PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Finn
vs
Nut

182 cm
33
200 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

190 cm
31
197 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155

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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn jabs Nut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nut takes a swing at Finn's ribcage but misses.
Finn checks a leg kick.
Nut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.
Finn throws a push kick but Nut slaps the foot to one side.
Nut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Nut tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nut.
Nut throws a leg kick
and Finn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn throws a lazy uppercut
and Nut counters with a body kick.
Finn looks to land a combination. Nut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finn misses with a takedown attempt - Nut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nut scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nut moves out of range as Finn strikes.
Nut throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Nut tries a knee to the head but Finn blocks it.
Nut throws an elbow but it misses.
Nut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Finn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Finn in his tracks for a moment.

Nut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nut throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Finn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finn is trying to control the action in half guard but Nut is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nut is pressing down on Finn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finn.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finn won't allow Nut to sweep him here.
Nut keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Nut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finn wants to control from the top but Nut keeps moving.
Nut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finn distracts Nut with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nut wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
Nut working a defensive guard here.
Nut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Finn throws a big right hand that misses.
Finn throws a big right hand that misses.
Finn throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Finn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nut is keeping the position for now.
Nut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Finn working some strikes from top position.
Finn postures up.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nut's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nut is trying to control the position but Finn postures up.
Finn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Finn lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

That kick from Nut tenderised Finn's leg. Finn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nut misses with a kick to the body.
Finn throws a hook but Nut blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Finn misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nut.
Finn lands the left hand.
Finn shoots in and drives through. Nut sprawls well.
A leg kick checked by Nut.
Nut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finn.
Good standup being displayed there by Nut as he connects with a hook.
Nut tries to close the distance and clinch but Finn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nut connects with a leg kick. Finn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finn wants to land a leg kick but Nut is out of range.
Nut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finn misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn tries to land a body kick
and Nut counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finn checks it well.
A low kick from Finn is predictable there
and Nut counters with a body kick.
Nut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nut connects with a leg kick. Finn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nut counters with a nice leg kick.
Nut throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nut's corner calls for a 1-2. Nut obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finn.
Nut stuffs the takedown attempt from Finn. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
Nut bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands with a nice body kick.
Nut pushes Finn away with a front kick.
Finn throws a looping overhand right but Nut ducks down to avoid it.
Sam Nut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nut throws a front kick aimed at Finn's knee but Finn avoids it well.
Finn looks for a takedown but Nut sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Nut.
Nut punishes Finn's body with a nice straight punch.
Finn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nut looks to land a body kick but Finn moved away.
Nut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finn moves out of range as Nut throws a body kick.
Finn throws a lazy uppercut
and Nut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nut thuds his shin into the meat of Finn's side.
Nut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Finn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nut's guard.
Finn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nut's head.
Nut really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nut has momentary wrist control but Finn slips an elbow through the middle.
Nut trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nut wants to hit a switch here but Finn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nut there!
Finn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Nut is desperately trying to improve his position but Finn has a good base and remains in mount.
Finn landing punches.
Finn working the ground and pound effectively.
Finn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nut is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Finn landing punches.
Finn lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn raining down hammerfists from mount.

Nut is rocked!
Finn raining down shots from the mount!
Nut is still in real trouble! Can Finn finish him?
Nut takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Finn's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Finn!
In his post fight interview, Mickey Finn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.