PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Diego Dias told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Finn
vs
Dias

182 cm
45
173 lbs
42 - 25 - 2

200 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

GREEN!160

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 42 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Dias!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dias scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Finn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dias looking to control but instead Finn has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Finn tries to roll over but Dias keeps him under control.
Finn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dias is keen to just control but Finn is a slippery customer.
Dias trying to control from Finn's half guard. Finn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dias controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn pulls Dias in close to prevent any damage.
Dias trying to control but Finn is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn pulls Dias in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finn is on top in guard.

Finn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Finn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Finn landing with the ground and pound.
Finn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Finn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Finn landing with the ground and pound.
Finn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Finn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dias is looking to stand up but Finn isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Finn connects with a nice short shot to Dias's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Finn connects with a nice short shot to Dias's temple.
Finn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Finn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn lands a heavy elbow.
Finn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Finn looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn looking to finish Dias with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dias!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Dias is rocked!

Finn throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Dias has his hands clasped together but Finn breaks the hold and Dias is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Finn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mickey Finn!
After winning the bout, Mickey Finn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.