PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prachao Sua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finch
vs
Sua

176 cm
21
156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

171 cm
21
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prachao Sua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch misses with a double jab.
Sua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sua throws a chopping leg kick but Finch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sua throws out the jab.

Sua closes the distance and clinches.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch blocks the elbow strike.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sua pushes Finch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sua taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finch.
Finch takes a shot to the head.
Finch misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finch up against the cage.
A short right from Sua.
Sua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Sua as the two fighters clinch.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sua lands with a left to the head.
Finch wants to break free but Sua has control.
Sua blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sua.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Sua is controlling him.
Finch managing to block the knees to the body from Sua.
A short right from Sua on the inside.
Finch letting Sua take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sua digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch being controlled against the cage.
Sua scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Sua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Finch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sua has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sua throws an elbow but misses.
Finch trying to stall but Sua improves his position.
Sua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Sua.
Sua prevents Finch from breaking the clinch.
Sua takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finch is looking to break free of the clinch but Sua has double underhooks.
Sua trying to stall but Finch improves his position.
Sua keeps control of Finch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finch misses with a body punch.
Sua lands a body shot.
Finch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Finch just leaning against Sua, taking a breather.
Finch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Sua is controlling him.
Finch blocks a body shot from Sua.
Sua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Sua.
Sua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sua lands an elbow that stopped Finch in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sua backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Sua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Sua.
Come on Sua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prachao Sua dominated that round.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Finch misses the body punch
and Sua counters with a body kick that stops Finch in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Sua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finch doesn't seem phased though.
Sua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sua.
Finch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richmond Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Finch to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Sua moved out of range.
Sua jabs Finch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sua stalks Finch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Finch's face. Finch staggers backwards, shaken.

Finch is rocked!
Finch avoids a kick to the body.
Oh Finch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sua misses with a leg kick
and Finch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.

Sua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prachao Sua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sua's elbow.
Sua stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finch as Sua tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sua.
Sua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch looking to stall.
Finch is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finch up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Sua stalls.
Sua keeps control of Finch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Prachao Sua.

Sua clinches.
Sua lands a right hand.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sua as Finch tries to tie him up.
The referee calls for Sua to work.
Finch misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Sua to work.
Sua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finch pushes Sua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch is looking to break free of the clinch but Sua has double underhooks.
Sua lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Sua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finch's efforts to push away.
Sua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sua blocks an uppercut.
Sua lands a shot to the body.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Sua controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prachao Sua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Finch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finch.

It looks like Prachao Sua has been cut.
Finch slips a straight right by Sua.
Finch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sua checks a leg kick.
Sua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
Sua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Finch swings for the body but Sua moves out of range.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Sua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sua misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sua counters with a straight right hand.
Sua misses with a body shot.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sua misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Sua moved out of range.
Finch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sua misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sua.
Sua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Sua is rocked!
Sua misses with an uppercut. Finch saw that one coming.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finch defending well as Sua loads up on a big left hand.
Finch lands a nice looking body kick.
Sua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finch lands with a right that hurts Sua. Sua looks to clinch but Finch throws a short knee that drops Sua. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Richmond Finch!
Richmond Finch tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.