PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklos Finklebaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack has chosen Ships in the night-Mat Kearney as his entrance music. Miklos Finklebaum is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Finklebaum
vs
Mack

185 cm
29
218 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
210 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miklos Finklebaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Mack!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Mack both land. Nice combination.
Mack lands with a kick to the temple. Finklebaum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mack scores with a three punch combo!
Finklebaum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finklebaum fails with the takedown
and Mack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finklebaum fails with the takedown
and Mack counters with a series of strikes. Finklebaum will be more careful next time no doubt.
Finklebaum fails with the takedown
and Mack counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miklos Finklebaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mack clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Mack.

It looks like Miklos Finklebaum has been cut.
Mack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Finklebaum is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Mack.

Mack breaks from the clinch.
Mack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Finklebaum back to the cage. Mack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miklos Finklebaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finklebaum, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mack breaks from the clinch.
Mack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finklebaum misses with a takedown attempt
and Mack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Mack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mack pushes Finklebaum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.

Mack breaks the clinch.
Mack lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Finklebaum backs up against the cage.
Mack lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Finklebaum tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Mack - that landed with a thud.
Mack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mack.
Mack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finklebaum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack scores with a one two! Finklebaum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mack connects with a high kick.
Finklebaum shoots and misses
and Mack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mack!
Mack scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mack circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mack counters with a three punch combo that has Finklebaum backing up. Finklebaum nods at Mack to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Mack does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Finklebaum back to the cage. Mack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Mack clinches.
Finklebaum has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mack after a bit of a struggle.

Mack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finklebaum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Finklebaum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Finklebaum tries to clinch but Mack moves out of range.
Mack throws a series of strikes that have Finklebaum backpedaling.

Mack clinches up against the cage.
Mack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finklebaum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finklebaum shoots and misses
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.
Finklebaum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mack counters with a three punch combo that has Finklebaum backing up. Finklebaum nods at Mack to acknowledge the strikes.
Mack lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mack.

Mack has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Mack.
A nice combination there by Mack.
Finklebaum has his takedown stuffed
and Mack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Finklebaum is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mack is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mack moves into the clinch.

Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack looks to land a combination. Finklebaum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Mack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miklos Finklebaum's cut.
That's time! Finklebaum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Finklebaum has his takedown stuffed
letting Mack counter with a right hand.
Mack scoring well with a low kick there.
Mack feints a jab promting Finklebaum to slip. Mack then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Finklebaum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mack lands a jab-cross combination.
Finklebaum misses with a straight left.
Mack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Mack tries to sprawl but Finklebaum drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Finklebaum trying to mount his opponent but Mack defends it.

Finklebaum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mack doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Finklebaum.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mack looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finklebaum is trying to work for a kimura but Mack is defending well.

Mack makes his way to full guard, as Finklebaum worked for a kimura.
Finklebaum is pushing down on Mack's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mack is fighting to maintain full guard but Finklebaum has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mack kicks off Finklebaum and gets to his feet.
Mack lands a high kick!

Mack clinches with his opponent.
Mack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finklebaum tries to pull guard but Mack won't allow it.
Mack digs a right hand into Finklebaum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finklebaum's gas tank.
Mack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Mack forces Finklebaum back against the cage and clinches.
Mack lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finklebaum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mack counters with a three punch combo that has Finklebaum backing up. Finklebaum nods at Mack to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miklos Finklebaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finklebaum with a poor takedown
and Mack counters with a stiff right hand.

Mack closes the distance and pushes Finklebaum back into the cage.

Mack breaks from the clinch.
Mack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Finklebaum back to the cage. Mack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice combination there by Mack.
Mack feints a jab promting Finklebaum to slip. Mack then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Finklebaum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mack lands with a kick to the temple. Finklebaum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Mack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Mack both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack leaves Finklebaum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mack lands with a slapping head kick.
Mack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mack misses with the combination.

Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finklebaums head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mack scores a nice knee to the body.

Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Mack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miklos Finklebaum's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Finklebaum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mack counters with a series of strikes. Finklebaum will be more careful next time no doubt.

Mack moves into the clinch.
Mack lands a body punch.
Mack works on Finklebaum's body with a couple of short punches.
Mack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mack landing knees to the head.

Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Finklebaum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mack scores with a knee to the head.
Mack with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Finklebaum is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mack lands a hook that snaps the head of Finklebaum backwards.
Oh Finklebaum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Mack.
Finklebaum jumps guard but Mack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Finklebaum jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mack walks away with a smile on his face. Finklebaum gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miklos Finklebaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mack lands with a nice combination. Finklebaum backs away looking to recover.

Finklebaum gets tackled into the cage by Mack. Mack maintains the clinch.
Mack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Mack.
Mack with a knee to the head.
Mack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finklebaum's face.

Mack breaks from the clinch.

Mack has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands a hook that snaps the head of Finklebaum backwards.
Mack works on Finklebaum's body with a couple of short punches.

Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack Mack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finklebaum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mack. Mack obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack slips a jab and a cross from Finklebaum.

Mack has closed the distance and engaged Finklebaum in a clinch.
Finklebaum is trying to pull guard but Mack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mack connects with a knee to the head.

Mack breaks the clinch.

Mack gets a clinch.

Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finklebaum seems to have got his legs back now.
Miklos Finklebaum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mack crunches a lovely knee into Finklebaum's ribcage.
Mack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.
Mack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Mack breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Mack both land. Nice combination.

Mack clinches up against the cage.
Mack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finklebaum jumps guard but Mack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Finklebaum working hard to break the clinch.

Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finklebaum misses with a takedown attempt - Mack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Mack moves into the clinch successfully.
Mack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mack scores with a knee to the head.
Mack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finklebaum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Mack.
Mack lands a body punch.
Mack connects with a knee to the head.
Miklos Finklebaum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Mack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mack winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Mack!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Mack waved his t-shirt featuring Vitality's logo in front of the cameras.