PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Degavato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fingers's choice of entrance music: Fuel. Adrian Degavato has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Degavato
vs
Fingers

190 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
219 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Degavato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Fingers!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Fingers. No joy for Degavato on that attempt.
Fingers wants to clinch up but Degavato keeps it at a distance.
Fingers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fingers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Degavato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fingers stuffs the takedown.
Degavato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fingers as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Degavato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Degavato swats away the attempt to clinch by Fingers.
Degavato keeps the fight on the outside.
Degavato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Degavato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fingers fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Degavato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Degavato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Degavato is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Degavato or perhaps it was just good defense by Fingers which made him look bad.

Fingers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fingers has had enough of the clinch but Degavato keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Degavato keeps control of Fingers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Degavato prevents Fingers from breaking the clinch.
Fingers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Degavato.
Degavato managing to block the knees to the body from Fingers.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Degavato avoids the damage to the body.
Fingers lands an elbow inside that Degavato shrugs off.
Degavato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fingers is trying to break free.
Fingers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Degavato has Fingers pressed against the cage, preventing Fingers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Fingers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fingers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fingers lands a shoulder strike.
Degavato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Degavato avoids a wild elbow strike from Fingers.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fingers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Degavato's brow.
Fingers wants to break free but Degavato has control.
Fingers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Degavato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Fingers.
Degavato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fingers's efforts to push away.
Fingers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Degavato drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fingers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Degavato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fingers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fingers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fingers wants to get back to striking at distance but Degavato won't allow it.
Degavato blocks the elbow strike.
Fingers tries to break the clinch but Degavato is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Degavato.
Fingers working hard to break the clinch.
Fingers has had enough of the clinch but Degavato keeps him there for the moment.
Fingers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fingers working hard to break the clinch.
Fingers throws an elbow that misses.
Fingers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Degavato.
Degavato drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fingers pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers tries to clinch but Degavato is having none of it.
Fingers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fingers is looking to clinch but Degavato is avoiding it.
Fingers lands with a slapping head kick.
Fingers tries to clinch but Degavato is having none of it.
Fingers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Degavato keeps the fight on the outside.
Fingers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A good leg kick by Fingers.
Degavato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fingers doesn't manage to clinch there - Degavato circles away.
Good leg kick by Fingers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fingers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Degavato. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers doesn't manage to clinch there - Degavato circles away.
Fingers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fingers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fingers wants to clinch.
Degavato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fingers is fending him off so far but Degavato persists. Nope, Fingers circles away and we're back to standing.
Fingers tries to clinch up but Degavato circles away and keeps his distance.
Fingers moves in looking to clinch but Degavato pushes him off.

Fingers forces Degavato back against the cage and clinches.
Fingers working Degavato over with knees to the body.
Fingers can't break the clinch.
Degavato avoiding damage as Fingers throws knees to the body.
Fingers can't break the clinch.
Degavato keeps control of Fingers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Fingers breaks from the clinch.
Fingers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Fingers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Degavato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fingers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fingers wants it to stay on the feet.
Degavato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fingers fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fingers takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Fingers.
Fingers lands a shoulder strike.
Fingers is trying to break the clinch but Degavato is controlling him.
Fingers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fingers with a knee to the head.
Fingers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fingers lands an elbow inside that Degavato shrugs off.

Fingers breaks the clinch.
Fingers tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fingers instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fingers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers is pressed up against the cage. Degavato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fingers down to the mat. Fingers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fingers moves in looking to clinch but Degavato pushes him off.
Adrian Degavato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Degavato swats away the attempt to clinch by Fingers.
Fingers tries to clinch but Degavato moves out of range.
Fingers wants to clinch up but Degavato keeps it at a distance.
Fingers wants to clinch.
Degavato misses with a takedown attempt - Fingers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Degavato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Degavato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fingers's waist but Fingers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Degavato off to one side.
Degavato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Degavato keeps the fight on the outside.
Fingers wants to clinch up but Degavato keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fingers tries to clinch but Degavato is having none of it.
Fingers tries to clinch there but Degavato circles away.
Fingers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Degavato swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Fingers instigates a clinch.
Degavato wants a takedown.
Fingers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fingers is trying to break the clinch but Degavato is controlling him.

