PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Rentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo FINITO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rentz
vs
FINITO

165 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

166 cm
19
148 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Nutrition Oracle

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Rentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo FINITO!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FINITO looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
FINITO stuffs the takedown attempt from Rentz. Rentz gets slowly back to his feet.
Rentz fails with the takedown.
FINITO throws a lazy right hand but Rentz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
FINITO lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Rentz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Rentz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rentz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Rentz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. FINITO knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rentz wants to control but FINITO is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
FINITO is trying to control Rentz's posture but Rentz avoids it.
Rentz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rentz working the strikes but FINITO uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Rentz is working for a kimura but FINITO is defending it quite comfortably.
FINITO moves into full guard.
Rentz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as FINITO works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rentz postures up in FINITO's guard and throws a big left but FINITO blocks it.

Rentz drops back looking for a leg! FINITO is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and FINITO manages to kick Rentz off! Rentz jumps back into FINITO's guard.
Rentz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rentz stopping the sweep attempt from FINITO.
Rentz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rentz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
FINITO keeping full guard, as Rentz tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
FINITO is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rentz looking to pass the guard.
Rentz trying to control the position from guard on top but FINITO is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rentz preventing the sweep.

Rentz drops back looking for a leg! FINITO is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and FINITO manages to kick Rentz off! Rentz jumps back into FINITO's guard.
FINITO really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rentz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rentz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Rentz pushing down on FINITO's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rentz working over FINITO with some ground and pound. FINITO looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
FINITO tries to roll over but Rentz keeps him under control.
FINITO keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Rentz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. FINITO doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rentz.
Rentz is trying to control. FINITO wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Rentz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by FINITO.
Rentz avoids the body shot from FINITO.
Rentz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but FINITO avoids it really well and circles away.
Rentz shoots in and drives through. FINITO sprawls well.
FINITO lands a right hook to the body.
FINITO fails to land with a series of punches.
Rentz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from FINITO.
FINITO looks to land a combination but Rentz avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
FINITO missing with a left hand there. Rentz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rentz tries a low kick but FINITO avoids it.
FINITO throws a series of punches but Rentz avoids them all with ease.
FINITO misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rentz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Rentz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so FINITO is just riding it out for now. Rentz eventually gives up the hold.

Rentz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but FINITO sees it coming and defends easily.
Rentz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed FINITO's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rentz seems to be looking for submissions.
Rentz controlling the action here.

Rentz 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.

Rentz stands up out of the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rentz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
FINITO keeping full guard, as Rentz tries to pass.
Rentz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
FINITO looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rentz is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rentz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rentz pushing down on FINITO's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rentz is looking to advance position but FINITO won't allow it.

Rentz seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rentz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rentz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

FINITO is defending against the submission attempts here by Rentz.

Rentz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
FINITO trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Rentz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

FINITO with a body punch. A glancing blow.
FINITO works over Rentz's head and body with a nice combination.
FINITO throws a series of punches but Rentz avoids them all with ease.
FINITO displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rentz.
Sloppy strikes from FINITO. Those never looked like landing.
Rentz shoots in but no luck this time.
Rentz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rentz shoots in and drives through. FINITO sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Rentz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Rentz or perhaps it was just good defense by FINITO which made him look bad.
FINITO is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rentz rather than just go for the knockout.
Rentz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. FINITO defends it nicely.
FINITO misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
FINITO misses with a wild combination.
FINITO throws a right and a left that Rentz avoids nicely.
Rentz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rentz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
FINITO throws a body punch but Rentz moves out of range.
FINITO slaps away a takedown attempt from Rentz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rentz walks into a jab.
Rentz fails to land the takedown.
A low kick from FINITO is predictable there

and Rentz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
FINITO has a hand on Rentz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rentz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rentz looking to ground and pound but FINITO is blocking nicely.
Rentz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
FINITO is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Rentz is working for a guillotine from mount but FINITO frees his head quite easily.
FINITO keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Rentz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but FINITO is surviving well by controlling Rentz's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
FINITO tries to hold on but Rentz postures up.
FINITO avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rentz.

Rentz has control of FINITO's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and FINITO regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rentz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rentz fails to advance to FINITO's back.
FINITO is desperately trying to improve his position but Rentz has a good base and remains in mount.

Rentz is working for a guillotine from mount but FINITO frees his head quite easily.
Rentz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ricardo FINITO has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Rentz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rentz lands a nice shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Rentz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rentz, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Rentz!