PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 1014 p4p, 123 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 1538 p4p, 177 weight class). Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Brian Grimes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brian Grimes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Grimes
vs
Finnegan

178 cm
33
184 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

175 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnegan slips a jab and a cross from Grimes.
Finnegan slips under a jab from Grimes.
Finnegan feints a jab promting Grimes to slip. Finnegan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grimes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
Finnegan misses with a looping left.
It looked like Grimes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses
and Finnegan counters with a two punch combo.

Grimes is rocked!
Grimes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Grimes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finnegan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimes. Grimes obviously looking to wear him down.
Grimes seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Finnegan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grimes lands an overhand right.
Finnegan throws a combination. Grimes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grimes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finnegan misses with a body shot.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes moves away from the strike by Finnegan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finnegan.
Grimes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Finnegan slips under a jab.
Finnegan throws a hook but Grimes blocks it.
Grimes works Finnegan's body with a nice hook.
Grimes misses with a hook
and Finnegan counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finnegan. Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finnegan takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Finnegan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Finnegan fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finnegan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes loads up on a big right hand but Finnegan slips the punch.
Grimes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Finnegan digs a good body shot into Grimes's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finnegan cracks Grimes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finnegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finnegan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finnegan throws a right and a left that Grimes avoids nicely.
Finnegan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimes at a distance.
Grimes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A combination from Finnegan does no damage.
Finnegan misses with a double jab.
Grimes swinging wildly here.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Finnegan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Grimes.
Grimes throws a right hand that Finnegan ducks under and follows up with a left that Finnegan also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Finnegan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Finnegan throws a big shot that misses.
Finnegan throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimes counters with a good low kick that Finnegan was not able to check.
Grimes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finnegan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Finnegan.
Finnegan misses with a wild combination.
Finnegan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finnegan looks to land a combination. Grimes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Finnegan is out of range.
Finnegan throws a nice looking combination but Grimes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finnegan.
Grimes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grimes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
Grimes misses with a head kick.
Finnegan throws a shot to the body.
Finnegan throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Finnegan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grimes counters with a one-two to the body.
Grimes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grimes throws a hook but Finnegan avoids it easily.
Finnegan misses with a body shot.
Grimes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grimes misses with a hook
and Finnegan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimes scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Grimes misses its intended target.
Finnegan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Finnegan fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Finnegan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Grimes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Grimes does no damage.
Finnegan looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Finnegan 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.
A jab from Grimes finds it's way through Finnegan's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
Finnegan lands with a nice body punch.
Finnegan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roy Finnegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finnegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finnegan misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finnegan misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Finnegan is out of range.
Finnegan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Grimes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Finnegan misses with a wild body shot.
Finnegan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finnegan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Finnegan blocks a head kick by Grimes.

Grimes drops Finnegan with a beautiful combination! Finnegan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grimes is looking for the KO!

It looks like Roy Finnegan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but Finnegan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finnegan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Finnegan scores with the left hand. Grimes knows he should have avoided that one.
Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Finnegan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grimes throws a hook but Finnegan blocks it.
Finnegan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grimes to score with a decent uppercut.
Finnegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Finnegan.
Finnegan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finnegan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grimes misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Grimes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes is looking to land body kicks.
Grimes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan throws a shot from downtown. Grimes moves away and avoids it.
Grimes is looking for a counter combo.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination

and Finnegan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Grimes! Finnegan lets Grimes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Grimes ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Finnegan lands a body shot.
Finnegan misses with a double jab.
Grimes looks to land a right hand but Finnegan moved out of range.
Grimes misses with a straight left.
Finnegan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimes.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Oooooh!!! Grimes has knocked Finnegan down with a huge combo! Grimes steps away and waves a wobbly Finnegan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimes is looking to slow Finnegan down with leg kicks.
Finnegan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finnegan throws a right hand that misses
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grimes tries to bum rush Finnegan with a series of wild strikes but Finnegan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimes misses with a right hand
and Finnegan counters with a straight right hand.
Finnegan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
An attempted straight right counter from Grimes misses the target.
Grimes moves away from the strike by Finnegan.
Grimes misses with an uppercut
and Finnegan counters with a left and a right... And another left! Grimes is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Finnegan!
Our winner, Roy Finnegan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.