PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between All Inn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsushima is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Till I Collapse. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Inn
vs
Tsushima

185 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

184 cm
27
216 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, All Inn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inn throws a right hand that misses
and Tsushima counters with a stiff right hand.
Inn misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsushima counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tsushima.
Tsushima lands a lovely overhand right.
Tsushima throws a front kick that sends Inn stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tsushima counters with an outside leg kick.
Tsushima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Inn misses with a takedown
and Tsushima counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inn misses with a takedown
and Tsushima counters with a low kick, right behind Inn 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Inn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inn is breathing heavily.
Tsushima cracks a nice hook into Inn's ribs.
Inn misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsushima counters with a nice body kick.
Tsushima scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsushima scores with a jab to the head.
Tsushima lands with a straight right. Inn didn't see that one coming.
Tsushima thumps Inn with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tsushima just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Inn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsushima.
Tsushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Inn's calf.
Tsushima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tsushima counters with an inside leg kick.
Tsushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Inn is just out of range.
Tsushima scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tsushima.
Tsushima throws a leg kick which misses Inn's front leg but catches the back leg as Inn tries to avoid it.
Inn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Tsushima forces Inn back against the cage and clinches.
Tsushima avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Tsushima's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Inn jumps guard but Tsushima stands there with Inn around his waist. Inn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Inn tries to stall but Tsushima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee calls for Tsushima to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lewis Tsushima.
Inn jabs Tsushima right on the nose. Tsushima blinks but takes it well.
Tsushima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Inn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Tsushima.
Lewis Tsushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Tsushima dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tsushima's corner calls for a 1-2. Tsushima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tsushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inn moves away.
Tsushima lands a nice shot that snaps Inn's head back.
Tsushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tsushima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Inn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsushima scores with a jab. Inn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Inn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsushima.
Tsushima slips a straight right by Inn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsushima.
An inside leg kick from Tsushima misses.
Inn throws a nice looking combination but Tsushima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tsushima misses with a jab to the body

and Inn counters with a shoot takedown. Tsushima fights it but they end up in guard.
Tsushima wants to sweep but no luck.
Tsushima working a defensive guard here.
Tsushima is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inn wants to control from the top but Tsushima keeps moving.
Inn looking to sit in guard and control but Tsushima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Inn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsushima is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Inn is on top in guard.
Tsushima keeping moving, preventing Inn from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inn passes Tsushima's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Inn wants to control but Tsushima is keeping him busy.
Tsushima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Inn wants to pass the guard but Tsushima is defending well.
Tsushima gets full guard.
Inn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsushima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tsushima is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Inn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inn looking to control.

Inn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tsushima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Inn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tsushima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tsushima preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that All Inn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Inn throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsushima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tsushima wants to clinch up but Inn keeps it at a distance.

Inn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inn with the ground and pound but Tsushima regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Inn is trying to control. Tsushima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tsushima won't allow Inn to pass to mount.
Tsushima wants to improve his position but Inn is controlling well.
Inn is controlling the pace.
Tsushima tries to get to full guard but Inn has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inn works his way into full mount!
Tsushima is desperately trying to improve his position but Inn has a good base and remains in mount.
Inn unloading with bombs!
Inn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tsushima because Inn loaded up on that one.
Tsushima holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Inn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tsushima is looking to escape.
Inn looking to finish with strikes here!
Inn prevents Tsushima from getting the reversal.
Tsushima is squirming around, avoiding Inn's attempts to control the action.
Inn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Inn avoids the attempt from Tsushima to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Inn tries to control but Tsushima wriggling away.
Tsushima squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tsushima tries to reverse the position but Inn maintains control.

Inn has control of Tsushima's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tsushima regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Inn trying to control but Tsushima is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Inn has control of Tsushima's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tsushima regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Inn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tsushima turns into him and now he's in Inn's guard.
Inn being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
All Inn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Inn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!