PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Finch
vs
Muszyna

176 cm
20
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
27
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muszyna lands with a straight right. Finch didn't see that one coming.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Muszyna moved out of range nicely.
Muszyna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with a wild body shot.
Muszyna misses with a looping right.
Finch lands a really nice looking cross but Muszyna seems unphased.
Muszyna throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muszyna dodges the punch combination from Finch.
Muszyna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Muszyna.
A good leg kick by Muszyna.
Muszyna scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muszyna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muszyna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Muszyna scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muszyna misses with a straight left.
Muszyna misses the jab.
Muszyna lands a jab.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muszyna.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Muszyna doesn't manage to clinch there - Finch circles away.
Muszyna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Nice body punch from Muszyna.
Nice shot lands for Muszyna.
Finch connects with the punch.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and Muszyna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muszyna throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Muszyna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch throws a body punch but Muszyna moves out of range.
Muszyna blocks a leg kick.
Muszyna throws a poor cross that misses
and Finch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Muszyna slips the punch.
Muszyna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muszyna throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Finch throws a body punch but Muszyna moves out of range.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and Muszyna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muszyna throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Finch misses with a head kick.
Finch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muszyna counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Muszyna.
Muszyna sizes up Finch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good work by Finch as he checks the leg kick.
Finch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muszyna doesn't seem bothered though.
Richmond Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muszyna tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.
Finch cracks Muszyna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finch swings for the body but Muszyna moves out of range.
Finch throws a hook but Muszyna avoids it easily.
Finch misses with a straight right.
A big right from Muszyna misses.
Muszyna cracks Finch with an open hand slap.
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!
Finch misses the shot to the body.

Muszyna instigates a clinch.
A short right from Muszyna on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finch as Muszyna tries to tie him up.
Muszyna will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finch up against the cage.
Finch stalling against the cage.
Finch throws a punch but it's blocked by Muszyna.
Finch looking to stall.
Muszyna wants to stall.
Muszyna is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cechini Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cechini Muszyna dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Finch misses with a hook. Muszyna ducked under it nicely.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Muszyna.
Muszyna moves out of range as Finch throws a body kick.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muszyna throws out the jab.
Muszyna lunges at Finch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Finch's hand.
Muszyna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Muszyna avoids the body shot from Finch.
Muszyna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Finch throws the left hand but Muszyna avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Muszyna. Beautiful body shot.
Finch checks a leg kick.
Muszyna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finch finds it's way round the side to connect with Muszyna's head.
Muszyna tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Muszyna does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna misses the shot to the body.
Finch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muszyna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Muszyna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muszyna walks into a left hand.
Muszyna connects with a nice looking jab.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Finch fails to land with a series of punches.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muszyna looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Finch misses with a few strikes there.
Finch throws a hook but Muszyna blocks it.
Finch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muszyna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muszyna looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Muszyna connects with a body shot.
Muszyna throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muszyna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finch lands with a nice combination. Muszyna backs away looking to recover.
Muszyna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cechini Muszyna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muszyna tries to close the distance and clinch but Finch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Muszyna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muszyna is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Muszyna's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna looking to stall.
Muszyna lands a shot to the body.
Muszyna misses with a body punch.
Finch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muszyna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muszyna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muszyna is trying to maintain a safe position but Finch gets an underhook and turns Muszyna into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cechini Muszyna.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Finch throws a solid leg kick but Muszyna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Finch.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muszyna scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finch in his tracks.
Muszyna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finch at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch looks for the body kick but Muszyna saw that one coming.
Muszyna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finch thumps Muszyna with a low kick.
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!
Muszyna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but Muszyna is just out of range.
Muszyna misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Muszyna lands with a right hand.
Finch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Muszyna ducks down to avoid it.
Muszyna connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finch throws a sloppy body shot
and Muszyna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muszyna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muszyna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cechini Muszyna will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Muszyna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
Finch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Muszyna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Muszyna tests Finch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finch throws a body punch but Muszyna moves out of range.
Good exchange - Muszyna coming out on top.
Finch throws a jab when Muszyna was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Muszyna.
Muszyna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finch misses with a low kick as Muszyna jumps back.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muszyna.
Finch connects with a right hand. Muszyna shakes it off.
Finch feints and then cracks Muszyna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muszyna down.
Muszyna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muszyna moves away.
Muszyna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Finch is rocked!
Finch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muszyna counters with a nice body shot.
Finch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muszyna.
Muszyna lands a jab to the nose.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Muszyna moved out of range nicely.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Muszyna counters with a leg kick.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Muszyna is out of range.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Muszyna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finch.
Muszyna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Finch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muszyna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from Finch misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Muszyna clobbers Finch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice cross by Finch.
Muszyna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finch at a distance.
Muszyna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but Muszyna is just out of range.

Muszyna closes the distance and pushes Finch back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muszyna is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muszyna lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna tries to stall but Finch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muszyna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Finch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muszyna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Finch is looking to control Muszyna's arms but Muszyna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finch has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Richmond Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cechini Muszyna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muszyna manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cechini Muszyna.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Finch scores with a jab to the head.
Finch throws a hook but Muszyna avoids it easily.
Muszyna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finch on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muszyna was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
Finch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Muszyna scores with a shot to the body.
Muszyna clobbers Finch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muszyna is out of range.
Muszyna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Finch misses.
Finch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muszyna counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch slips a straight right by Muszyna.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Muszyna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Muszyna slips the punch.
Finch jabs at Muszyna's body.
Finch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cechini Muszyna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muszyna has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cechini Muszyna!
In his post fight interview, Cechini Muszyna started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.