PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Roofer's choice of entrance music: Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme. 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.

Finkle
vs
Roofer

193 cm
29
203 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

188 cm
30
194 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Roofer finds it's way through Finkle's defenses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finkle 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 Roofer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roofer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roofer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Finkle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Roofer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finkle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Roofer manages to circle out of the way.
Finkle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roofer has time to react.
Finkle throws a nice looking combination but Roofer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roofer throws out a leg kick but Finkle moves out of range and Roofer only half commits.
Finkle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roofer.
Roofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finkle lands a head kick. Roofer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roofer tried to score with a low kick but Finkle checks it.
Finkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roofer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finkle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finkle moves in looking to clinch but Roofer pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roofer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Roofer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roofer misses with a low kick as Finkle jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Finkle blocks the low kick.
Roofer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Roofer punishes Finkle's body with a nice straight punch.
Finkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roofer.
Finkle feints and then cracks Roofer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roofer down.
Roofer misses with a kick to the body.
Roofer looks for the body kick but Finkle saw that one coming.
Roofer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finkle is out of range and Roofer settles back down.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses.
Finkle throws a sloppy head kick and Roofer moves out of range easily.
Finkle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finkle throws a leg kick which misses Roofer's front leg but catches the back leg as Roofer tries to avoid it.
Finkle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finkle moves out of range as Roofer throws a body kick.
Finkle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roofer needs to keep his hands up - Finkle had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Finkle misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roofer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roofer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finkle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Roofer as he checks the leg kick.
Roofer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roofer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roofer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finkle tries to clinch but Roofer moves out of range.
Roofer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Finkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roofer.
Finkle tries to clinch up but Roofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Roofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finkle blocks a head kick by Roofer.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
Roofer avoids the head kick by Finkle.
Finkle misses with a body punch
and Roofer counters with a leg kick.
Roofer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roofer misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Roofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finkle connects with a looping right hand.
Roofer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finkle is able to avoid easily.
Finkle throws a counter high kick but Roofer was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle tries to clinch up.
Roofer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Roofer.
Roofer needs to keep his hands up - Finkle had a free shot at his head there.
Roofer loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.

Finkle gets a clinch.
Finkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roofer has a couple of punches blocked by Finkle.

Roofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roofer cracks Finkle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Roofer is predictable there
and Finkle counters with a good low kick that Roofer was not able to check.
Roofer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finkle is able to avoid easily.
Roofer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finkle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finkle is looking to chop away at Roofer's legs.
Roofer tries to land a leg kick but Finkle saw it coming and moves away.
Finkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Roofer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Roofer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finkle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roofer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roofer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finkle.
Finkle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Finkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roofer checks a low kick from Finkle.
Finkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roofer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finkle.
Finkle connects with an inside leg kick.
Finkle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roofer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finkle.
Roofer throws a push kick but Finkle slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roofer swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Roofer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses.
Roofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Roofer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ray Finkle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finkle checks a leg kick.
It looked like Finkle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roofer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Finkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roofer motions for Finkle to come forward. Roofer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roofer.
Finkle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roofer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roofer throws the kick towards the body but Finkle avoids it.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finkle throws a sloppy head kick and Roofer moves out of range easily.
Roofer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finkle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finkle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roofer throws a counter combo.
Finkle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roofer was well out of range. Poor timing from Finkle.
Finkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roofer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roofer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roofer misses with a looping right.
Finkle lands with a kick to the temple. Roofer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roofer.
Finkle tries to score with a low kick but Roofer moves his leg out of the way.
Roofer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roofer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roofer avoids the body shot from Finkle.
Roofer lands a head kick!
Finkle throws a head kick but Roofer moves out of range.
Ray Finkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Finkle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roofer's head backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roofer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finkle is looking to counter with head kicks.
Roofer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Roofer is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finkle connects with a solid leg kick.
Roofer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Finkle.
Roofer loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Finkle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finkle scores with a jab to the head.
Finkle wants to clinch up but Roofer keeps it at a distance.
Roofer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roofer checks a leg kick.
Roofer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roofer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finkle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roofer misses with an uppercut. Finkle saw that one coming.
Roofer scores with a nice head shot.
Roofer tries to land a leg kick but Finkle saw it coming and moves away.
Roofer misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Finkle's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Finkle lands with a shot to the body.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Roofer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roofer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finkle has time to react.
Finkle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finkle misses with a double jab.
Roofer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roofer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roofer throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roofer.
Roofer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finkle counters with a stiff right hand.
Finkle scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Roofer.
A jab from Roofer misses.
Roofer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roofer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finkle throws a series of punches but Roofer moves out of range.
Roofer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Roofer is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Finkle blocks the low kick.
Roofer loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Roofer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finkle thuds a left hand into Roofer's body.
Roofer throws a chopping leg kick but Finkle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Finkle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Finkle misses with a low kick.
Roofer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roofer tries a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
Roofer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Finkle.
Roofer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Roofer is just out of range.
Finkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Roofer is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Finkle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Roofer feints and then cracks Finkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finkle down.
Roofer misses with a low kick.
Finkle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roofer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finkle is able to avoid easily.
Roofer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
Roofer slips a jab and a cross from Finkle.
Roofer is looking for the big counter here.
Finkle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finkle.
Finkle misses with a series of wild punches.
Roofer throws a counter combo.
Finkle checks a leg kick nicely.
Finkle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Finkle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finkle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finkle throws a leg kick that misses.
Finkle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roofer. Roofer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finkle misses with a looping left.
Finkle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roofer.
Finkle scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finkle throws a big shot that misses.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roofer.
Finkle with a nice cross.
Roofer throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle connects with a solid leg kick.
Roofer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roofer thows a leg kick but Finkle checks it
and Finkle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roofer's knee momentarily.
Roofer misses with a hook to the body
and Finkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roofer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle throwing a counter right hand but Roofer manages to avoid it.
Finkle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finkle misses with a body shot.
Finkle throws a solid leg kick but Roofer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Finkle.
Roofer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roofer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Finkle scores with a head kick.
Ben Roofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer misses with the body kick
and Finkle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Roofer finds it's way through Finkle's defenses.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Roofer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finkle is looking to clinch.
Finkle moves in looking to clinch but Roofer pushes him off.
Roofer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Roofer.
Roofer looks for the body kick but Finkle saw that one coming.
Finkle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roofer. Roofer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Roofer moved out of range.
Roofer scores with a shot to the body.
Roofer moves out of range of the strikes.
Roofer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roofer misses the jab.
Roofer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses.
Finkle lands with a slapping head kick.
Roofer checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle moves out of range of the leg kick from Roofer.
An inside leg kick lands from Finkle.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
Roofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finkle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roofer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roofer misses with a straight left.
Finkle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Finkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finkle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finkle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Finkle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finkle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finkle moves out of range as Roofer strikes.

Finkle pushes Roofer up against the cage in a clinch.
Roofer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
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!
Finkle gets through Roofer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle lands a nice knee to the body.
Finkle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roofer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Roofer avoids the damage to the body.
Roofer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finkle can't find room to land a body shot as Roofer controls the action.
Roofer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Roofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finkle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roofer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finkle. That's going to slow Roofer down.
Roofer loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Finkle swings for the body but Roofer moves out of range.
A jab from Finkle finds it's way through Roofer's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finkle scores with a jab to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Roofer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Finkle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finkle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Ray Finkle!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ray Finkle!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ray Finkle!

Ray Finkle wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Ray Finkle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.