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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Finney (ranked 25204 p4p, 3339 weight class) and Alfredo O Brien (ranked 651 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Finney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfredo O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by O Brien as he connects with a hook.
O Brien swings for the body but Finney moves out of range.
Finney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Finney avoids it with no problem.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Finney moved out of range.
As O Brien looks to move away, Finney throws a big counter combo but O Brien just gets out of the way.
Finney goes for a double leg but O Brien avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Brien continues to drive forward.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Finney darts in looking for a takedown but O Brien gets double underhooks and turns Finney into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Finney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finney blocks a jab.
As O Brien tries to get set, Finney tries to push him back and clinch up but O Brien manages to avoid the attempt.
Finney tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Finney somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finney misses the shot to the body.
Alfredo O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but O Brien defends well and Finney ends up having to push O Brien into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Finney looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Finney is looking to counter the offense by O Brien and move into the clinch.
O Brien lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Dave Finney has been cut.
Alfredo O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finney closes the distance and clinches.
O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Finney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Finney uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien lands a jab to Finney's midsection.
Finney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finney is defended easily by O Brien.
Finney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from O Brien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from O Brien as Finney shoots in.
Finney is breathing heavily.
Finney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
O Brien uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finney has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Finney.
Finney slips under a jab from O Brien.
And Finney counters with a quick kick to the body but O Brien blocks it.
Finney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finney wants to clinch
and O Brien counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
Finney thinks about countering with a head kick.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien throws a jab when Finney was well out of range.
Finney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Brien throws a good cross that connects.
Finney with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from O Brien.
Finney staying out of range there.
O Brien scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finney.
A quick step to the side and Finney tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien clobbers Finney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Brien scores with a nice head shot.
Finney slips a straight right by O Brien.
O Brien is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
Finney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Dave Finney's cut is getting worse.
O Brien throws a jab when Finney was well out of range.
Finney fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finney slips a jab from O Brien.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finney wants to clinch but O Brien slips to the side
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
O Brien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien scores with the left hand. Finney knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien connects with a crisp jab.
O Brien scores with a body shot.
O Brien throws a hook but Finney avoids it easily.
O Brien lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As O Brien looks to move away, Finney throws a big counter combo but O Brien just gets out of the way.
Finney tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Brien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from O Brien lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo O Brien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Finney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finney dives in for a single leg takedown but O Brien sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Finney tries to land a front kick but O Brien steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Finney moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Brien as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Finney or perhaps it was just good defense by O Brien, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Finney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien scores with a nice right hand.
O Brien throws a hook but Finney blocks it.
A big right from O Brien misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finney has his takedown stuffed
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Brien, as that shot connected.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
Finney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
O Brien with a nice cross.
O Brien lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from O Brien misses.
Finney tries to counter by clinching up but O Brien breaks away and moves out of range.
Finney tries to close the distance and clinch but O Brien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Finney's shoulder, as Finney tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Finney moved out of range.
O Brien scores with a hook.
Dave Finney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
Finney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from O Brien.
Alfredo O Brien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finney forces O Brien back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Brien.
Finney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finney tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Brien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finney shoots in for a takedown but O Brien shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Brien defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finney.
Finney tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Finney appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Finney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Brien connects with a body shot.
Finney has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses the jab.
Finney shoots in for a takedown but O Brien shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Brien doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Finney moves away and avoids it.
Dave Finney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Finney ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for O Brien.
O Brien thuds his right hand into Finney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jeez, Dave Finney's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Finney ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Finney fails with the takedown
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finney is rocked!
Finney switches off momentarily and O Brien cracks him with a monster right hand! Finney topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as O Brien dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by O Brien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfredo O Brien!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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