PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between All Inn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius has chosen It Dont Come Easy as his entrance music. All Inn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Inn
vs
Tavarius

185 cm
36
196 lbs
21 - 19 - 1

186 cm
34
201 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, All Inn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tavarius swivels and escapes.
Tavarius stuffs the takedown attempt from Inn. Inn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Inn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inn shoots in looking for a takedown. Tavarius tries to sprawl out of it but Inn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tavarius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Inn closes the distance and clinches up with Tavarius, looking for a takedown. Inn pushes Tavarius against the cage but Tavarius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Inn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inn fails with a takedown attempt.
Tavarius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Inn shoots in looking for a takedown but Tavarius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Inn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tavarius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Inn rushes Tavarius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Inn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Inn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tavarius defending well though.

Tavarius is defending against the submission attempts here by Inn.
Tavarius wants to improve his position but Inn is controlling well.

Inn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tavarius defends it well.
We've been hearing that Inn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inn is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inn not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Inn in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tavarius tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Inn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). All Inn!
All Inn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.