PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Chyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Chyn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Como Tudo Deve Ser . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finn
vs
Chyn

182 cm
43
173 lbs
41 - 21 - 1

188 cm
41
182 lbs
37 - 26 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Chyn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Finn gets a takedown into half guard.
Chyn is refusing to be controlled, as Finn sits in half guard.
Chyn is looking to escape.
Finn controlling the action here.
Chyn tries to get to full guard but Finn has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chyn is refusing to be controlled, as Finn sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chyn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chyn is looking to control Finn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chyn avoid being mounted?
Chyn regains full guard. Nicely done.

Chyn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Finn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chyn wants to control but Finn postures up.
Finn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chyn keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Chyn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finn working the head with strikes.
Finn trying to control the action but Chyn is working from the bottom.
Chyn is trying to control Finn's posture but Finn avoids it.
Finn wants to control but Chyn is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chyn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Finn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Finn doesn't manage to clinch there - Chyn circles away.
Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chyn manages to avoid it.
Ryu Chyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chyn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finn but Finn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Finn wants it to stay on the feet.
Chyn lands with a straight right. Finn didn't see that one coming.
Finn cracks Chyn with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Chyn. Those never looked like landing.
Chyn shoots in looking for a takedown. Finn tries to sprawl out of it but Chyn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mickey Finn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Chyn.

Finn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chyn to the mat! Chyn manages to get full guard.
Finn throwing strikes but missing.
Chyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finn throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chyn trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Finn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chyn moves out of range of the body kick.
Finn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chyn can do to turn this around?
Finn throws a body punch but Chyn moves out of range.
Chyn tries a head kick but it misses.
Finn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chyn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finn.
Chyn thuds his right hand into Finn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chyn.
Finn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Finn misses the target.
Chyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn misses with a body shot.
Chyn scores with a body shot.
Chyn fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chyn. Finn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finn on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finn was well out of range. Poor timing from Chyn.
Finn shoots in looking for a takedown but Chyn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chyn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chyn shoots in but no luck this time.
Ryu Chyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finn is looking to clinch.
Chyn throws a series of punches but Finn moves out of range.
Chyn leaves Finn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chyn misses with a takedown attempt - Finn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chyn tries to avoid it but Finn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chyn to the ground. Chyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Chyn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chyn looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn is trying to control the position but Chyn postures up.
Chyn content to stall in guard here.
Chyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Finn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finn wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chyn slips under a jab.
Finn slips under a jab from Chyn.
Chyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryu Chyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finn shoots in but no luck this time.
Chyn fails to land the takedown.
Chyn throws a big shot that misses.

Chyn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Finn trying to control but Chyn postures up.
Finn is looking for a sweep. Chyn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chyn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Chyn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chyn.
Chyn moves nicely into side control.
Finn seems a little lost for a moment, as Chyn dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Chyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Finn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Finn.
Finn missing with a left hand there. Chyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finn throws a body shot but no joy.
Chyn is looking to score with low kicks.
Finn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chyn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finn as he jumps to the side.
Finn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chyn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chyn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finn.
Finn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chyn sprawls well. Chyn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chyn.
Finn tries to clinch there but Chyn circles away.
Chyn lands with a shot to the body.
Finn shoots in but no luck this time.
Danga de danga de dang - Chyn scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Finn. No joy for Chyn on that attempt.
Chyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finn. Finn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Chyn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Chyn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ryu Chyn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chyn is trying to move to mount but Finn reverses beautifully and ends up in Chyn's guard.
Finn cracks Chyn with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chyn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Finn trying to control the position from guard on top but Chyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chyn is trying to control the position but Finn postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn trying to control the position from guard on top but Chyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finn looking to sit in guard and control but Chyn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn managing to control the position.
Finn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chyn wants to get back to full guard.
Chyn keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Finn is keen to just control but Chyn is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Finn is looking for a kimura but Chyn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Finn to get the leverage.
Finn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Finn lands strikes from half guard.
Finn is looking to stall here but Chyn recovers full guard.
Finn wants to control from the top but Chyn keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Chyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chyn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Chyn!
A relieved looking Ryu Chyn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.