PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: N.W.A. - One Less Bitch. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ivanovits
vs
McFinnigan

220 cm
41
246 lbs
35 - 24 - 0

195 cm
35
205 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Arcticus

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 35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovits checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ivanovits lands with a straight right. McFinnigan didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Mickey McFinnigan has been cut.
Ivanovits misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanovits throws a hook but McFinnigan avoids it easily.
Ivanovits throws a body punch but McFinnigan moves out of range.
McFinnigan throws the left hand but Ivanovits avoids the punch easily.
McFinnigan checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanovits. McFinnigan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanovits throws a chopping leg kick but McFinnigan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McFinnigan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McFinnigan's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McFinnigan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ivanovits misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanovits looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovits ducks under a wild hook from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan scores with a body shot.
McFinnigan throws a front kick aimed at Ivanovits's knee but Ivanovits avoids it well.
McFinnigan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanovits is just out of range.
McFinnigan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan misses with an uppercut. Ivanovits saw that one coming.
McFinnigan lands a nice looking body shot.
Ivanovits walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McFinnigan throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanovits's shoulder, as Ivanovits tries to avoid the shot.
McFinnigan swings for the body but Ivanovits moves out of range.
McFinnigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovits moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from McFinnigan.
Ivanovits really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ivanovits throws a low kick but it's checked well by McFinnigan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McFinnigan! But no joy.
McFinnigan connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivanovits thumps McFinnigan with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits lands a jab.
Ivanovits lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFinnigan throws the left hand but Ivanovits avoids the punch easily.
Ivanovits appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McFinnigan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ivanovits takes a swing at McFinnigan's ribcage but misses.
Ivanovits throws a body punch but McFinnigan moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from McFinnigan. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Ivanovits misses the target.
Ivanovits wants to slow McFinnigan down by chopping away at his legs.
Ivanovits throws an off balance right hand
and McFinnigan counters with a good low kick that Ivanovits was not able to check.
Ivanovits looks to land a left hand but McFinnigan moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovits connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivanovits throws a combination. McFinnigan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ivanovits throws a series of punches but McFinnigan avoids them all with ease.
Ivanovits cracks McFinnigan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McFinnigan throws a push kick but Ivanovits slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits avoids a kick to the body.
McFinnigan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ivanovits lands the left hand.
McFinnigan misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanovits swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McFinnigan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McFinnigan ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits avoids the body shot from McFinnigan.
Ivanovits throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McFinnigan.
Ivanovits's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McFinnigan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ivanovits scrambles back to his feet.
McFinnigan 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.
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.
McFinnigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanovits lands a nice leg kick that just misses McFinnigan's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFinnigan tries to score with a low kick but Ivanovits moves his leg out of the way.
Ivanovits swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanovits looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McFinnigan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ivanovits wants to land a leg kick but McFinnigan is out of range.
McFinnigan misses with a body shot.
Ivanovits blocks the body kick.
Ivanovits pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McFinnigan back to the cage. Ivanovits follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McFinnigan tests Ivanovits's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McFinnigan jabs Ivanovits right on the nose. Ivanovits blinks but takes it well.
Ivanovits dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McFinnigan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Ivanovits misses.
McFinnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ivanovits had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ivanovits bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McFinnigan's head.
McFinnigan defending well as Ivanovits loads up on a big left hand.
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 Sergei Ivanovits will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey McFinnigan's cut.
That's time! Ivanovits's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ivanovits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McFinnigan.
Ivanovits scores with a jab to the head.
Ivanovits stalks McFinnigan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McFinnigan's face. McFinnigan staggers backwards, shaken.
Ivanovits throws a leg kick
letting McFinnigan counter with a right hand.
McFinnigan throws out a powerful jab.
Ivanovits fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McFinnigan throws a series of punches but Ivanovits avoids them all with ease.
McFinnigan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivanovits throwing a counter right hand but McFinnigan manages to avoid it.
Ivanovits tries to score with a low kick but McFinnigan moves his leg out of the way.
Ivanovits misses with a low kick.
It seemed like McFinnigan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ivanovits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan drops his hands momentarily and Ivanovits takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovits lands an overhand right.
McFinnigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McFinnigan lands with a shot to the body.
McFinnigan throws a front kick that sends Ivanovits stumbling back into the cage.
Ivanovits misses with a low kick.
McFinnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McFinnigan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ivanovits to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivanovits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFinnigan.
Ivanovits misses with a hook. McFinnigan ducked under it nicely.
McFinnigan thinks about the counter body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ivanovits.
A leg kick checked by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan cracks Ivanovits with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McFinnigan throws a looping overhand right but Ivanovits ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from McFinnigan lands but Ivanovits takes it in his stride.

Ivanovits is rocked!

It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFinnigan cracks Ivanovits with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ivanovits tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but McFinnigan pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ivanovits is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey McFinnigan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mickey McFinnigan thanked Arcticus for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).