PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 26 p4p, 308 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 3 p4p, 26 weight class). Finch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gebhardt
vs
Finch

172 cm
31
149
18 - 6 - 0

178 cm
37
156
32 - 15 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gebhardt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gebhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gebhardt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gebhardt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Finch tries to land a leg kick but Gebhardt saw it coming and moves away.
Gebhardt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gebhardt can pounce on him.
A big right from Gebhardt misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Finch. Gebhardt shrugs it off though.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch throws a low kick but Gebhardt avoids it.
Gebhardt lands a nice shot that snaps Finch's head back.
Finch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gebhardt checks it well.
Gebhardt walks into a stiff left hand from Finch.
Gebhardt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gebhardt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gebhardt's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gebhardt counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gebhardt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gebhardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Finch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Finch misses.
Finch swats away the attempt to clinch by Gebhardt.
Finch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finch misses with a lunging right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Finch.
It looks like Gebhardt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Gebhardt's shoulder, as Gebhardt tries to avoid the shot.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gebhardt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finch misses with a hook
and Gebhardt counters with a straight right hand.
Gebhardt dodges the punch combination from Finch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gebhardt blocks the low kick.
Gebhardt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gebhardt missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gebhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gebhardt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gebhardt ducks right into an uppercut from Finch.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Finch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gebhardt is looking to clinch.
Finch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt slips a jab from Finch.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Gebhardt tried to counter with a leg kick but Finch avoided it.
Gebhardt throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gebhardt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Gebhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch misses with a straight left.
Finch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gebhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Finch.
Gebhardt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Gebhardt misses the jab.
Gebhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gebhardt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gebhardt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Gebhardt.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Gebhardt slips the punch.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Gebhardt counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch walks into a straight right hand from Gebhardt.
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch misses with a hook. Gebhardt ducked under it nicely.
Gebhardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
The fighters circling - Gebhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gebhardt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Gebhardt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Finch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gebhardt is looking to chop away at Finch's legs.
Finch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gebhardt misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Gebhardt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gebhardt moves away from the strike by Finch.
A low kick lands for Gebhardt.
Finch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gebhardt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt tries to work over Finch's front leg with a kick but Finch checks it.
Finch throws a head kick but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gebhardt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a left hand
and Finch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Atticus Finch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circle momentarily. Gebhardt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gebhardt looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Finch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finch slips a jab from Gebhardt.
Finch swinging wildly here.
Finch misses with a hook
and Gebhardt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Gebhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Colby Gebhardt is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gebhardt.
Finch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gebhardt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gebhardt tests Finch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gebhardt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Gebhardt tries to land a leg kick but Finch saw it coming and moves away.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Gebhardt moved out of range nicely.
Gebhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gebhardt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gebhardt counters with a thumping low kick.
Gebhardt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finch can pounce on him.
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
Gebhardt swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Gebhardt takes one to the chin there.
Gebhardt slips a jab from Finch.
Gebhardt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gebhardt blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Gebhardt misses its target.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Gebhardt - just one landing.
Gebhardt slips a jab and a cross from Finch.
Good shot there by Gebhardt.
Finch lands a nice shot to the body.
Finch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Finch misses
and Gebhardt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gebhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gebhardt tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
Gebhardt slips a jab from Finch.
Gebhardt checks a leg kick.
Finch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finch throws a leg kick but Gebhardt moved away.
Gebhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch throws the left hand but Gebhardt avoids the punch easily.
Finch throws a head kick that misses
and Gebhardt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and Gebhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finch is looking to score with low kicks.
Finch misses with a hook to the body
and Gebhardt counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gebhardt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gebhardt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gebhardt looks to throw the jab but Finch is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt with a nice calf kick.
Finch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gebhardts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gebhardt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gebhardt lunges at Finch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Finch's hand.
Finch throws a combination that misses
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Finch misses.
Gebhardt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Gebhardt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Gebhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gebhardt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gebhardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Finch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gebhardt has got the better of the exchanges.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gebhardt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch misses with a left hand
and Gebhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gebhardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gebhardt misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Gebhardt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gebhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Gebhardt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Gebhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gebhardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
Nice straight punches there by Finch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finch.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Gebhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Gebhardt moved out of range.
It looked like Gebhardt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch moves out of range as Gebhardt strikes.
Finch throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gebhardt counter with a right hand.
Finch takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Finch finds it's way through Gebhardt's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Gebhardt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A shot to the body from Finch misses
and Gebhardt counters with a thumping low kick.
Finch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Finch misses the jab.
Finch misses with a hook
and Gebhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the leg kick from Finch.
Finch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gebhardt counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gebhardt throws a low kick but Finch moves out of range easily.
Gebhardt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch throws a leg kick
and Gebhardt counters with an inside leg kick.
Gebhardt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch misses with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finch slips a straight right by Gebhardt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch slips under a jab from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt slips under a jab from Finch.
Finch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gebhardt wants to slow Finch down by chopping away at his legs.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gebhardt is looking to clinch.
Gebhardt checks a leg kick.
Finch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gebhardt with the inside leg kick.
A low kick from Finch misses
enabling Gebhardt to counter with a crisp jab.

Gebhardt clinches up against the cage.
Gebhardt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch is trying to push Gebhardt away but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.

