PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 696 p4p, 802 weight class) and Vadim Golovkin (ranked 62 p4p, 73 weight class). Finch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finch
vs
Golovkin

178 cm
38
156
33 - 17 - 0

172 cm
41
146
40 - 21 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vadim Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golovkin wants to counter the offense by Finch and move into the clinch position.
Golovkin dodges the punch combination from Finch.
Golovkin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Finch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch lands with a cross.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Golovkin. Golovkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch lands to the side of Golovkin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Golovkin scores with a decent looking hook.
Finch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Golovkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot lands for Finch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it.
Finch misses with a leg kick
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Golovkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finch misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Finch.
Golovkin checks a leg kick.
Golovkin wants to counter with a clinch but Finch pushes him away.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finch throws a body punch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Finch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Golovkin throws a low kick but Finch moves out of range easily.
Finch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golovkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Finch misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Finch misses with a leg kick
and Golovkin counters with an inside leg kick.
Golovkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Finch tried to score with a low kick but Golovkin checks it.
Finch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Finch.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
Finch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finch throws a low kick, looking for Golovkin's leg but Golovkin calmly moves out of range.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finch. That's going to slow Golovkin down.
Finch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Golovkin at a distance.
Finch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Golovkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Golovkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finch checks the leg kick.
Finch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finch misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Golovkin checks a low kick from Finch.
Finch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Golovkin.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.

Golovkin rushes Finch and presses him up against the cage.
Golovkin misses with a body punch.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin pushes Finch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finch working aggressively here.
Golovkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Golovkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Golovkin is working Finch over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finch blocks a body shot from Golovkin.
Finch prevents a body shot from Golovkin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Golovkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Finch manages to break the clinch.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
Golovkin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Finch with a body shot.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Finch moves forwards but Golovkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finch throws a leg kick but Golovkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Golovkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Golovkin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Finch with a body shot.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Finch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Finch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Finch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Atticus Finch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Golovkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finch on the side of the head.
Finch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Finch backs off Golovkin throws a huge counter combo but Finch manages to avoid it all.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Finch gets tackled into the cage by Golovkin. Golovkin maintains the clinch.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Finch.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Golovkin lands a right hand.
Golovkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch prevents a body shot from Golovkin.
Finch throws an elbow that misses.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Finch.
Finch lands with a short shot to the head.
Finch cracks Golovkin with a nice body shot.
Finch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golovkin misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Finch.
A short right from Finch.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finch.

Finch breaks from the clinch.
Golovkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Golovkin throws out a counter right but Finch avoids it with no problem.
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Golovkin's hands.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golovkin moves away from the strike by Finch.
A little jabbing left from Golovkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Golovkin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atticus Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Golovkin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Golovkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch thows a leg kick but Golovkin checks it
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golovkin can do to turn this around?
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Finch misses with a straight left.
Golovkin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Finch.
No joy there for Finch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Golovkin moves out of range easily.
Golovkin lands a leg kick that knocks Finch off balance momentarily.
Golovkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finch.
Finch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Golovkin. That did some damage!
Golovkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
Golovkin lands a nice hook to Finch's body. Finch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Golovkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Golovkin scrambles back to his feet.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Golovkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch scores with a sloppy right hand. Golovkin should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Golovkin misses the target.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
Finch throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Golovkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Finch off the cage and back into range.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
Golovkin lands a nice shot that snaps Finch's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Golovkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golovkin tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Finch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Golovkin can turn it around.
Golovkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Golovkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finch tries to break free but Golovkin pushes him back against the cage.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
Finch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finch is trying to break free.
Finch swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Finch.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.

Finch breaks from the clinch.
Finch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin counters with a nice body shot.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Atticus Finch will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Finch ducks right into an uppercut from Golovkin.
Golovkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finch.
Golovkin thuds his right hand into Finch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Golovkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finch throws a body punch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Finch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Golovkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin throws a low kick but Finch moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Finch throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Good work by Finch as he checks the leg kick.
Golovkin thuds his shin into the meat of Finch's side.
Finch misses the jab.
Golovkin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Golovkin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it.
Golovkin wants to counter with a clinch but Finch pushes him away.
Good leg kick by Golovkin.
Nice jab there from Golovkin.
Golovkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Golovkin.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Vadim Golovkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Finch. That snapped Golovkin's head back.
Finch misses with a hook.
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch slips a jab from Golovkin.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Finch throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finch.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Finch saw that one coming.
Golovkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Golovkin throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Finch lands with an overhand left.
Finch throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Golovkin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Finch finds it's way through Golovkin's defenses.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Finch moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
Finch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golovkin walks into a left hand.
Golovkin cracks Finch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Golovkin misses the target.
Golovkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finch.
Finch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Finch duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Golovkin lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finch clobbers Golovkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Golovkin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Golovkin scores with a nice strike.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finch's hands.
Finch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finch moves away from the strike by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Finch saw that one coming.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Golovkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Atticus Finch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Golovkin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

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 Atticus Finch.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finch, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Finch!
After winning the bout, Atticus Finch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.