PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Fintch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shrek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fintch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Nation Acrobat. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shrek's choice of entrance music: Here Comes The Pain. Frank Shrek struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Frank Shrek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fintch
vs
Shrek

197 cm
18
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

210 cm
20
280 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harold Fintch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Shrek!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fintch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shrek!
Fintch throws some wild stikes that Shrek manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fintch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shrek is looking to escape.
Shrek is in a horrible position here. Fintch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shrek tries to lock up and control but Fintch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Fintch working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Fintch is working for a guillotine from mount but Shrek frees his head quite easily.
Fintch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shrek is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrek wants to hold on but Fintch pushes him away.
Fintch with shots to the head and body - Shrek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fintch trying to control but Shrek is having none of it.
Shrek is trying desperately to improve position.
Shrek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrek is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shrek slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fintch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fintch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shrek looks gassed!
Fintch throwing shots but Shrek is blocking nicely.
Fintch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shrek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Fintch seems to be working for a kimura but Shrek defends the submission attempt.
Fintch not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fintch working over Shrek with some ground and pound. Shrek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shrek is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fintch fails with the takedown.
Shrek has his takedown stuffed

and Fintch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Fintch stands and steps away. Shrek gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shrek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fintch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Fintch has Shrek pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fintch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shrek tumbling to the mat - Fintch dives into Shrek's guard.
Shrek keeping moving, preventing Fintch from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fintch lands a couple of elbows.
Fintch wants to control from the top but Shrek keeps moving.

Shrek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fintch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fintch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fintch throws a strike but Shrek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Fintch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fintch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shrek is looking for a sweep.

Fintch is trying to get an arm triangle but Shrek is defending well.

Fintch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shrek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fintch lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fintch is looking to take a break and control but Shrek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fintch is chipping away with strikes.
Shrek parries the strikes from Fintch easily there. Fintch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shrek to escape.
Shrek wants to get back to his feet.
Shrek is not content to let Fintch control the position.
Fintch is working Shrek over with some ground and pound from side control.
Harold Fintch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
Shrek gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shrek is trying to maintain the position but Fintch is very close to passing his half guard.
Fintch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fintch tries to stand and escape but Shrek is controlling the position.
Fintch trying to control from half guard but Shrek is working away.
Fintch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fintch has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fintch punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fintch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fintch lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fintch landing strikes from the mount.

Shrek defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fintch.
Fintch looking to finish with strikes here!
Shrek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fintch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fintch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fintch throwing strikes but Shrek bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

Shrek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shrek is trying to control the position but Fintch postures up.
Fintch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shrek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fintch is one step ahead there.
Shrek is trying to control the position but Fintch postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Fintch dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fintch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fintch wants to control from the top but Shrek keeps moving.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fintch here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fintch is looking to stand up but Shrek won't let him.

Shrek is working an open guard so Fintch takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shrek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fintch counters with a takedown into side control.
Fintch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shrek some visible discomfort.
Shrek wants to control but Fintch postures up.
Fintch trying to control the position but Shrek is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shrek is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fintch just content to control the position.
Fintch advances to mount.
Shrek is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fintch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shrek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fintch breaks from Shrek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fintch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shrek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fintch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fintch working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fintch prevents Shrek from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Shrek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fintch with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Fintch.
Shrek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fintch lands a heavy elbow.
Fintch trying to control but Shrek is having none of it.
Shrek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fintch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fintch has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shrek's face.
Fintch landing strikes from the mount.
Fintch dominating with strikes here.
Fintch tries to control but Shrek wriggling away.
Fintch looking to finish with strikes here!

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.
Shrek tries to hold on but Fintch postures up.
Shrek is looking to get to half guard.

Fintch has control of Shrek's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Shrek regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Shrek is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Fintch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fintch, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Harold Fintch!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Harold Fintch!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Harold Fintch!

Harold Fintch wins by unanimous decision!