PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 15 p4p, 282 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 4 p4p, 37 weight class). Finlayson comes into the arena with Scotland the Brave, Black Bear blaring out of the sound system. Torhte Finlayson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sonatane Veainu's chin.

Finlayson
vs
Veainu

190 cm
29
210
26 - 2 - 0

177 cm
29
210
22 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

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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 26 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.
Veainu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Veainu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
Veainu dips to his left and cracks Finlayson with an uppercut!
Finlayson stuns Veainu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finlayson misses with a hook
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Finlayson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veainu.
A counter left hand to the body from Finlayson misses its target.
Decent striking displayed by Veainu there.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Veainu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finlayson walks into a jab.
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Veainu looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the body
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Veainu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Veainu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finlayson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finlayson.
Sonatane Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A lazy left from Finlayson finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson lands a right hook to the body.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finlayson scores with a sloppy right hand. Veainu should have avoided that one.
Finlayson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finlayson moves away from the strike by Veainu.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
Veainu scores with a shot to the body.
Veainu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu misses with a body punch
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Finlayson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Veainu with a nice cross.
Veainu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
A telegraphed right hand from Veainu misses the target.
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veainu misses the jab.
Veainu clobbers Finlayson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Veainu.
Veainu thuds his right hand into Finlayson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finlayson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sonatane Veainu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Finlayson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson misses with a body shot
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Finlayson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finlayson on the side of the head.
Finlayson punishes Veainu's body with a nice straight punch.
Veainu misses with a straight right.
Veainu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Veainu looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.
Veainu lands a nice hook to Finlayson's body. Finlayson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finlayson connects with a looping right hand.
Finlayson takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Veainu connects with the punch.
Veainu avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Veainu stuns Finlayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson lands a lovely overhand right.
Veainu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finlayson circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Veainu moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Veainu throws a hook but Finlayson blocks it.
Veainu misses with a hook. Finlayson ducked under it nicely.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a right hand to the body.
Finlayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu lands a body shot.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Veainu misses with a straight right.
Jab by Finlayson.
Finlayson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veainu's head.
Sonatane Veainu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
Veainu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Veainu manages to avoid it.
Finlayson cracks Veainu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.

Finlayson sends Veainu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finlayson is motioning to the referee to let Veainu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Veainu is rocked!
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veainu is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson drops Veainu with a naaaaasty hook - Veainu is in real trouble here! Finlayson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.