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doido avoid being mounted?

Finch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Doido defends it well.
Finch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Finch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Finch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Finch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Finch stops Doido from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Finch lands strikes from half guard.
Finch slips a nice elbow through Doido's hands, connecting with Doido's forehead.
Finch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Finch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Finch not doing much here.
Finch working over Doido with some ground and pound. Doido looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Finch drops an elbow to the side of Doido's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Finch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Finch is looking to advance position but Doido won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finch, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Finch!