PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 3543 p4p, 1496 weight class) and Antti Finn (ranked 449 p4p, 225 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Antti Finn enters the cage!

Tonioli
vs
Finn

185 cm
25
200
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
190
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Finn!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonioli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finn throws a lazy right hand but Tonioli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonioli misses the target.

Tonioli gets a clinch.
Finn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonioli misses with some punches.
Finn cracks Tonioli with a nice body shot.
Tonioli throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonioli tries to throw a body punch but Finn avoids it by throwing Tonioli back against the cage.
Tonioli misses with some punches.
Tonioli throws a punch but it's blocked by Finn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonioli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tonioli moves away from the strike by Finn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli tries to clinch but Finn moves away
and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
Finn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tonioli's head.
Tonioli avoids the body shot from Finn.
A counter left hand to the body from Tonioli misses its target.
Tonioli misses with a lunging right hand
and Finn counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonioli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Finn misses with an uppercut
and Tonioli counters with a left to the body.
Tonioli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finn.
Tonioli slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tonioli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonioli tries to bum rush Finn with a series of wild strikes but Finn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finn scores with a hook.

Vinicius Tonioli's cut is getting worse.
Tonioli looks to land a left hand but Finn moved out of range nicely.
Finn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Finn.
Tonioli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tonioli moves away from the strike by Finn.
Tonioli throwing a counter right hand but Finn manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab.
Finn jabs at Tonioli's body.
Tonioli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Finn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Finn misses.
Finn throws out a loose jab but Tonioli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonioli is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Finn.
Finn swings for the body but Tonioli moves out of range.
Tonioli connects with a looping right hand.
Tonioli throws a lazy uppercut
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Vinicius Tonioli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli misses with a hook
and Finn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finn lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Tonioli falls backwards - clearly groggy! Finn dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn!
Antti Finn thanked the fans post fight for their support.