PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davey Finnson (ranked 3243 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Paprynski (ranked 3294 p4p, 0 weight class). Davey Finnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Finnson
vs
Paprynski

181 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davey Finnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patryk Paprynski!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paprynski looks to land a combination but Finnson avoids it well.
Paprynski looks to land a left hand but Finnson moved out of range nicely.
Finnson throws a head kick that misses.
Finnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paprynski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Finnson back to the cage. Paprynski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Finnson shoots in and drives through. Paprynski sprawls well.
Finnson has his takedown stuffed
and Paprynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paprynski! But no joy.
Finnson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davey Finnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Paprynski misses.
Finnson feinted with a counter takedown.
Paprynski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Finnson takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finnson manages to break the clinch.
Paprynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Paprynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Paprynski misses with a looping left.
Paprynski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finnson with a poor takedown
and Paprynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Finnson has managed to clinch.
Finnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paprynski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Finnson wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnson is trying to pull guard but Paprynski has him pressed against the cage.

Paprynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paprynski tries to avoid it but Finnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paprynski to the ground. Paprynski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paprynski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Finnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Finnson shoots in for a takedown but Paprynski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Finnson is breathing heavily.
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!
Paprynski connects with a single shot there.
Paprynski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paprynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Patryk Paprynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paprynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Paprynski does no damage.
Finnson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paprynski manages to circle out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Paprynski.
Paprynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnson wants to clinch up but Paprynski keeps it at a distance.
Finnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paprynski as he avoids it easily.
Finnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paprynski defends it nicely.
Finnson throws a head kick that misses
letting Paprynski counter with a right hand.
Finnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Finnson misses with a takedown
and Paprynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finnson misses with a double jab
and Paprynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Paprynski lands a jab to the nose.
Paprynski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Finnson misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnson tries to clinch up but Paprynski circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Paprynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paprynski sprawls well. Paprynski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Finnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paprynski swinging wildly here.
Finnson tries to clinch but Paprynski moves away
and Paprynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finnson staying out of range there.
As Paprynski looks to move away, Finnson throws a big counter combo but Paprynski just gets out of the way.
Finnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paprynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finnson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryk Paprynski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Paprynski misses with a two punch combination.
Finnson is looking to clinch but Paprynski is avoiding it.
Paprynski looks to land a combination. Finnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Finnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paprynski counters with a straight right hand.
Paprynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Finnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Paprynski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paprynski thuds his right hand into Finnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davey Finnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paprynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Finnson misses with a takedown
enabling Paprynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finnson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Paprynski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paprynski wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Finnson manages to pass to side control.
Finnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Finnson trying to control the action but Paprynski is working from the bottom.
Paprynski tries to kick Finnson off but Finnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Paprynski wants to stand and escape but Finnson is having none of it.
Finnson controlling from the top position.
Paprynski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finnson is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Finnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Paprynski tries to sprawl out of it but Finnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paprynski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paprynski throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paprynski misses.
Paprynski swings widly with a right hand

and Finnson counters by clinching up.
Finnson is trying to pull guard but Paprynski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Finnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paprynski's efforts to push away.
Finnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paprynski is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Finnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paprynski moves out of range of the leg kick from Finnson.
Jab by Paprynski.
Finnson wants to clinch.
Paprynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Finnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Paprynski finds it's way through Finnson's defenses.
Finnson fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryk Paprynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Paprynski lands a really nice looking cross but Finnson seems unphased.
A big left from Paprynski misses.
Finnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paprynski is looking for the big counter here.
Finnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Paprynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Finnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paprynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnson closes the distance and clinches up with Paprynski, looking for a takedown. Finnson pushes Paprynski against the cage but Paprynski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davey Finnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paprynski scores with a nice head shot.
Paprynski swinging wildly here.
Paprynski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Finnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finnson gets a double leg takedown into Paprynski's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finnson wants to control from the top but Paprynski keeps moving.
Finnson prevents Paprynski from getting back to his feet.
Finnson passes Paprynski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Finnson thows a huge punch but Paprynski dodges it nicely.
Finnson controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Finnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paprynski defends it well.
Finnson not doing much here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Finnson trying to advance position but Paprynski counters by regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some wild striking there from Paprynski.
Finnson attempts a counter takedown but Paprynski avoids it well and moves away.
Paprynski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Finnson tries to land a front kick but Paprynski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Patryk Paprynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paprynski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finnson looks to clinch
and Finnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Paprynski. No joy for Finnson on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paprynski counters with a left and a right that stings Finnson.
A left and a right from Paprynski both land. Nice combination.
Davey Finnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paprynski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paprynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paprynski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finnson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Finnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finnson looks to land a strike but Paprynski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patryk Paprynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paprynski 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Patryk Paprynski!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Patryk Paprynski!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Patryk Paprynski!

Patryk Paprynski wins by unanimous decision!