PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang Chi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Inoki
vs
Chi

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Inoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wang Chi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoki avoids the head kick by Chi.
Chi wants to clinch.
Chi throws a nice head kick!
Chi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akira Inoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi is looking to clinch but Inoki is avoiding it.
Chi is looking to chop away at Inoki's legs.
Chi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inoki's sensitive parts.
Chi shoots for a takedown but Inoki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Inoki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Inoki off and has taken his back!
Inoki is breathing heavily.
Inoki just trying to survive but Chi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Chi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Chi lands punches and elbows.
Chi tries to get the hooks in deep but Inoki pushed the leg off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi missing with strikes from the back.
Chi missing with strikes from the back.
Chi is trying to stick to Inoki's back but Inoki is turning into Chi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Inoki.
Chi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Inoki is controlling him.
Chi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inoki manages to get himself to full guard.
Inoki wants to sweep here but Chi controlling him for the moment.
Chi trying to control but Inoki is working from the bottom.
Inoki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Inoki's guard.
Chi stopping the sweep attempt from Inoki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Inoki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Inoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Chi sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chi avoids the body shot from Inoki.

Inoki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chi moves into full guard.
Inoki is looking to advance position but Chi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Chi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Inoki is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Chi has taken his back.
Chi keeps control of the position as Inoki tries to break free.
Inoki looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Chi.
Chi avoiding Inoki 's attempts to control his hands.
Inoki is in bad spot here.

Chi working for a choke but Inoki is defending well.

Inoki defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Chi's arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Chi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Inoki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Inoki defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Chi misses with an elbow to the head.
Chi misses with punches from the back.
Chi is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Inoki. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Chi lands a shot to the head.
Chi wants to control but Inoki is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Inoki's guard.
Chi wants to control from the top but Inoki keeps moving.
Chi passes Inoki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chi trying to control the action but Inoki is working from the bottom.
Chi is thwarting Inoki's attempts to control the position.

Chi wants to work for an arm triangle but Inoki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Inoki wants to control the action here but instead Chi manages to pass to full mount!
Chi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chi trying to control but Inoki is having none of it.
Inoki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Inoki is trying to escape the mount.
Chi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Inoki is looking to improve his position but Chi isn't that keen on the idea.
Inoki is working hard here to advance position.
Chi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Inoki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Inoki is working to get back to half guard.
Chi lands a big shot there that rocks Inoki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Inoki is looking to improve his position but Chi isn't that keen on the idea.
Inoki taking shots to the head.
Inoki is working to get back to half guard.
Inoki is squirming around, avoiding Chi's attempts to control the action.
Inoki is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Chi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Inoki is surviving well by controlling Chi's body position as best he can.
Chi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chi controlling the position easily from mount.

Chi is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Inoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chi is fending him off so far but Inoki persists. Nope, Chi circles away and we're back to standing.

Inoki instigates a clinch.
Chi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Chi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chi wants to clinch up but Inoki keeps it at a distance.
Chi shoots in but no luck this time.
Chi with a poor takedown

and Inoki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Inoki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Chi has his feet on Inoki's thighs here. He's pushed Inoki 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! Inoki screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wang Chi!