PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn has chosen Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon as his entrance music. Mickey Finn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kenzie
vs
Finn

191 cm
42
177 lbs
39 - 24 - 5

182 cm
42
173 lbs
40 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 24 - 5, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn tries for a takedown but Kenzie circles away easily
and Kenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finn shoots in for a takedown but Kenzie shows good takedown defense.
Kenzie lands the left hand.
Finn keeps the fight on the outside.
Finn throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenzie.
Finn misses with a right hand
and Kenzie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finn thinking.
Finn tries to clinch there but Kenzie circles away.
Kenzie is looking to counter punch.
Kenzie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Kenzie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kenzie lands with a good body shot.
Finn tries to clinch but Kenzie is having none of it.
Kenzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenzie.
Kenzie checks the leg kick.
Finn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finn shoots in and drives through. Kenzie sprawls well.
Patrick Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.

Finn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kenzie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Finn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kenzie is trying to control Finn's posture but Finn avoids it.
Kenzie is looking for a sweep.
Finn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Finn trying to control the action but Kenzie is working from the bottom.

Finn tries for a kimura but Kenzie is defending well.
Finn working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kenzie parries the strikes from Finn easily there. Finn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kenzie to escape.

Finn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kenzie parries the strikes from Finn easily there. Finn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kenzie to escape.
Finn trying to control the position but Kenzie is working away.
Finn moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Finn wants to control but Kenzie is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kenzie leaves Finn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kenzie works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Finn rushes Kenzie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Finn tries to score a body lock takedown but Kenzie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kenzie misses with the head strike.
Finn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kenzie has him pressed against the cage.
Kenzie holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Finn manages to break the clinch.
Kenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Finn circles away.
Kenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Finn circles away.
Finn tries to clinch there but Kenzie circles away.
Kenzie moves away from the strike by Finn.
Finn keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenzie lands a jab to the nose.
Finn moves in looking to clinch but Kenzie pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Kenzie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kenzie tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
Finn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kenzie defends well and Finn ends up having to push Kenzie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kenzie throwing a counter right hand but Finn manages to avoid it.
Finn shoots in but Kenzie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finn shoots in but Kenzie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patrick Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
Finn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kenzie moves into the clinch.
Kenzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Finn has picked Kenzie up - he's going for a ride! Finn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kenzie is looking for a sweep. Finn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Finn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Finn controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn stalling away here and it's allowed Kenzie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Finn looking to sit in guard and control but Kenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kenzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finn can do to turn this around?
Finn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenzie manages to get himself to full guard.

Kenzie controlling Finn's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kenzie wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Finn looking to pass the guard.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn throwing strikes from guard but Kenzie blocks nicely.
Mickey Finn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kenzie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kenzie wants to stand and escape but instead Finn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Kenzie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finn wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Finn controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kenzie throws a shot from downtown. Finn moves away and avoids it.
Finn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenzie looks to land a combination but Finn avoids it well.
Kenzie connects with a crisp jab.
Kenzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finn.
Kenzie scores with a sloppy right hand. Finn should have avoided that one.
Kenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenzie checks a leg kick.
Kenzie is looking to counter punch.
Finn tries to clinch there but Kenzie circles away.
Kenzie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenzie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenzie scrambles back to his feet.
Finn shoots in but no luck this time.
Kenzie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patrick Kenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Finn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kenzie defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn takes one on the button.
Finn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finn misses with a straight left.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Finn has managed to clinch.
Kenzie tries to stall but Finn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kenzie scores with a shot to the side of Finn's head.
Finn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Finn fails to land.
Finn tries to score a body lock takedown but Kenzie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patrick Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
Kenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finn prevents a body shot from Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patrick Kenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie avoids the body shot from Finn.
Finn dives in for a single leg takedown but Kenzie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenzie is looking to counter punch.
Kenzie takes a swing at Finn's ribcage but misses.
Finn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenzie wants to clinch but Finn slips to the side
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenzie looks to land a left hand but Finn moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenzie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finn.
Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but Kenzie shows good takedown defense.
Finn shoots for a double leg takedown but Kenzie sprawls well. He's pushed Finn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finn is defended easily by Kenzie.
Finn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenzie counters with a three punch combo that has Finn backing up. Finn nods at Kenzie to acknowledge the strikes.
Kenzie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Kenzie.
Kenzie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Finn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Finn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Kenzie.
Kenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenzie.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenzie is looking to clinch.
Kenzie tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kenzie.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finn finds it's way round the side to connect with Kenzie's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn throws a body punch but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kenzie swings for the body but Finn moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Finn or perhaps it was just good defense by Kenzie, which made it look bad.
Finn throws a leg kick but Kenzie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finn moves away.
A big right from Finn misses.
Kenzie tries to clinch but Finn moves out of range.

Finn has Kenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
Finn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kenzie is defending well.
Mickey Finn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finn working hard to break the clinch.

Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Kenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kenzie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

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