PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Finkelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Moore will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Finkelton
vs
Moore

174 cm
20
161 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Finkelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Moore!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Finkelton pushes him off.
Moore tries to clinch there but Finkelton circles away.
Jab, jab by Finkelton - just one landing.
Finkelton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moore wants to clinch up but Finkelton keeps it at a distance.
Finkelton looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.
The fighters circling - Finkelton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkelton.

Moore rushes Finkelton and presses him up against the cage.
Finkelton lands a nice uppercut.
Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Finkelton is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Finkelton breaks from the clinch.
Finkelton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Finkelton.
Finkelton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore wants to clinch up but Finkelton keeps it at a distance.
Finkelton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Diamond In The Rough Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Finkelton takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Bart Finkelton has been cut.
Finkelton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Finkelton cracks Moore with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finkelton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Moore to stand back up!

Moore is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore connects with a high kick.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Finkelton finish him?
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.

Finkelton gets tackled into the cage by Moore. Moore maintains the clinch.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore landing knees to the head.

Finkelton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Finkelton.
Finkelton lands an overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finkelton throws a big shot that misses.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finkelton.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finkelton throws out the jab.
Finkelton swings widly with a right hand

and Moore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Finkelton throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Moore.

Finkelton breaks the clinch.
Moore slips under a jab from Finkelton.
Finkelton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moore blocks a jab.
Moore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moore walks into a jab.
Finkelton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Moore defending well as Finkelton loads up on a big left hand.
Moore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Finkelton's head.

Finkelton cracks Moore with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Moore looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finkelton finish him?
A slow jab from Finkelton misses its intended target.

Moore lands a big head kick that sends Finkelton tumbling to the mat! Moore takes a step backwards and waves Finkelton back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Finkelton is rocked!

Bart Finkelton's cut is getting worse.
Finkelton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moore.
Oh Finkelton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore lands with a right hand.
Moore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Moore has closed the distance and engaged Finkelton in a clinch.
Moore blocking some punches.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkelton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bart Finkelton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Finkelton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore scores a nice knee to the body.
Moore prevents Finkelton from breaking the clinch.
Moore lands a nice knee to the body.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finkelton wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore working Finkelton over with knees to the body.
Finkelton seems to have got his legs back now.
Moore with a knee to the head.
Moore has Finkelton pressed against the cage, preventing Finkelton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moore blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore stalling against the cage.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Finkelton manages to break the clinch.
Finkelton throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Finkelton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moore. Moore obviously looking to wear him down.
Moore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkelton.
Finkelton looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Finkelton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Finkelton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore walks into a left hand.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finkelton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Finkelton's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkelton tries to avoid it.
Finkelton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore lands with a nice body kick.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Finkelton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bart Finkelton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finkelton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bart Finkelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkelton takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Finkelton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finkelton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finkelton.

Finkelton drops Moore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moore looks back up at him and smiles so Finkelton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finkelton keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore scores with a head kick.
Finkelton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finkelton.
Bart Finkelton is winning the standup battle so far.
Finkelton connects with a body shot.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finkelton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Finkelton tries to move into range but Moore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkelton swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Finkelton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Finkelton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finkelton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finkelton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Finkelton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finkelton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.
Finkelton throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Finkelton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finkelton throws a big shot that misses.
Finkelton throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Finkelton throws a right hand that misses

and Moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Finkelton misses with the head strike.
Moore landing knees to the head.
Tom Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finkelton takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Finkelton can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finkelton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finkelton is trying to push Moore away but Moore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finkelton wants to break free but Moore has control.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finkelton is defending well for now.
Moore landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Finkelton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore is struggling to control the position.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finkelton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finkelton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moore obliges.
Finkelton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Finkelton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finkelton backwards.
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Finkelton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Moore misses.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finkelton jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkelton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Moore scores with a kick to the body.
Finkelton scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finkelton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Finkelton pushes him off.
Moore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finkelton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finkelton misses the shot to the body.

Moore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moore trying to stall but Finkelton improves his position.
Finkelton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finkelton can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkelton throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Finkelton managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Moore crunches a lovely knee into Finkelton's ribcage.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Finkelton won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tom Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bart Finkelton's cut.
That's time! Finkelton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Good exchange - Finkelton coming out on top.
Finkelton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finkelton works the jab nicely.
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Finkelton.
Finkelton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Finkelton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moore's hands.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finkelton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Finkelton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finkelton throws a poor cross that misses

and Moore counters by clinching up.
Finkelton wants to break free but Moore has control.
Finkelton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finkelton is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Moore lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finkelton is trying to force a seperation but Moore has the dominant position.
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finkelton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Finkelton wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finkelton tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finkelton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Finkelton is trying to break free.
Moore scores with a knee to the head.
Finkelton tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the cage.
Finkelton tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
Moore lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Bart Finkelton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Finkelton is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore with a knee to the head.
Moore misses with a knee strike.
Finkelton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkelton avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Finkelton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finkelton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finkelton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Finkelton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Finkelton.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Tom Moore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Finkelton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Finkelton lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finkelton.
Moore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finkelton.
Finkelton misses with a right hand

and Moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Finkelton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finkelton pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Finkelton won't want to take too many of those.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finkelton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finkelton is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finkelton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finkelton wants to break free but Moore has control.
Finkelton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Finkelton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finkelton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Finkelton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Bart Finkelton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore misses with a knee to the head.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Moore.
I've got Moore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Moore!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Moore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.