PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 8 p4p, 27 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 3 p4p, 6 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Finlayson
vs
Veainu

190 cm
31
210
34 - 2 - 0

172 cm
31
185
25 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
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Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been informed that Veainu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu misses with a straight left.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Veainu scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Finlayson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson slips a jab from Veainu.
Veainu throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Veainu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
The fighters circling - Veainu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
Finlayson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veainu thinking.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veainu walks into a straight right hand from Finlayson.
Finlayson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson scores with a nice head shot.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veainu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A big left from Veainu misses.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses

and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Veainu toppling to the canvas! Veainu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Veainu moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veainu at a distance.
Finlayson with a hook.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Finlayson drops Veainu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Veainu looks back up at him and smiles so Finlayson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Veainu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Finlayson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Veainu crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Veainu's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.