PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexy Innokenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tien Shinhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Innokenti comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Shinhan has chosen Skillet - Forsaken as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Innokenti
vs
Shinhan

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

191 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexy Innokenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tien Shinhan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinhan throws the kick towards the body but Innokenti avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinhan.
Innokenti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shinhan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Innokenti. Innokenti obviously looking to wear him down.
Innokenti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shinhan blocks a head kick by Innokenti.
Innokenti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinhan flicks out a counter leg kick but Innokenti steps away.
Shinhan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Innokenti works Shinhan's body with a nice hook.
Innokenti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Saboteur's Playground in the buildup to the fight.

Innokenti moves into the clinch.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Innokenti working hard to break the clinch.
Shinhan is looking to control Innokenti's arms but Innokenti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shinhan has his back to the cage.
Innokenti blocks an elbow strike from Shinhan.
Innokenti lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinhan blocks an uppercut.
Shinhan lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Alexy Innokenti has been cut.
Innokenti takes an elbow to the temple.
Shinhan throws an elbow but it misses.
Innokenti dodges an elbow strike from Shinhan.
Innokenti tries a body shot but Shinhan blocks it.
Innokenti avoids the elbow strike from Shinhan, against the cage.
Innokenti can't find room to land a body shot as Shinhan controls the action.
Innokenti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shinhan lands a damaging elbow.
Innokenti struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinhan controls his hands.
Shinhan prevents a body shot from Innokenti.
Innokenti blocks an elbow strike from Shinhan.
Shinhan looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Innokenti digs a right hand underneath Shinhan's ribcage. Shinhan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Innokenti misses with a punch on the inside.
Innokenti avoids the elbow strike from Shinhan, against the cage.
Innokenti is looking to break free of the clinch but Shinhan has double underhooks.
Shinhan looking to stall.
Innokenti blocks the elbow strike.
Shinhan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shinhan blocking some punches.
Shinhan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shinhan throws an elbow that misses.
Innokenti lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Innokenti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti avoids the elbow strike from Shinhan, against the cage.
Shinhan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shinhan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Innokenti's brow.
Innokenti blocks the elbow strike.
Innokenti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shinhan is trying to maintain a safe position but Innokenti gets an underhook and turns Shinhan into the cage.
Innokenti avoids a wild elbow strike from Shinhan.
Innokenti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Innokenti takes an elbow to the temple.
Innokenti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinhan's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Innokenti.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Innokenti.
A head punch on the inside from Innokenti fails to land.
Shinhan throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti is trying to push Shinhan away but Shinhan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shinhan is pushing Innokenti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shinhan blocks an uppercut.

Innokenti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinhan looks for the body kick but Innokenti saw that one coming.
Innokenti cracks Shinhan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Innokenti swings for the body but Shinhan moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Innokenti.
Alexy Innokenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Innokenti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shinhan, pushing him back against the cage.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Innokenti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Innokenti blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexy Innokenti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexy Innokenti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shinhan needs to keep his hands up - Innokenti had a free shot at his head there.
Shinhan moves out of range as Innokenti strikes.
Innokenti just misses with a punch to the body.
And Shinhan responds with a good body kick, but Innokenti manages to step out the way in time.
Innokenti lands a head shot.
A cross from Innokenti lands.
Innokenti throws a leg kick but Shinhan moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinhan.
Innokenti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinhan tries to clinch but Innokenti is having none of it.
A cross from Innokenti lands.
Shinhan slips a jab from Innokenti.
A big right from Innokenti misses.
Innokenti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Innokenti throws a leg kick but Shinhan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shinhan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinhan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Innokenti throws a leg kick which misses Shinhan's front leg but catches the back leg as Shinhan tries to avoid it.
Innokenti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shinhan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Innokenti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Innokenti misses with a wild body shot.
Innokenti throws a body punch but Shinhan moves out of range.
Innokenti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shinhan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Innokenti scores with a jab. Shinhan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexy Innokenti is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinhan looks to throw a body kick
and Innokenti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Innokenti throws a lazy right hand but Shinhan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Innokenti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinhan can do to turn this around?
Innokenti blocks the body kick.
Shinhan throws a wild body kick that Innokenti sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shinhan blocks a head kick by Innokenti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innokenti misses with a head kick.
Shinhan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Innokenti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shinhan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Innokenti throws a poor cross that misses
and Shinhan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shinhan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Innokenti moves to clinch but Shinhan breaks away
and Shinhan counters with a thumping low kick.
Innokenti tries to score with a low kick but Shinhan moves his leg out of the way.
Shinhan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Decent striking displayed by Innokenti there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Innokenti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinhan counters with a body kick.
Innokenti checks a leg kick.
It looked like Innokenti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti lands a nice shot to the body.
Shinhan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Innokenti misses with an uppercut. Shinhan saw that one coming.
Shinhan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shinhan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Innokenti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinhan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shinhan misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Innokenti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shinhan.
Innokenti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Innokenti moves out of range of the body kick from Shinhan.
Innokenti misses with a low kick.
Shinhan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Innokenti cracks Shinhan with an open hand slap.
Shinhan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shinhan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan blocks a leg kick.
Shinhan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Innokenti.
Innokenti throws a sloppy body shot
and Shinhan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Innokenti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Shinhan is rocked!
Shinhan walks straight into a right hand from Innokenti - that's dropped him! Innokenti jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Shinhan from any more punishment! Shinhan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexy Innokenti!
An intense looking Alexy Innokenti took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Finally!!! I have been waiting so long to get my hand raised. I'm going to explore the nightlife of TOkyo now and find out how good these Japanese girls really taste ! Sayōnara !!'.