PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Finnegan (ranked 667 p4p, 98 weight class) and Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 897 p4p, 136 weight class). Finnegan comes to the cage accompanied by The Rogues - Gravel Walk. 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?

Finnegan
vs
Bimbotinque

175 cm
32
180 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

181 cm
26
172 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bimbotinque throws a big shot that misses.
Bimbotinque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finnegan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finnegan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finnegan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque moves out of range of the strikes.
Finnegan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A right-left combo lands from Finnegan.

It looks like Meltroco Bimbotinque has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finnegan throws a big shot that misses.

Bimbotinque scores with a takedown into Finnegan's guard.

Finnegan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bimbotinque is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Finnegan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finnegan wants to get back to striking at distance but Bimbotinque won't allow it.
Bimbotinque lands a shot to the body.
Finnegan working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finnegan.
Finnegan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bimbotinque - that landed with a thud.
Bimbotinque lands a left hand.
Bimbotinque lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.

Bimbotinque has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Finnegan regains guard immediately.
Finnegan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finnegan seems keen to control Bimbotinque's posture.
Bimbotinque is looking to work some ground and pound but Finnegan has wrist control.
Bimbotinque is pushing down on Finnegan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Finnegan is fighting to maintain full guard but Bimbotinque has managed to sneak the leg through.
Finnegan is trying to get back to full guard.
Bimbotinque trying to control from half guard but Finnegan is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan is looking for a sweep. Bimbotinque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bimbotinque wants to control but Finnegan is keeping him busy.
Finnegan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bimbotinque trying to control from half guard but Finnegan is working away.
Finnegan is pressing down on Bimbotinque's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Finnegan is controlling Bimbotinque's posture.
Bimbotinque seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finnegan holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque trying to control the position from guard on top but Finnegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Finnegan.
Bimbotinque misses with a right hand
letting Finnegan counter with a right hand.
Finnegan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bimbotinque backs up against the cage.
Finnegan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bimbotinque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Finnegan misses with a right hand
and Bimbotinque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finnegan throws out a loose jab but Bimbotinque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bimbotinque looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finnegan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bimbotinque.
Roy Finnegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finnegan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bimbotinque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finnegan on the side of the head.
Finnegan misses with a hook to the body
and Bimbotinque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Finnegan. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Finnegan.
Bimbotinque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finnegan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bimbotinque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bimbotinque misses with a left hand
and Finnegan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bimbotinque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finnegan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque throws a shot from downtown. Finnegan moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Finnegan misses the target.
Finnegan jabs at Bimbotinque's body.
Bimbotinque fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finnegan throws a lazy right hand but Bimbotinque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bimbotinque! But no joy.
Bimbotinque scores with a hook to the body. Finnegan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Finnegan does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bimbotinque throws a jab when Finnegan was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roy Finnegan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Meltroco Bimbotinque'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.

