PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 4497 p4p, 2413 weight class) and Antti Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pauli
vs
Finn

180 cm
19
192
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
190
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wolfgang Pauli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Finn!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauli loads up on a big right hand but Finn slips the punch.
Finn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Finn drops Pauli with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pauli looks back up at him and smiles so Finn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Wolfgang Pauli has been cut.
Finn ducks under a wild hook from Pauli.
Pauli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Business in the buildup to the fight.
Pauli misses with a hook. Finn ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Finn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Finn lands a big uppercut and Pauli crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pauli looks OK. Finn waves Pauli back to his feet!

Pauli is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pauli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Pauli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pauli avoids the body shot from Finn.
Pauli seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch lands to the side of Finn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Finn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pauli throws out a loose jab but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pauli throws an off balance right hand
letting Finn counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn misses with a body punch
and Pauli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finn moves out of range as Pauli strikes.
Finn lands a slapping body shot.
Pauli's corner calls for a 1-2. Pauli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pauli.
Pauli throws a lazy uppercut
letting Finn counter with a right hand.
Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Pauli's shoulder, as Pauli tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Pauli.
Pauli throwing a counter right hand but Finn manages to avoid it.
Pauli throws a lazy right hand but Finn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pauli clobbers Finn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wolfgang Pauli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn misses with a hook
and Finn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pauli misses with a hook.
Finn slips under a jab.
Pauli throws a looping overhand right but Finn ducks down to avoid it.
Pauli throws a lazy uppercut

and Finn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pauli! Finn lets Pauli back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pauli misses with a straight right.
Finn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pauli scores with a jab.
Pauli throws a hook but Finn avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Finn misses.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauli misses with a looping left.
Finn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pauli walks into a straight right hand from Finn.
A big left from Pauli misses.
Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finn misses with a wild body shot.
Finn throws a hook to the side of Pauli's head but Pauli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Finn.
Pauli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pauli missing with a left hand there. Finn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finn tests Pauli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pauli misses with a straight right.
Pauli throws out a loose jab but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finn misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauli throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Finn counters with a nice right hand that sends Pauli toppling to the canvas! Pauli scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finn finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pauli swings widly with a right hand
and Finn counters with a big right hand! Oh Pauli is in trouble here! Finn follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn!
Antti Finn thanked the fans post fight for their support.