PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Bassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finch
vs
Bassi

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dylan Finch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Bassi!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bassi takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Bassi instigates a clinch.
Finch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Finch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bassi connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dylan Finch has been cut.
Bassi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bassi blocks it with crossed arms.
Finch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Finch lands an elbow inside.
Bassi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Finch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finch takes an elbow to the temple.
Bassi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Finch is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bassi dodges an elbow strike from Finch.
Finch misses with an elbow over the top.
Bassi lands an elbow that stopped Finch in his tracks for a moment.
Bassi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bassi lands a knee to the head.
Finch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bassi lands a knee to the head.

Finch is rocked!
Clinched against the ropes, Bassi lands a big elbow that drops Finch! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Finch is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Bassi!
Leon Bassi is the new middleweight champion!