PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 576 p4p, 654 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 51 p4p, 56 weight class). Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

King
vs
Finch

170 cm
35
146
27 - 16 - 2

178 cm
36
156
29 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from King tenderised Finch's leg. Finch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finch takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Finch tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finch lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King trying to land knees to the body.

Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King scores with a kick to the midsection.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Finch shrugs it off though.
A big right from Finch misses.
King misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finch doesn't seem bothered though.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by King.
Finch's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Finch in the body.
Finch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.
King digs a good hook to Finch's body.
James King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
Finch misses the jab.
We've been told by King's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finch is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Finch down.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finch swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King pushes Finch away with a front kick.
Finch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
And Finch responds with a good body kick, but King manages to step out the way in time.
King throws the kick towards the body but Finch avoids it.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
King scores with a jab. Finch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
King cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King stuns Finch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a jab.
Finch scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Finch misses.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Finch.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Finch.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King misses the shot to the body.
King thuds his right hand into Finch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.

King clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch controlling the action here for a moment.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King misses with a knee strike.

Finch breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King wants to clinch up but Finch keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finch finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch throws a head kick that misses

and King moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Finch throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finch can do to turn this around?
King misses with a few strikes there.
James King is winning the standup battle so far.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Good shot there by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Finch misses with a left hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Finch looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King is looking for a counter combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Finch shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
King looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
King slips a straight right by Finch.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
A big right from Finch misses.
King explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Finch takes a jab right on the kisser.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finch pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finch avoids it.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finch avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finch tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Finch looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finch blocks it with crossed arms.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finch lands an uppercut.
Finch taking a breather.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King prevents a body shot from Finch.
Finch scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.

Finch breaks from the clinch.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King slips under a jab from Finch.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finch missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch connects with the punch.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King misses the body punch
and Finch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from King.
Finch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finch scrambles back to his feet.
King swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Finch looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
King is looking to wear down Finch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King lands with a kick to the ribs.
Finch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
King is looking to counter with a body kick.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King throwing a counter right hand but Finch manages to avoid it.
King lands a nice looking kick to the body. Finch takes a step back to recover.
King works the jab nicely.
Finch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from King.
King is looking to slow Finch down with leg kicks.
Finch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King tries to clinch but Finch moves away
and Finch counters with a straight right hand.

King closes the distance and pushes Finch back into the cage.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from King.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James King dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

King misses with a straight left.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finch in his tracks.
King throws a push kick but Finch slaps the foot to one side.
Finch moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Finch! King is out on his feet! Finch rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - King is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! King is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atticus Finch!
Atticus Finch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.