PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carey Mahoney (ranked 1958 p4p, 242 weight class) and Jimmy Finley (ranked 5208 p4p, 516 weight class). Jimmy Finley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mahoney
vs
Finley

185 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
28
179 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Finley!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mahoney lands a slapping body shot.

Mahoney closes the distance and clinches.
Mahoney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finley trying to land knees to the body.
Finley lands with a short shot to the head.
Finley tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finley working aggressively here.
Mahoney misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Mahoney.
Finley has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Finley struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Finley is trying to stall.
Finley takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mahoney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahoney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jimmy Finley has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Finley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Finley looks winded!
Mahoney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney jerks Finley's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Finley drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Mahoney goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Mahoney because Finley was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Carey Mahoney!
Carey Mahoney was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.