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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kerensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blitz Finish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Kerensky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Kerensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blitz Finish!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kerensky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finish scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Finish is looking to take a break and control but Kerensky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kerensky is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Finish is trying to move to mount but Kerensky reverses beautifully and ends up in Finish's guard.
Kerensky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Finish is looking to sweep but instead, Kerensky has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finish trying to control but Kerensky postures up.
Kerensky prevents Finish from improving his position.
Kerensky passes to full mount!
Finish is looking to get to half guard.
Kerensky avoids the attempt from Finish to control.
That's two 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.
Finish working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Finish tries to lock up and control but Kerensky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kerensky trying to control but Finish is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Finish keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kerensky avoids the attempt from Finish to control.
Kerensky trying to control but Finish is having none of it.
Finish tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kerensky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kerensky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kerensky controlling from mount.
Finish is desperately trying to improve his position but Kerensky has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerensky trying to control but Finish is having none of it.
Finish is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kerensky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kerensky connects with a body shot that sends Finish's belly button to the back.
Kerensky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kerensky cracks Finish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Finish slips a jab and a cross from Kerensky.
Kerensky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finish's head.
Finish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kerensky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Finish shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kerensky as he jumps to the side.
Kerensky misses with an uppercut
and Finish counters with a nice uppercut.
Finish ducks under a wild hook from Kerensky.
Kerensky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finish at a distance.
Kerensky misses with a body punch
and Finish counters with a low kick, right behind Kerensky 's knee.
Finish lands a glancing blow to the side of Kerensky's head.
Finish throws a combination that misses
and Kerensky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finish thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerensky scores with a jab. Finish acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kerensky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finish.
Finish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kerensky as he avoids it easily.
Finish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finish avoids the body shot from Kerensky.
Finish looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finish 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.
Kerensky tries to kick Finish off in order to stand up. Finish Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finish trying to control the position but Kerensky is working away.
A lull in the action here as Finish stalls from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kerensky wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Finish trying to control the action but Kerensky is working from the bottom.
Kerensky pushes Finish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Finish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky is not content to let Finish control the position.
Finish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Finish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Kerensky is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Finish has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kerensky is trying to get back to half guard.
Kerensky is trying to control Finish's posture but Finish avoids it.
Finish trying to control the action but Kerensky is working from the bottom.
Finish wants to take a breather but Kerensky manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kerensky dominated that second round.
That's time! Kerensky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Finish throws a right hand that misses
and Kerensky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kerensky swings widly with a right hand
and Finish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerensky scores with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Kerensky as Finish shoots in.
Finish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kerensky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kerensky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Finish.
Kerensky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finish moves away from the strike by Kerensky.
Nice defenses there by Finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finish throws a hook but Kerensky avoids it easily.
Finish throws an overhand right that lands on Kerensky's shoulder, as Kerensky tries to avoid the shot.
Blitz Finish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finish scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kerensky is trying to stand.
Finish looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Finish seems to be working for a kimura but Kerensky defends the submission attempt.
Finish trying to control the action but Kerensky is working from the bottom.
Finish is working for a submission of some sort.
Alexander Kerensky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finish controlling the action here.
Kerensky wants to improve his position but Finish is controlling well.
Finish is trying to control. Kerensky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky is looking to escape.
Finish wants to control but Kerensky is keeping him busy.
Blitz Finish has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Finish lands a right hook to the body.
Alexander Kerensky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finish will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kerensky throws out a loose jab but Finish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finish's corner calls for a 1-2. Finish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kerensky takes a swing at Finish's ribcage but misses.
Kerensky throws a right hand that misses
and Finish counters with a shoot takedown. Kerensky fights it but they end up in guard.
Finish looking to sit in guard and control but Kerensky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Finish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blitz Finish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finish working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kerensky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kerensky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kerensky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blitz Finish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kerensky 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kerensky!
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hype
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RATING
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