PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony McCowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Finch
vs
McCowan

188 cm
25
223 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
31
219 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony McCowan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCowan misses the shot to the body.
McCowan tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Finch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

McCowan clinches.

McCowan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finch shoots in and drives through. McCowan sprawls well.
A low kick from McCowan is predictable there

and Finch counters with a single leg into guard. McCowan didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCowan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McCowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finch.
McCowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finch.
McCowan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Finch controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finch stays in close to McCowan's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finch is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McCowan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McCowan has escaped and now he's on top!
Finch controlling the position.

McCowan has gone for a leg lock! Finch slips out almost immediately though and dives into McCowan's guard.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCowan is keeping the position for now.
Finch working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCowan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finch is one step ahead there.
Finch with a flurry of punches that miss.

Finch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Finch throws a body punch but McCowan moves out of range.
Finch motions for McCowan to come forward. Finch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Finch gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCowan pulls his leg out and moves away.
McCowan throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.

Finch has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCowan misses with a knee to the head.
McCowan tries to land a knee to the head but Finch blocks with his arms.
Finch is trying to push McCowan away but McCowan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCowan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finch is trying to drag McCowan to the mat but McCowan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Finch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finch just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCowan's brow.

Finch has McCowan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Finch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McCowan tumbling to the mat - Finch dives into McCowan's guard.
Finch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McCowan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch tries to stand but McCowan is controlling from the bottom.
McCowan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finch is controlling him.
McCowan keeping moving, preventing Finch from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Finch is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCowan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

We're going to have a standup here because Kenny Finch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McCowan is looking to slow Finch down with leg kicks.

Finch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McCowan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch with a nice head shot there.
McCowan wants to stand up but Finch is controlling him.
Finch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finch trying to control the position from guard on top but McCowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Finch 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.

Finch drives through and clinches with McCowan against the cage.
McCowan missing with knees to the body.
McCowan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Finch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McCowan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

McCowan breaks from the clinch.

Finch has managed to clinch.

McCowan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCowan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McCowan misses with a head kick.
McCowan throws a poor cross that misses

and Finch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Finch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCowan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCowan is trying to break the clinch but Finch has him pressed against the cage.
Finch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

McCowan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finch misses with a takedown attempt - McCowan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Finch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCowan jabs at Finch's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch blocks a head kick by McCowan.
McCowan closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Kenny Finch has been cut.
Tony McCowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCowan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

McCowan rushes Finch and presses him up against the cage.

McCowan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCowan misses with a body shot.

Finch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McCowan was covering up waiting for the punch and Finch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McCowan keeping moving, preventing Finch from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCowan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Finch wants to control from the top but McCowan keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCowan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finch is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenny Finch.
McCowan tries to land a leg kick but Finch saw it coming and moves away.
Kenny Finch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCowan thumps Finch with a low kick.
McCowan throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
McCowan misses the shot to the body.
McCowan connects with a looping right hand.
Finch shoots in for a takedown but McCowan shows good takedown defense.

Finch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCowan is looking to regain half guard here but Finch keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch trying to control the action but McCowan is working from the bottom.
McCowan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Finch in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Finch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Finch are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch is staying tight to McCowan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Finch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Check out the look on Finch's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Finch cracks McCowan with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCowan is looking to reverse the position.
Finch landing strikes.
Finch lands a decent elbow from side control.
Finch landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McCowan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Finch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenny Finch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Finch manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McCowan on his heels. He'll look to pass McCowan's guard now, I'm sure.
Finch wants to control from the top but McCowan keeps moving.
Finch is really struggling to control McCowan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Finch trying to move into half guard but instead McCowan has managed to sweep!
Finch looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCowan is one step ahead there.
McCowan wants to control from the top but Finch keeps moving.
McCowan stopping the sweep attempt from Finch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCowan is looking to advance position but Finch has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Finch lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McCowan hang on?
Finch in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Finch lands with some strikes.
Finch throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Finch unloading with bombs!

McCowan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McCowan is still in real trouble! Can Finch finish him?
McCowan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCowan takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Finch's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Finch!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kenny Finch waved his t-shirt featuring Demonic Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.