PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slick Inakmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Inakmas
vs
Brown

188 cm
26
197 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slick Inakmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inakmas takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown stalling against the ropes.
Inakmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Inakmas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Inakmas scores with a hook to the body.
Inakmas trying to land knees to the body.
Inakmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Inakmas wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Inakmas on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Inakmas as Brown tries to tie him up.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inakmas is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Inakmas into the ropes.
Inakmas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inakmas lands a left hand.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Inakmas.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inakmas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inakmas controlling the action here for a moment.
Inakmas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Inakmas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Inakmas's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inakmas looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown works over Inakmas's head and body with a nice combination.
Inakmas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Inakmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Inakmas's shoulder, as Inakmas tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Inakmas is defended easily by Brown.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inakmas ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inakmas at a distance.
Inakmas shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Inakmas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown's guard now, I'm sure.
Inakmas throws a big elbow that misses.
Inakmas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inakmas throws a big right hand that misses.
Inakmas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Inakmas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Inakmas gets to mount! Brown was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inakmas.
Inakmas shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Inakmas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Inakmas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Inakmas closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Inakmas pushes Brown against the ropes but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut

and Inakmas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inakmas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Inakmas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Inakmas thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Inakmas thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Inakmas moves nicely into side control.
Inakmas trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inakmas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Inakmas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Inakmas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Inakmas trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Inakmas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Inakmas is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Inakmas cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Inakmas wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Inakmas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Inakmas.
Inakmas lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Brown defending against the ground and pound.
Inakmas trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Inakmas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inakmas landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Inakmas fails to land the takedown.

Inakmas clinches up against the ropes.
Inakmas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Inakmas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Inakmas lands a nice shot to the body.
Inakmas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Inakmas struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Inakmas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Inakmas tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas misses with a punch to the body.
Inakmas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inakmas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.

Inakmas works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Inakmas distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Inakmas advances position into side control!
Joseph Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slick Inakmas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Inakmas trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Inakmas in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Inakmas takes a little break here. Brown wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Slick Inakmas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brown leaves Inakmas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Inakmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Inakmas closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Inakmas.
Inakmas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slick Inakmas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Inakmas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Slick Inakmas!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Slick Inakmas!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Slick Inakmas!

Slick Inakmas wins by unanimous decision!
Slick Inakmas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.