PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslam King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Terry Bozzio Drum Solo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

King
vs
McFinnegan

180 cm
27
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

KAISER
Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aslam King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey McFinnegan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

King clinches.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the ropes.
McFinnegan tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing McFinnegan back against the cage.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McFinnegan is defending well for now.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McFinnegan misses with the head strike.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
Aslam King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey McFinnegan.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
King slows down the pace here.
King seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the ropes and eventually McFinnegan drops back down to his feet.
King is leaning against McFinnegan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King throws an elbow that misses.
McFinnegan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McFinnegan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. McFinnegan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McFinnegan.
King dodges the punch combination from McFinnegan.
McFinnegan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McFinnegan.
McFinnegan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnegan misses with a combination
and King finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McFinnegan looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McFinnegan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Mickey McFinnegan has been cut.

King clinches up with McFinnegan and pushes him back against the ropes.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. McFinnegan won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
McFinnegan letting King take a breather here.
King digs a right hand underneath McFinnegan's ribcage. McFinnegan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
McFinnegan fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King crunches a lovely knee into McFinnegan's ribcage.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the ropes.
McFinnegan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by King.
King digs a right hand into McFinnegan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McFinnegan's gas tank.
McFinnegan can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
McFinnegan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King landing knees to the body.
King is leaning against McFinnegan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King landing knees to the body.
King with a knee to the head.
King is struggling to control the position.
King lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. McFinnegan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the ropes.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McFinnegan's defenses.

That has opened up Mickey McFinnegan's cut even more.
McFinnegan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King just leaning against McFinnegan, taking a breather.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
King trying to land knees to the body.
McFinnegan takes a knee to the side of the body.
McFinnegan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the ropes and eventually McFinnegan drops back down to his feet.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the ropes.
King working McFinnegan over with knees to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFinnegan fails to pull guard.
McFinnegan fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from King.
McFinnegan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. McFinnegan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

King drives through and clinches with McFinnegan against the ropes.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the ropes and eventually McFinnegan drops back down to his feet.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McFinnegan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from King.
King working McFinnegan over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by King.
A hook to the body from King.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Mickey McFinnegan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
McFinnegan looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King lands a left hand.

Mickey McFinnegan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
King leaning against his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Knees to the body from King.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McFinnegan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the ropes.
King lands an uppercut.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aslam King!