PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 605 p4p, 823 weight class) and Middle Finger (ranked 85 p4p, 128 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pavlek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Finger has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pavlek
vs
Finger

170 cm
29
155
13 - 5 - 0

176 cm
30
158
20 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Middle Finger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek misses with a straight left.
Finger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlek.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finger tries to score with a low kick but Pavlek moves his leg out of the way.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab.
Finger throws a leg kick
and Pavlek counters with a low kick, right behind Finger 's knee.
Pavlek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Finger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finger misses with an uppercut. Pavlek saw that one coming.
Pavlek looks to land a left hand but Finger moved out of range nicely.
Finger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finger throws the left hand but Pavlek avoids the punch easily.
Pavlek misses the shot to the body.
Pavlek throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Finger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavlek looks to land a body kick but Finger moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick.
Pavlek lands a right hook to the body.
Finger throws a leg kick but Pavlek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pavlek slips under a jab.
Pavlek is looking to chop away at Finger's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pavlek.
Finger with a nice calf kick.
Pavlek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finger.
Pavlek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finger.
Pavlek slips a jab from Finger.
Pavlek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.
Finger tries to bum rush Pavlek with a series of wild strikes but Pavlek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finger.
Pavlek throws a right hand that misses
and Pavlek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavlek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finger! But no joy.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pavlek.
A big left from Pavlek misses.
A good leg kick by Finger.
Pavlek cracks a nice hook into Finger's ribs.
Pavlek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finger checks it well.
Pavlek tries to clinch but Finger is having none of it.
Finger misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Pavlek tried to counter with a leg kick but Finger avoided it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek moves away from the strike by Finger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finger with a nice calf kick.
Pavlek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finger's hands.
Pavlek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finger is out of range.
Finger catches Pavlek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Finger ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
Pavlek lands a nice looking body shot.
Finger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pavlek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Finger.
Finger moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Finger ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Finger swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlek.
Finger looks to throw the jab but Pavlek is out of range.
Pavlek is looking to clinch.
Finger throws a shot to the body.
Pavlek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Finger misses the jab.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pavlek misses with a looping left.
Finger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finger throws a hook to the side of Pavlek's head but Pavlek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavlek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finger! But no joy.
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Finger scores with a leg kick.
Finger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finger throws a front kick aimed at Pavlek's knee but Pavlek avoids it well.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pavlek can pounce on him.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Finger.
Finger thumps Pavlek with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek tried to score with a low kick but Finger checks it.
Finger tried to score with a low kick but Pavlek checks it.

Pavlek moves into range and clinches up with Finger.
Finger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pavlek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fingers head.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Finger controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlek.
A right hand to the body from Finger.
Finger working aggressively here.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Finger is working Pavlek over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Finger fails to land.
Finger lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finger has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Middle Finger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Finger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pavlek throws a shot to the body.
Pavlek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Pavlek throws a wild body kick that Finger sees coming a mile off.
Finger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pavlek.
A swing and a miss from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Pavlek.
Finger checks the leg kick.
Pavlek throws a nice looking combination but Finger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finger scores with a leg kick.
Finger misses with a looping right.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finger throws a leg kick that misses.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Finger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pavlek misses with a body kick.
Pavlek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with a wild combination.
Finger throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pavlek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pavlek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Pavlek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pavlek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Pavlek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Finger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pavlek misses with a low kick.
Finger moves out of range of the leg kick from Pavlek.
Finger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pavlek misses with a low kick.
Finger with the inside leg kick.
Pavlek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavlek looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range.
Pavlek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek slips a jab from Finger.
Finger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pavlek is able to avoid easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pavlek misses with a low kick as Finger jumps back.
Pavlek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pavlek darts in and clinches Finger up against the cage.
Pavlek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finger.
Finger throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finger misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Pavlek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finger can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Finger lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Pavlek throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Pavlek as the two fighters clinch.
Finger lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Finger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries a body shot but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek blocking some punches.
Finger misses with a body punch.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Finger.
Jakov Pavlek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Finger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pavlek.
Finger avoids a wild elbow strike from Pavlek.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Finger controls the action.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finger misses with a body punch.
Pavlek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pavlek scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Finger avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Finger has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Finger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek cracks Finger with a nice body shot.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Finger.
Pavlek lands a shot to the body.
Finger is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Finger avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finger throws a head punch that misses.
Finger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finger blocks an elbow strike.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Finger.
Finger misses with the head strike.
Pavlek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finger's elbow.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
Pavlek misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Finger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Finger.
Finger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finger throws out a powerful jab.
Pavlek slips a jab from Finger.
Finger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pavlek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pavlek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finger lands a jab to the head.
Finger moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Pavlek moves away from the strike by Finger.
Finger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Pavlek there.
Pavlek slips a jab from Finger.
Finger misses with a straight left.
Pavlek fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finger just manages to avoid it.
Finger slips under a jab from Pavlek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Finger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pavlek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finger scrambles back to his feet.
Middle Finger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavlek misses with a two punch combination.
Pavlek takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
Pavlek wants to slow Finger down by chopping away at his legs.
Pavlek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finger throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
Finger avoids the body shot from Pavlek.
Finger moves forwards but Pavlek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavlek moves away from the strike by Finger.
Finger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finger lands the left hand.
Pavlek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finger throws a front kick aimed at Pavlek's knee but Pavlek avoids it well.
Pavlek throws a sloppy head kick
and Finger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pavlek's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek scores with a leg kick.
Pavlek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pavlek slips under a jab from Finger.
Pavlek tries a low kick but Finger avoids it.
A low kick lands for Pavlek.
Pavlek motions for Finger to come forward. Pavlek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finger slips a jab from Pavlek.
Finger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finger throws a hook but Pavlek avoids it easily.
Pavlek scores with a jab.
Finger blocks a jab.
Good work by Finger as he checks the leg kick.
Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlek misses the target.
Pavlek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Finger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a shot from downtown. Pavlek moves away and avoids it.
Pavlek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finger circles away quickly and effectively.
Finger moves out of range of the strikes.

Finger tries to keep at a distance but Pavlek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finger can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek pushes Finger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Finger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Finger.
A short right from Pavlek on the inside.
Finger lands a shoulder strike.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finger prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Finger controls the action.
Finger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Pavlek misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Finger avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finger misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Finger lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Finger avoiding damage as Pavlek throws knees to the body.
Finger managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finger blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Finger misses with the head strike.
Finger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finger pushes Pavlek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek blocks an uppercut.
Pavlek tries a body shot but Finger blocks it.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Finger.
Finger is working Pavlek over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Middle Finger.
Well Finger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Middle Finger!
A relieved looking Middle Finger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.