PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 240 p4p, 7 weight class) and Torhte Finlayson (ranked 39 p4p, 3 weight class). Finlayson has chosen Scotland the Brave, Black Bear as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vinogradov
vs
Finlayson

195 cm
31
220
19 - 9 - 0

190 cm
31
210
33 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov lands an overhand right.
Finlayson takes a swing at Vinogradov's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson lands with a straight right. Vinogradov didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov with a jab.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinogradov looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Vinogradov throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Finlayson misses.
Vinogradov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finlayson.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throwing a counter right hand but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov misses with a looping left.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vinogradov lands with a nice combination. Finlayson backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finlayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Vinogradov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vinogradov throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finlayson cracks Vinogradov with a good jab.
Vinogradov digs a good hook to Finlayson's body.
Vinogradov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Finlayson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vinogradov!
Nice jab there from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with a double jab
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinogradov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Finlayson misses.
Finlayson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinogradov thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Vinogradov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finlayson! But no joy.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Finlayson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vinogradov rather than just go for the knockout.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinogradov throws a combination that misses
and Vinogradov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov misses with a combination
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Vinogradov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
Finlayson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
A jab from Finlayson finds it's way through Vinogradov's defenses.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Vinogradov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finlayson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinogradov throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Vinogradov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Vinogradov ducks down to avoid it.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson with a jab.
Vinogradov scores with a hook to the body. Finlayson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinogradov throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Finlayson staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson lands an overhand right.
Vinogradov throws a hook but Finlayson blocks it.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinogradov misses with a wild combination.
Finlayson throws out a counter right but Vinogradov avoids it with no problem.
Vinogradov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
A little jabbing left from Finlayson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinogradov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finlayson.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinogradov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot
and Finlayson counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Vinogradov out cold! What a finish! Finlayson is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson! Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.