PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khru Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Finnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maokhamphiou comes into the arena with Metallica - Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maokhamphiou
vs
Finnegan

193 cm
26
218 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

191 cm
26
211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khru Maokhamphiou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnegan misses with a body kick.
Finnegan scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Khru Maokhamphiou has been cut.
Maokhamphiou seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maokhamphiou throws a hook but Finnegan blocks it.
Maokhamphiou moves out of range of the body kick.
Maokhamphiou slips a jab from Finnegan.
Maokhamphiou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finnegan.

Maokhamphiou closes the distance and pushes Finnegan back into the cage.
Maokhamphiou misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finnegan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finnegan throws a head punch that misses.
Maokhamphiou blocking some punches.
Finnegan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finnegan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maokhamphiou misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Finnegan fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finnegan.
Finnegan's coach down at Evil Empire: †AWAKENING† was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Finnegan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Finnegan swings wildly with an uppercut but Maokhamphiou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan tries a body shot but Maokhamphiou blocks it.
Finnegan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maokhamphiou lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maokhamphiou.
Finnegan blocking some punches.
Maokhamphiou misses with a punch on the inside.
Maokhamphiou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finnegan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finnegan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maokhamphiou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maokhamphiou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
Maokhamphiou blocks an uppercut.
Maokhamphiou lands with a short shot to the head.
Finnegan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finnegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Finnegan.
Finnegan misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maokhamphiou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Finnegan misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou lands a nice uppercut.
Maokhamphiou lands a right hand.

Finnegan is rocked!
Maokhamphiou misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maokhamphiou has a couple of punches blocked by Finnegan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maokhamphiou.
Finnegan is still on wobbly legs! Can Maokhamphiou finish him?
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maokhamphiou swings wildly with an uppercut but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan seems to have recovered his senses.
Finnegan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maokhamphiou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Finnegan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Finnegan drops to his knees and Maokhamphiou pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khru Maokhamphiou!
Khru Maokhamphiou took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm glad to be here tonight to put on a show for all of my fans. I was the better man tonight and I will continue to improve. Special thanks to Dan Monk, the Honor FC staff and especially to my team at Monstar Training Center! '.