PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Kingman (ranked 2889 p4p, 23838 weight class) and Howie Finkelman (ranked 261 p4p, 456 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kingman
vs
Finkelman

175 cm
24
147
7 - 6 - 0

174 cm
23
152
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Kingman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howie Finkelman!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkelman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingman.
Finkelman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingman is fending him off so far but Finkelman persists. Nope, Kingman circles away and we're back to standing.
Finkelman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kingman in his tracks.
Kingman leaves Finkelman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Finkelman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kingman misses with an uppercut.
Finkelman throws out a counter right but Kingman avoids it with no problem.
Kingman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finkelman looks to land a left hand but Kingman moved out of range nicely.
Finkelman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kingman circles away.
Brian Kingman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howie Finkelman.
Finkelman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kingman defends well and Finkelman ends up having to push Kingman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Finkelman scores with a sloppy right hand. Kingman should have avoided that one.
Finkelman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finkelman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kingman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Finkelman somewhat.
Kingman missing with a left hand there. Finkelman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkelman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kingman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkelman moves out of range of the strikes.
Finkelman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kingman, as that shot connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Finkelman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kingman defends it nicely.
Kingman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Finkelman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Howie Finkelman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkelman slips under a jab from Kingman.
Kingman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finkelman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingman ducks right into an uppercut from Finkelman.
Finkelman lands a lovely overhand right.
Finkelman avoids the body shot from Kingman.
Finkelman walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingman. Finkelman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkelman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingman but Kingman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finkelman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Finkelman tries to keep at a distance but Kingman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kingman wants to break free but Finkelman has control.
Finkelman tries to break free but Kingman pushes him back against the cage.

Finkelman breaks from the clinch.
Finkelman's corner calls for a 1-2. Finkelman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finkelman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingman.
Kingman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingman scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Finkelman finds it's way through Kingman's defenses.

Finkelman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kingman breaks from the clinch.
Kingman ducks under a wild hook from Finkelman.
Finkelman has a takedown stuffed.
Kingman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finkelman.
Finkelman blocks a jab.
Kingman throws a shot from downtown. Finkelman moves away and avoids it.
Finkelman slips a jab from Kingman.
A punch lands to the side of Finkelman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Finkelman. That snapped Kingman's head back.
Finkelman lands with an overhand left.
Finkelman slips a jab from Kingman.
Kingman swings for the body but Finkelman moves out of range.

Finkelman ducks straight into an uppercut from Kingman and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Finkelman manages to regain guard straight away.

Finkelman is rocked!
Finkelman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Finkelman is still in real trouble! Can Kingman finish him?
Finkelman wants to sweep here but Kingman controlling him for the moment.

Finkelman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finkelman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finkelman seems to have recovered his senses.
Finkelman lands a jab to Kingman's midsection.
Kingman blocks a head kick by Finkelman.
Kingman throws out a loose jab but Finkelman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingman works over Finkelman's head and body with a nice combination.
Finkelman connects with a right hand. Kingman shakes it off.
Kingman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finkelman circles away quickly and effectively.
Finkelman cracks Kingman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finkelman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finkelman scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Kingman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finkelman doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkelman shoots in but no luck this time.
Finkelman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingman.
Kingman ducks under a wild hook from Finkelman.
No luck for Finkelman with that takedown attempt.
Finkelman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingman throws out the jab.
Kingman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brian Kingman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingman looks to throw the jab but Finkelman is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kingman. No joy for Finkelman on that attempt.
Finkelman ducks under a wild hook from Kingman.
Finkelman ducks under a wild hook from Kingman.
Kingman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finkelman.
Finkelman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kingman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finkelman fails with a takedown attempt.
Finkelman lands with a good body shot.
Kingman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finkelman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kingman scrambles back to his feet.
Kingman misses with a looping right.
Kingman throws out a loose jab but Finkelman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingman leaves Finkelman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Finkelman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kingman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Finkelman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingman.
A punch combination from Kingman misses.
Finkelman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingman moves away from the strike by Finkelman.
Finkelman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kingman doesn't seem bothered though.
Kingman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kingman throws out a loose jab but Finkelman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingman misses with a straight left.
Finkelman throws a head kick that Kingman semi-blocks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Kingman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kingman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kingman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finkelman.
Kingman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finkelman can do to turn this around?
Kingman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finkelman.
Kingman doesn't manage to clinch there - Finkelman circles away.
Kingman throws a right and a left that Finkelman avoids nicely.
Finkelman sizes up Kingman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Kingman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finkelman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finkelman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kingman in his tracks.
Finkelman has a takedown stuffed.
Kingman takes a swing at Finkelman's ribcage but misses.
Kingman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kingman stuffs the takedown attempt from Finkelman. Finkelman gets slowly back to his feet.
Brian Kingman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howie Finkelman.
Finkelman moves out of range as Kingman strikes.
Kingman takes a swing at Finkelman's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkelman throws out a powerful jab.
Kingman just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingman misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kingman misses.
Finkelman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Finkelman as he connects with a hook.
Kingman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Finkelman looks to land a right hand but Kingman moved out of range.
Finkelman works the jab nicely.
Brian Kingman is winning the standup battle so far.
Finkelman throws a right and a left that Kingman avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finkelman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kingman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finkelman at a distance.
Finkelman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingman.
Finkelman cracks Kingman with a good jab.
Finkelman dives in for a single leg takedown but Kingman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kingman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Finkelman throws a body shot but no joy.
Finkelman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingman lands a nice shot to the body.
Finkelman is breathing heavily.
Finkelman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingman circles away.
Finkelman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Finkelman ducks straight into an uppercut from Kingman and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Finkelman manages to regain guard straight away.
Finkelman keeping moving, preventing Kingman from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkelman trying to control the position.
Finkelman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kingman has hold of Finkelman's hands but Finkelman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingman is trying to get back to full guard.
Kingman is trying to maintain the position but Finkelman is very close to passing his half guard.
Kingman gets full guard.
Finkelman is working Kingman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finkelman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kingman keeping moving, preventing Finkelman from controlling successfully.
Finkelman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finkelman works over Kingman with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingman looking for a sweep. Not yet Kingman, not yet.
Finkelman is working Kingman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finkelman scoring with punches to the head and body.

Kingman is rocked!
Finkelman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Kingman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kingman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Kingman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Finkelman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kingman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finkelman throws out a powerful jab.
Kingman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finkelman.
Finkelman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingman is fending him off so far but Finkelman persists. Nope, Kingman circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Finkelman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kingman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finkelman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kingman has time to react.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kingman.
Finkelman connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finkelman, as that shot connected.
Finkelman connects with a crisp jab.
Finkelman drops Kingman with a huge uppercut! Kingman drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Finkelman is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howie Finkelman!
Howie Finkelman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.