PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akabaro has chosen African Assassin - Mo Marah as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Finkle
vs
Akabaro

193 cm
33
203 lbs
28 - 15 - 2

181 cm
32
198 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akabaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finkle punishes Akabaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Finkle tries to bum rush Akabaro with a series of wild strikes but Akabaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akabaro takes a swing at Finkle's ribcage but misses.
Akabaro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finkle lands with a kick to the temple. Akabaro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akabaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Akabaro moves away from the strike by Finkle.
Finkle misses with a hook
and Akabaro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Finkle misses the jab.
Akabaro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Finkle swings widly with a right hand
and Akabaro counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Akabaro - just one landing.
Finkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akabaro throws a hook but Finkle avoids it easily.

Finkle closes the distance and clinches.
Finkle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akabaro backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Akabaro.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Finkle blocks it.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
Finkle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akabaro takes an elbow to the temple.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Akabaro fails to land.
Akabaro avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Finkle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akabaro blocks it with crossed arms.
Finkle misses with a knee to the head.
Finkle pushes Akabaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finkle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akabaro backwards.
Akabaro has a couple of punches blocked by Finkle.
Finkle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akabaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akabaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finkle misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Akabaro fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akabaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Akabaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akabaro avoids it.
Finkle blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
Finkle crunches a lovely knee into Akabaro's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Finkle.
Finkle with a knee to the head.
Akabaro lands a body shot.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro slowing the pace effectively.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
Akabaro tries to work over Finkle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akabaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Finkle blocks it.
Finkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Finkle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finkle looking to throw knees to the head but Akabaro is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finkle lands an elbow inside that Akabaro shrugs off.
Finkle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Finkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finkle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akabaro's brow.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Finkle with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finkle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akabaro's brow.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
Finkle lands with a light punch inside.
Finkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Finkle blocks it.
Akabaro blocks an elbow strike.
Akabaro managing to block the knees to the body from Finkle.
Finkle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Finkle tries a knee to the head but Akabaro blocks it.
Akabaro lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akabaro misses with some punches.
Akabaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akabaro can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Finkle controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finkle.
Akabaro is leaning against Finkle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Finkle blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
Finkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akabaro's elbow.
Akabaro blocking some punches.
Finkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Akabaro avoids the damage to the body.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro misses with a body punch.
Akabaro misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Finkle.
Akabaro misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Finkle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Akabaro throws the left hand but Finkle avoids the punch easily.
Akabaro swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Akabaro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Akabaro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finkle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finkle looks to land a left hand but Akabaro moved out of range nicely.
Akabaro tries to clinch but Finkle moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Akabaro misses the target.
Finkle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Akabaro if he has to take too many more of those.
Finkle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Akabaro digs a good body shot into Finkle's ribs.
Finkle scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro wants to clinch up but Finkle keeps it at a distance.
Akabaro lands a head kick. Finkle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Finkle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!

Akabaro takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle lands a right hand.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finkle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akabaro's brow.
Finkle lands an elbow that stopped Akabaro in his tracks for a moment.
Finkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro takes an elbow to the temple.
Akabaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Finkle blocks it.
Finkle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Akabaro is breathing heavily.
Finkle lands an elbow inside that Akabaro shrugs off.
Akabaro throws a head punch that misses.
Akabaro misses with a body punch.
Akabaro avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Finkle cracks Akabaro with a nice body shot.
Finkle's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Finkle lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akabaro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Finkle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle lands a nice knee to the body.
Finkle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Finkle lands a nice elbow.
Akabaro avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Akabaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akabaro avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Akabaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Finkle obliges.
Finkle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akabaro blocks the elbow strike.
Finkle lands a knee to the head.
Finkle working Akabaro over with knees to the body.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finkle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akabaro blocks it with crossed arms.
Finkle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akabaro can do to turn this around?
Finkle trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finkle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Finkle lands a right hand.

Akabaro is rocked!
Finkle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Akabaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Finkle.
A short right from Finkle on the inside.
Akabaro is still on wobbly legs! Can Finkle finish him?
Nice elbow from Finkle.
Finkle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akabaro blocks it with crossed arms.
Finkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akabaro's defenses.
Finkle creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Akabaro! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Finkle.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Finkle!
A victorious Ray Finkle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kwame Akabaro spoke after the fight, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.