PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Hurst (ranked 24585 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bow Finger (ranked 5145 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Virgil Hurst has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hurst
vs
Finger

188 cm
24
279 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bow Finger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hurst gets tackled into the cage by Finger. Finger maintains the clinch.
Finger tries to pull guard but Hurst forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hurst can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hurst as Finger tries to tie him up.
Finger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurst misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hurst just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hurst could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Finger keeps control of Hurst as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger jumps guard but Hurst stands there with Finger around his waist. Finger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Virgil Hurst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bow Finger.
Hurst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hurst is trying to force a seperation but Finger has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst is trying to break the clinch but Finger is controlling him.
Finger tries to pull guard but Hurst holds him up against the cage and eventually Finger drops back down to his feet.
Hurst tries to break free but Finger pushes him back against the cage.
Finger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Finger taking a breather.
Finger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Finger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hurst is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Hurst breaks the clinch.

Finger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hurst does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger moves nicely into side control.
Finger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hurst keeps working.
Finger taking a break here but Hurst is having none of it and regains half guard.
Finger wants to stand up but Hurst is controlling the position.
Finger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hurst is refusing to be controlled, as Finger sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst is trying to stand up here but Finger is controlling him well.
Finger is looking to take a break and control but Hurst is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hurst throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Finger manages to pass to side control.
Hurst knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Finger on the ground.

Finger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hurst is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hurst tries to escape but Finger is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Finger trying to control the action but Hurst is working from the bottom.
Hurst is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Finger has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Finger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hurst is avoiding damage well.
Finger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Finger wants to stand but Hurst has his arm trapped.
Hurst defending against the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurst is looking for a sweep.
Finger advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bow Finger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hurst closes the distance and pushes Finger back into the cage.
Finger can't get the takedown.
Hurst is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Finger wants to get back to striking at distance but Hurst won't allow it.
Finger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finger tries a knee to the head but Hurst blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger tries to pull guard but Hurst holds him up against the cage and eventually Finger drops back down to his feet.
Virgil Hurst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bow Finger.
Hurst lands a shot to the body.
Finger is looking to control Hurst's arms but Hurst gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finger has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger tries to break the clinch but Hurst is controlling the position.
Finger tries to break the clinch but Hurst is controlling the position.
Hurst tries to pull guard but Finger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hurst's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hurst gets underhooks to prevent Finger's takedown attempt.
Hurst working Finger over with knees to the body.
Finger wants to get back to striking at distance but Hurst won't allow it.
Finger jumps guard but Hurst stands there with Finger around his waist. Finger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hurst crunches a lovely knee into Finger's ribcage.
Hurst scores with a shot to the side of Finger's head.
Hurst tries to break the clinch but Finger is controlling the position.
Hurst is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Finger is trying to break the clinch but Hurst is controlling him.
Hurst wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Finger has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hurst.
Finger tries to pull guard but Hurst won't allow it.
Hurst lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst scores a nice knee to the body.
Hurst scores with a shot to the side of Finger's head.
Finger tries to pull guard but Hurst holds him up against the cage and eventually Finger drops back down to his feet.
Hurst leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
A frustrated look appears on Finger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hurst working Finger over with knees to the body.
Finger tries to pull guard but Hurst won't allow it.
Finger is breathing heavily.
Finger jumps guard but Hurst turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Finger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hurst taking a breather.
Hurst blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finger jumps guard but Hurst turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Finger jumps guard but Hurst turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Finger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hurst walks away with a smile on his face. Finger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hurst darts in and clinches Finger up against the cage.
Finger prevents a body shot from Hurst.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Hurst dominated that second round.
That's time! Hurst's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Finger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Finger jumps guard but Hurst turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Finger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurst has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Hurst.
Finger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Finger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger is working for takedown but Hurst is calmly controlling the position for now.
Virgil Hurst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bow Finger.

Hurst decides to pull guard.

Hurst looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Finger passes into half guard.
Finger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger thows a huge punch but Hurst dodges it nicely.

Hurst has one foot on Finger's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hurst tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hurst somewhat.

Hurst closes the distance and pushes Finger back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

Finger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hurst's half guard.

Hurst has one foot on Finger's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Finger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finger has his takedown stuffed
and Hurst counters with a left to the body.
Finger misses with a right hand
and Hurst counters with a good low kick that Finger was not able to check.

Finger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hurst quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finger seems to be looking for submissions.
Hurst is trying to stand.

Hurst actively working from the bottom here.
Hurst is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurst is not content to let Finger control the position.

Hurst has one foot on Finger's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Finger misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurst appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hurst clinches.
Hurst is working Finger over against the cage.
Finger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hurst is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hurst working Finger over with knees to the body.
Hurst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurst doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurst lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Hurst showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hurst has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Hurst!