PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Of Savoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Inkotatoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Savoy comes to the cage accompanied by We are the Champions- Queen. Inkotatoy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. i love the way you lie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Al Inkotatoy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Of Savoy
vs
Inkotatoy

188 cm
20
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Of Savoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Inkotatoy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Of Savoy there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Of Savoy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Inkotatoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Inkotatoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Of Savoy misses with a low kick.
Of Savoy closes the distance but Inkotatoy moves to the side
and Inkotatoy counters with a straight right hand.
Of Savoy lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Of Savoy.
Of Savoy wants to clinch but Inkotatoy slips to the side
and Inkotatoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Savoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inkotatoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Of Savoy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Inkotatoy circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Inkotatoy to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Savoy throws an overhand right that lands on Inkotatoy's shoulder, as Inkotatoy tries to avoid the shot.
Inkotatoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inkotatoy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Of Savoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Of Savoy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Of Savoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Inkotatoy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Of Savoy misses with a takedown

and Inkotatoy counters with a takedown into side control.
Inkotatoy scores with punches from side control.
Inkotatoy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Inkotatoy working the body and head with strikes.
Inkotatoy throws an elbow but Of Savoy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Of Savoy is pushing Inkotatoy's head away, looking to escape. Inkotatoy manages to hold on to the position though.
Inkotatoy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from escaping the position.
Inkotatoy misses with the ground and pound.
Inkotatoy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Of Savoy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Inkotatoy misses with the ground and pound.
Inkotatoy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Of Savoy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Of Savoy tries to escape but Inkotatoy is in control.
Inkotatoy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Of Savoy is trying to buck Inkotatoy off.
Inkotatoy throws a strike aimed at the side of Of Savoy's head but Of Savoy avoids it well.
Of Savoy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Inkotatoy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Inkotatoy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Inkotatoy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Of Savoy tries to buck Inkotatoy off but Inkotatoy is having none of it.
Inkotatoy misses with the ground and pound.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Of Savoy struggling a bit here.
Inkotatoy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Inkotatoy looks gassed!
An elbow from Inkotatoy crashes against the mat.
Inkotatoy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Of Savoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inkotatoy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Of Savoy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy drags him back down.
Inkotatoy misses with the ground and pound.
Of Savoy is looking to regain half guard here but Inkotatoy keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Inkotatoy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from escaping the position.
Of Savoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Of Savoy tries to escape but Inkotatoy is in control.
Inkotatoy in side control, throwing shots but Of Savoy defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy drags him back down.
Of Savoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Of Savoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inkotatoy on the ground.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy drags him back down.
Inkotatoy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Inkotatoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Of Savoy tries to improve position but can't.
Inkotatoy scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inkotatoy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Inkotatoy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Of Savoy is trying to get back to his feet.
Of Savoy tries to bench press Inkotatoy off him but Inkotatoy keeps the position.
Inkotatoy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Of Savoy tries to improve position but can't.
Of Savoy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Inkotatoy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Of Savoy defending against the ground and pound.
Inkotatoy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Inkotatoy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Inkotatoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Inkotatoy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Of Savoy did well to prevent Inkotatoy getting side control.
Of Savoy is looking for a sweep. Inkotatoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet.
Inkotatoy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Of Savoy is looking for a sweep. Inkotatoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Inkotatoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Of Savoy's head.
Inkotatoy is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Inkotatoy connects with a nice short shot to Of Savoy's temple.
Of Savoy pushes Inkotatoy off looking to stand but Inkotatoy dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inkotatoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inkotatoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Of Savoy is looking to improve his position.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet.
Inkotatoy throwing shots but Of Savoy is blocking nicely.
Inkotatoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Of Savoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Of Savoy is trying to stand back up but Inkotatoy is controlling him
Inkotatoy throwing shots but Of Savoy is blocking nicely.
Of Savoy wants to improve his position but Inkotatoy is controlling well.
Inkotatoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Of Savoy tries to roll over but Inkotatoy keeps him under control.
Of Savoy is trying to stand.
Of Savoy wants to improve his position but Inkotatoy is controlling well.
Inkotatoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inkotatoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from improving his position.
Inkotatoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Of Savoy's head.
Inkotatoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Of Savoy pushes Inkotatoy off looking to stand but Inkotatoy dives back in and keeps control.
Of Savoy is looking for a sweep. Inkotatoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from standing back up.
Of Savoy tries to get to full guard but Inkotatoy has control of the leg.
Of Savoy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Inkotatoy scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy pushes Inkotatoy off looking to stand but Inkotatoy dives back in and keeps control.
Inkotatoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Of Savoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Of Savoy is trying to stand.
Inkotatoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet.
Inkotatoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Of Savoy defending well though.
Of Savoy is looking to escape.
Of Savoy wants to improve his position but Inkotatoy is controlling well.
Inkotatoy throwing shots but Of Savoy is blocking nicely.
Of Savoy is trying to stand up here but Inkotatoy is controlling him well.
Of Savoy tries to roll over but Inkotatoy keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Of Savoy pushes Inkotatoy off looking to stand but Inkotatoy dives back in and keeps control.
Inkotatoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Of Savoy's head.
Of Savoy is looking to escape.
Of Savoy wants to get back to full guard.
Inkotatoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Inkotatoy wants to free his trapped foot but Of Savoy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Inkotatoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Of Savoy defending well though.
Of Savoy is trying to stand.
Inkotatoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inkotatoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Of Savoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Inkotatoy.
Of Savoy wants to improve his position but Inkotatoy is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Of Savoy is working hard here to advance position.
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Inkotatoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Of Savoy digs a good hook to Inkotatoy's body.
Of Savoy closes the distance but Inkotatoy moves to the side

and Inkotatoy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Of Savoy's guard.
Of Savoy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Inkotatoy is controlling him.
Inkotatoy landing some decent shots from guard.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Inkotatoy thows a big elbow that misses.
Inkotatoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inkotatoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Savoy has wrist control.
Inkotatoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Savoy has wrist control.
Inkotatoy stops Of Savoy from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Savoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Of Savoy wants to stand up but Inkotatoy is controlling him.
Inkotatoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inkotatoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Of Savoy wants to stand and escape but Inkotatoy is having none of it.
Inkotatoy preventing the sweep.
Inkotatoy postures up.
Of Savoy wants to stand up but Inkotatoy is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Inkotatoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Of Savoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Inkotatoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Inkotatoy stopping the sweep attempt from Of Savoy.
Of Savoy wants to stand and escape but Inkotatoy is having none of it.
Of Savoy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Of Savoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Of Savoy wants to stand up but Inkotatoy is controlling him.
Inkotatoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Of Savoy has his feet on Inkotatoy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Inkotatoy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Of Savoy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Of Savoy.
Of Savoy punishes Inkotatoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Of Savoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Inkotatoy is fending him off so far but Of Savoy persists. Nope, Inkotatoy circles away and we're back to standing.
Of Savoy throws a leg kick but Inkotatoy moved away.
Of Savoy dives in and grabs Inkotatoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Inkotatoy pushes down on Of Savoy's head and hops out.
Eugene Of Savoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inkotatoy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Savoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Of Savoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy jabs at Inkotatoy's body.
Of Savoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inkotatoy at a distance.
Of Savoy lands a lovely overhand right.
Eugene Of Savoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Of Savoy with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Of Savoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Savoy with a hook.
Jab, jab by Of Savoy - just one landing.
Of Savoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inkotatoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Of Savoy connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Of Savoy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Inkotatoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Inkotatoy!