PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Finn (ranked 245 p4p, 1271 weight class) and Leandro Narloch (ranked 38 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Finn
vs
Narloch

188 cm
20
190
10 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
194
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

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 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leandro Narloch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narloch throws a jab when Finn was well out of range.
Finn is looking to counter the offense by Narloch and move into the clinch.
Finn moves out of range as Narloch strikes.
Narloch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finn.
Finn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Finn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Finn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Narloch, pushing him back against the cage.
Finn struggles to land a body shot inside as Narloch controls his hands.
Narloch swings wildly with an uppercut but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Narloch's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Narloch.
Finn blocks an uppercut.
Narloch lands a shoulder strike.
Finn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narloch's coach down at All Elite Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Narloch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Narloch breaks from the clinch.
Narloch misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Finn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Finn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Narloch wants to stall.
Finn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Narloch.
Finn lands a right hand.
Finn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Narloch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narloch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finn.
Narloch slows down the pace here.
Finn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Narloch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Finn misses with the head strike.
Narloch wants to break free but Finn has control.
A short body shot lands from Finn as the two fighters clinch.
Finn tries to throw a body punch but Narloch avoids it by throwing Finn back against the cage.
Finn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finn blocking some punches.
Finn lands a nice uppercut.
Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn tries a body shot but Narloch blocks it.
Finn is leaning against Narloch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Narloch has had enough of the clinch but Finn keeps him there for the moment.
Finn lands with a light punch inside.
Narloch blocking some punches.
Finn stalling.
Finn tries to throw a body punch but Narloch avoids it by throwing Finn back against the cage.
Finn prevents Narloch from breaking the clinch.
Finn working aggressively here.
Narloch tries to circle away but Finn has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Finn - that landed with a thud.
Finn misses with a punch on the inside.
Narloch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finn.
A right hand to the body from Finn.
Finn works on Narloch's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Narloch up against the cage.
Finn swings wildly with an uppercut but Narloch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finn lands a body punch.
Narloch looks winded!
Finn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finn presses Narloch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Finn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narlochs head.
Finn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
A body shot lands from Finn.
Narloch blocks a body shot from Finn.
Finn scores with a shoulder strike.
Finn pushes Narloch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Finn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narloch backwards.

Narloch is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Finn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Finn finds Narloch's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Narloch flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Finn lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Narloch will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antti Finn!
An out of breath Antti Finn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.