The crowd cheers as Finnegan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bimbotinque doesn't seem phased though.
Finnegan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finnegan throws a right hand that misses
and Bimbotinque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finnegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bimbotinque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bimbotinque dodges the punch combination from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finnegan staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan lands a nice hook to Bimbotinque's body. Bimbotinque takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bimbotinque lands a nice hook to Finnegan's body. Finnegan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finnegan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
A nice side step and Bimbotinque releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bimbotinque misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque throws a right hand that misses
and Finnegan counters with a straight right hand.
Bimbotinque misses with a wild body shot.
Finnegan just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Finnegan.
Bimbotinque smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Bimbotinque scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Finnegan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Finnegan is looking to control Bimbotinque's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Finnegan avoid being mounted?
Bimbotinque tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finnegan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bimbotinque is thwarting Finnegan's attempts to control the position.
Bimbotinque seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finnegan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Finnegan is controlling Bimbotinque's posture.
Bimbotinque trying to control but Finnegan is working from the bottom.
Finnegan wants to sweep but no luck.
Finnegan keeping moving, preventing Bimbotinque from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finnegan ducks under a wild hook from Bimbotinque.
Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bimbotinque.
Nice straight punches there by Finnegan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finnegan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Finnegan misses.
Bimbotinque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finnegan.
Bimbotinque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finnegan manages to avoid it.
Finnegan avoids the body shot from Bimbotinque.
Finnegan misses with a wild body shot.
Finnegan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roy Finnegan is winning the standup battle so far.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut.
Bimbotinque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finnegan cracks Bimbotinque with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finnegan looks to land a left hand but Bimbotinque moved out of range nicely.
Bimbotinque now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Bimbotinque misses.
Bimbotinque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnegan is just out of range.
Finnegan looks to throw the jab but Bimbotinque is out of range.
Finnegan with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bimbotinque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finnegan's head backwards.
Finnegan throws an overhand right that lands on Bimbotinque's shoulder, as Bimbotinque tries to avoid the shot.
Bimbotinque throws a body punch but Finnegan moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque has a takedown stuffed.
Bimbotinque throws a lazy uppercut
and Bimbotinque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finnegan scores with a shot to the body.
Bimbotinque takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Finnegan misses the shot to the body.
Bimbotinque feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finnegans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Finnegan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Meltroco Bimbotinque'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. This is the final round!

Finnegan takes a swing at Bimbotinque's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Bimbotinque does no damage.
Bimbotinque throws a body punch but Finnegan moves out of range.
Bimbotinque scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Roy Finnegan has been cut.
Bimbotinque throws a body shot but no joy.
Finnegan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque looks to land a combination but Finnegan avoids it well.
Finnegan misses with a wild body shot.
Finnegan misses with a double jab.
Finnegan throws a body punch but Bimbotinque moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bimbotinque eats them both and turns towards Finnegan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bimbotinque moves out of range of the strikes.
Finnegan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bimbotinque manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnegan scores with a hook.
A left and a right from Bimbotinque both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bimbotinque.
Finnegan lands a head shot.
Finnegan misses with a wild combination.
Finnegan misses with a body shot.
Bimbotinque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finnegan circles away quickly and effectively.
Bimbotinque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finnegan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bimbotinque throws a looping overhand right but Finnegan ducks down to avoid it.
Bimbotinque changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finnegan cracks a nice hook into Bimbotinque's ribs.
A slow jab from Finnegan misses its intended target.
Meltroco Bimbotinque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque thuds a left hand into Finnegan's body.
Finnegan throws a hook but Bimbotinque avoids it easily.
Finnegan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bimbotinque was well out of range. Poor timing from Finnegan.
Finnegan cracks Bimbotinque with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bimbotinque misses with a wild body shot.
Finnegan throws out a loose jab but Bimbotinque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan cracks a nice hook into Bimbotinque's ribs.
Bimbotinque takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bimbotinque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finnegan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finnegan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finnegan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bimbotinque. Finnegan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bimbotinque ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Roy Finnegan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Finnegan. No joy for Bimbotinque on that attempt.
Finnegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnegan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bimbotinque.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finnegan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bimbotinque misses with a takedown attempt - Finnegan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roy Finnegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meltroco Bimbotinque.
Finnegan throws a body punch but Bimbotinque moves out of range.
It seemed like Bimbotinque was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finnegan throws a body punch but Bimbotinque moves out of range.
Bimbotinque let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bimbotinque throws a looping overhand right but Finnegan ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Finnegan misses the target.
Finnegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bimbotinque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bimbotinque lands a jab to Finnegan's midsection.
Finnegan connects with a body shot that sends Bimbotinque's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Finnegan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bimbotinque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bimbotinque takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finnegan lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bimbotinque is just out of range.
Bimbotinque looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finnegan blocks a jab.
Finnegan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finnegan.
The fighters circling - Bimbotinque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bimbotinque takes a swing at Finnegan's ribcage but misses.
Finnegan staying out of range there.
Bimbotinque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finnegan counters with a series of strikes. Bimbotinque will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Finnegan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finnegan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Finnegan!
Roy Finnegan thanked the fans post fight for their support.