PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goshko Nanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inoki has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Goshko Nanh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Inoki's chin.

Nanh
vs
Inoki

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

215 cm
22
193 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goshko Nanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Inoki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanh moves in looking to clinch but Inoki pushes him off.
Nanh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Antonio Inoki has been cut.
Inoki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Nanh clinches up with Inoki and pushes him back against the cage.
Inoki goes for a takedown attempt but Nanh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Inoki looks gassed!
Inoki stuffs the takedown attempt from Nanh. Nanh gets slowly back to his feet.
Nanh tries to clinch there but Inoki circles away.
Good shot there by Nanh.
Nanh tries to close the distance and clinch but Inoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inoki stuffs the takedown attempt from Nanh. Nanh gets slowly back to his feet.
Nanh is looking to clinch.
Nanh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Inoki as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goshko Nanh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Inoki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Inoki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Inoki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Inoki is rocked!

Nanh rushes Inoki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Inoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Nanh finish him?
Nanh lands a big right hand! Inoki is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goshko Nanh!