PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Five Finger (ranked 1013 p4p, 149 weight class) and Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 1132 p4p, 169 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by Jekyll and Hyde. Mwenye Kwadwo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Finger
vs
Kwadwo

187 cm
22
206 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
29
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Dark Knight Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Five Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mwenye Kwadwo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwadwo.
Kwadwo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Finger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kwadwo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finger lands a nice shot to the body.
Finger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kwadwo.
Finger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kwadwo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finger scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwadwo misses the shot to the body.
Kwadwo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Five Finger has been cut.
Kwadwo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwadwo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger looks for the body kick but Kwadwo saw that one coming.
Kwadwo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mwenye Kwadwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finger half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kwadwo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwadwo.
Mwenye Kwadwo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwadwo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Finger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kwadwo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kwadwo lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo misses with a body shot
and Finger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwadwo misses with a wild body shot.
Kwadwo cracks a nice hook into Finger's ribs.
Kwadwo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Mwenye Kwadwo has been cut.
Kwadwo misses with a body shot
and Finger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwadwo connects with a body shot.
Kwadwo misses with a shot to the body
and Finger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwadwo misses with a looping left.
Finger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwadwo swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Kwadwo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kwadwo scores with a jab. Finger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finger lands a nice shot that snaps Kwadwo's head back.
Kwadwo misses with a hook.
Kwadwo throws a right hand that Finger ducks under and follows up with a left that Finger also avoids with ease.
Kwadwo misses with a shot to the body
and Finger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kwadwo moves out of range as Finger strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo jabs Finger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finger misses with a wild combination.
Kwadwo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kwadwo throws a body punch but Finger moves out of range.
Finger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwadwo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kwadwo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kwadwo lands a nice looking body shot.
Kwadwo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab.
Kwadwo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kwadwo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finger.
An attempted straight right counter from Finger misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mwenye Kwadwo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Finger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwadwo throws out the jab.
Kwadwo connects with a right hand. Finger shakes it off.
Kwadwo lands a slapping body shot.
Finger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kwadwo circles away quickly and effectively.
Finger misses with the body kick
and Kwadwo counters with a nice uppercut.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwadwo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kwadwo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finger takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kwadwo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwadwo. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finger tries to counter with a takedown but Kwadwo is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger tries a low kick but Kwadwo avoids it.
Kwadwo works Finger's body with a nice hook.
Finger misses with a double jab.
Finger lands a jab-cross combination.
Kwadwo misses with a hook
and Finger counters with a stiff right hand.
Finger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kwadwo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finger.
A big right from Kwadwo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger swings widly with a right hand
letting Kwadwo counter with a right hand.
Finger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finger defending well as Kwadwo loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwadwo 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.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Finger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kwadwo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finger counters with a nice uppercut.
Finger misses with a hook to the body
and Kwadwo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finger slips under a jab from Kwadwo.
Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finger looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwadwo is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo misses with a hook. Finger ducked under it nicely.
Kwadwo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kwadwo. Those never looked like landing.
Finger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwadwo.
Kwadwo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finger looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwadwo is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kwadwo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finger misses with an uppercut. Kwadwo saw that one coming.
Kwadwo lands a really nice looking cross but Finger seems unphased.
Kwadwo misses with the combination.
Mwenye Kwadwo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finger.
Finger throws a lazy uppercut
and Kwadwo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kwadwo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finger in his tracks.

Five Finger's cut is getting worse.
Kwadwo throws a big shot that misses.
Kwadwo misses with a wild body shot.
Kwadwo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwadwo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mwenye Kwadwo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Kwadwo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Kwadwo catches Finger right on the button with a cross.
Finger avoids the body shot from Kwadwo.
Finger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Finger.
Finger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finger tries to clinch
and Kwadwo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kwadwo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Finger closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger missing with knees to the body.
Finger can't find room to land a body shot as Kwadwo controls the action.
Kwadwo misses with the head strike.
Kwadwo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finger lands a left hand.
Finger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kwadwo.
Finger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kwadwo blocking some punches.
Kwadwo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
Nice body punch from Kwadwo - that landed with a thud.
Kwadwo pushes Finger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kwadwo stalling.
Five Finger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwadwo.
A short right from Finger on the inside.
Kwadwo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finger misses with a body punch.
Finger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kwadwos head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kwadwo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finger misses with the head strike.
Finger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kwadwo lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finger.

Kwadwo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finger looks to throw the jab but Kwadwo is out of range.
Kwadwo misses with a straight right.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo misses with a hook.
Finger tried to counter with a leg kick but Kwadwo avoided it.
Finger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kwadwo missing with a left hand there. Finger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwadwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
Mwenye Kwadwo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kwadwo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
Kwadwo cracks Finger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kwadwo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finger walks into a left hand.
Finger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kwadwo lands a nice hook to Finger's body. Finger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kwadwo missing with a left hand there. Finger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwadwo.
Kwadwo jabs Finger right on the nose. Finger blinks but takes it well.
Kwadwo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwadwo jabs Finger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finger misses with a combination
enabling Kwadwo to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mwenye Kwadwo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kwadwo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mwenye Kwadwo!
Mwenye Kwadwo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.