PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Finn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Finn
vs
concrete

188 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, johnny concrete!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn tries to close the distance and clinch but concrete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
concrete misses the shot to the body.
Finn throws a head kick but concrete moves out of range.

concrete gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
concrete wants to get back to striking at distance but Finn won't allow it.
concrete goes for a takedown in the clinch but Finn prevents it.
Finn lands a knee to the head.
concrete wants to break free but Finn has control.
concrete digs a right hand into Finn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finn's gas tank.
concrete wants to break free but Finn has control.
Finn keeps control of concrete as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. concrete fights it off and pushes away nicely.
concrete keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
concrete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but concrete swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

concrete shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than concrete was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
concrete controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn blocking the ground and pound.
Finn tries to lock up and control but concrete gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
concrete working Finn over with strikes here.
concrete looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.
concrete lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
concrete trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Finn taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
concrete with shots to the head and body - Finn looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
concrete controlling from mount.
concrete thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
concrete thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
concrete sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Finn's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
concrete controlling his opponent.
concrete lands with some strikes.
Finn is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
concrete working away from the top, dropping strikes.
concrete takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
concrete throws some wild stikes that Finn manages to avoid easily.
concrete sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
concrete controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

concrete throws a head kick that misses
and Finn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
concrete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finn blocks a head kick by concrete.
concrete tries to bum rush Finn with a series of wild strikes but Finn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
concrete avoids the head kick by Finn.
Mickey Finn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

concrete shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. concrete showed some decent athleticism there.

concrete decides to stand and escape the position.

concrete feints and as Finn raises his hands in defense, concrete changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
concrete has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finn is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn being controlled here, momentarily.
Finn wants to get back to his feet but concrete is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
concrete connects with a couple of short punches.
Finn keeping moving, preventing concrete from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

concrete gets to his feet. Finn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice takedown defense from Finn. No joy for concrete on that attempt.
Finn tries to clinch up

and concrete moves into the clinch.
concrete managing to block the knees to the body from Finn.

Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finn.
Finn throws a sloppy head kick and concrete moves out of range easily.
Finn walks into a left hand.
Finn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

concrete fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finn, pushing him back against the cage.
Finn tries to land a knee to the head but concrete blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

concrete has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Finn uses from the top position.

concrete has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Finn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

concrete has closed the distance and engaged Finn in a clinch.
concrete is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Finn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

concrete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

concrete shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
concrete throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Finn wants to control but concrete is having none of it.
concrete working Finn over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
concrete takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
concrete dominating with strikes here.
concrete lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
concrete tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
concrete punching from mount but Finn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
concrete won't let Finn get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

johnny concrete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

concrete misses with a body kick.
Finn tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and concrete decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Finn's guard.
concrete stops Finn from standing up.
concrete trying to control but Finn is working from the bottom.

concrete gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
concrete closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finn circles away.
Finn wants to clinch but concrete slips to the side

and concrete counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
concrete controlling the position from side mount.
Finn tries to buck concrete off but concrete is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

concrete wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finn, who protects the arm well.
Finn struggling a bit here.
johnny concrete has got the better of the ground game so far.
concrete taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

concrete working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
concrete is looking to take a break and control but Finn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mickey Finn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
concrete tries to score with some ground and pound. Finn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Finn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
concrete has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Finn!
concrete controlling from the full mount.
concrete with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn tries to hold on but concrete postures up.
concrete takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Finn taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
johnny concrete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well concrete has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for johnny concrete!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for johnny concrete!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for johnny concrete!

johnny concrete wins by unanimous decision!