PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Finklestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Quid
vs
Finklestein

178 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Finklestein!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finklestein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quid wants to clinch up but Finklestein keeps it at a distance.
Finklestein lands a slapping body shot.
Quid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Quid rushes Finklestein and presses him up against the cage.
Finklestein wants to break free but Quid has control.

Finklestein turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Finklestein manages to end up in side control.
Quid can't do much from the bottom here.
Quid tries to improve position but can't.
Quid struggling a bit here.
Quid is looking for a sweep.
Quid parries the strikes from Finklestein easily there. Finklestein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Quid to escape.
The strikes coming from Finklestein are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Quid struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finklestein misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finklestein throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quid's waist but Quid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finklestein off to one side.
Quid wants to clinch up but Finklestein keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Quid. No joy for Finklestein on that attempt.
Quid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quid wants to clinch.
Quid tries to clinch but Finklestein moves out of range.
Quid is looking to clinch.
Quid stuffs the takedown attempt from Finklestein. Finklestein gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Quid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Finklestein.
Quid wants to clinch up but Finklestein keeps it at a distance.
Quid misses with a head kick.
Johnny Quid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quid is looking to clinch.

Finklestein gets the takedown into side control.
Quid really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Finklestein looks gassed!
Quid is looking for a sweep.
Quid manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Quid is trying to get back to full guard.
Quid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Quid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein wants to control from the top but Quid keeps moving.

Finklestein is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Quid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Quid controls Finklestein momentarily but Finklestein frees himself.

Quid looking for a guillotine here but Finklestein defends easily.
Finklestein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quid had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Finklestein is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Quid Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Finklestein's back instead.

Quid working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Will Quid go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Finklestein is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Quid gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Quid throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Finklestein can't escape the position.
Finklestein manages to reverse the position and now he's in Quid's guard. Nice work there by Finklestein.

Quid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quid manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Quid punching from mount but Finklestein doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Quid looking to ground and pound but Finklestein is blocking nicely.
Finklestein is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Quid will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Finklestein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finklestein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finklestein throws a nice looking combination but Quid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finklestein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finklestein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finklestein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finklestein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finklestein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quid.
Finklestein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Finklestein swats away the attempt to clinch by Quid.
Quid doesn't manage to clinch there - Finklestein circles away.
Finklestein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finklestein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quid scores with the left hand. Finklestein knows he should have avoided that one.
Finklestein is breathing heavily.
Finklestein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finklestein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finklestein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quid moves in looking to clinch but Finklestein pushes him off.
Finklestein keeps the fight on the outside.
Quid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Finklestein is rocked!

It looks like Vadim Finklestein has been cut.
Quid throws a shot to the body.
Finklestein is still on wobbly legs! Can Quid finish him?
Vadim Finklestein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch but Finklestein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finklestein seems to have recovered his senses.
Quid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Quid.

Quid has managed to clinch.
Quid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finklestein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quid slows down the pace here.
Quid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quid misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid looking to throw knees to the head but Finklestein is blocking nicely.
Quid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quid is looking to control Finklestein's arms but Finklestein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quid has his back to the cage.
Quid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finklestein blocks it with crossed arms.
Finklestein avoiding damage as Quid throws knees to the body.
Finklestein blocks an elbow strike from Quid.
Quid scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finklestein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finklestein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Quid breaks from the clinch.
Quid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finklestein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Quid drives through and clinches with Finklestein against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid misses with a knee to the head.
Quid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Finklestein managing to block the knees to the body from Quid.
Quid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finklestein tries to break the clinch but Quid is controlling the position.
Quid pushes off an throws an elbow but Finklestein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Quid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quid looking to throw knees to the head but Finklestein is blocking nicely.

Quid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finklestein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finklestein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quid doesn't manage to clinch there - Finklestein circles away.
Quid tries to clinch but Finklestein is having none of it.

Finklestein shoots in and bounces Quid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finklestein with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein won't allow Quid to sweep him here.

Quid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finklestein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quid keeping full guard, as Finklestein tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Quid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Quid looking for a guillotine here but Finklestein defends easily.
Finklestein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Finklestein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Finklestein lands with a nice combination. Quid backs away looking to recover.
Quid doesn't manage to clinch there - Finklestein circles away.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch but Finklestein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quid moves in looking to clinch but Finklestein pushes him off.
Quid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finklestein looks for a takedown but Quid sprawls well.
Quid tries to clinch up.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finklestein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
Finklestein circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finklestein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Quid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finklestein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quid is looking to control Finklestein's arms but Finklestein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quid has his back to the cage.
Quid tries to land a knee to the head but Finklestein blocks with his arms.
Quid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finklestein blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quid breaks from the clinch.
Finklestein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quid tries to clinch but Finklestein is having none of it.
Quid tries to clinch but Finklestein moves out of range.
Finklestein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finklestein keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnny Quid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finklestein keeps the fight on the outside.
Quid wants to clinch.
Finklestein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quid wants to clinch up but Finklestein keeps it at a distance.
Quid tries to clinch there but Finklestein circles away.
Quid tries to clinch up but Finklestein circles away and keeps his distance.
Quid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finklestein fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finklestein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finklestein swats away the attempt to clinch by Quid.
Quid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finklestein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finklestein paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Finklestein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Quid looking for a sweep. Not yet Quid, not yet.
Quid is trying to control the position but Finklestein postures up.

Quid working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Vadim Finklestein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Finklestein rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid tries to stand but can't do so whilst Finklestein controls his leg.
Quid is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Finklestein regains half guard.
Quid is keen to just control but Finklestein is a slippery customer.

Quid is working for a kimura but Finklestein is defending it quite comfortably.

Finklestein looking for submissions off his back.
Vadim Finklestein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finklestein tries to roll over but Quid keeps him under control.
Quid tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finklestein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Quid is looking to take a break and control but Finklestein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quid trying to pass the guard but Finklestein defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Finklestein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quid counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quid jabs at Finklestein's body.
Finklestein keeps the fight on the outside.
Finklestein swats away the attempt to clinch by Quid.
Quid doesn't manage to clinch there - Finklestein circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Quid.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quid, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quid!