PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morton Masters (ranked 784 p4p, 231 weight class) and Antti Finn (ranked 124 p4p, 33 weight class). Morton Masters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Masters
vs
Finn

178 cm
27
190
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
190
13 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morton Masters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antti Finn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Masters's shoulder, as Masters tries to avoid the shot.
Masters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters misses with a hook
and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from Finn misses.
Masters wants to clinch but Finn slips to the side
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finn throws a jab when Masters was well out of range.
Finn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masters tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Finn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finn looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn connects with a body shot that sends Masters's belly button to the back.
Morton Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters misses with a straight right.
Finn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finn! But no joy.
Finn connects with a body shot.
Finn keeps the fight on the outside.
Finn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Finn throws the left hand but Masters avoids the punch easily.
Masters closes the distance but Finn moves to the side
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masters tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it.
Finn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Masters tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it.
Masters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Finn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finn! But no joy.
Masters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab.
Masters wants to clinch
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.
Masters is looking to clinch.
Finn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masters closes the distance looking to clinch
and Finn counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters moves to clinch but Finn breaks away
and Finn counters with a stiff right hand.
Masters darts in trying to clinch
and Finn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masters tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.

Masters takes the fight into the clinch.
Masters takes a shot to the head.
Finn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Masters has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Finn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Finn misses.
Masters moves to clinch but Finn breaks away
and Finn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Finn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Masters had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Masters tries to clinch up
and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Masters takes the fight into the clinch.
Masters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finn avoids it.

Finn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masters moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off.
Masters tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it.
Finn swings for the body but Masters moves out of range.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finn throws out a counter right but Masters avoids it with no problem.
Masters misses with an uppercut. Finn saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters slips a jab from Finn.
Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Finn circles away.
A nice combination there by Finn.
Finn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Masters takes the fight into the clinch.
Finn takes an elbow to the temple.
Masters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finn is defending well for now.
Masters tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.

Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masters scores with a jab to the head.
Finn misses with a hook.
Masters tries to clinch
and Finn counters with a straight right hand.
Finn scores with a nice right hand.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Masters is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
A jab from Finn misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Finn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Masters blocks a jab.
Masters moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Finn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Masters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finn swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
A jab lands there for Finn.
Masters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finn throws out a counter right but Masters avoids it with no problem.
Masters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masters is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Masters scores with a jab. Finn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Finn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Finn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters tries to clinch but Finn moves out of range.
Finn keeps the fight on the outside.
Finn throws a shot from downtown. Masters moves away and avoids it.
Masters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finn.
Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Finn counters with a stiff right hand.
Masters wants to clinch up but Finn keeps it at a distance.

Masters darts in and clinches Finn up against the cage.

Finn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masters tries to clinch but Finn moves out of range.
Finn throws out a loose jab but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Finn circles away.
A nice side step and Finn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Masters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn misses with a hook. Masters ducked under it nicely.
Masters wants to clinch
and Finn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masters tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
Masters moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off.
A nice side step and Finn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Masters darts in trying to clinch
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target.
Finn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab.
Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masters tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
Finn thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn tests Masters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finn circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masters is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
Finn throws out a counter right but Masters avoids it with no problem.
Finn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Masters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finn.
Masters tries to clinch up.
Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finn throws out the jab.
Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finn throws out the jab.
Masters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Finn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masters looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finn catches Masters with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Masters is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
Finn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masters.
A little jabbing left from Finn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masters closes the distance looking to clinch
and Finn counters with a straight right hand.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Finn counters with a straight right hand.
Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Finn circles away.
Masters looks to clinch
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Finn does it's job there.

Masters is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Finn misses the target.
Oh Masters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Masters moves into the clinch successfully.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Masters seems to have got his legs back now.
Good body shot from Finn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Finn 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.

Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finn misses the jab.
Finn misses with a wild body shot.

Masters forces Finn back against the cage and clinches.
Finn misses with a body punch.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Finn.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finn blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters misses with some punches.
Finn avoids the elbow strike from Masters, against the cage.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masters.
Finn struggles to land a body shot inside as Masters controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Finn.
Masters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Finn breaks the clinch.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Finn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Finn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.

Masters moves into the clinch.
Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Finn blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masters throws an elbow but misses.
Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morton Masters has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finn lands a nice shot to the body.
Finn tries to circle away but Masters has him pinned against the cage.
Masters trying to control the position but instead, Finn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masters into the cage.
Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Masters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masters.
Masters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Masters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finn misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masters darts in trying to clinch
enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab.
Finn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masters moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masters slips under a jab.
Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antti Finn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masters moves to clinch but Finn breaks away
and Finn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab.

Finn gets tackled into the cage by Masters. Masters maintains the clinch.
Masters blocking some punches.
Masters tries to work over Finn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masters or not.
Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Finn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finn scores with a decent looking hook.
Masters tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Masters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target.
Finn lands with a hook. Masters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masters moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off.
It seemed like Finn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masters slips under a jab from Finn.
Finn throws a body shot but no joy.
Masters tries to clinch
and Finn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Masters tries to clinch up.
Masters slips a jab from Finn.

Masters forces Finn back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Finn.
Masters lands an elbow just above Finn 's eye.

It looks like Antti Finn has been cut.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Finn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antti Finn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masters wants to clinch up but Finn keeps it at a distance.
Masters is looking to clinch.
Finn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Finn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finn steps in with a hook that catches Masters right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Finn follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Masters looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! Antti Finn retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Antti Finn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.