PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt McLaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard comes to the cage accompanied by Everlast - What Its Like. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Finyard
vs
McLaren

173 cm
26
159 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
161 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Master Lee's One Stop
{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zackary Finyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colt McLaren!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finyard scores with a sloppy right hand. McLaren should have avoided that one.
Finyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and McLaren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McLaren.
Finyard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finyard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McLaren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finyard blocking some punches.
McLaren tries to work over Finyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLaren has Finyard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Finyard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McLaren managing to block the knees to the body from Finyard.
McLaren lands with a light punch inside.
Finyard tries to break the clinch but McLaren is controlling the position.
McLaren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLaren managing to block the knees to the body from Finyard.
Finyard tries to land knees in the clinch but McLaren avoids the damage to the body.
Finyard tries to land a knee to the head but McLaren blocks with his arms.
Finyard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McLaren is defending well for now.
I was talking to Finyard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McLaren working aggressively here.
Finyard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McLaren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Finyard tries to land knees in the clinch but McLaren avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finyard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLaren.
A short right from Finyard on the inside.
Finyard misses with some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McLaren has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Finyard as the two fighters clinch.

Finyard is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McLaren can't fight it off and eventually Finyard manages to take the fight to the floor. McLaren looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

McLaren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McLaren wants to improve his position but instead Finyard has moved into half guard.
McLaren wants to improve his position but Finyard is controlling well.
Finyard trying to control from half guard but McLaren is working away.
McLaren wants to improve his position but Finyard is controlling well.
McLaren wants to control but Finyard is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard passes into side control, despite McLaren's attempt to control the position.
Finyard trying to control the position but McLaren is working away.
Finyard happy to just control the position for now.
McLaren tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Finyard presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLaren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finyard trying to control but McLaren is having none of it.
Finyard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaren is trying to escape the mount.
Finyard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Finyard landing shots from mount.
McLaren tries to hold on but Finyard postures up.
McLaren takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McLaren tries to reverse the position but Finyard maintains control.
McLaren is in a horrible position here. Finyard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaren working to try and regain half guard.
McLaren wants to hold on but Finyard pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finyard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McLaren is trying to escape the mount.
Finyard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Finyard landing shots from mount.
McLaren is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finyard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finyard raining down hammerfists from mount.
McLaren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zackary Finyard 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.

McLaren throws a half hearted mid kick.
McLaren moves out of range as Finyard strikes.
Finyard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from McLaren misses the target.
McLaren darts in looking for a takedown but Finyard gets double underhooks and turns McLaren into the cage.
McLaren managing to block the knees to the body from Finyard.
McLaren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaren lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finyard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaren.
Finyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLaren backwards.
Finyard tries to land knees in the clinch but McLaren avoids the damage to the body.
Finyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLaren backwards.
McLaren misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLaren misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Finyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
McLaren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finyard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McLaren after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from McLaren.
Finyard is looking to take this one to the mat.
McLaren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finyard backwards.
McLaren throws a head punch that misses.
McLaren swings wildly with an uppercut but Finyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaren has a couple of punches blocked by Finyard.
A short left from Finyard.
McLaren misses with a punch on the inside.
Finyard blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McLaren fails to land.
McLaren tries to work over Finyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Finyard.
A short right from Finyard.
Finyard lands a knee to the body.
McLaren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finyard's elbow.
McLaren misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLaren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Finyard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard trying to land knees to the body.
Finyard can't find room to land a body shot as McLaren controls the action.
Finyard wants to get back to striking at distance but McLaren won't allow it.
McLaren misses with the head strike.
McLaren working aggressively here.
McLaren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finyard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McLaren is breathing heavily.
Finyard stalling in the clinch but McLaren improves position.
Finyard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finyard lands a body shot.
Finyard working McLaren over with knees to the body.
Finyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLaren backwards.
Finyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McLaren throws a punch but it's blocked by Finyard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finyard.
McLaren tries to work over Finyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finyard gets through McLaren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McLaren swings wildly with an uppercut but Finyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finyard trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard lands with a right to the head.
Finyard scores with a shot to the side of McLaren's head.
McLaren has Finyard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Finyard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McLaren being controlled against the cage.
Finyard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McLaren throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Finyard - that landed with a thud.
McLaren prevents Finyard from breaking the clinch.
Finyard unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLaren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Finyard blocking some punches.
McLaren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finyard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McLaren has a couple of punches blocked by Finyard.
McLaren lands a shoulder strike.
McLaren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLaren working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Finyard tightens his grip and picks McLaren up, before dumping him to the ground. McLaren manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaren throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

McLaren working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finyard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finyard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

McLaren throws his legs up looking for a submission but Finyard uses it to pass to side control.
Finyard gets to mount! McLaren was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Finyard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLaren is looking to improve his position but Finyard isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zackary Finyard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Finyard lands with an uppercut that bounces McLaren off the cage and back into range.
Finyard is looking to slow McLaren down with leg kicks.
McLaren moves away from the strike by Finyard.
A jab lands there for Finyard.
Finyard pushes McLaren away with a front kick.
Finyard punishes McLaren's body with a nice straight punch.
McLaren walks into a stiff left hand from Finyard.
McLaren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finyard swings for the body but McLaren moves out of range.
McLaren tries to land a front kick but Finyard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McLaren misses with a straight right.
McLaren is looking to clinch.
Jab by Finyard.
McLaren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finyard lands a jab to McLaren's midsection.
Finyard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finyard thuds a left hand into McLaren's body.
McLaren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finyard tries to avoid it but McLaren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finyard to the ground. Finyard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McLaren wants to clinch up but Finyard keeps it at a distance.
McLaren shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finyard pinned against the cage. Finyard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McLaren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finyard throws a hook but McLaren avoids it easily.
Finyard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finyard scores with a hook.
Finyard misses with a wild body shot.
Colt McLaren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLaren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McLaren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finyard blocks a head kick by McLaren.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McLaren checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finyard.
Colt McLaren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Finyard throws out a powerful jab.
Finyard ducks under a wild hook from McLaren.
Finyard scores with a nice head shot.
Finyard avoids the head kick by McLaren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finyard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McLaren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McLaren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McLaren tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Finyard as he connects with a hook.
Finyard lands a nice leg kick that just misses McLaren's sensitive parts.
Finyard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McLaren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finyard finds it's way round the side to connect with McLaren's head.
A good leg kick by Finyard.
Finyard lands a jab to McLaren's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard chopping away at his opponent's legs.

McLaren clinches.
Finyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finyard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Finyard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLaren.

Finyard has picked McLaren up - he's going for a ride! Finyard dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Finyard is trying to control the action in half guard but McLaren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McLaren is trying to get back to full guard.
Finyard throwing shots but McLaren is blocking nicely.
Zackary Finyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finyard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McLaren wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finyard trying to pass the guard but McLaren defending well.
Finyard not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLaren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

McLaren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finyard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McLaren wants to sweep but Finyard has passed to side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Zackary Finyard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finyard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

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