PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Finney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finney
vs
Harvey

190 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Finney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finney swinging wilding here.
Harvey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finney pinned against the cage. Finney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harvey looks to land a combination but Finney avoids it well.
Harvey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters circling a little - Finney finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Finney clinches.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Finney holds him up against the cage and eventually Harvey drops back down to his feet.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Finney won't allow it.
Peter Finney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Harvey.
Harvey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harvey can't get the takedown.
Finney keeps control of Harvey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harvey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harvey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Finney manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Finney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harvey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harvey looks gassed!
No joy there for Finney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harvey looks for a takedown but Finney sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey shoots for a takedown but Finney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leo Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvey slips a jab and a cross from Finney.
Finney stuffs the takedown attempt from Harvey. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet.
Harvey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harvey misses with a takedown attempt - Finney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harvey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finney.
No joy there for Finney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Harvey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Harvey has hold of Finney's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Finney tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Harvey cranks the arm and Finney screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Finney, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Leo Harvey!