PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Trouble . Toro has chosen Knife Party / Bonfire as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Finger
vs
Toro

177 cm
25
169 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
163 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Toro!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
Finger throws the left hand but Toro avoids the punch easily.
Toro throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Toro counters with a left to the body.
Finger moves out of range as Toro strikes.
Finger misses with a few strikes there.
Toro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finger.
Finger throws a leg kick which misses Toro's front leg but catches the back leg as Toro tries to avoid it.
Toro lands with a cross.
Toro cracks Finger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toro.
Finger throws the left hand but Toro avoids the punch easily.
Finger throws a right and a left that Toro avoids nicely.
Finger throws a jab when Toro was well out of range.
Finger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toro. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toro 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toro throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger tries to score with a low kick but Toro moves his leg out of the way.
Finger throws a low kick but Toro avoids it.
A combination from Toro does no damage.
Finger slips a straight right by Toro.
Toro checks a leg kick.
Finger tries to clinch up but Toro circles away and keeps his distance.
Franky Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toro lands with a shot to the body.
Finger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Toro misses.
Finger wants to clinch.
Finger is looking to clinch.
Finger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toro lands a really nice looking cross but Finger seems unphased.
Toro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fingers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toro swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Toro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Finger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
Finger scores with a push kick.
A combination from Finger does no damage.
Toro misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toro misses with a straight right.
A head kick from Finger lands but Toro takes it in his stride.
Finger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toro checks a leg kick.
Finger lands with a slapping head kick.
Finger darts in trying to clinch
and Toro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finger.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch but Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toro works Finger's body with a nice hook.
Toro looks to score with a jab to the body but Finger is just out of range.
Toro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finger is looking to clinch but Toro is avoiding it.
Toro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finger takes a swing at Toro's ribcage but misses.
Finger misses the shot to the body.
Finger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toro scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finger. That's going to slow Toro down.
Toro misses with a wild body shot.
Toro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger is looking to clinch but Toro is avoiding it.
Finger throws a lazy head kick
and Toro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finger tries to clinch up
and Toro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finger motions for Toro to come forward. Finger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Finger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Finger is rocked!
Toro dodges an elbow strike from Finger.
Toro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Finger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Toro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Finger.
Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toro lands a nice shot that snaps Finger's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gustavo Toro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Franky Finger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finger looks for the body kick but Toro saw that one coming.
Finger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toro finds it's way round the side to connect with Finger's head.
Toro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Toro.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Toro throws a hook to the side of Finger's head but Finger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finger throws a lazy uppercut
and Toro counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Finger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finger throws a sloppy head kick and Toro moves out of range easily.
BOOM! Toro lands a beautiful left hook that drops Finger. Finger tries to recover but Toro is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Finger lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Toro!
Gustavo Toro is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Gustavo Toro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.