PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tasis - Rähinä-Suomi-Rähinä (Streetstyle). Franky Finger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Finger
vs
Apollo

177 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
165 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Apollo moves into range and clinches up with Finger.
Apollo keeps control of Finger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Apollo blocks an elbow strike.
Apollo lands with a right to the head.
Finger is trying to force a seperation but Apollo has the dominant position.
Apollo avoiding damage as Finger throws knees to the body.
Apollo misses with a knee strike.
Apollo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Apollo.
Apollo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Apollo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Franky Finger has been cut.
Apollo missing with knees to the body.
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Finger avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo avoiding damage as Finger throws knees to the body.
Apollo takes an elbow to the forehead.

Apollo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Apollo controlling Finger's posture.
Finger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Apollo's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo has Finger pulled in close to control his posture.
Apollo has a closed guard, preventing Finger from standing up.
Finger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Apollo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Finger!
Finger stops Apollo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Apollo moves to back control.
Finger looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Apollo looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Finger taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Apollo!