PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Pert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pert's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tom Sawyer-Rush. Chuck Finley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Neil Pert's chin.

Pert
vs
Finley

175 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Pert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Finley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pert fails with a takedown attempt.
Pert throws a head kick that misses.
Neil Pert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finley tries to clinch up but Pert circles away and keeps his distance.
Pert tries for a takedown but Finley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Finley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pert throws a nice looking combination but Finley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finley lands with a slapping head kick.
Finley dodges the punch combination from Pert.
Finley is looking to clinch but Pert is avoiding it.
Pert throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pert throws a combination that misses
and Finley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pert really felt that one!
Pert looks to land a combination but Finley avoids it well.
Pert throws a left and a right that both miss

and Finley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finley.

Pert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pert takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pert stuffs the takedown attempt from Finley. Finley gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Pert misses.
Pert misses with a body kick.
Pert throws a lazy uppercut
and Finley counters with a head kick. That will keep Pert thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pert dives in and grabs Finley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finley pushes down on Pert's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Pert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pert throws a right and a left that Finley avoids nicely.
Pert thows a leg kick but Finley checks it
and Finley counters with a head kick. That will keep Pert thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Finley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pert tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finley looking to throw knees to the head but Pert is blocking nicely.
Finley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pert gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pert is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pert working hard to break the clinch.
Pert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Finley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pert drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finley counters with a big head kick but Pert shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Pert. Those never looked like landing.
Finley slips a jab and a cross from Pert.
Pert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finley counters with a nice body kick.
Finley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Pert does no damage.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pert goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pert.
No joy there for Pert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finley fails with the takedown.
Pert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finley.
Pert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finley counters with a good, hard body kick but Pert shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chuck Finley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pert fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Pert misses.
Finley dodges the punch combination from Pert.
Finley tries to clinch but Pert moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Pert or perhaps it was just good defense by Finley which made him look bad.
No luck for Pert with that takedown attempt.
Neil Pert is winning the standup battle so far.
Pert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pert throws a series of punches but Finley moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley throws a head kick but Pert moves out of range.
Finley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finley has a takedown stuffed.
Pert closes the distance and clinches up with Finley, looking for a takedown. Pert pushes Finley against the cage but Finley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Pert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finley tries to clinch up.
Pert misses with a combination
and Finley counters with a head kick.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pert misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pert clinches.

Finley jumps guard and drags Pert to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Pert gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pert will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finley swivels and escapes.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pert misses with a combination
and Finley counters with a good, hard body kick but Pert shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finley throws a head kick that misses.
Finley lands with a kick to the temple. Pert shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Pert is rocked!
Finley connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Pert covering up! Finley comes in with a big uppercut and Pert goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chuck Finley!