Fingers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fingers tries to clinch up.
Degavato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fingers is looking to clinch but Degavato is avoiding it.

Fingers has managed to clinch.
Fingers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Degavato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fingers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fingers with a knee to the head.
Fingers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Degavato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fingers pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degavato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Degavato blocks the elbow strike.
Fingers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Degavato has him pressed against the cage.
Fingers working hard to break the clinch.
Degavato keeps control of Fingers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Degavato has Fingers pressed against the cage, preventing Fingers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fingers gets underhooks to prevent Degavato's takedown attempt.
Fingers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fingers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Degavato wants a takedown.
Fingers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Degavato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fingers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fingers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fingers working hard to break the clinch.
Fingers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fingers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fingers fails to pull guard.
Fingers tries to work over Degavato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fingers scores a nice knee to the body.
Fingers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Degavato tries to score a body lock takedown but Fingers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fingers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Degavato drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fingers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fingers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Fingers as Degavato shoots in.
Fingers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Degavato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fingers tries to clinch there but Degavato circles away.
Fingers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fingers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fingers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Degavato.
Fingers leaves Degavato with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Degavato shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Fingers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Degavato shoots in for a takedown but Fingers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Fingers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Degavato wants a takedown.
Fingers is looking to break free of the clinch but Degavato has double underhooks.
Degavato prevents Fingers from breaking the clinch.
Fingers lands an elbow inside.
Fingers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fingers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Degavato.
Fingers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Degavato takes a knee to the side of the body.

Fingers manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Degavato or perhaps it was just good defense by Fingers which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Degavato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Degavato swats away the attempt to clinch by Fingers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fingers throws a leg kick which misses Degavato's front leg but catches the back leg as Degavato tries to avoid it.

Fingers has closed the distance and engaged Degavato in a clinch.
Degavato prevents Fingers from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers working hard to break the clinch.

Fingers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fingers closes the distance and clinches.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Degavato avoids the damage to the body.
Fingers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fingers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fingers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fingers tries a knee to the head but Degavato blocks it.
Fingers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fingers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Degavato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fingers misses with a punch to the body.

Fingers breaks from the clinch.
Degavato looks for a takedown but Fingers sprawls well.
Degavato dives in and grabs Fingers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fingers pushes down on Degavato's head and hops out.
Degavato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fingers is fending him off so far but Degavato persists. Nope, Fingers circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Degavato with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Degavato paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Fingers has managed to clinch.
Fingers tries to break free but Degavato pushes him back against the cage.
Degavato changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fingers fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Fingers closes the distance and pushes Degavato back into the cage.
Fingers working hard to break the clinch.
Fingers gets through Degavato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fingers tries to circle away but Degavato has him pinned against the cage.
Fingers tries to break free but Degavato pushes him back against the cage.
Fingers working hard to break the clinch.
Degavato prevents Fingers from breaking the clinch.
Fingers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fingers is trying to force a seperation but Degavato has the dominant position.

Fingers manages to break the clinch.
Degavato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fingers.
Fingers moves in looking to clinch but Degavato pushes him off.
A cross from Fingers lands.
Adrian Degavato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fingers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Fingers rushes Degavato and presses him up against the cage.
Fingers swings wildly with an uppercut but Degavato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fingers pushes off an throws an elbow but Degavato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Degavato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fingers wants to break free but Degavato has control.
Fingers looking to throw knees to the head but Degavato is blocking nicely.
Fingers is trying to force a seperation but Degavato has the dominant position.
Fingers lands a knee to the body.
Fingers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fingers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Degavato looking for a takedown.
Fingers wants to break the clinch but can't.

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.
Fingers pushes off an throws an elbow but Degavato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fingers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Fingers is fighting off a takedown attempt but Degavato is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fingers to the mat. Fingers regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fingers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fingers is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Degavato is in close to Fingers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Degavato prevents Fingers from getting back to his feet.
Degavato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fingers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Degavato throws a strike but Fingers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fingers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Degavato is proving hard to escape from.
Adrian Degavato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Fingers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fingers tries to close the distance and clinch but Degavato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Fingers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fingers 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Fingers!