PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christ Benoit (ranked 1687 p4p, 3719 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 253 p4p, 495 weight class). Benoit comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing Grace. Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music. Christ Benoit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Finnegan's chin.

Benoit
vs
Finnegan

176 cm
22
179
8 - 0 - 0

175 cm
40
180
27 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christ Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Roy Finnegan has been cut.
Benoit feints and then cracks Finnegan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finnegan down.
Finnegan swings widly with a right hand
and Benoit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Finnegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Finnegan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finnegan moves away from the strike by Benoit.
Benoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit is looking for a counter combo.
Benoit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benoit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finnegan throws a right and a left that Benoit avoids nicely.
Benoit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finnegan checks a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benoit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finnegan's sensitive parts.
Finnegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benoit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finnegan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benoit scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Christ Benoit has been cut.
Benoit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finnegan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benoit scrambles back to his feet.

Benoit is rocked!
A punch combination from Finnegan misses.
Oh Benoit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benoit gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Finnegan gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Finnegan!
An out of breath Roy Finnegan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.