PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mac Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Finley's choice of entrance music: Bitch/Lover. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Day
vs
Finley

186 cm
21
200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Finley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Day shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Day showed some decent athleticism there.
Finley tries to roll over but Day keeps him under control.
Day wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finley keeps working.
Finley is trying to get back to full guard.
Finley is trying to control but can't.
Finley is looking to improve his position.
Day is looking to take a break and control but Finley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finley gets full guard.
Finley controlling the position.
Finley trying to control the position.
Finley wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Day gets to his feet. Finley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Day ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finley throws a right and a left that Day avoids nicely.
Day connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finley misses with a series of wild punches.
Day fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Day dodges the punch combination from Finley.

Day has closed the distance and engaged Finley in a clinch.
Finley wants to break free but Day has control.
Day drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Finley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Day circles away quickly and effectively.

Day scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Day tries to stand but can't do so whilst Finley controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day wants to control but Finley is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Day is working for a kimura but Finley is defending it quite comfortably.
Day is breathing heavily.
Day throwing shots but Finley is blocking nicely.
Finley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finley is looking to escape.
Day prevents Finley from improving his position.
Finley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Finley wants to get back to his feet but Day is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Finley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Day.
Finley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finley misses with a wild body shot.
Finley throws a series of punches but Day moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley sizes up Day with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Day.
Finley misses with a body shot.
Finley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Day shoots in but Finley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Finley wants it to stay on the feet.

Day shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Finley is looking to control Day's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Finley avoid being mounted?
Finley wants to get back to full guard.
Day seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Day has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Day looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Finley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Finley working for a triangle but Day defends it easily.
Day looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Day dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Finley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Day stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horrible takedown by Day or perhaps it was just good defense by Finley which made him look bad.

Day looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Finley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Finley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Finley trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Day is controlling him.
Day pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finley is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day postures up and lands a big shot to Finley's brow.
Day trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom.
Day stopping the sweep attempt from Finley.
Day wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finley.
Finley misses with the combination.
Finley lands with a right hand.
Finley misses with a double jab.
Day takes one on the button.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Finley.
Day fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Finley avoids it really well and circles away.
Day fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Finley throws a predictable looking body shot

and Day counters with a shoot takedown. Finley fights it but they end up in guard.
Day postures up.
Finley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Day's guard.
Day avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Finley stands up from Day's guard - Finley perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finley tries to bum rush Day with a series of wild strikes but Day uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Finley does no damage.
Day takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Day shoots in for a double leg but Finley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Day fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Finley lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Finley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Finley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Finley prevents Day from improving his position.

Finley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mac Day is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Day there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day with a poor takedown
and Finley counters with a right hand to the body.
Finley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Finley looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Finley swings for the body but Day moves out of range.

Finley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Day postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Finley looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finley keeping moving, preventing Day from controlling successfully.
Finley is pulling down on Day's head to control his posture.
Day trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom.
Finley is pulling down on Day's head to control his posture.
Day trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Day misses with a takedown

and Finley counters with a shoot takedown. Day fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day keeping moving, preventing Finley from controlling successfully.
Mac Day overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finley tries to stand but Day is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Finley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Finley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Day.

Day shoots in and bounces Finley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finley working a defensive guard here.

Day thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Day 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.
Finley is pulling down on Day's head to control his posture.
Finley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Day's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Day keeping full guard, as Finley tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley lands a couple of elbows.
Finley wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Finley passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Finley decides to stand back up.
Day fails with the takedown
and Finley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Day takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finley.
Finley throws a right hand that Day ducks under and follows up with a left that Day also avoids with ease.
A combination from Finley does no damage.
Day shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finley counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Finley.
Finley misses with a jab to the body

and Day counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Finley!
Day punching from mount but Finley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Finley tries to lock up and control but Day gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Finley reaches up to try and control the position but Day seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Finley rolls and tries to escape and now Day has his back!

Finley defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Day's arms.
Finley turns into Day and is now in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finley trying to control the position from guard on top but Day is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Day bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finley's guard.
Finley wants to sweep here but Day controlling him for the moment.
Finley working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Day decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Finley, up you get!
Finley cracks Day with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Day shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finley defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finley throws a shot to the body.

Finley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Day is bucking up trying to escape but Finley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Day really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Finley trying to control but Day is having none of it.
Finley wants to control but instead Day manages to regain half guard.
Day is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Finley decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Finley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Finley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Finley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Finley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finley is trying to control the position but Day postures up.
Finley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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 Mac Day.
I think Day has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Day!