PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stroya
vs
Finkle

192 cm
25
218 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

193 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
Conviction

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Finkle scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stroya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finkle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finkle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stroya throws a jab when Finkle was well out of range.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stroya - that will leave a mark!
Stroya misses the jab.
A big right from Stroya misses.
A head kick misses from Stroya.
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stroya.
Finkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stroya throws out the jab.
Stroya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stroya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroya was well out of range. Poor timing from Finkle.
Finkle throws an off balance right hand
and Stroya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stroya is defended easily by Finkle.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stroya has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cell Block Six in the buildup to the fight.
Stroya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stroya.
A head kick by Stroya misses
and Finkle counters with a good, hard body kick but Stroya shrugs it off.
Stroya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stroya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroya.
The crowd cheers as Finkle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stroya doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Stroya.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finkle.
Stroya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Stroya. That snapped Finkle's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Finkle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stroya throws a series of punches but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stroya throws out the jab.
Finkle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stroya misses with a head kick.
Finkle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stroya tries to bum rush Finkle with a series of wild strikes but Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stroya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stroya misses with a leg kick
and Finkle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stroya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ray Finkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Finkle misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finkle.
Finkle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stroyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Finkle misses with a low kick.
Stroya is looking to slow Finkle down with leg kicks.
Stroya throws an overhand right that lands on Finkle's shoulder, as Finkle tries to avoid the shot.
Stroya misses the body punch
and Finkle counters with an outside leg kick.
Stroya throws a head kick that misses.
Stroya throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
Finkle misses with a low kick as Stroya jumps back.
Stroya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Finkle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Finkle.
Finkle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stroya ducks right into an uppercut from Finkle.
A cross from Finkle lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle misses with a hook.
Stroya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Finkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finkle blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Finkle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finkle.
Stroya moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Finkle.
Finkle misses with a straight right.
A big right from Stroya misses.
Stroya wants to land a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroya manages to avoid it.
Stroya looks to throw the jab but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dee Stroya will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stroya lands a right hook to the body.
Stroya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stroya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stroya misses with a straight right.
Stroya throws a head kick that misses.
Stroya sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stroya throws a hook but Finkle avoids it easily.
Finkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroya. Finkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Finkle avoids a kick to the body.
Stroya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroya swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Stroya swats away the attempt to clinch by Finkle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stroya throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkle.
Stroya misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Finkle there.
Good work by Finkle as he checks the leg kick.
Finkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stroya checks it well.
Stroya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finkle.
A jab from Finkle does it's job there.
Finkle lands a lovely overhand right.
Stroya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finkle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stroya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya missing with a left hand there. Finkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkle throws a good cross that connects.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stroya.
Stroya throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle's corner calls for a 1-2. Finkle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dee Stroya is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stroya's sensitive parts.
Finkle throws a lazy right hand but Stroya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finkle punishes Stroya's body with a nice straight punch.
Finkle works the jab nicely.
Stroya misses with a series of wild punches.
Finkle scores with a jab. Stroya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finkle scores with a jab to the head.
Stroya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finkle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle thumps Stroya with a low kick.
Finkle tries a low kick but Stroya avoids it.
Stroya looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Stroya throws a push kick but Finkle slaps the foot to one side.
Finkle works Stroya's body with a nice hook.
Finkle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stroya throws a low kick, looking for Finkle's leg but Finkle calmly moves out of range.
Stroya moves out of range of the strikes.
Finkle throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Finkle.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Stroya checks it.
Finkle scores with a jab. Stroya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stroya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finkle.
Stroya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya wants to slow Finkle down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Stroya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finkle throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Stroya just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroya checks a leg kick.
Finkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finkle throws a sloppy head kick and Stroya moves out of range easily.
Stroya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finkle on the side of the head.
Stroya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stroya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroya throws a sloppy head kick and Finkle moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Finkle tenderised Stroya's leg. Stroya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stroya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finkle as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ray Finkle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stroya misses with a looping left.
Finkle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stroya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroya.
Stroya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finkles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stroya will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Finkle blocks a jab.
Stroya blocks a head kick by Finkle.
Finkle throws a good cross that connects.
Finkle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stroya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finkle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finkle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stroya misses with a body shot
and Finkle counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Stroya throws a combination that misses
and Finkle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stroya throws a series of punches but Finkle moves out of range.
