PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gouki Shibukawa (ranked 3672 p4p, 23935 weight class) and Zambosurian Inday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zambosurian Inday has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Shibukawa
vs
Inday

155 cm
25
130
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
24
143
43 - 33 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gouki Shibukawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zambosurian Inday!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inday gets a takedown into half guard.
Shibukawa tries to get to full guard but Inday has control of the leg.
Shibukawa wants to control but Inday is keeping busy.

Shibukawa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shibukawa is concentrating on defense, preventing Inday from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa is trying to maintain the position but Inday is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa tries to get to full guard but Inday has control of the leg.

Shibukawa looking for submissions off his back.
Shibukawa is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shibukawa is holding on to half guard well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Inday throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shibukawa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Inday is in Shibukawa's guard.
Shibukawa has his hands on Inday's head, controlling the position.
Shibukawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shibukawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Shibukawa, not yet.
Shibukawa has control of Inday's left arm, preventing Inday from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inday is one step ahead there.
Shibukawa pulls Inday in close to his closed guard and prevents Inday from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Shibukawa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Inday defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa is trying to keep Inday in close.
Shibukawa is controlling Inday's posture.

Inday avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inday wants to control from the top but Shibukawa keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zambosurian Inday will probably get the nod.
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.

Shibukawa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Inday pinned against the cage. Inday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Inday is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shibukawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Inday tries to avoid it but Shibukawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Inday to the ground. Inday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shibukawa wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Inday counters with a body kick that stops Shibukawa in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gouki Shibukawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inday displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shibukawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shibukawa darts in and clinches Inday up against the cage.

Shibukawa jumps guard and drags Inday to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shibukawa keeping moving, preventing Inday from controlling successfully.

Shibukawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shibukawa trying to keep a closed guard but Inday is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Shibukawa, not yet.
Shibukawa wants to hit a sweep here but Inday passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shibukawa there!
Shibukawa working to try and regain half guard.
Inday looking to control but Shibukawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shibukawa tries to hold on but Inday pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa regains half guard.
Shibukawa is trying to control but can't.
Shibukawa is concentrating on defense, preventing Inday from advancing position.
Shibukawa trying to control but Inday postures up.
Shibukawa wants to control the action here but instead Inday manages to pass to full mount!
Inday throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shibukawa tries to hold on but Inday postures up.
Shibukawa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shibukawa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zambosurian Inday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shibukawa shoots in but Inday avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Shibukawa moves into range and clinches up with Inday.

Shibukawa has hold of one of Inday's legs. Inday is fighting the takedown attempt but Shibukawa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Inday keeps moving.
Shibukawa stays in close to Inday's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa content to stall in guard here.
Shibukawa looking to pass the guard.
Shibukawa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shibukawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Inday defends well and Shibukawa ends up having to push Inday into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Shibukawa jumps into guard, dragging Inday to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Shibukawa has his feet on Inday's thighs here. He's pushed Inday off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Inday screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gouki Shibukawa!
A victorious Gouki Shibukawa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.