PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan comes to the cage accompanied by My Drunken Irish Dad. Yoijimbo has chosen Them Crooked Vultures - Elephants as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

McFinnigan
vs
Yoijimbo

195 cm
31
285 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

170 cm
29
280 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoijimbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yoijimbo throws a front kick aimed at McFinnigan's knee but McFinnigan avoids it well.
Yoijimbo avoids a kick to the body.

McFinnigan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yoijimbo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McFinnigan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoijimbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McFinnigan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yoijimbo looking to throw knees to the head but McFinnigan is blocking nicely.
McFinnigan lands with a light punch inside.
McFinnigan lands a body punch in the clinch.
McFinnigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from McFinnigan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoijimbo misses with a knee to the head.
McFinnigan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoijimbo missing with knees to the body.
McFinnigan working aggressively here.
McFinnigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McFinnigan tries to throw a body punch but Yoijimbo avoids it by throwing McFinnigan back against the cage.
McFinnigan lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McFinnigan - that landed with a thud.
Yoijimbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McFinnigan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yoijimbo obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McFinnigan scores with a nice short uppercut.
McFinnigan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McFinnigan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoijimbo's elbow.
A hook to the body from McFinnigan.
Yoijimbo looks winded!
Yoijimbo misses with a knee strike.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Yoijimbo controls the action.
McFinnigan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McFinnigan lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from McFinnigan.
Nice body punch from McFinnigan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFinnigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McFinnigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
McFinnigan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoijimbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoijimbo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McFinnigan.
Yoijimbo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McFinnigan.
Yoijimbo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McFinnigan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Yoijimbo controls the action.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow that misses.
Yoijimbo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yoijimbo lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McFinnigan.

Yoijimbo is rocked!
Yoijimbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoijimbo stalling in the clinch but McFinnigan improves position.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow but it misses.
McFinnigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McFinnigan misses with some punches.
Yoijimbo trying to land knees to the body.
McFinnigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McFinnigan tries to throw a body punch but Yoijimbo avoids it by throwing McFinnigan back against the cage.
McFinnigan managing to block the knees to the body from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo pushes off an throws an elbow but McFinnigan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for McFinnigan.
A short body shot lands from McFinnigan as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for McFinnigan.
McFinnigan presses Yoijimbo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McFinnigan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Yoijimbo controls the action.
Yoijimbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McFinnigan blocks it with crossed arms.
McFinnigan misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan lands a shoulder strike.
Yoijimbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McFinnigan blocks it with crossed arms.
McFinnigan scores with a shoulder strike.
McFinnigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoijimbo backwards.
Yoijimbo is still on wobbly legs! Can McFinnigan finish him?
McFinnigan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoijimbos head.
McFinnigan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoijimbo or not.
McFinnigan lands a big right hand that drops Yoijimbo! The killer instinct kicks in and McFinnigan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McFinnigan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey McFinnigan!
A very excited looking Mickey McFinnigan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.