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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Finnegan (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.
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299 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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191 cm
29
211 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Finnegan eats them both and turns towards Banner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Finnegan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finnegan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finnegan on the side of the head.
Banner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finnegan counters with a leg kick.
Finnegan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner.
Finnegan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Finnegan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Banner.
Finnegan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner blocks a head kick by Finnegan.
Banner lands the left hand.
Banner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Banner throws a body punch but Finnegan moves out of range.
Finnegan throws a body kick that misses
and Finnegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finnegan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Banner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finnegan on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner looks to land a left hand but Finnegan moved out of range nicely.
Finnegan lands a front kick.
Finnegan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Banner is breathing heavily.
Banner has managed to clinch.
Banner prevents a body shot from Finnegan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banner as Finnegan tries to tie him up.
Finnegan is looking to control Banner's arms but Banner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finnegan has his back to the cage.
Banner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Finnegan tries to stall but Banner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Banner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Banner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banner lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finnegan wants to stall.
Come on Banner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Finnegan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banner stalling the fight.
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!
Finnegan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banner is keeping busy.
Banner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Phillip Finnegan has been cut.
Finnegan avoiding damage.
Finnegan trying to stall but Banner improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phillip Finnegan.
Banner checks a leg kick.
Banner throws a right hand that Finnegan ducks under and follows up with a left that Finnegan also avoids with ease.
Banner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Banner punishes Finnegan's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Finnegan looks to land a body kick but Banner moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan tries to keep at a distance but Banner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finnegan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Finnegan taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finnegan's brow.
Banner avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finnegan wants to stall.
Finnegan seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Banner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banner.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banner as Finnegan tries to tie him up.
Finnegan wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phillip Finnegan.
Banner moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Banner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Finnegan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Finnegan is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Banner.
Finnegan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banner.
Finnegan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banner has him pressed against the cage.
Finnegan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finnegan letting Banner take a breather here.
Finnegan looking to slow down the pace here.
Finnegan is trying to maintain a safe position but Banner gets an underhook and turns Finnegan into the cage.
Finnegan is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phillip Finnegan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finnegan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finnegan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finnegan lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner's hand.
Banner closes the distance and clinches.
Banner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finnegan can do to turn this around?
Banner leaning against his opponent.
Finnegan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banner.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Banner - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan taking a breather.
Finnegan looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phillip Finnegan.
Banner misses with a straight left.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner jabs Finnegan right on the nose. Finnegan blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner lands with a hook. Finnegan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Finnegan responds with a good body kick, but Banner manages to step out the way in time.
Banner scores with a jab.
It looks like Banner has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Banner lands a body shot.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses.
Finnegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Banner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finnegan is looking to slow Banner down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Finnegan slams his shin into Banner's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Finnegan's shoulder, as Finnegan tries to avoid the shot.
Banner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Finnegan is looking to land body kicks.
Banner lands a nice hook to Finnegan's body. Finnegan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finnegan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick by Finnegan - that's a beauty! Banner is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Finnegan can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Phillip Finnegan!
During a confident post fight interview, Phillip Finnegan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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