Stroya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stroya tries to move into range but Finkle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finkle swings for the body but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Stroya swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stroya throws a jab when Finkle was well out of range.
Stroya misses with an uppercut. Finkle saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Finkle there.
Stroya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finkle scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroya connects with a looping right hand.
Stroya misses with a body kick.
Stroya throws a looping overhand right but Finkle ducks down to avoid it.
Stroya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stroya avoids a kick to the body.
Finkle throws the left hand but Stroya avoids the punch easily.
Finkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stroya. Stroya obviously looking to wear him down.
Stroya defending well as Finkle loads up on a big left hand.
Finkle tried to score with a low kick but Stroya checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle thumps Stroya with a low kick.
Finkle slips a jab from Stroya.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stroya.
Stroya misses with a looping right.
A jab from Finkle finds it's way through Stroya's defenses.
Finkle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stroya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finkle scrambles back to his feet.
Finkle catches Stroya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stroya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stroya connects with a solid leg kick.
Stroya looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Stroya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finkle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Finkle.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Stroya moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Finkle misses.
Finkle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finkle checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finkle.
Stroya throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finkle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finkle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finkle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finkle catches Stroya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stroya lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Finkle really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stroya ducks under a wild hook from Finkle.
Stroya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finkle avoids the head kick by Stroya.
Finkle jabs Stroya right on the nose. Stroya blinks but takes it well.
Finkle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stroya is looking to chop away at Finkle's legs.
Stroya throws a right hand that Finkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Finkle also avoids with ease.
Finkle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finkle throws a looping overhand right but Stroya ducks down to avoid it.
Stroya cracks Finkle with a good jab.
A leg kick checked by Finkle.
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Stroya throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle lands a head kick!
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Finkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stroya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stroya blocks a head kick by Finkle.
Stroya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Stroya is predictable there
and Finkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Finkle scores with a shot to the body.
Stroya misses with a straight left.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finkle counters with a straight right hand.
Stroya fakes the leg kick and cracks Finkle in the body.
Stroya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid body kick from Finkle.
Stroya thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroya throws a hook to the side of Finkle's head but Finkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Finkle.
Stroya throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Stroya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkle lands a really nice looking cross but Stroya seems unphased.
Finkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroya.
A telegraphed right hand from Stroya misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stroya.
Stroya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finkle.
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stroya.
Finkle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stroya.
Finkle stuns Stroya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stroya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stroya lands a head shot.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Stroya lands the left hand.
Stroya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finkle.
Stroya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroya was well out of range. Poor timing from Finkle.
Stroya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Stroya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finkle avoids the head kick by Stroya.
Stroya throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Stroya misses with a body shot.
Finkle misses with a looping right.
Stroya takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finkle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stroya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stroya lands a nice shot to the body.
Stroya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dee Stroya will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stroya looks to land a left hand but Finkle moved out of range nicely.
Stroya moves out of range as Finkle throws a body kick.
Finkle throws a head kick but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finkle throws a wild body kick that Stroya sees coming a mile off.
Finkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stroya tried to score with a low kick but Finkle checks it.
Stroya takes a swing at Finkle's ribcage but misses.
Stroya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stroya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stroya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horrible takedown by Stroya or perhaps it was just good defense by Finkle which made him look bad.
Finkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stroya.
Finkle moves out of range of the body kick from Stroya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya thows a body kick. Finkle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stroya misses with a hook.
Finkle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stroya counters with a big head kick but Finkle shrugs it off.
Stroya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finkle.
Stroya tries to land a front kick but Finkle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stroya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finkle scores with a nice head shot.
Finkle has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Finkle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stroya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finkle misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finkle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stroya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stroya sizes up Finkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finkle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stroya misses with a hook to the body
and Finkle counters with a nice body kick.
Stroya scores with a decent looking hook.
Finkle throws the left hand but Stroya avoids the punch easily.
Finkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stroya.
Stroya throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
Stroya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya throws a shot to the body.
Stroya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finkle.
Stroya goes for a double leg but Finkle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finkle continues to drive forward.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stroya takes a knee right on the jaw!
Finkle misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Finkle.

Stroya has clasped his hands together around Finkle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Finkle is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Finkle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finkle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle wants to control but Stroya is keeping him busy.
Stroya is trying to control but can't.
Finkle prevents Stroya from improving his position.
Finkle controlling the action here.
Stroya is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ray Finkle.
Finkle throws a leg kick which misses Stroya's front leg but catches the back leg as Stroya tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dee Stroya.
I think Stroya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dee Stroya!
Dee Stroya retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Dee Stroya thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.