PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Costanza has chosen Do the Opposite as his entrance music. 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.

Finn
vs
Costanza

182 cm
31
203 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

188 cm
24
202 lbs
9 - 5 - 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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Costanza!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanza misses with a few strikes there.
Costanza scores with a kick to the body.
Costanza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Costanza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finn, pushing him back against the cage.
Costanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Costanza lands a knee to the body.
Costanza tries to land a knee to the head but Finn blocks with his arms.
Costanza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costanza lands a right hand.
Costanza misses with the head strike.
Finn misses with a body punch.
Costanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Costanza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costanza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costanza.
Costanza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Costanza swings wildly with an uppercut but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Costanza gets underhooks to prevent Finn's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costanza.
Costanza lands an uppercut.
Costanza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finn's elbow.

Finn pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Costanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Finn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costanza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn 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.

Daniel Costanza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Costanza works the jab nicely.

Finn scores with a takedown into Costanza's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finn is stalling in the full guard.
Finn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costanza is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costanza keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Costanza dives on top into guard.
Finn keeping moving, preventing Costanza from controlling successfully.
Costanza won't allow Finn to sweep him here.
Costanza trying to control but Finn is working from the bottom.
Costanza 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daniel Costanza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costanza manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Costanza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finn throws a hook but Costanza avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Costanza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Costanza misses with a kick to the body.
Finn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Costanza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finn scrambles back to his feet.
Finn swings for the body but Costanza moves out of range.
Finn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finn misses with a looping right.
Finn lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Costanza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Finn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Finn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finn digs a good body shot into Costanza's ribs.
Finn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Finn.
Costanza checks a low kick from Finn.
Finn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Costanza.
Finn is looking to wear down Costanza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Finn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costanza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finn swinging wildly here.
Finn misses with an uppercut
and Costanza counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finn tries to clinch there but Costanza circles away.
Finn throws a lazy uppercut
and Costanza counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Costanza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Costanza.
Costanza throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Costanza throws a leg kick which misses Finn's front leg but catches the back leg as Finn tries to avoid it.
Finn needs to keep his hands up - Costanza had a free shot at his head there.

Mickey Finn's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costanza connects with a leg kick. Finn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Costanza.
Costanza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Costanza scores with a punch to the head.

Costanza has Finn up against the cage in a clinch.
Costanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finn blocks it with crossed arms.
Finn is trying to drag Costanza to the mat but Costanza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn tries to pull guard but Costanza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Costanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Costanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finn blocks it with crossed arms.
Costanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finn blocks it with crossed arms.
Costanza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mickey Finn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A shot in the inside from Costanza.
Finn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Costanza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Costanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costanza lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Costanza is trying to get back to full guard.
Costanza is looking to control Finn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Costanza avoid being mounted?
Finn is stalling here. Costanza is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Finn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Costanza has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Finn trying his best to control but Costanza has mounted him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn tries to hold on but Costanza postures up.
Finn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Costanza is taking a breather. Finn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mickey Finn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finn tries to get to full guard but Costanza has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Costanza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Finn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Finn.
Costanza throws a jab when Finn was well out of range.
Costanza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Costanza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finn shoots for a takedown but Costanza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Costanza. No joy for Finn on that attempt.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Finn.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finn digs a good body shot into Costanza's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finn misses with an uppercut. Costanza saw that one coming.
Costanza avoids the body shot from Finn.
Costanza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Costanza scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finn keeps the fight on the outside.
Finn connects with a right hand. Costanza shakes it off.
Costanza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Costanza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daniel Costanza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costanza is looking to slow Finn down with leg kicks.
Costanza cracks Finn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Costanza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Daniel Costanza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn moves forwards but Costanza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Costanza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costanza.
Costanza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costanza scores with a leg kick.
Mickey Finn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costanza lands a front kick.
Finn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Costanza tests Finn's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Jeez, Mickey Finn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Costanza!
Our winner, Daniel Costanza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.