PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Inagaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen system of a down - violent pornography as his entrance music. Rickson Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Inagaki
vs
Silva

194 cm
23
276 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
34
233 lbs
26 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Hellbent
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tsuyoshi Inagaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inagaki throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Inagaki ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Inagaki.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Inagaki.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand

and Inagaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Inagaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Inagaki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Inagaki.

It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
Nice elbow from Inagaki.
Knees in the clinch landing for Inagaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inagaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Inagaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Inagaki had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Inagaki.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Inagaki is out of range.
Inagaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Inagaki.
Silva checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inagaki throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inagaki ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook
and Inagaki counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Inagaki.
Inagaki ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Inagaki misses with a head kick.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Inagaki counters with a leg kick.
Inagaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Inagaki.
Inagaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inagaki manages to avoid it.
Inagaki is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva looks winded!
Crunch! Inagaki slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Inagaki looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Inagaki throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.

Inagaki has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Inagaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inagaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Inagaki throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki is struggling to control the position.
Inagaki seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inagaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Inagaki effectively controlling the action here.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Inagaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Inagaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Inagaki takes one to the side of the head.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Inagaki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inagaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Inagaki instigates a clinch.
Inagaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inagaki has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Inagaki landing knees to the body.
Inagaki trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsuyoshi Inagaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Inagaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inagaki.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Inagaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Inagaki.
Inagaki blocks a jab.
Silva lunges at Inagaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inagaki's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inagaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Inagaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Inagaki should have avoided that one.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Inagaki throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Inagaki only half commits.
Tsuyoshi Inagaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Inagaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab from Silva.
Inagaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Inagaki throws a body kick that misses.
Inagaki lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Inagaki throws a head kick that misses.
Inagaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Inagaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Inagaki scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Inagaki misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Inagaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inagaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva throws the left hand but Inagaki avoids the punch easily.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Inagaki in his tracks.
Inagaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Inagaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Inagaki darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva avoiding damage as Inagaki throws knees to the body.
Inagaki is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Inagaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Inagaki misses with a kick to the body.
Inagaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inagaki takes one to the side of the head.
Jab from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Inagaki to counter with a crisp jab.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Inagaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva thows a huge punch but Inagaki dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Inagaki is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Inagaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inagaki has his hands clasped together around Silva's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rickson Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rickson Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Inagaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inagaki momentarily.
Silva blocks a head kick by Inagaki.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva with a nice cross.
Inagaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inagaki is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Inagaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva lands with a hook. Inagaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Inagaki needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inagaki staying out of range there.
Inagaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Inagaki should have avoided that one.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inagaki manages to avoid it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inagaki wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Inagaki moves out of range easily.
Inagaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inagaki.
Inagaki misses with a hook.
Silva misses the jab.
Inagaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Inagaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inagaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from Inagaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inagaki throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Inagaki pinned against the cage. Inagaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Inagaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inagaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.

Inagaki gets a clinch.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Inagaki.
Inagaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Inagaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inagaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Inagaki.
Inagaki missing with knees to the body.
Inagaki looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Rickson Silva's cut even more.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Inagaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inagaki smiles and moves away.
Tsuyoshi Inagaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Inagaki's defenses.
Inagaki moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Inagaki throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Inagaki is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inagaki.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Inagaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.

The cut above Rickson Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Inagaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Inagaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inagaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inagaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Inagaki.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tsuyoshi Inagaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Inagaki 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 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsuyoshi Inagaki!