PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 520 p4p, 912 weight class) and Boko Haram (ranked 52 p4p, 86 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Finch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Finch
vs
Haram

178 cm
41
156
41 - 19 - 0

173 cm
26
147
8 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Boko Haram!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haram moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finch cracks Haram with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Haram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finch throws a body punch but Haram moves out of range.
Haram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Finch lands.
Haram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Finch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haram's head backwards.
Haram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haram is out of range and Finch settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Finch.
A quick step to the side and Finch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Finch cracks Haram with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haram defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Haram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finch tries to land a leg kick but Haram saw it coming and moves away.
Haram throws a body shot but no joy.
Finch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haram moves out of range of the leg kick from Finch.
A left lands for Finch.
Finch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haram.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Haram catches Finch right on the button with a cross.
Haram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch throws a leg kick but Haram moved away.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haram lands the left hand.
Haram moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Haram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finch.
Haram misses the shot to the body.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haram.
Haram tests Finch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but Haram is just out of range.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haram.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haram takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Finch.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Haram off balance momentarily.
Haram looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haram.
A low kick from Finch misses
and Haram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haram slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haram! But no joy.
Finch is looking to chop away at Haram's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haram has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haram and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finch misses with a right hand
enabling Haram to counter with a crisp jab.
Haram throws a nice looking combination but Finch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Haram as he checks the leg kick.
Finch lands with a good body shot.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Haram counters with a straight right hand.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Haram is out of range.
Finch throws a low kick but Haram avoids it.
Haram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finch at a distance.
Haram moves out of range of the leg kick from Finch.
Haram just misses with a punch to the body.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Haram moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Haram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch tests Haram's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haram.
Finch misses with a left hand
letting Haram counter with a right hand.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Haram moved out of range.
Haram moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Haram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haram throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Haram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haram.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haram! But no joy.
Haram misses with a body shot.
Haram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A combination from Finch does no damage.
Finch scores with a three punch combo!
Haram tests Finch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haram.
A little feinted left hand from Finch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haram misses with a hook.
Finch misses with a hook.
Finch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haram lands a nice looking body shot.
Haram just misses with a punch to the body.
Haram is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haram checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Haram tests Finch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Haram.
Finch takes one to the chin there.
Haram gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haram takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Atticus Finch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Haram comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finch.
Haram throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haram.
Haram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch misses with a shot to the body
and Haram counters with a nice body shot.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Haram counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haram stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Finch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finch tries a low kick but Haram avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finch swings for the body but Haram moves out of range.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Haram counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haram throws out the jab.
Haram ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Haram is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Finch with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch takes a swing at Haram's ribcage but misses.
Haram has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haram there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Finch misses with a lunging right hand
and Haram counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Haram saw that one coming.
Haram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atticus Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch is looking to slow Haram down with leg kicks.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haram.
Finch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Finch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch throws a leg kick but Haram checks it.
Finch throws a series of punches but Haram avoids them all with ease.
Haram throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch slips under a jab from Haram.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Finch misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a leg kick
and Haram counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Finch throws a body punch but Haram moves out of range.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Haram.
Haram connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finch momentarily.
Finch connects with the punch.
Haram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haram circles away quickly and effectively.
Haram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Haram.
Haram blocks a head kick by Finch.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Haram saw that one coming.
Haram looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Finch.
Haram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Haram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Finch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haram on the side of the head.
Haram slips under a jab.
Finch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haram.
Finch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haram slips under a jab from Finch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haram. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
A big left from Finch misses.
Finch takes one on the button.
Finch throws a jab when Haram was well out of range.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Haram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haram slips a straight right by Finch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haram manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Haram finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Finch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Finch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Haram.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haram throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
Haram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
A jab from Finch misses.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Haram moved out of range nicely.
Finch misses the jab.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Finch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch misses with a leg kick.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Haram looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haram uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finch has time to react.
Haram cracks Finch with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Boko Haram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A big right from Haram misses.
Finch lands with an uppercut that bounces Haram off the cage and back into range.
Finch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haram listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finch wants to slow Haram down by chopping away at his legs.
Finch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haram avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haram slips a straight right by Finch.
Haram looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haram unleashes a big counter combination but Finch bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Haram connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finch. Finch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch misses with a lunging right hand
and Haram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Haram does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haram misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Finch throws a head kick but Haram moves out of range.
Finch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haram doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haram throws a body shot but no joy.
Haram scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haram's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but Haram is just out of range.
Haram ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Haram wants to counter with a clinch but Finch pushes him away.
Haram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Finch.
Haram misses the shot to the body.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haram is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Haram.
Haram throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Haram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Haram moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haram finds it's way round the side to connect with Finch's head.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at Haram's knee but Haram avoids it well.
Haram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Haram moved out of range nicely.
Finch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haram scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finch misses with a hook. Haram ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finch.
Haram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haram. Haram circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haram scores with a one two! Finch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and Haram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finch throws the left hand but Haram avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haram throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finch on the side of the head.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haram! But no joy.
Haram slips under a jab.
Finch shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haram eats them both and turns towards Finch to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Finch thows a leg kick but Haram checks it
and Haram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haram throws a shot to the body.
Haram throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Haram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haram loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
Haram throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finch misses with a body punch
and Haram counters with a nice uppercut.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haram.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haram takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finch slips a straight right by Haram.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a body punch
and Haram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haram connects with a crisp jab.
Finch takes one on the button.
Haram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Haram blocks a jab.
Haram looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Haram moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haram moves out of range as Finch strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haram ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Haram throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Finch.
Finch throws a hook but Haram avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boko Haram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haram has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boko Haram!
Boko Haram seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.