PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ed Frettish (ranked 3744 p4p, 189 weight class) and Zackary Finyard (ranked 3914 p4p, 196 weight class). Finyard has chosen Your pussy's glued to a building on fire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frettish
vs
Finyard

157 cm
35
142 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

173 cm
39
110 lbs
20 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Frettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zackary Finyard!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Finyard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Finyard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Finyard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
You can see the frustration on Frettish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finyard trying to control the position but Frettish is working away.
Finyard cracks Frettish with a big right hand but Frettish just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Finyard tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Finyard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Finyard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Finyard trying to control the position but Frettish is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard grinds an elbow into Frettish's temple.
Finyard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frettish keeps working.
Finyard working away.
Finyard controlling from side mount.
Finyard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frettish keeps working.

That's two 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.
Finyard tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Finyard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Finyard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Finyard wants to control but Frettish is keeping him busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Finyard misses.
Frettish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frettish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Finyard dodges the punch combination from Frettish.

Frettish gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Finyard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Finyard trying to control but Frettish is working from the bottom.
Finyard sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finyard throws a big elbow that misses.
Frettish can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Finyard controls the pace.
Finyard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finyard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Frettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finyard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frettish. Finyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zackary Finyard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Finyard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frettish sprawls well. Frettish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finyard gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Frettish misses the target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Finyard. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Finyard shoots in and gets a takedown into Frettish's guard.
Finyard trying to control but Frettish is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finyard's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard throwing strikes from guard but Frettish blocks nicely.
Finyard lands a couple of elbows.
Finyard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finyard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Finyard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Finyard wants to work for an arm triangle but Frettish is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Finyard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard slows the pace down in half guard.
Frettish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finyard.
Finyard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Finyard is keen to just control but Frettish is a slippery customer.
Zackary Finyard has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frettish's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finyard not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Finyard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frettish doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Finyard.
Frettish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Finyard on the ground.

Frettish is defending against the submission attempts here by Finyard.
Finyard is trying to control the action in half guard but Frettish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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.
Finyard tries to pass to full mount but Frettish defends it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frettish loads up on a big right hand but Finyard slips the punch.
Finyard replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Frettish blocks it well.
Finyard walks into a jab.
Frettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finyard.
No luck for Finyard with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frettish throws an overhand right that lands on Finyard's shoulder, as Finyard tries to avoid the shot.
Finyard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frettish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zackary Finyard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Finyard misses with a jab to the body
and Frettish counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Frettish misses its intended target.

Finyard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Frettish's half guard.
Frettish is refusing to be controlled, as Finyard sits in half guard.
Frettish wants to improve his position but Finyard is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Finyard seems content to control.
Finyard thows a huge punch but Frettish dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish is not content to let Finyard control the position.
Finyard controlling the pace.

Finyard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Frettish sees it coming and defends easily.
Finyard trying to control from Frettish's half guard. Frettish has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Finyard sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Finyard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Frettish is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Finyard, into his guard.

Finyard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Finyard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Finyard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zackary Finyard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Finyard slows the pace down in half guard.
Finyard is looking to take a break and control but Frettish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finyard wants to free his trapped foot but Frettish is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finyard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Finyard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ed Frettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zackary Finyard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Finyard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frettish. Finyard does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zackary Finyard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Finyard 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zackary Finyard!
During a confident post fight interview, Zackary Finyard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.