PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between War Brace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brace comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop DoGG. Finley has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that War Brace has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily War Brace seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Brace
vs
Finley

185 cm
27
200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
29
197 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, War Brace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Finley!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley looks to clinch
and Brace counters with a nice uppercut.
Finley wants to clinch but Brace slips to the side
and Brace counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brace feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brace with a hook.
Finley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Finley moves into the clinch.
Brace lands an uppercut.
Brace looking to slow down the pace here.
Finley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brace is trying to maintain a safe position but Finley gets an underhook and turns Brace into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finley blocks a body shot from Brace.
Finley has Brace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Finley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
War Brace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Finley.
Brace taking a breather.
Finley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Finley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brace lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finley.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brace breaks the clinch.
Brace misses with a hook to the body

and Finley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finley.
Finley is working for takedown but Brace is calmly controlling the position for now.
Finley lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brace.
Brace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brace working hard to break the clinch.
Finley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brace avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brace after a bit of a struggle.
Finley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brace struggles to land a body shot inside as Finley controls his hands.
Brace has a couple of punches blocked by Finley.
Finley fails to pull guard.
Finley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finley wants to take the fight to the mat but Brace manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brace tries a body shot but Finley blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brace stops a takedown attempt from Finley.
Finley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brace avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brace misses with a punch to the body.
Finley is looking to control Brace's arms but Brace gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finley has his back to the cage.
Brace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brace lands a left hand.
Brace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brace tries to throw a body punch but Finley avoids it by throwing Brace back against the cage.
Finley looking for a takedown.
Finley tries for a takedown but Brace manages to get underhooks.
Brace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brace tries to work over Finley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Brace scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brace gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Finley.
Brace throws a head punch that misses.
Brace stalling against the cage.
Brace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brace is pressed up against the cage. Finley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brace down to the mat. Brace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brace misses with a body shot.
Finley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brace counters with a solid body kick.
Brace digs a good body shot into Finley's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finley doesn't manage to clinch there - Brace circles away.
Brace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finley on the side of the head.
Finley tries to clinch there but Brace circles away.
Finley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finley's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Brace.
Finley wants to clinch up but Brace keeps it at a distance.
Finley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brace can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Brace slams his shin into Finley's torso.
Brace scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finley blocks the body kick.
War Brace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brace is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brace bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finley's head backwards.

Finley is rocked!
Brace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finley is still on wobbly legs! Can Brace finish him?
Finley looks gassed!
Finley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brace circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Finley tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Brace wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). War Brace!
A relieved looking War Brace thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.