PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 824 p4p, 1216 weight class) and Dale Doback (ranked 128 p4p, 185 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Finlayson
vs
Doback

190 cm
26
210
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
215
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dale Doback!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback misses the jab.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Doback's coach down at SMASH Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Doback's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doback misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doback dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
Doback misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doback uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback motions for Finlayson to come forward. Doback throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Doback.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Doback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson scores with a body shot.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Doback misses the target.
Doback lands a body shot.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Doback saw that one coming.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch but Finlayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Doback coming out on top.
Doback sizes up Finlayson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finlayson swings for the body but Doback moves out of range.
Finlayson throws a good cross that connects.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Doback.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Doback.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback doesn't manage to clinch there - Finlayson circles away.
A low kick from Doback misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doback looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Finlayson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doback misses with a body kick.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finlayson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doback ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finlayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doback defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Doback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doback tries to clinch up but Finlayson circles away and keeps his distance.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doback misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch but Finlayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Doback connects with an inside leg kick.
Doback throws a sloppy head kick and Finlayson moves out of range easily.
Finlayson avoids a kick to the body.
Doback keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doback is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doback feints a counter leg kick.
Doback needs to keep his hands up - Finlayson had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doback throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Doback was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finlayson lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doback counters with a nice leg kick.
Finlayson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finlayson takes a swing at Doback's ribcage but misses.

Doback pushes Finlayson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Finlayson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finlayson.
Finlayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Doback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Doback throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doback manages to avoid it.
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doback can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doback looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Finlayson moves out of range as Doback strikes.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Doback swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson sizes up Doback with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback tries to clinch but Finlayson moves away
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Doback misses with a lunging right hand

and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Doback toppling to the canvas! Doback scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!

Doback is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson cracks Doback with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.