PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy Kopec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopec's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boats 'N Hoes. Finger has chosen Petos - Sen ajan murhe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Guy Kopec has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kopec
vs
Finger

200 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Kopec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Finger closes the distance and clinches.

Finger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finger digs a good body shot into Kopec's ribs.
Finger tries to clinch but Kopec moves out of range.
Kopec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kopec walks into a left hand.

Finger forces Kopec back against the cage and clinches.
Finger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kopec.
Kopec wants to take the fight to the mat but Finger manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Finger stops a takedown attempt from Kopec.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Kopec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Finger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Finger lands a left hand.
Finger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kopec avoids it.
A short right from Finger on the inside.
Kopec drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kopec moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kopec. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kopec takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kopec circles away quickly and effectively.
Finger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kopec circles away quickly and effectively.

Finger clinches with his opponent.
Kopec is looking to take this one to the mat.
Finger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kopec as Finger tries to tie him up.
Kopec drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Finger breaks from the clinch.
Finger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kopec on the side of the head.
Kopec shoots in looking for a takedown. Finger tries to sprawl out of it but Kopec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger stuns Kopec with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kopec misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finger. Kopec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Kopec dodges the punch combination from Finger.
Kopec lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finger circles away quickly and effectively.
Franky Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopec lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kopec shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finger as he jumps to the side.
Kopec moves away from the strike by Finger.
Finger throws a hook to the side of Kopec's head but Kopec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kopec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick from Finger lands but Kopec takes it in his stride.

Finger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kopec tries for a takedown but Finger manages to get underhooks.
Finger slows down the pace here.
Finger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Finger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Finger leaning against his opponent.
Finger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kopec drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Finger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kopec.
Kopec takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a head kick that half lands.

Kopec shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kopec will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Finger is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Finger somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Finger looks gassed!
Finger connects with a jab.
Kopec throws a big shot that misses.
Kopec misses with a looping right.
Finger tries a head kick but it misses.
Kopec throws a looping overhand right but Finger ducks down to avoid it.
Kopec has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finger finds it's way round the side to connect with Kopec's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopec swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kopec scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kopec throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Finger dominated that 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.

A telegraphed right hand from Kopec misses the target.
Kopec has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finger finds it's way round the side to connect with Kopec's head.
Franky Finger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kopec misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finger cracks Kopec with a good jab.
Finger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kopec throws a big shot that misses.

Finger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kopec, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Finger.
Kopec looking for a takedown.
Kopec takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Guy Kopec has been cut.
Finger is pushing Kopec up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kopec drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kopec drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Kopec. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kopec.
Kopec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Finger.
Finger lands a hook that snaps the head of Kopec backwards.
Finger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kopec.
Kopec drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kopec wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finger lands a nice shot to the body.
Kopec has Finger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Finger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kopec really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kopec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franky Finger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Finger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger stalling.
Kopec managing to block the knees to the body from Finger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Finger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guy Kopec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kopec throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finger is looking to clinch but Kopec is avoiding it.
Kopec throws a combination that misses
and Finger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finger cracks Kopec with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finger stuffs the takedown attempt from Kopec. Kopec gets slowly back to his feet.
Franky Finger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Finger has closed the distance and engaged Kopec in a clinch.
Finger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Finger.
Kopec is looking for a takedown.
Kopec takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finger defending well as Kopec loads up on a big left hand.
Kopec is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finger.
Finger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Kopec, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Kopec.
Kopec shoots in and drives through. Finger sprawls well.

Finger closes the distance and pushes Kopec back into the cage.
Finger lands an elbow just above Kopec 's eye.
Kopec managing to block the knees to the body from Finger.

Kopec has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Finger is trying to keep an underhook but Kopec manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Finger makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finger throws a shot to the body.
Finger tries a head kick but it misses.
Kopec misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finger throws a quick inside leg kick.

Finger gets a clinch.
Finger stalling.

Finger manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Kopec or perhaps it was just good defense by Finger which made him look bad.
Finger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finger misses with a wild body shot.
Kopec has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finger finds it's way round the side to connect with Kopec's head.
Kopec jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Finger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guy Kopec's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Finger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kopec throws a jab when Finger was well out of range.
Finger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kopec.
Kopec bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finger's head.
Finger throws a shot to the body.
Finger scores with a sloppy right hand. Kopec should have avoided that one.
Finger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finger misses with a body shot.
Kopec is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kopec looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finger lands a body shot.
Finger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kopec throws out the jab.
Kopec waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finger.
Kopec moves forwards but Finger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Finger wants it to stay on the feet.
Kopec shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Finger clinches up against the cage.
Finger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kopec's defenses.
Finger tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopec avoids the damage to the body.
Kopec goes for a takedown attempt but Finger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Kopec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Finger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kopec.

Finger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kopec.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Finger breaks the clinch.
Kopec throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finger.
Finger is looking to clinch but Kopec is avoiding it.
Kopec walks into a left hand.
Kopec looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopec looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finger is fending him off so far but Kopec persists. Nope, Finger circles away and we're back to standing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kopec crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Finger - the referee stops the clock and Kopec gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Finger. Kopec manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Finger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kopec takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopec manages to avoid it.
Finger works over Kopec's head and body with a nice combination.
Finger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kopec tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finger swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finger.
Kopec throws a leg kick but Finger moved away.

Finger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Finger stalls.
Finger lands an elbow inside.
Guy Kopec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franky Finger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Finger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kopec.

Finger breaks from the clinch.
Finger throws a sloppy head kick and Kopec moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopec.
Kopec misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kopec tries to keep at a distance but Finger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kopec has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Finger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kopec takes a shot to the head.
Kopec is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Finger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Finger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kopec.
Kopec looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Finger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finger catches Kopec with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Finger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kopec at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Finger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Finger 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Finger!