PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 20 p4p, 148 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 6 p4p, 26 weight class). Finlayson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finlayson
vs
Vinogradov

190 cm
29
210
25 - 2 - 0

195 cm
29
220
16 - 6 - 0

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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Vinogradov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses
letting Vinogradov counter with a right hand.

Vinogradov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vinogradov is looking for a kimura but Finlayson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vinogradov to get the leverage.

Vinogradov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finlayson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vinogradov.

Vinogradov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Finlayson tries to get to full guard but Vinogradov has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finlayson is not content to let Vinogradov control the position.

Vinogradov 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.

Vinogradov is trying to work for a kimura but Finlayson is defending well.
Vinogradov is looking to stall here but Finlayson recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Vinogradov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Vinogradov has gone for a leg lock! Finlayson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vinogradov's guard.

Vinogradov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Finlayson has passed into half guard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson tries to pass to full mount but Vinogradov defends it.

Vinogradov actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vinogradov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Finlayson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Vinogradov working for a triangle but Finlayson defends it easily.
Finlayson won't allow Vinogradov to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Vinogradov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov swings widly with a right hand
and Vinogradov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
Finlayson moves out of range as Vinogradov strikes.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinogradov connects with a single shot there.
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinogradov throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vinogradov at a distance.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Vinogradov scores with a jab.
Finlayson lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vinogradov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
Vinogradov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses

and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Vinogradov toppling to the canvas! Vinogradov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!

Vinogradov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinogradov slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinogradov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov lands a right hook to the body.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finlayson defends it nicely.
A big right from Finlayson misses.
Vinogradov fails with the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vinogradov.
Finlayson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Finlayson cracks Vinogradov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vinogradov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Vinogradov is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Vinogradov out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Torhte Finlayson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.