PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Graciea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Finley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Finley
vs
Graciea

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Graciea!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graciea misses the shot to the body.
Graciea just misses with a punch to the body.

Finley sends Graciea crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finley is motioning to the referee to let Graciea up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Royce Graciea has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graciea misses with a straight left.

Finley rushes Graciea and presses him up against the cage.
Graciea lands with a short shot to the head.

Finley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Finley closes the distance and clinches.
Finley wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Finley fails to land.
Finley is trying to break the clinch but Graciea is controlling him.
Finley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graciea should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Finley breaks from the clinch.
Graciea throws a hook but Finley blocks it.
Finley swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graciea checks a low kick from Finley.

Graciea clinches with his opponent.
Finley tries to pull guard but Graciea holds him up against the cage and eventually Finley drops back down to his feet.
Graciea blocking some punches.
Graciea makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graciea lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finley is trying to break the clinch but Graciea is controlling him.
Graciea lands with a right to the head.
Finley is trying to break free.

Finley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graciea throws a hook to the side of Finley's head but Finley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley cracks Graciea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Finley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Graciea just stands there and leans against the cage.
Finley trying to stall but Graciea improves his position.
Finley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Graciea up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Graciea.
A body shot lands from Graciea.
Graciea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finley backwards.
Graciea stalling the fight.
Graciea lands a body punch.
Finley is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graciea takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Graciea continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graciea works on Finley's body with a couple of short punches.
Graciea lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finley.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Graciea has eaten all the pies!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graciea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graciea works on Finley's body with a couple of short punches.
Graciea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finley backwards.
Graciea lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graciea digs a right hand underneath Finley's ribcage. Finley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graciea works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graciea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Graciea on the inside.
Graciea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finley backwards.
Graciea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finley or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Graciea.
Graciea pushes Finley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graciea lands a hook that snaps the head of Finley backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graciea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finley or not.
Graciea lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graciea lands a body punch.
Graciea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finley backwards.
Graciea lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Graciea.
Graciea softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graciea lands a shot to the body.
Graciea lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graciea stalling in the clinch.
Graciea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graciea digs a right hand into Finley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finley's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graciea presses Finley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Graciea's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Graciea lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Graciea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Graciea's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Graciea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Finley takes the fight into the clinch.
Finley working hard to break the clinch.
Finley tries to break free but Graciea pushes him back against the cage.
Graciea lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Graciea.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Graciea.
Graciea softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graciea lands a body shot.
Finley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graciea scores with a shot to the side of Finley's head.
Graciea lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graciea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graciea digs a right hand underneath Finley's ribcage. Finley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graciea lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graciea stalls.
Graciea lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Graciea.
Graciea presses Finley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Graciea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finley backwards.
A short uppercut from Graciea.
Graciea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finley backwards.
Graciea pushes Finley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Royce Graciea seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Graciea drops Finley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Finley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Finley is rocked!
Graciea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Finley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graciea creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Finley with a big uppercut! Finley tries to clinch up but Graciea pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Finley to the mat! Finley covers up and Graciea unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Royce Graciea!