PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Danzig Jr. (ranked 4260 p4p, 447 weight class) and Siete Finess (ranked 4796 p4p, 485 weight class). Danzig Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Gouryella - Tenshi. Vinnie Danzig Jr. has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Danzig Jr.
vs
Finess

172 cm
35
165 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

173 cm
28
159 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinnie Danzig Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Siete Finess!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Finess as Danzig Jr. shoots in.
And Finess tries to counter it with a takedown but Danzig Jr. pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Finess looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finess throws a big shot that misses.
Finess throws a nice looking combination but Danzig Jr. bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finess tries to clinch up.
Finess misses the shot to the body.
Finess tries to clinch but Danzig Jr. is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Danzig Jr. on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danzig Jr. shoots for a double leg takedown but Finess sprawls well. He's pushed Danzig Jr.'s face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Danzig Jr. clinches.
Danzig Jr. pushes Finess back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Danzig Jr. pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danzig Jr. fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Danzig Jr.. 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.
Finess just misses with a punch to the body.
Finess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finess fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danzig Jr. looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danzig Jr. looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Finess pushes Danzig Jr. up against the cage in a clinch.

Danzig Jr. manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finess working some strikes from top position.
Finess keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Danzig Jr.'s head.
Finess trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
My spies in Spar Bros inform me that Finess has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Finess stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danzig Jr. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finess must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Danzig Jr. has his foot on Finess's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finess works his way back into a safe position though.
Danzig Jr. is trying to keep Finess in close.
Finess prevents Danzig Jr. from getting back to his feet.
Finess pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danzig Jr. is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. keeping moving, preventing Finess from controlling successfully.
Finess postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finess working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danzig Jr.'s head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finess's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finess tries to free his leg and advance position but Danzig Jr. is retaining full guard.

Danzig Jr. working for a triangle but Finess defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finess throws a big elbow that misses.
Finess postures up in Danzig Jr.'s guard and throws a big left but Danzig Jr. blocks it.

Danzig Jr. is looking for a triangle but Finess pushes his legs off easily.
Finess is working Danzig Jr. over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finess wants to control from the top but Danzig Jr. keeps moving.
Danzig Jr. is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Finess avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Finess trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danzig Jr. is trying to keep Finess in close.
Finess trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finess scores with a hook.
Finess takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danzig Jr. misses with a series of wild punches.
Finess is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Finess fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finess misses with a low kick.
Danzig Jr. swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finess is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice takedown defense from Danzig Jr.. No joy for Finess on that attempt.
Danzig Jr. lands a body shot.
Danzig Jr. misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danzig Jr. connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Siete Finess will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Danzig Jr. moves into the clinch.
Danzig Jr. makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Danzig Jr. manages to break the clinch.
Siete Finess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finess misses with a double jab.
Finess tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danzig Jr. throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Finess gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Danzig Jr..
Danzig Jr. lands a shoulder strike.

Danzig Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danzig Jr. moves away from the strike by Finess.
Finess fails with the takedown
and Danzig Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Finess misses with a looping right.
Danzig Jr. appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Finess tries to clinch there but Danzig Jr. circles away.
Finess takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danzig Jr. scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. looks to land a combination but Finess avoids it well.
Finess wants to counter the offense by Danzig Jr. and move into the clinch position.

Finess closes the distance and clinches.

Danzig Jr. pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danzig Jr. connects with a looping right hand.
Danzig Jr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finess can do to turn this around?
Finess tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Danzig Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finess throws a nice looking combination but Danzig Jr. bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danzig Jr. showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finess.
It looked like Danzig Jr. wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Finess gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Danzig Jr. taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Danzig Jr. taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Danzig Jr. manages to break the clinch.
Finess's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danzig Jr. connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finess scrambles back to his feet.
Vinnie Danzig Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig Jr. swats away the attempt to clinch by Finess.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. lands with an uppercut that bounces Finess off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finess misses with a low kick.
Danzig Jr. seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Danzig Jr. moves into range and clinches up with Finess.

Danzig Jr. breaks from the clinch.
Danzig Jr. fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Finess avoids it really well and circles away.

Finess forces Danzig Jr. back against the cage and clinches.
Finess jumps guard but Danzig Jr. turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Danzig Jr. jumps into guard, dragging Finess to the mat.
Finess trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finess might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Danzig Jr. haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Danzig Jr. looking for a guillotine here but Finess defends easily.
Finess working some strikes from top position.
Danzig Jr. wants to stand and escape but Finess is having none of it.
Finess trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finess looking to pass the guard.
Finess won't allow Danzig Jr. to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finess wants to control from the top but Danzig Jr. keeps moving.
Finess is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Danzig Jr. throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Danzig Jr. changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finess tries to avoid it but Danzig Jr. manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finess to the ground. Finess escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Finess takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Danzig Jr.. No joy for Finess on that attempt.
Vinnie Danzig Jr. has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Siete Finess.
Danzig Jr. is looking to clinch but Finess is avoiding it.
Finess shoots in but no luck this time.
Finess throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danzig Jr. fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Danzig Jr. dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Finess.
Danzig Jr. is looking to counter punch.
Danzig Jr. connects with a looping right hand.
Danzig Jr. looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Finess walks into a jab.
Finess throws a low kick, looking for Danzig Jr.'s leg but Danzig Jr. calmly moves out of range.
Danzig Jr. shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finess as he jumps to the side.
Danzig Jr. throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finess's waist but Finess gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danzig Jr. off to one side.
Finess fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finess shoots for a double leg takedown but Danzig Jr. sprawls well. He's pushed Finess's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vinnie Danzig Jr. has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Siete Finess.
Danzig Jr. shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finess as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finess looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finess misses the shot to the body.
Finess shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danzig Jr. defends it nicely.
Danzig Jr. cracks Finess with an open hand slap.
Danzig Jr. changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Danzig Jr.. That snapped Finess's head back.
Danzig Jr. keeps the fight on the outside.
Danzig Jr. with a hook.
Finess circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Danzig Jr..
Jab by Danzig Jr..

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Finess closes the distance and pushes Danzig Jr. back into the cage.
Finess wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vinnie Danzig Jr. has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danzig Jr. prevents a takedown attempt there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finess taking a breather.
A short right from Danzig Jr. on the inside.
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!

Danzig Jr. escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danzig Jr. fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Finess tries to counter it with a takedown but Danzig Jr. pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Finess misses.
Danzig Jr. circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danzig Jr. shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finess but Finess pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finess misses with a hook to the body

and Danzig Jr. counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Finess looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Danzig Jr. prevents the takedown attempt.
Finess working hard to break the clinch.
Finess can't get the takedown.

Danzig Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danzig Jr. swings for the body but Finess moves out of range.
As Danzig Jr. backs off Finess throws a huge counter combo but Danzig Jr. manages to avoid it all.
Finess throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danzig Jr..
Finess takes one to the side of the head.
Danzig Jr. circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danzig Jr. swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Finess closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Danzig Jr. to the mat! Danzig Jr. manages to get full guard.
Finess trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Finess tries to free his leg and advance position but Danzig Jr. is retaining full guard.

Danzig Jr. is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Finess is aware though and is defending well.
Finess trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danzig Jr. wants to stand but Finess is controlling the position.
Danzig Jr. is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finess scoring with some ground and pound.
Finess slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Danzig Jr. showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danzig Jr. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Danzig Jr.!
An out of breath Vinnie Danzig Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.