Finch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt blocks a head kick by Finch.
A telegraphed right hand from Gebhardt misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gebhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gebhardt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gebhardt swings widly with a right hand
and Finch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gebhardt swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Gebhardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finch digs a good body shot into Gebhardt's ribs.
Gebhardt slips a straight right by Finch.
Gebhardt is looking to clinch.
Finch thows a leg kick but Gebhardt checks it
and Gebhardt counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gebhardt throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Finch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Gebhardt's head but Gebhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Finch blocks the low kick.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
letting Gebhardt counter with a right hand.
Gebhardt throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Finch is predictable there
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Gebhardt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finch lands with a cross.

Gebhardt closes the distance and pushes Finch back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gebhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finch prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Finch blocking some punches.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Finch.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finch takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch is trying to push Gebhardt away but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.

Finch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gebhardt thows a leg kick but Finch checks it
and Finch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gebhardt throws a front kick aimed at Finch's knee but Finch avoids it well.
Finch checks the leg kick.
Finch slips under a jab from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Gebhardt ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Gebhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch throws the left hand but Gebhardt avoids the punch easily.
Finch misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Gebhardt clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Finch throws a sloppy body shot
and Gebhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch moves out of range of the leg kick from Gebhardt.
Finch walks into a stiff left hand from Gebhardt.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Gebhardt to counter with a crisp jab.

Gebhardt has closed the distance and engaged Finch in a clinch.

Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and Gebhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gebhardt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a leg kick.
Gebhardt slips a jab and a cross from Finch.

Gebhardt rushes Finch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gebhardt tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt is controlling him.

Finch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gebhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Finch scores with a nice strike.
Finch throws a low kick but Gebhardt avoids it.
The fighters circling - Gebhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gebhardt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
Gebhardt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gebhardt scores with a sloppy right hand. Finch should have avoided that one.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt wants to slow Finch down by chopping away at his legs.
Finch misses with a head kick.
Finch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finch throws the left hand but Gebhardt avoids the punch easily.
Gebhardt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finch throws a solid leg kick but Gebhardt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Finch.
Finch throws a leg kick
letting Gebhardt counter with a right hand.
Gebhardt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finch can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Gebhardt.
Finch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gebhardt with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Gebhardt moved out of range.
Gebhardt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finch.
Gebhardt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and Gebhardt counters with a nice leg kick.
Finch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gebhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Gebhardt counters with a straight right hand.
Gebhardt is looking to score with low kicks.
Gebhardt misses with a looping left.
Gebhardt works Finch's body with a nice hook.
Gebhardt misses with a low kick as Finch jumps back.
Finch connects with an inside leg kick.
Finch lands with an overhand left.
Finch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Finch misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Gebhardt saw that one coming.
Finch misses with a straight left.
Gebhardt is looking to counter punch.
Gebhardt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finch slips under a jab.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Finch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at Gebhardt's knee but Gebhardt avoids it well.
Gebhardt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gebhardt slips under a jab from Finch.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at Gebhardt's knee but Gebhardt avoids it well.
Gebhardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Gebhardt scores with a jab.
Gebhardt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gebhardt staying out of range there.
Gebhardt lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a right hook to the body.
Finch cracks Gebhardt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finch misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gebhardt blocks a leg kick.
Gebhardt thinks about countering with a body kick.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Gebhardt saw that one coming.
A big left from Finch misses.
Finch misses with a hook.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Gebhardt's shoulder, as Gebhardt tries to avoid the shot.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Gebhardt is out of range.
It looked like Gebhardt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finch throws a leg kick
and Gebhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch scores with a leg kick.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick which misses Finch's front leg but catches the back leg as Finch tries to avoid it.

Gebhardt gets a clinch.
Finch is trying to push Gebhardt away but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Gebhardt had his way with Atticus Finch in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gebhardt connects with a single shot there.
Finch digs a good hook to Gebhardt's body.
Finch throws a hook but Gebhardt avoids it easily.
Gebhardt scores with a nice body kick.
Gebhardt doesn't manage to clinch there - Finch circles away.
Finch throws the left hand but Gebhardt avoids the punch easily.
Gebhardt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gebhardt avoids the body shot from Finch.
Gebhardt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gebhardt.
Finch misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gebhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
Finch misses with a low kick as Gebhardt jumps back.

Gebhardt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gebhardt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Gebhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch takes a shot to the head.
Colby Gebhardt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt is working Finch over against the cage.
Finch is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gebhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finch is trying to push Gebhardt away but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finch can't break the clinch.
Gebhardt pushes Finch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Finch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finch wants to get back to striking at distance but Gebhardt won't allow it.
Finch prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Finch misses with some punches.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Finch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt lands a body shot.
Gebhardt lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Gebhardt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Gebhardt scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Gebhardt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gebhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Gebhardt.
Finch blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt is working Finch over against the cage.
Gebhardt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gebhardt prevents Finch from breaking the clinch.
Finch tries to circle away but Gebhardt has him pinned against the cage.
Gebhardt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
Finch prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gebhardt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gebhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt scores with a hook to the body.
Finch can't break the clinch.
Gebhardt lands a shot to the body.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands a body punch.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Finch controls his hands.
Gebhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands a hook that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
A short left from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands a left hand.
Gebhardt tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gebhardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gebhardt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
A right handed body shot lands from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt lands a shoulder strike.
Gebhardt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gebhardt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Gebhardt pushes Finch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gebhardt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gebhardt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gebhardt digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gebhardt pushes Finch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gebhardt lands a body punch.
Gebhardt scores with a shoulder strike.
Gebhardt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Finch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gebhardt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
A right hand to the body from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands a left hand.

Finch is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Atticus Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Gebhardt finish him?
Gebhardt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finchs head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Gebhardt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gebhardt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Gebhardt!
Colby Gebhardt retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Colby Gebhardt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.