PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Cahill (ranked 1435 p4p, 160 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 1682 p4p, 186 weight class). Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music. Roy Finnegan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Cahill's chin.

Cahill
vs
Finnegan

172 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
29
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Cahill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cahill throws a hook to the side of Finnegan's head but Finnegan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finnegan misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Cahill misses its intended target.
Finnegan throws a shot to the body.
Cahill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence in the buildup to the fight.
Finnegan misses with a wild body shot.
Cahill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cahill.
Finnegan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cahill swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cahill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finnegan.
Cahill tries to bum rush Finnegan with a series of wild strikes but Finnegan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finnegan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cahill.
Cahill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Finnegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnegan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cahill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finnegan's head.
Finnegan misses with a wild combination.
Finnegan scores with a sloppy right hand. Cahill should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finnegan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finnegan jabs Cahill right on the nose. Cahill blinks but takes it well.
Finnegan throws a right hand that Cahill ducks under and follows up with a left that Cahill also avoids with ease.
Cahill tries to clinch up.
Finnegan avoids the body shot from Cahill.
Finnegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cahill throws a lazy uppercut
and Finnegan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cahill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finnegan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finnegan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cahill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cahill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finnegan slips a straight right by Cahill.
Finnegan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cahill with a body shot.
Cahill tries to clinch up.
Finnegan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cahill misses with a left hand
and Finnegan counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Cahill! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Finnegan!
Roy Finnegan thanked the fans post fight for their support.