PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Middle Finger (ranked 514 p4p, 720 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 84 p4p, 106 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finger
vs
McArthur

176 cm
30
158
20 - 12 - 0

175 cm
44
155
30 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Shadow Realm Apparel

Conviction
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Middle Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finger tries to bum rush McArthur with a series of wild strikes but McArthur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from McArthur misses.
Finger lands with a nice combination. McArthur backs away looking to recover.
Finger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McArthur counters with an outside leg kick.
Finger scoring well with a low kick there.
Middle Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finger lands a head shot.
Finger misses with an uppercut
and McArthur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McArthur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McArthur scrambles back to his feet.
McArthur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Middle Finger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger checks a leg kick.
Finger connects with a nice looking jab.
Finger throws a leg kick which misses McArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as McArthur tries to avoid it.
Finger with a jab.
Finger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finger throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
McArthur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
McArthur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finger can pounce on him.
Finger throws a nice inside leg kick.
McArthur has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Finger lands a jab to McArthur's midsection.
McArthur loads up on a big right hand but Finger slips the punch.
Finger misses with the combination.
McArthur slips a straight right by Finger.
McArthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finger.
McArthur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finger tried to counter with a leg kick but McArthur avoided it.
Finger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finger throws a poor cross that misses
and McArthur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from McArthur misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger missing with a left hand there. McArthur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McArthur throws a fast counter high kick but Finger manages to duck under it in time.
McArthur looks to score with a jab to the body but Finger is just out of range.
McArthur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur takes one to the side of the head.
McArthur throws a solid leg kick but Finger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McArthur.
Finger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McArthur.
McArthur fails to land with a series of punches.
Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finger connects with a leg kick.
Finger misses with a body shot.
Finger thows a left - swing and a miss!
McArthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finger checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Finger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finger with a nice calf kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a chopping leg kick but McArthur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Finger cracks McArthur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McArthur drops his hands momentarily and Finger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McArthur defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand.
McArthur misses with a looping right.
Finger scores with a punch to the head.
McArthur lands a nice hook to Finger's body. Finger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finger misses with a low kick.
Finger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McArthur.
The fighters circling - McArthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McArthur misses with a looping left.
Finger throwing a counter right hand but McArthur manages to avoid it.
McArthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger's jab looks to have found its range, popping McArthur under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger throws an off balance right hand
and McArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McArthur throws a leg kick
and Finger counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab by McArthur.
A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target.
Finger misses with a straight right.
Finger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Finger's head coaches at LA Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McArthur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finger blocks a low kick nicely.
McArthur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finger.
Finger misses with a leg kick
and McArthur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finger blocks a jab.
McArthur throws the left hand but Finger avoids the punch easily.
Finger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Middle Finger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Middle Finger's cut.
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.

Finger lands with a thumping leg kick.
McArthur throws a lazy uppercut
and Finger counters with a nice low kick that buckles McArthur's knee momentarily.
Finger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McArthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finger throws a body shot but no joy.
McArthur walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Finger.
Finger thows a leg kick but McArthur checks it
and McArthur counters with a thumping low kick.
Middle Finger is winning the standup battle so far.
McArthur moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger misses with a low kick.
It seemed like McArthur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McArthur's head backwards.
Finger throws a series of punches but McArthur avoids them all with ease.
McArthur tries a quick counter leg kick but Finger is wise to it.
Finger misses the shot to the body.
McArthur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. McArthur catches Finger right on the button with a cross.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but McArthur slips the punch.
Finger looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
Finger throws an overhand right that lands on McArthur's shoulder, as McArthur tries to avoid the shot.
McArthur throws out a counter right but Finger avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of McArthur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McArthur walks into a jab.
A slow jab from McArthur misses its intended target.
McArthur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McArthur. That did some damage!
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McArthur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McArthur.
A jab lands there for Finger.
Kieran McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger staying out of range there.
McArthur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur throws out a leg kick but Finger moves out of range and McArthur only half commits.
A lazy left from Finger finds it's target.
Finger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McArthur.
McArthur blocks a jab.
Finger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finger lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
Finger lands a right hook to the body.
McArthur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finger scores with a nice strike.
McArthur checks the leg kick.
McArthur scores with a sloppy right hand. Finger should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
McArthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finger's sensitive parts.
Finger scores with the left hand. McArthur knows he should have avoided that one.
McArthur takes one to the chin there.
A leg kick checked by Finger.
Finger scores with a jab.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finger cracks McArthur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Finger finds it's way through McArthur's defenses.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McArthur.
McArthur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by McArthur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
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!
Finger misses with a hook. McArthur ducked under it nicely.
McArthur misses with a body shot.
Finger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McArthur can do to turn this around?
Finger thumps McArthur with a low kick.
McArthur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McArthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.
Finger scoring well with a low kick there.
Finger connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur throws a head kick that half lands.
McArthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McArthur throws a shot from downtown. Finger moves away and avoids it.
McArthur throws a sloppy body shot
and Finger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Finger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finger.
Finger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Middle Finger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Middle Finger's cut.
That's time! Finger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McArthur moves away from the strike by Finger.
It seemed like McArthur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finger throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
McArthur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Finger throws a hook to the side of McArthur's head but McArthur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McArthur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McArthur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finger throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
Finger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McArthur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McArthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finger.
Finger misses with a lunging right hand
and McArthur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finger scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McArthur scores with a shot to the body.
McArthur blocks a jab.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Finger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Finger misses.

McArthur cracks Finger with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McArthur has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Finger to stand back up!

Finger is rocked!

Middle Finger's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
Oh Finger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McArthur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McArthur ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Finger's jaw. Finger's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! McArthur does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Middle Finger was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame my Sponsors for this loss, fuck em!'.