PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Phichai
vs
Finkle

184 cm
27
192 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

193 cm
27
203 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phraya Phichai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phichai sizes up Finkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finkle. That's going to slow Phichai down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finkle.
We've been informed that Finkle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phichai manages to avoid it.
Phichai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finkle, right into the meat.
Phichai sizes up Finkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phichai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finkle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Phichai instigates a clinch.
Phichai tries a knee to the head but Finkle blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phichai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Finkle lands with a light punch inside.
Phichai lands an elbow just above Finkle 's eye.
Phichai dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phichai gets through Finkle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phichai avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle blocks a body shot from Phichai.
Finkle lands an elbow just above Phichai 's eye.

It looks like Phraya Phichai has been cut.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Finkle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Phichai dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle lands an elbow that stopped Phichai in his tracks for a moment.
Finkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Phichai as the two fighters clinch.
Phichai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phichai avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finkle.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Phichai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phichai pushes Finkle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finkle connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws a punch but it's blocked by Phichai.
Phichai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phichai.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle misses with a knee to the head.
Phichai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Phichai lands a shoulder strike.
Finkle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phichais head.
Phichai avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Phichai throws an elbow that misses.
Phichai is working Finkle over against the cage.
Phichai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Phichai avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finkle.
Finkle managing to block the knees to the body from Phichai.
Finkle missing with knees to the body.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Phichai.
Finkle lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finkle's face.
Finkle misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Phichai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Phichai working aggressively here.
Finkle misses with a knee strike.
Phichai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phichai.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Phichai scores with a shot to the side of Finkle's head.
Phichai blocks an elbow strike.
Phichai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Finkle.
Phichai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phichai avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Phichai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phichai swings wildly with an uppercut but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Finkle.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle lands an elbow that stopped Phichai in his tracks for a moment.
Finkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Phichai throws a head punch that misses.
Phichai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finkle misses with a punch on the inside.
Finkle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finkle connects with a knee to the head.
Phichai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phichai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finkle trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Phichai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phichai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Phichai lands with a nice body punch.
Finkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finkle tries to clinch there but Phichai circles away.
Phichai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phichai throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phichai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phichai lands with a cross.
Finkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finkle avoids the body shot from Phichai.
Phichai works Finkle's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Phichai.
A jab from Finkle misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Phichai.
Phichai throws a head kick that misses.
Finkle takes a swing at Phichai's ribcage but misses.
Phichai just misses with a punch to the body.
Phichai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finkle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle checks a leg kick nicely.
Finkle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finkle misses with a two punch combination.
Phichai avoids the head kick by Finkle.
Phichai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phichai. Finkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finkle under the eye.
Phichai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finkle walks into a straight right hand from Phichai.
Finkle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Phichai moves into the clinch successfully.
Phichai lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phichai looking to throw knees to the head but Finkle is blocking nicely.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Phichai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finkle scores a nice knee to the body.
Finkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Phichai.
Phichai throws a punch but it's blocked by Finkle.
Phichai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Finkle missing with knees to the body.
Phichai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phichai blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Phichai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phichai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Phichai.
Finkle is breathing heavily.
Finkle tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Phichai scores with a shot to the side of Finkle's head.
Phichai presses Finkle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finkle blocks a body shot from Phichai.
Finkle scores a nice knee to the body.
Phichai lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phichai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finkle's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
Finkle missing with knees to the body.
Phichai lands a shot to the body.
Finkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phichai.
Phichai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
Phichai misses with a body punch.
Phichai lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Phichai dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Phichai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phichai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phichai works on Finkle's body with a couple of short punches.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Phichai.
A short right from Phichai.
A short left from Phichai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Phichai.
Phichai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finkle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phichai.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Phichai blocks the elbow strike.
Finkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phichai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finkle blocks it with crossed arms.
Finkle blocking some punches.
Phichai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Phichai avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finkle misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phichai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Finkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.
Phichai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phichai can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Phichai avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phraya Phichai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phraya Phichai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Finkle tries to clinch up but Phichai circles away and keeps his distance.
Finkle walks into a left hand.
Phichai misses with a hook.
Phichai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finkle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finkle throws a head kick but Phichai moves out of range.
Phichai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finkle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Phichai's head.
Phichai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phichai throws a shot to the body.
Phichai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finkle misses with a leg kick.
Phichai misses the shot to the body.
Phichai connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phichai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phichai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finkle. That did some damage!
Phichai throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai checks a leg kick nicely.
Phichai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finkle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finkle avoids a kick to the body.
Phichai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Phichai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Phichai with a hook.
Phichai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Phichai moved out of range.
Phichai throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phichai throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Phichai moved out of range.
Finkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phichai. Phichai obviously looking to wear him down.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phichai.
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!
Phichai throws a shot from downtown. Finkle moves away and avoids it.
Phichai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finkle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Phichai misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finkle scores with a push kick.
Finkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Finkle misses the target.
Nice jab there from Finkle.
Finkle misses with a looping right.
Finkle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phichai manages to avoid it.
Phichai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finkle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phichai throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
Sloppy strikes from Finkle. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Phichai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Phichai.
Phichai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finkle throws the left hand but Phichai avoids the punch easily.
Phichai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finkle slips under a jab from Phichai.
Phichai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phichai lands the left hand.
Phichai throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Phichai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phichai looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Finkle keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Finkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finkle loads up on a big right hand but Phichai slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai tries a head kick but it misses.
Phichai tries to clinch but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle swings widly with a right hand
and Phichai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finkle misses with an uppercut.
Finkle misses with a few strikes there.
Phichai misses with a looping left.
Phraya Phichai 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 looks to throw the jab but Phichai is out of range.
Finkle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phichai. That one must have hurt.
Finkle avoids a kick to the body.
Phichai loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Ray Finkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phraya Phichai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phichai looks to land a body kick but Finkle moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Finkle coming out on top.
Phichai moves out of range of the strikes.
Phichai thumps Finkle with a low kick.
Phichai slips a straight right by Finkle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phraya Phichai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phichai 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phraya Phichai!
Our winner, Phraya Phichai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.