PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 228 p4p, 382 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 27 p4p, 43 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Inhanamoto
vs
Thomas

192 cm
26
263
18 - 5 - 0

200 cm
27
265
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giro Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Inhanamoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crunch! Thomas slams his shin into Inhanamoto's torso.
Thomas takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Derrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inhanamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Giro Inhanamoto has been cut.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thomas has managed to clinch.
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with the head strike.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inhanamoto tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Inhanamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Inhanamoto controls his hands.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Inhanamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas .
A head punch on the inside from Inhanamoto fails to land.
Thomas digs a right hand into Inhanamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inhanamoto's gas tank.
Inhanamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto throws a quick counter head kick but Thomas was just out of range.
Inhanamoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Derrick Thomas has been cut.
Inhanamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inhanamoto drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Inhanamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Thomas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Inhanamoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Inhanamoto is breathing heavily.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Inhanamoto should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inhanamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Inhanamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas feints and then cracks Inhanamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inhanamoto down.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Inhanamoto lands but Thomas takes it in his stride.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Inhanamoto's ribs.
Thomas defending well as Inhanamoto loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inhanamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto walks into a straight right hand from Thomas .
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good exchange - Inhanamoto coming out on top.
Thomas throws a low kick but Inhanamoto moves out of range easily.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Inhanamoto checks it.
Inhanamoto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Inhanamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas .
Thomas swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto is looking to counter with head kicks.
Thomas has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thomas swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thomas pushes Inhanamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inhanamotos head.
Thomas digs a right hand into Inhanamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inhanamoto's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas .
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Inhanamoto controls the action.
Inhanamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas .
Inhanamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas is trying to stall.
Inhanamoto blocks a body shot from Thomas .
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inhanamotos head.
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas leaning against his opponent.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto blocks a body shot from Thomas .
Inhanamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Inhanamoto improves position.
Thomas gets through Inhanamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Inhanamoto controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas .
Inhanamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Inhanamoto back against the cage.
Inhanamoto misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Derrick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Inhanamoto tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Inhanamoto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto scores with a shot to the side of Thomas 's head.
Thomas tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inhanamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Inhanamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inhanamoto prevents a body shot from Thomas .
Inhanamoto misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Inhanamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
A short left from Thomas .

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Inhanamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inhanamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Inhanamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Inhanamoto scores with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Inhanamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Inhanamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Thomas counters with a crisp one two that drops Inhanamoto! Thomas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Inhanamoto to his feet! Inhanamoto is in big trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Inhanamoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Inhanamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Inhanamoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas clobbers Inhanamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Inhanamoto is rocked!
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Inhanamoto walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Thomas ! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Thomas !
Our winner, Derrick Thomas , 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.