PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ispa Murskapuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch/Lover. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Finley
vs
Murskapuro

180 cm
22
197 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

188 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispa Murskapuro!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murskapuro tries to clinch but Finley moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murskapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murskapuro is looking to clinch but Finley is avoiding it.
Murskapuro tries to clinch up but Finley circles away and keeps his distance.
Finley circles away from the clinch attempt.

Murskapuro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Murskapuro wants to stand but Finley is controlling the position.
Finley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Finley advances position into side control!
Finley has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Murskapuro!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finley lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Finley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Finley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murskapuro hang on?
Finley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Finley dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Finley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Finley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Murskapuro looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Finley landing shots from mount.

Finley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Murskapuro is in a horrible position here. Finley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Finley working Murskapuro over with strikes here.
Finley controlling the position easily from mount.
Finley with the ground and pound from mount.

Murskapuro is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Finley! Murskapuro is hurt baaadly! Finley is firing away with more strikes - Murskapuro is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Finley!