PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wambam Inakan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inakan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slap U Around. Wambam Inakan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Andy Hughes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hughes
vs
Inakan

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 London, Andy Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wambam Inakan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inakan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inakan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hughes, as that shot connected.
Inakan swinging wilding here.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - Inakan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Inakan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inakan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inakan as he jumps to the side.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inakan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hughes throws a leg kick
and Inakan counters with a left to the body.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Inakan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes wants to clinch
and Inakan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hughes backs up against the cage.
Hughes closes the distance but Inakan moves to the side
and Inakan counters with a left and a right that stings Hughes.
Wambam Inakan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Inakan counters with a stiff right hand.
Inakan digs a good body shot into Hughes's ribs.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inakan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inakan counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Inakan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Inakan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inakan counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Inakan circles away easily
and Inakan counters with a straight right hand.
Inakan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inakan counters with a head kick.
Andy Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Inakan.
Inakan punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Inakan fakes the leg kick and cracks Hughes in the body.
A lazy left from Inakan finds it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hughes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hughes moves forwards but Inakan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inakan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Inakan pinned against the cage. Inakan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Inakan works the jab nicely.
Inakan digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Inakan tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Inakan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes clinches but Inakan breaks the clinch
and Inakan counters with a body kick that stops Hughes in his tracks momentarily.
Inakan stuffs the takedown.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inakan misses with a two punch combination.
Inakan scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one.
Hughes wants to clinch
and Inakan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inakan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Inakan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Inakan counter with a right hand.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Inakan counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Inakan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.
Inakan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hughes instigates a clinch.

Inakan manages to break the clinch.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Inakan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Inakan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inakan swivels and escapes.

Hughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Inakan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes wants to stand but Inakan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hughes gets to his feet - Inakan follows without any prompting.
Inakan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Inakan counters with a two punch combo.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inakan counters with a three punch combo that has Hughes backing up. Hughes nods at Inakan to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wambam Inakan dominated that round.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hughes tries to clinch but Inakan is having none of it.
Hughes throws a combination that misses
and Inakan counters with a nice uppercut.
Inakan swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inakan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Inakan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Hughes throws a right hand that Inakan ducks under and follows up with a left that Inakan also avoids with ease.
Hughes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inakan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.

Inakan tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Inakan is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.

Inakan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Inakan.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inakan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes tries to clinch up
and Inakan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hughes is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Inakan stuffs the takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inakan stuffs the takedown.
Hughes looks to clinch
and Inakan counters with a left and a right that stings Hughes.
Inakan circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Inakan counter with a right hand.
Inakan throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hughes tries to land a body kick
and Inakan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Inakan.
Inakan throws a one two combo.
Inakan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Inakan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hughes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good shot there by Inakan.
Inakan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice body punch from Inakan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inakan lands a jab to Hughes's midsection.
Inakan connects with a crisp jab.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Inakan sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Inakan stuffs the takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Wambam Inakan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes throws a combination that misses
and Inakan counters with a series of strikes. Hughes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Inakan throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Inakan scores with a four punch combination!
Hughes tries to clinch
and Inakan counters with a three punch combo that has Hughes backing up. Hughes nods at Inakan to acknowledge the strikes.
Hughes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inakan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inakan counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inakan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Inakan stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inakan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Inakan. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
Inakan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hughes throws a combination that misses
and Inakan counters with a big head kick but Hughes shrugs it off.
Inakan thows a body kick. Hughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Inakan. That snapped Hughes's head back.
Inakan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Inakan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Inakan keeps it at a distance.
Andy Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Inakan which made him look bad.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inakan counters with a big head kick but Hughes shrugs it off.
Hughes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Inakan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inakan stuffs the takedown.
Inakan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
and Inakan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.
Hughes tries to clinch but Inakan moves away
letting Inakan counter with a right hand.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hughes wants to clinch
and Inakan counters with a body kick.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inakan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Inakan works Hughes's body with a nice hook.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Inakan finds it's way through Hughes's defenses.
Hughes darts in trying to clinch
and Inakan counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inakan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Inakan scores with a punch to the head.
Inakan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wambam Inakan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A left and a right from Inakan both land. Nice combination.
Inakan throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Hughes misses with a combination
and Inakan counters with a two punch combo.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Inakan's waist but Inakan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Hughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Inakan misses with a wild combination.
Inakan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Inakan to counter with a crisp jab.
Inakan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Inakan throws a front kick that sends Hughes stumbling back into the cage.
Hughes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Inakan.
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Inakan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inakan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hughes tries to clinch up
and Inakan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inakan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes fails with the takedown.
Hughes throws a combination that misses
and Inakan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Inakan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Inakan is just out of range.
Hughes closes the distance but Inakan moves to the side
and Inakan counters with a right hand to the body.
Hughes misses with a combination
and Inakan counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Inakan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inakan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Inakan counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inakan counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes darts in trying to clinch
and Inakan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Inakan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Inakan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inakan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes throws a combination that misses
and Inakan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Inakan punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Inakan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Inakan throws a good cross that connects.
Inakan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Hughes wants to clinch
and Inakan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inakan counters with a body kick.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inakan counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inakan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Inakan counters with a left and a right that stings Hughes.
Hughes closes the distance but Inakan moves to the side
and Inakan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hughes misses with a combination
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Inakan counters with a low kick, right behind Hughes 's knee.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses
and Inakan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Inakan.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Inakan which made him look bad.
Inakan cracks a nice hook into Hughes's ribs.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Inakan which made him look bad.
Inakan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Inakan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes wants to clinch
and Inakan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Inakan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hughes looks to clinch
and Inakan counters with a left and a right that stings Hughes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Inakan rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
Inakan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inakan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Inakan manages to break the clinch.
Andy Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Inakan counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inakan moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wambam Inakan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Inakan 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wambam Inakan!