PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes to the cage accompanied by Fight To Win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilkinson
vs
Finch

190 cm
21
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

200 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BioPharm 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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Finch!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson blocks a head kick by Finch.
Wilkinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Finch throws a leg kick

and Wilkinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Finch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Finch avoids the damage to the body.

Wilkinson pulls Finch into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkinson is keeping the position for now.
Finch slips nicely into half guard.
Finch wants to stand up but Wilkinson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilkinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wilkinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finch is one step ahead there.
Wilkinson is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch wants to stand but Wilkinson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wilkinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finch is one step ahead there.
Wilkinson has a closed guard, preventing Finch from standing up.
Wilkinson looking to control.
Finch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilkinson's guard.
Wilkinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finch is fighting to break Wilkinson's control of his arms but Wilkinson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkinson is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Finch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Wilkinson off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
Finch avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
Finch misses with a leg kick
and Wilkinson counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilkinson lands with a kick to the temple. Finch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wilkinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Finch.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Finch misses with a kick to the body
and Wilkinson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Finch checks a leg kick.
Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Finch avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch thows a body shot but no joy.
Finch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finch.
Finch moves out of range of the body kick from Wilkinson.
Finch is looking to slow Wilkinson down with leg kicks.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Finch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilkinson is breathing heavily.
Finch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson scores with a hook to the body. Finch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat.
Finch throws a leg kick but Wilkinson moved away.
Wilkinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
Wilkinson misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wilkinson lands with a slapping head kick.
Finch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wilkinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Finch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finch is looking to slow Wilkinson down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Wilkinson. Those never looked like landing.
Finch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Wilkinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
Finch blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Finch throws a low kick, looking for Wilkinson's leg but Wilkinson calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Finch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Finch keeps the fight on the outside.
Finch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Finch.
Finch throws a body punch but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson cracks the inside of Finch's front leg.
Finch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilkinson rather than just go for the knockout.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson checks a leg kick.
Wilkinson thumps Finch with a low kick.
Wilkinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bob Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Finch is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson connects with a body shot that sends Finch's belly button to the back.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilkinson finish him?
Wilkinson misses with a head kick.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson slips a jab and a cross from Finch.
Finch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clay Wilkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkinson checks a leg kick.
Finch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finch throws the kick towards the body but Wilkinson avoids it.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finch misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.

Wilkinson rushes Finch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilkinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finch smiles and moves away.
Finch thuds a left hand into Wilkinson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkinson misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkinson blocks a head kick by Finch.
Finch swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilkinson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finch.
Wilkinson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finch to keep the fight standing.
Finch missing with knees to the body.
Finch is looking to control Wilkinson's arms but Wilkinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finch has his back to the cage.
Wilkinson missing with knees to the body.
Finch looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkinson is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilkinson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilkinson misses with a knee strike.
Finch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wilkinson avoiding damage as Finch throws knees to the body.
Wilkinson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilkinson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finch tries to stall but Wilkinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilkinson lands an elbow that stopped Finch in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finch's face.

Wilkinson jumps into guard, dragging Finch to the mat.
Wilkinson is trying to keep Finch in close.

Wilkinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson wants to improve his position but instead Finch has moved into half guard.

Finch stands up from half guard.
Wilkinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Finch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Finch. Beautiful body shot.
Wilkinson moves out of range as Finch throws a body kick.
Finch avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Clay Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wilkinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finch scores with a leg kick.
Finch avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Wilkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finch feints and then cracks Wilkinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilkinson down.
Finch is looking to land body kicks.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Wilkinson's shoulder, as Wilkinson tries to avoid the shot.
Finch misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkinson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Finch throws a body kick that misses.
Wilkinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Finch throws a nice head kick!
Finch misses with a kick to the body.
Finch blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Finch.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses.
Finch slips a straight right by Wilkinson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Finch!
Finch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilkinson. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finch misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkinson manages to avoid it.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Finch throws a chopping leg kick but Wilkinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilkinson lands with a kick to the temple. Finch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wilkinson lands a brutal head kick. Finch looks out on his feet and Wilkinson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Clay Wilkinson!
After the big win, Clay Wilkinson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BioPharm Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.