PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Finnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Finnegan
vs
Hallick

191 cm
27
211 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

193 cm
20
223 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnegan staying out of range there.
Finnegan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hallick thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Finnegan if he has to take too many more of those.
Hallick throws a lazy right hand but Finnegan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finnegan lands with a cross.

It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Hallick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've been told by Finnegan's head coaches at Evil Empire: †AWAKENING† that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finnegan throws a front kick that sends Hallick stumbling back into the cage.
Hallick looks winded!
Finnegan misses with a leg kick.
Hallick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finnegans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Finnegan misses.
Hallick throws a shot from downtown. Finnegan moves away and avoids it.
Hallick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Finnegan's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finnegan avoids the head kick by Hallick.
Hallick looks for the body kick but Finnegan saw that one coming.
Hallick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finnegan.
Finnegan blocks a leg kick.
Hallick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finnegan. Finnegan obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finnegan 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 Hallick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hallick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hallick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallick misses with an uppercut
and Finnegan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Finnegan. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan throws a push kick but Hallick slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finnegan.
Finnegan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finnegan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hallick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finnegan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finnegan misses with a series of wild punches.
Finnegan throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hallick.
A head kick by Hallick misses
and Finnegan counters with a good low kick that Hallick was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finnegan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finnegan staying out of range there.
Hallick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finnegan.
Finnegan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finnegan feints and then cracks Hallick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallick down.
Hallick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finnegan moves away.
Hallick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finnegan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finnegan wants to slow Hallick down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick 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.
Finnegan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finnegan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hallick.
Al Hallick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Finnegan.
Finnegan misses with a low kick.
Finnegan looks to throw a body kick
enabling Hallick to counter with a crisp jab.
Hallick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Finnegan is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finnegan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hallick in his tracks.
Hallick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Finnegan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Hallick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Finnegan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hallick off the cage and back into range.
Hallick goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Finnegan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hallick lands an overhand right.
Finnegan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hallick throws a head kick that misses.
Hallick throws a sloppy head kick
and Finnegan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Finnegan tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finnegan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Finnegan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan thumps Hallick with a low kick.
Hallick is breathing heavily.
Finnegan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finnegan tries to work over Hallick's front leg with a kick but Hallick checks it.
Finnegan misses with a low kick.
Hallick misses with a lunging right hand

and Finnegan counters with a head kick that drops Hallick to the mat! Hallick scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Hallick is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hallick is still on wobbly legs! Can Finnegan finish him?
Hallick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallick seems to have recovered his senses.

Finnegan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hallick sprawling to the canvas! Hallick rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Finnegan finish him?!

That has opened up Al Hallick's cut even more.
Finnegan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallick can do to turn this around?
Hallick throws a wild body kick that Finnegan sees coming a mile off.
Hallick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finnegan counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finnegan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finnegan, right into the meat.
A low kick from Hallick is predictable there
and Finnegan counters with a good low kick that Hallick was not able to check.
Hallick throws the left hand but Finnegan avoids the punch easily.
Hallick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finnegan can pounce on him.
Finnegan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hallick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hallick circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Finnegan. Hallick falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Finnegan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phillip Finnegan!
A relieved looking Phillip Finnegan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.