PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotized Lebanon. Finley has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Mohamed al Hadj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

al Hadj
vs
Finley

191 cm
29
200 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
31
197 lbs
19 - 20 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Finley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley moves out of range as al Hadj throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Hadj.
Finley throws a combination. al Hadj tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
Finley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but al Hadj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mohamed al Hadj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finley walks into a left hand.
Finley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finley is trying hard to land a takedown here. al Hadj sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

al Hadj has Finley up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, al Hadj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finley's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by al Hadj as Finley tries to tie him up.
Finley has al Hadj pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. al Hadj manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mohamed al Hadj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Finley.
al Hadj stalling in the clinch.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
Finley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Hadj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Finley wants a takedown.
Finley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj lands a left hand.
al Hadj prevents a takedown attempt there.
Finley dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
Finley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finley avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
al Hadj gets underhooks to prevent Finley's takedown attempt.
Finley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Finley blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Brad Finley has been cut.
Finley avoids a wild elbow strike from al Hadj.
Finley blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
Finley avoids a wild elbow strike from al Hadj.

Finley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. al Hadj can't fight it off and eventually Finley manages to take the fight to the floor. al Hadj looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Finley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Hadj wants to sweep but no luck.
Finley trying to control the position from guard on top but al Hadj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finley being controlled here momentarily.
Finley is looking to pass into half guard but al Hadj pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now al Hadj is in guard.
al Hadj will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
al Hadj won't allow Finley to get back to his feet.

al Hadj stands and steps away. Finley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finley throws a series of punches but al Hadj moves out of range.
al Hadj throws a sloppy head kick and Finley moves out of range easily.
al Hadj shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Finley eats them both and turns towards al Hadj to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Finley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from al Hadj. No joy for Finley on that attempt.
Finley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but al Hadj swivels and escapes.
al Hadj misses with a double jab

and Finley moves into the clinch.
al Hadj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finley avoids a wild elbow strike from al Hadj.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
Finley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. al Hadj gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
al Hadj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finley is defending well for now.
Finley blocks an elbow strike.
Finley wants to take the fight to the mat but al Hadj manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Hadj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finley is defending well for now.
Finley jumps guard but al Hadj turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Finley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Hadj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finley backwards.
Finley drops down looking for an ankle pick but al Hadj pulls his leg out and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Hadj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed al Hadj dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

al Hadj moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finley misses with a double jab.
al Hadj throws a quick inside leg kick.
al Hadj takes one to the side of the head.
Finley moves out of range as al Hadj throws a body kick.
Finley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around al Hadj's waist but al Hadj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finley off to one side.
Finley dives in and grabs al Hadj's left leg, looking for a takedown. al Hadj pushes down on Finley's head and hops out.
Finley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Finley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says al Hadj as he avoids it easily.
Mohamed al Hadj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Finley.
al Hadj thumps Finley with a low kick.
Finley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Finley lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by al Hadj there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Hadj.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj thuds a left hand into Finley's body.
Finley is breathing heavily.
al Hadj throws a series of punches but Finley avoids them all with ease.
Finley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Hadj throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
al Hadj keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Finley misses with a straight left.
al Hadj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finley scores with a jab.
al Hadj connects with a looping right hand.
Mohamed al Hadj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as al Hadj sprawls well. al Hadj wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finley gets slowly back to his feet.
Finley avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Hadj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Hadj's corner calls for a 1-2. al Hadj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brad Finley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finley throws a body punch but al Hadj moves out of range.

Finley drives through and clinches with al Hadj against the cage.
Finley takes an elbow to the temple.
Finley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. al Hadj fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Finley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Finley is rocked!

al Hadj closes the distance and pushes Finley back into the cage.
Finley dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
Finley blocks an elbow strike.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Finley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mohamed al Hadj has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj works on Finley's body with a couple of short punches.
al Hadj missing with knees to the body.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.

Finley breaks the clinch.
Finley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Finley.
Finley misses with a series of wild punches.
al Hadj takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finley is still on wobbly legs! Can al Hadj finish him?
Mohamed al Hadj is winning the standup battle so far.
Finley is aggressively charging in as al Hadj backs up avoiding any damage. al Hadj tosses out a jab and Finley runs right into it face first! Finley is out cold! al Hadj dropped down on all fours and is barking in Finley's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohamed al Hadj!
A less than humble Mohamed al Hadj misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.