PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Vallely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music. Mike Vallely has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vallely
vs
Finnegan

180 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Vallely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnegan misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Finnegan blocks the leg kick.
Vallely tests Finnegan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finnegan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Vallely.
Finnegan lands a slapping body shot.
Finnegan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finnegan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finnegan throws a lazy right hand but Vallely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finnegan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVallely.
Finnegan slips under a jab from Vallely.
Vallely throws a looping overhand right but Finnegan ducks down to avoid it.
Vallely dips to his left and cracks Finnegan with an uppercut!
Finnegan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vallelys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallely fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vallely with a jab.
Finnegan loads up on a big right hand but Vallely slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Vallely tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vallely lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finnegan's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan scores with a body shot.
Vallely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finnegan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vallely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finnegan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vallely has time to react.
Nice cross by Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a body punch but Vallely moves out of range.
Vallely lands with a nice body punch.
Finnegan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Finnegan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vallely - the referee stops the clock and Finnegan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vallely. Finnegan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vallely.
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!
Vallely throws a head kick that misses
and Finnegan counters with a series of strikes. Vallely will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vallely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finnegan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vallely tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Finnegan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Finnegan.
Vallely lunges at Finnegan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Finnegan's hand.
Finnegan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Finnegan duly obliges.
Finnegan staying out of range there.
Finnegan thuds his right hand into Vallely's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vallely lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finnegan's sensitive parts.
Finnegan keeps the fight on the outside.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut
and Vallely makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Finnegan with a jab.
Good work by Finnegan as he checks the leg kick.
Vallely misses the jab.
Vallely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finnegan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Vallely.
Vallely wants to clinch up but Finnegan keeps it at a distance.
Finnegan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finnegan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finnegan connects with a body shot that sends Vallely's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Finnegan.
Finnegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Finnegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Vallely is just out of range.
Vallely digs a good hook to Finnegan's body.
Finnegan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vallely.
Vallely has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finnegan finds it's way round the side to connect with Vallely's head.
We've been told by Vallely's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finnegan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vallely takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vallely.
Finnegan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vallely lands a jab to Finnegan's midsection.
A big right from Finnegan misses.
Finnegan slips a straight right by Vallely.
Vallely connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Vallely closes the distance and pushes Finnegan back into the cage.
Finnegan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vallely misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vallely backwards.
A short uppercut from Finnegan.
Vallely misses with some punches.
Vallely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vallely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Vallely scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vallely is looking to control Finnegan's arms but Finnegan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vallely has his back to the cage.
Finnegan lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Finnegan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Finnegan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vallely lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vallely cracks the inside of Finnegan's front leg.
Vallely moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roy Finnegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vallely uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finnegan.
Vallely loads up on a big right hand but Finnegan slips the punch.
Vallely throws an off balance right hand
and Finnegan counters with a stiff right hand.
Finnegan lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finnegan. Vallely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vallely moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Finnegan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vallely doesn't seem phased though.
Finnegan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vallely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finnegan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finnegan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan throws a good cross that connects.
Finnegan throws a body punch but Vallely moves out of range.
Finnegan slips a jab from Vallely.
Nice cross by Vallely.
Finnegan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Finnegan tries to keep at a distance but Vallely has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finnegan lands an uppercut.
Finnegan misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vallely.
Finnegan working aggressively here.
Finnegan working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finnegan as Vallely tries to tie him up.
Finnegan tries to throw a body punch but Vallely avoids it by throwing Finnegan back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vallely wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vallely lands with a short shot to the head.
Vallely lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finnegan or not.
Vallely lands with a short shot to the head.
Finnegan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finnegan can't find room to land a body shot as Vallely controls the action.
Vallely blocking some punches.
Vallely prevents a body shot from Finnegan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finnegan blocking some punches.
Vallely looking to stall.
Finnegan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vallely controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Vallely fails to land.
Vallely lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finnegan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely has a couple of punches blocked by Finnegan.
Vallely is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finnegan is keeping busy.
Finnegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Vallely throws a head punch that misses.
Vallely blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vallely.
Finnegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan has Vallely pressed against the cage.
Finnegan misses with some punches.
Vallely misses with the head strike.
Finnegan scores with a shot to the side of Vallely's head.
Finnegan lands with a left to the head.
Finnegan misses with a body punch.
Finnegan misses with some punches.
Vallely dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Vallely on the inside.
Finnegan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finnegan lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vallely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vallely is looking to control Finnegan's arms but Finnegan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vallely has his back to the cage.
Vallely content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Finnegan cracks Vallely with a nice body shot.
Vallely throws a head punch that misses.
Finnegan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vallely or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finnegan blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finnegan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vallely avoids it.

Finnegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finnegan stuns Vallely with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Finnegan 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Finnegan connects with a single shot there.
Finnegan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finnegan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Vallely is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finnegan.
Oh Vallely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finnegan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Vallely falls backwards - clearly groggy! Finnegan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Finnegan!
An out of breath Roy Finnegan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.