PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Finklestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Darwin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Finklestein
vs
Darwin

184 cm
27
218 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

195 cm
26
220 lbs
10 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Finklestein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finklestein fails with the takedown
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finklestein with a poor takedown
and Finklestein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finklestein throws a lazy right hand but Darwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finklestein closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Finklestein wants to clinch but Darwin slips to the side
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Darwin enables Finklestein to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Darwin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Finklestein tries to free his leg and advance position but Darwin is retaining full guard.
Finklestein stopping the sweep attempt from Darwin.
Darwin trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finklestein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finklesteinis looking to pass into half guard but Darwin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Darwin is in guard.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Finklestein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finklestein manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Finklestein misses with a head shot.
Finklestein putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Darwin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Finklestein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darwin is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Finklestein.
Finklestein working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finklestein throws some wild stikes that Darwin manages to avoid easily.
Finklestein throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Darwin wants to get back to his feet.
Darwin is squirming around, avoiding Finklestein's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein cracks Darwin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Finklestein throws a strike there. Darwin manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Finklestein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Finklestein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Darwin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Finklestein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finklestein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darwin is looking to stand up but Finklestein isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin is pulling down on Finklestein's head. It's preventing any offense from Finklestein, at least for the moment.
Finklestein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darwin wants to stand but Finklestein is controlling the position.
Finklestein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin trying to keep a closed guard but Finklestein is proving a slippery customer.
Darwin can't keep his opponent in guard - Finklestein advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Finklestein dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Finklestein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Finklestein shoots and misses
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finklestein wants to clinch
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Finklestein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darwin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Finklestein thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Finklestein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darwin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darwin postures up and lands a big shot to Finklestein's brow.
Finklestein looking to control.
Darwin connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finklestein throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Finklestein wants to sweep here but Darwin controlling him for the moment.
Finklestein scores with a nice shot.
Finklestein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darwin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Darwin scoring with some ground and pound.

Darwin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Finklestein manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Darwin has Finklestein in his guard.
Finklestein throwing strikes from guard but Darwin blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein won't allow Darwin to sweep him here.
Darwin can't keep his opponent in guard - Finklestein advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Finklestein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darwin wants to get back to his feet.
Finklestein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finklestein throwing shots but Darwin is blocking nicely.
Finklestein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darwin's head.
Darwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Finklestein winds up and cracks Darwin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Finklestein wants to take a breather but Darwin is having none of it.
Finklestein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darwin defending well though.
Finklestein is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Darwin!
Finklestein lands a nice shot to the head.
Finklestein with good strikes from the mount here!
Darwin is breathing heavily.
Finklestein looking to finish Darwin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Darwin!
Darwin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Darwin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Finklestein tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Finklestein lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Finklestein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darwin is looking to escape.
Darwin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finklestein throws a strike there. Darwin manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.

Finklestein wants to work for an arm triangle but Darwin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Finklestein dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Finklestein shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darwin's guard.
Darwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finklestein.
Finklestein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finklestein.
Fedor Finklestein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finklestein throwing strikes from guard but Darwin blocks nicely.
Finklestein trying to control but Darwin is working from the bottom.
Finklestein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finklestein passes Darwin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Finklestein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Darwin actively working from the bottom here.
Darwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finklestein trying to control from half guard but Darwin is working away.
Finklestein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Finklestein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darwin is looking to control Finklestein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darwin avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein thows a huge punch but Darwin dodges it nicely.
Darwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finklestein.
Darwin wants to get back to his feet.
Darwin is staying active underneath Finklestein, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Finklestein throwing shots but Darwin is blocking nicely.
Finklestein throwing shots but Darwin is blocking nicely.
Finklestein throwing shots but Darwin is blocking nicely.

Finklestein 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.
Darwin is looking to control Finklestein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darwin avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein looks to land a strike but Darwin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Finklestein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finklestein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finklestein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darwin is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finklestein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finklestein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finklestein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finklestein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fedor Finklestein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finklestein lands a couple of elbows.
Finklestein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charles Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Finklestein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finklestein, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Finklestein!