PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jao Rua (ranked 193 p4p, 31 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 337 p4p, 50 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Tarantula . Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rua
vs
Finnegan

178 cm
35
171 lbs
19 - 1 - 0

175 cm
33
180 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnegan.

Rua clinches with his opponent.
Rua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finnegan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Finnegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua blocks a body shot from Finnegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Finnegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finnegan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Finnegan misses with a hook.
Finnegan works Rua's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan misses with the combination.
Rua wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Finnegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finnegan.
Rua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finnegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finnegan swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Donk. Finnegan catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Finnegan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finnegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finnegan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finnegan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Finnegan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finnegan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finnegan misses with a wild body shot.
Finnegan lands a slapping body shot.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Finnegan.
Rua slips under a jab.
Finnegan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finnegan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Rua is looking to counter the offense by Finnegan and move into the clinch.
Rua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finnegan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finnegan misses with a combination

and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua blocking some punches.
Finnegan has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Finnegan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finnegan misses with the head strike.
Finnegan lands a right hand.
Finnegan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finnegan working aggressively here.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Finnegan has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Rua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Finnegan prevents it.
Finnegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Finnegan back against the cage.
Finnegan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua goes for a takedown attempt but Finnegan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jao Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finnegan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
Rua perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rua is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finnegan keeps working.
Finnegan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Finnegan dominated that round.
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.

Finnegan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
Finnegan throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Finnegan throws a shot to the body.
Finnegan throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finnegan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rua moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Finnegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Finnegan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Finnegan misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rua up against the cage.

Finnegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finnegan.
Finnegan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
Finnegan jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finnegan misses with a looping right.
Donk. Finnegan catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Finnegan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roy Finnegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finnegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan digs a good body shot into Rua's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Finnegan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Finnegan cracks Rua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua connects with a single shot there.
Finnegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Finnegan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Finnegan throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Roy Finnegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finnegan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finnegan!
Finnegan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finnegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Finnegan misses the target.
Finnegan misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Finnegan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finnegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finnegan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua slips under a jab from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a big shot that misses.
Finnegan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Finnegan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jao Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finnegan.
Donk. Finnegan catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Finnegan misses with a hook
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Roy Finnegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finnegan works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finnegan is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Finnegan circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Finnegan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finnegan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finnegan misses with a straight right.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnegan is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Finnegan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Finnegan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finnegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Finnegan misses with a body punch
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind Finnegan 's knee.
Finnegan connects with a body shot.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Finnegan sprawls well.
Rua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finnegan lands with a nice body punch.
Finnegan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rua. Rua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finnegan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finnegan lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finnegan throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Finnegan fails to land.
Good body shot from Finnegan.
Finnegan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finnegan lands with a light punch inside.
Finnegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finnegan tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Finnegan back against the cage.
Finnegan can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Rua wants a takedown.
Finnegan gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a head punch that misses.

Finnegan manages to break the clinch.
Finnegan cracks a nice hook into Rua's ribs.
Finnegan throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
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!
Finnegan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rua.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jao Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnegan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finnegan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Finnegan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finnegan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roy Finnegan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a sloppy right hand. Finnegan should have avoided that one.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finnegan scores with a body shot.
Jao Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot by Finnegan.
Finnegan looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Finnegan's corner calls for a 1-2. Finnegan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rua shoots in but Finnegan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Finnegan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan scores with a jab to the body.
Rua avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
Finnegan thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnegan catches Rua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rua dives in for a single leg takedown but Finnegan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Finnegan scores with a decent looking hook.
Finnegan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Finnegan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finnegan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Finnegan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Finnegan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Finnegan!
Our winner, Roy Finnegan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.