PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Finnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes into the arena with 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up blaring out of the sound system. Arshnoor Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Singh
vs
Finnegan

183 cm
23
148 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

191 cm
28
211 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshnoor Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh blocks a head kick by Finnegan.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Finnegan counters with a body kick.
Finnegan misses with a kick to the body.
Singh throws a chopping leg kick but Finnegan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Finnegan counters with a body kick.
Singh connects with an inside leg kick.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Finnegan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Finnegan.
Good exchange - Finnegan coming out on top.

It looks like Arshnoor Singh has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a head kick.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Singh tenderised Finnegan's leg. Finnegan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finnegan checks a leg kick.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Finnegan.

Finnegan lands a big head kick that sends Singh tumbling to the mat! Finnegan takes a step backwards and waves Singh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A low kick from Finnegan is predictable there
and Singh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Singh connects with a leg kick. Finnegan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Singh connects with a solid leg kick.
Finnegan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Singh keeps Finnegan at a distance using the push kick.
Finnegan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Singh.
Singh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Singh looks for the body kick but Finnegan saw that one coming.
Finnegan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Singh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finnegan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finnegan misses with a body kick.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Finnegan counters with a solid body kick.
Singh throws a head kick but Finnegan moves out of range.
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.
Finnegan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finnegan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Singh throws a push kick but Finnegan slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Singh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Singh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan throws a lazy body kick
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finnegan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Singh.
Finnegan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Finnegan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Singh, right into the meat.
Singh avoids the head kick by Finnegan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finnegan checks a low kick from Singh.
Singh wants to land a leg kick but Finnegan is out of range.
Singh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finnegan. That did some damage!
Finnegan tries to land a body kick
and Singh counters with a head kick. That will keep Finnegan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Finnegan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finnegan tries a head kick but it misses.
Finnegan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Finnegan tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh lands a jab.
Finnegan misses with a body kick.
Singh digs a good hook to Finnegan's body.
Finnegan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Singh. Singh obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arshnoor Singh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Singh lands a nice looking body kick.
Finnegan digs a good body shot into Singh's ribs.
Singh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finnegan throws a sloppy head kick
and Singh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Singh lands a front kick.
Finnegan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Finnegan counters with a head kick. That will keep Singh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Singh thows a leg kick but Finnegan checks it
and Finnegan counters with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finnegan checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Singh, right into the meat.
Singh connects with a leg kick. Finnegan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finnegan throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finnegan keeps Singh at a distance using the push kick.
Finnegan is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
Singh scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Singh, right into the meat.
Finnegan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finnegan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Finnegan throws a body kick that misses.
Finnegan is looking to land body kicks.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Finnegan.
Singh looks to land a body kick but Finnegan moved away.
Finnegan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a thumping low kick.
Singh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh throws a head kick that half lands.
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Finnegan counters with an inside leg kick.
Singh scores with a spinning back kick!
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Singh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Singh scores with a body shot.
Singh thows a leg kick but Finnegan checks it
and Finnegan counters with a low kick, right behind Singh 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finnegan.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finnegan can do to turn this around?
Finnegan defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
Finnegan moves away from the strike by Singh.
Singh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finnegan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Finnegan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finnegan lands a leg kick that knocks Singh off balance momentarily.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finnegan at a distance.
A head kick misses from Finnegan.
Arshnoor Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Singh cracks Finnegan with a good jab.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut
and Singh counters with an outside leg kick.
Singh throws a leg kick which misses Finnegan's front leg but catches the back leg as Finnegan tries to avoid it.
Finnegan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh throws a head kick but Finnegan moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Singh connects with an inside leg kick.
Finnegan throws a sloppy head kick and Singh moves out of range easily.
Finnegan misses with a kick to the body.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finnegan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Singh takes a step back to recover.
Singh throws a leg kick which misses Finnegan's front leg but catches the back leg as Finnegan tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Finnegan blocks the leg kick.
Finnegan throws a push kick but Singh slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arshnoor Singh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Finnegan lands a nice looking body kick.
Singh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finnegan doesn't seem bothered though.
Singh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut
and Singh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Finnegan moves out of range easily.
Singh misses with a kick to the body.
Singh avoids the head kick by Finnegan.
Singh blocks the body kick.
Singh connects with a right hand. Finnegan shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Singh is looking to chop away at Finnegan's legs.
Singh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick by Singh misses
and Finnegan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finnegan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finnegan in his tracks.
Singh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finnegan with a nice cross.
Finnegan tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Singh misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Singh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some bone on bone action there as Finnegan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Singh wants to land a leg kick but Finnegan is out of range.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finnegan manages to avoid it.
Singh staying out of range there.
Singh lands a leg kick that knocks Finnegan off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phillip Finnegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finnegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Finnegan throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
Singh lands a nice hook to Finnegan's body. Finnegan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finnegan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bone on bone clash there as Finnegan blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finnegan avoids the body shot from Singh.
Finnegan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finnegan throws out the jab.
Finnegan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finnegan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singh can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Singh lands a head shot.
Finnegan tries to land a body kick
and Singh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Singh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Finnegan misses with a head kick.
Finnegan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finnegan throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Singh. That's going to slow Finnegan down.
Finnegan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Finnegan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Singh will feel that in the morning.
Arshnoor Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Singh.
You can see that Finnegan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Finnegan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Singh lands an overhand right.
Finnegan misses with a left hand
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Finnegan moves out of range of the body kick from Singh.
Finnegan tries to land a body kick
and Singh counters with a solid body kick.
Singh lands with a good body shot.
Finnegan looks to land a body kick but Singh moved away.
Finnegan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arshnoor Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Singh 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arshnoor Singh!
Arshnoor Singh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Phillip Finnegan spoke after the fight, saying 'CHEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW'.