PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A. - One Less Bitch. Sergei Ivanovits will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

McFinnigan
vs
Ivanovits

195 cm
34
225 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

220 cm
41
246 lbs
34 - 23 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovits motions for McFinnigan to come forward. Ivanovits throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFinnigan misses with a low kick.
Ivanovits keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ivanovits with a hook.
McFinnigan throws a leg kick
and Ivanovits counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McFinnigan throws a low kick but Ivanovits moves out of range easily.
Ivanovits throws a head kick that McFinnigan semi-blocks.
Ivanovits checks a leg kick.
McFinnigan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McFinnigan slips under a jab from Ivanovits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan scores with a body shot.
Ivanovits looks for the body kick but McFinnigan saw that one coming.
McFinnigan throws a sloppy body shot
and McFinnigan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivanovits clobbers McFinnigan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ivanovits is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovits.
McFinnigan is looking to land body kicks.
Ivanovits connects with a leg kick. McFinnigan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ivanovits misses with a leg kick.
Ivanovits turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Ivanovits misses its intended target.
Ivanovits 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.
McFinnigan connects with an inside leg kick.
Ivanovits lands a jab to the nose.
McFinnigan motions for Ivanovits to come forward. McFinnigan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanovits motions for McFinnigan to come forward. Ivanovits throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanovits rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McFinnigan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanovits has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ivanovits throws a head kick but McFinnigan moves out of range.
Ivanovits throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McFinnigan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivanovits.
McFinnigan throws a chopping leg kick but Ivanovits manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the side of Ivanovits's head but Ivanovits sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovits throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ivanovits fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McFinnigan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McFinnigan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ivanovits will feel that in the morning.
McFinnigan throws a solid leg kick but Ivanovits takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McFinnigan.
An inside leg kick from McFinnigan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivanovits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan swings for the body but Ivanovits moves out of range.
Ivanovits throws a lazy right hand but McFinnigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McFinnigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanovits lands a slapping body shot.
Ivanovits throws a jab but it's blocked by McFinnigan.
Ivanovits staying out of range there.
Ivanovits takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ivanovits misses with an uppercut.
McFinnigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanovits manages to avoid it.
McFinnigan throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McFinnigan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ivanovits is able to avoid easily.
McFinnigan throws a push kick but Ivanovits slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Ivanovits misses
and McFinnigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivanovits scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFinnigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ivanovits fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McFinnigan.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanovits keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan scores with a nice strike.
Ivanovits throws a combination that misses
and Ivanovits takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergei Ivanovits will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from McFinnigan. Those never looked like landing.

It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.
Ivanovits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McFinnigan.
Ivanovits takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ivanovits moves out of range as McFinnigan strikes.
Mickey McFinnigan is winning the standup battle so far.
McFinnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovits avoids the body shot from McFinnigan.
Ivanovits works McFinnigan's body with a nice hook.
Ivanovits attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan looks to land a right hand but Ivanovits moved out of range.
McFinnigan walks into a straight right hand from Ivanovits.
McFinnigan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ivanovits lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Ivanovits as he checks the leg kick.
McFinnigan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ivanovits looks to land a left hand but McFinnigan moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovits lands a nice shot that snaps McFinnigan's head back.

It looks like Mickey McFinnigan has been cut.
Ivanovits keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan checks a low kick from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivanovits swinging wildly here.
Ivanovits throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanovits misses with an uppercut. McFinnigan saw that one coming.
Ivanovits is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McFinnigan tries to work over Ivanovits's front leg with a kick but Ivanovits checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McFinnigan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ivanovits lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ivanovits bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFinnigan moves out of range of the strikes.
McFinnigan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovits.
McFinnigan fakes the leg kick and cracks Ivanovits in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovits ducks under a wild hook from McFinnigan.
A slapping leg kick lands for McFinnigan.
Nice shot lands for Ivanovits.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivanovits misses the target.
McFinnigan misses with a lunging right hand
and Ivanovits counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits lands a slapping body shot.
Ivanovits throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McFinnigan tries to work over Ivanovits's front leg with a kick but Ivanovits checks it.
Some wild striking there from Ivanovits.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McFinnigan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McFinnigan throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanovits counters with a left to the body.
Ivanovits has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan looks to land a left hand but Ivanovits moved out of range nicely.
McFinnigan takes a swing at Ivanovits's ribcage but misses.
Ivanovits tries a head kick but it misses.
McFinnigan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ivanovits to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivanovits tries to bum rush McFinnigan with a series of wild strikes but McFinnigan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanovits throws a leg kick but McFinnigan sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan misses the shot to the body.
McFinnigan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Ivanovits misses.
Ivanovits throws a sloppy head kick and McFinnigan moves out of range easily.
McFinnigan 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.
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!
McFinnigan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits feints and then cracks McFinnigan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McFinnigan down.
Ivanovits takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McFinnigan misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanovits.
McFinnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Ivanovits showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McFinnigan lands with a kick to the ribs.
McFinnigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanovits misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanovits scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McFinnigan doesn't seem bothered though.
McFinnigan throws a looping overhand right but Ivanovits ducks down to avoid it.
McFinnigan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ivanovits.
McFinnigan is looking to chop away at Ivanovits's legs.
Ivanovits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
McFinnigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanovits. McFinnigan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFinnigan blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits lands with a hook. McFinnigan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ivanovits misses with a low kick as McFinnigan jumps back.
McFinnigan misses the shot to the body.
Ivanovits misses with a hook. McFinnigan ducked under it nicely.
McFinnigan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McFinnigan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFinnigan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McFinnigan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as McFinnigan blocks the low kick.
Ivanovits throws a body punch but McFinnigan moves out of range.
Mickey McFinnigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan takes a swing at Ivanovits's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for McFinnigan.
McFinnigan staying out of range there.
Ivanovits uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McFinnigan.
Ivanovits with a nice cross.
Ivanovits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanovits chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Ivanovits looks to score with a jab to the body but McFinnigan is just out of range.
McFinnigan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McFinnigan ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits scores with a decent looking hook.
Ivanovits scores with a nice right hand.
McFinnigan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ivanovits 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.
Ivanovits misses with a head kick.
Ivanovits swings for the body but McFinnigan moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for McFinnigan.
McFinnigan throws a low kick but Ivanovits avoids it.
Ivanovits thuds his shin into the meat of McFinnigan's side.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the side of Ivanovits's head but Ivanovits sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Ivanovits coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits tried to score with a low kick but McFinnigan checks it.
McFinnigan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFinnigan manages to avoid it.
Sergei Ivanovits is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ivanovits fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Ivanovits.

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

Ivanovits is rocked!
That kick from McFinnigan tenderised Ivanovits's leg. Ivanovits is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ivanovits is still on wobbly legs! Can McFinnigan finish him?
McFinnigan lands an uppercut, right on the button! Ivanovits tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey McFinnigan!
Mickey McFinnigan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.