PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Slugger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley comes into the arena with Bad Company blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Finley
vs
Slugger

182 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silent Slugger!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Finley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Finley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Finley with shots to the head and body - Slugger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Finley controlling the pace for now.
Slugger wants to hold on but Finley pushes him away.

Finley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Slugger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Slugger shrugs it off.
Finley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley punching from mount but Slugger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Finley with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finley controlling the pace for now.
Finley wants to control the pace but Slugger is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finley content just to control the position here.
Slugger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Finley controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Finley controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Finley trying to control but Slugger is having none of it.
Finley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Finley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Finley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slugger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Finley wants to pass the guard but Slugger is keeping the position.
Finley wants to control from the top but Slugger keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley wants to stand and escape but instead Slugger has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Finley keeping moving, preventing Slugger from controlling successfully.
Slugger postures up.
Finley managing to control the position.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dakota Finley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Slugger misses with a takedown

and Finley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Finley.
Slugger trying to keep a closed guard but Finley is proving a slippery customer.
Finley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slugger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finley looking to sit in guard and control but Slugger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finley is on top in guard.
Slugger has a closed guard, preventing Finley from standing up.
Finley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Finley postures up.
Slugger is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finley wants to control from the top but Slugger keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Finley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Finley moves into the clinch.
Finley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Finley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Finley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Finley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Finley avoids the attempt from Slugger to control.
Finley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley prevents Slugger from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finley thowing shots but they're missing.
The referee warns Slugger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Finley looking to control but Slugger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dakota Finley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finley controlling his opponent.
Slugger tries to lock up and control but Finley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Finley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slugger?
Finley thowing shots but they're missing.
Finley controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finley tries to control but Slugger wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Finley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Finley!