PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Inhanamoto (ranked 4892 p4p, 3098 weight class) and Romero Castilho (ranked 0 p4p, 397 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Inhanamoto
vs
Castilho

190 cm
18
219
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
209
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romero Castilho!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inhanamoto pushes Castilho up against the cage in a clinch.
Castilho looking to stall.
Inhanamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castilho backwards.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Inhanamoto working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inhanamoto.
Castilho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Inhanamoto tries to work over Castilho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto is looking to control Castilho's arms but Castilho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inhanamoto has his back to the cage.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Castilho controls the action.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.
Castilho blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Inhanamoto fails to land.
Castilho leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Castilho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Castilho blocks an uppercut.
Inhanamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castilho's elbow.
Inhanamoto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castilho misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castilho avoiding damage.
Inhanamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inhanamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castilho taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
Inhanamoto working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilho tries to stall but Inhanamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Inhanamoto tries a body shot but Castilho blocks it.
Inhanamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inhanamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inhanamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castilho controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Inhanamoto fails to land.
Inhanamoto gets through Castilho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Inhanamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Castilho controls his hands.
Inhanamoto misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Inhanamoto fails to land.
Castilho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castilho taking a breather.
Castilho is trying to maintain a safe position but Inhanamoto gets an underhook and turns Castilho into the cage.
Castilho looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Castilho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Inhanamoto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Castilho sprawling to the canvas! Castilho rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Inhanamoto finish him?!

Castilho is rocked!

It looks like Romero Castilho has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Inhanamoto.
Castilho is still on wobbly legs! Can Inhanamoto finish him?
Castilho looks winded!
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut, right on the button! Castilho tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joey Inhanamoto!