PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Christ (ranked 3667 p4p, 3865 weight class) and Leon Finn (ranked 465 p4p, 484 weight class). Jimmy Christ could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leon Finn's chin.

Christ
vs
Finn

200 cm
19
210
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
202
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Finn!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Finn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Finn.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Finn slips the punch.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Finn thumps Christ with a low kick.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Finn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Christ tries to bum rush Finn with a series of wild strikes but Finn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christ moves away from the strike by Finn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ throwing a counter right hand but Finn manages to avoid it.
Christ throws a series of punches but Finn moves out of range.
Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finn! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finn slips under a jab.
Finn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christ moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finn cracks Christ with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christ throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Finn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Finn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Christ lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finn slips under a jab.
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christ is out of range.
Christ appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
Finn takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ takes a swing at Finn's ribcage but misses.
Finn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick lands from Finn.
Christ bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finn's head.
Jimmy Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ throws a right hand that misses
and Finn counters with a series of strikes. Christ will be more careful next time no doubt.
Finn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ throws a combination that misses
and Finn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christ throws a shot to the body.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
letting Finn counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn throws a body shot but no joy.
Finn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finn misses with an uppercut.
Finn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut
and Finn counters with an outside leg kick.
Finn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Christ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finn.
Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Finn's shoulder, as Finn tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Finn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Christ throws a shot from downtown. Finn moves away and avoids it.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
A counter left hand to the body from Christ misses its target.
Christ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Christ takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Christ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finn. That's going to slow Christ down.
Christ misses the body punch
and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christ throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finn.
Finn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ missing with a left hand there. Finn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Finn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Christ misses.
It seemed like Finn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finn throws an off balance right hand
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Finn counters with a leg kick.
Finn connects with a leg kick.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finn misses with a body shot.
Finn misses with an uppercut
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leon Finn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Finn throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
Finn lands with a good body shot.
Christ lands with a cross.

Finn is rocked!
Finn drops his hands momentarily. Christ doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Finn staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Finn doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Christ!
After winning the bout, Jimmy Christ thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.