PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 5 p4p, 63 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Finlayson comes into the arena with Scotland the Brave, Black Bear blaring out of the sound system. Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Stockton Slap Song. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Finlayson
vs
Diaz

190 cm
32
210
36 - 2 - 0

180 cm
32
186
27 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 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 27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finlayson has time to react.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
Finlayson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz misses with a left hand
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.

It looks like Noel Diaz has been cut.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz misses the jab.
Finlayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Finlayson's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Diaz misses with a looping right.

Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Finlayson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finlayson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finlayson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finlayson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finlayson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finlayson tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Finlayson back against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Finlayson walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.

Finlayson gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finlayson.
Finlayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finlayson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Finlayson controls his hands.
A short left from Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finlayson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finlaysons head.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson working aggressively here.
Finlayson lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Finlayson.
Finlayson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finlayson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finlayson.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Finlayson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Finlayson blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Finlayson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.

Diaz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Finlayson escapes and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Noel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Finlayson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Finlayson lands a jab to the head.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz slips a jab from Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Diaz slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Finlayson's head back.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Diaz sizes up Finlayson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Finlayson as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finlayson there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson with a nice cross.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noel Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noel Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Finlayson's head back.
Diaz 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.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Diaz takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Finlayson sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Finlayson avoids it this time.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Noel Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finlayson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finlayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Finlayson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Finlayson.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Diaz! Finlayson lets Diaz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Finlayson pushes him away.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
Finlayson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Finlayson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finlayson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Diaz throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Finlayson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finlayson works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Diaz toppling to the canvas! Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Finlayson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finlayson defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right that sends Diaz to the canvas! Finlayson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Torhte Finlayson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.