PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Louis has chosen Nique La Police as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Finch
vs
Saint Louis

176 cm
32
148 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

164 cm
27
145 lbs
23 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pearson Specter Litt
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Pearson Specter Litt

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Finch lands with an overhand left.
Saint Louis throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off.
Finch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.

Saint Louis clinches with his opponent.
Finch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finch lands a left hand.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
Finch misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Saint Louis as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saint Louis throws an elbow but misses.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the head.
Finch is pushing Saint Louis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Finch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
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!
Finch gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Finch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saint Louis digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis presses Finch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finch is trying to force a seperation but Saint Louis has the dominant position.
Saint Louis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saint Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saint Louis is pushing Finch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Finch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finch tries to circle away but Saint Louis has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
Finch lands a left hand.
Finch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finch digs a right hand into Saint Louis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saint Louis's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Saint Louis breaks the clinch.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Finch steps away.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis feints a counter leg kick.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch blocks the body kick.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Finch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Saint Louis throws a low kick, looking for Finch's leg but Finch calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finch is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Finch blocks it well.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Finch.
Richmond Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finch is looking to wear down Saint Louis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saint Louis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch misses with a head kick.
A jab from Finch misses.
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target.
As Saint Louis backs away, Finch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Finch steps away.
Finch misses with a double jab.
Saint Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch throws a body kick that misses.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Finch's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Finch finds it's way through Saint Louis's defenses.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Finch. Those never looked like landing.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Finch needs to keep his hands up - Saint Louis had a free shot at his head there.
Finch throws a series of punches but Saint Louis avoids them all with ease.
Saint Louis lands with an overhand left.

Finch is rocked!
Saint Louis throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off.
Oh Finch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finch avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a single shot there.
Finch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saint Louis at a distance.
Saint Louis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch walks into a straight right hand from Saint Louis.
Finch misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Saint Louis misses.
Finch punishes Saint Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Finch ducks right into an uppercut from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis wants to clinch up but Finch keeps it at a distance.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saint Louis with a nice cross.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch cracks the inside of Saint Louis's front leg.
Saint Louis walks into a straight right hand from Finch.
Finch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Finch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Saint Louis takes the fight into the clinch.
Saint Louis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis pushes Finch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saint Louis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Finch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saint Louis taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis has Finch pushed against the cage.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Finch.
Finch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saint Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Finch misses with a body punch.
Saint Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finch is keeping busy.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saint Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finch misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis stalling in the clinch.

Saint Louis breaks the clinch.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Finch blocks a leg kick.
Finch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saint Louis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finch misses with a leg kick
and Saint Louis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Finch's knee momentarily.
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Saint Louis is predictable there
and Finch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finch can pounce on him.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Saint Louis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finch slips under a jab.
Finch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Finch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint Louis's sensitive parts.
Good work by Saint Louis as he checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Finch tries to bum rush Saint Louis with a series of wild strikes but Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finch finds it's way round the side to connect with Saint Louis's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saint Louis if he has to take too many more of those.
Good work by Saint Louis as he checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finch.
Finch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saint Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Saint Louis drives through and clinches with Finch against the cage.
Finch blocking some punches.
Finch taking a breather.
Saint Louis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Finch digs a right hand underneath Saint Louis's ribcage. Saint Louis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finch working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Finch throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Saint Louis. That snapped Finch's head back.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Saint Louis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finch throws a leg kick
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Finch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finch is looking to land body kicks.
Saint Louis lands with a cross.
Finch misses the jab.
Saint Louis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Finch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finch takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Finch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint Louis!
Finch misses with a jab to the body
and Saint Louis counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis is looking to chop away at Finch's legs.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick nicely.
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!
Saint Louis throws a hook but Finch avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Louis, right into the meat.
Saint Louis misses the body punch
and Finch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saint Louis's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a front kick aimed at Finch's knee but Finch avoids it well.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch
and Finch counters with a low kick, right behind Saint Louis 's knee.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Saint Louis moves his leg out of the way.
Finch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint Louis. Saint Louis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint Louis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finch throws a right hand that Saint Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint Louis also avoids with ease.
Saint Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saint Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Finch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Finch checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
A jab from Finch misses.
Finch misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis blocks a leg kick.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but Finch avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good shot there by Finch.
Finch moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis scores with a body shot.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but Finch checks it
and Finch counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Saint Louis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saint Louis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Finch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Finch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but Finch saw that one coming.
Finch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Finch moved away.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saint Louis lands with a shot to the body.
Finch slips under a jab.
Finch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saint Louis tries to score with a low kick but Finch moves his leg out of the way.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch jabs Saint Louis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finch slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Finch checks a low kick from Saint Louis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Finch.
Saint Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Finch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saint Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Finch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis with a hook.
Finch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saint Louis on the side of the head.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Finch moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Finch down.
Finch scores with the left hand. Saint Louis knows he should have avoided that one.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finch quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Finch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint Louis punishes Finch's body with a nice straight punch.
Finch slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but Finch checks it
and Finch counters with a nice uppercut.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Finch steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finch can pounce on him.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
Finch throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis catches Finch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis slows down the pace here.
Finch lands with a left to the head.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Saint Louis on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finch scores with a shot to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Finch controls his hands.
Saint Louis tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
Finch swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Finch back against the cage.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Finch avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Finch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Finch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Finch blocks the low kick.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Finch jumps back.
Finch throwing a counter right hand but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis misses the jab.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Finch lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint Louis's hands.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
Saint Louis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Finch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
Finch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Finch checks it.
Finch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Saint Louis.
Finch scores with a hook to the body. Saint Louis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters circling a little - Finch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Finch to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saint Louis lands with a straight right. Finch didn't see that one coming.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch walks into a stiff left hand from Saint Louis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat.
Saint Louis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Finch.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Finch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Saint Louis has Finch up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Louis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
A shot in the inside from Saint Louis.

Finch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Finch with a body shot.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Finch's head back.
Saint Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Saint Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis moves forwards but Finch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Louis thumps Finch with a low kick.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking body shot.
Finch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saint Louiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Richmond Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint Louis!
Saint Louis swings widly with a right hand
and Finch counters with a low kick, right behind Saint Louis 's knee.
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body. Finch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Saint Louis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Crunch! Saint Louis slams his shin into Finch's torso.
Finch misses the body punch
and Saint Louis counters with a body kick.
Saint Louis defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Louis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis cracks Finch with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint Louis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
A relieved looking Martin Saint Louis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Richmond Finch stepped up to the mic, saying 'I guess I'll be drowning my sorrows instead of celebrating at tonight's after party. '.