PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Lee Gunn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Finn
vs
Gunn

182 cm
27
203 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finn counters with a left to the body.
Finn staying out of range there.
Finn misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Gunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Finn moves away and avoids it.

Finn drives through with a takedown into guard.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Gunn is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finn drops back looking for a leg! Gunn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunn manages to kick Finn off! Finn jumps back into Gunn's guard.
Finn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finn postures up.
Finn passes Gunn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gunn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Finn prevents Gunn from improving his position.
Gunn is pressing down on Finn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunn trying to control the position.
Gunn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Finn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gunn manages to get to full guard.
Gunn is trying to hold Finn in close to prevent damage but Finn has managed to pass into half guard.
Finn winds up and cracks Gunn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Finn is nestled in close to Gunn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Finn is working Gunn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Finn lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gunn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Finn.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn lands an elbow.
Gunn gets back to half guard.
Finn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Finn lands a big shot there that rocks Gunn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Lee Gunn has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to escape the mount.
Gunn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Finn working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That has opened up Lee Gunn's cut even more.
Finn lands a big elbow.

The cut above Lee Gunn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Gunn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Finn!