PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shikoku Inshimarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Showteck + Justin Prime Cannonball Rage Mix. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Inshimarino

195 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herbert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shikoku Inshimarino!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Inshimarino.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Inshimarino blocks an elbow strike.
Inshimarino tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inshimarino pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inshimarino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Shikoku Inshimarino has been cut.
Inshimarino blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Inshimarino's brow.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inshimarino backwards.
Inshimarino scores with a shoulder strike.

Inshimarino has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Inshimarino gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inshimarino is standing up over Smith. Smith looks to escape but Inshimarino dives into side control.
Inshimarino landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Inshimarino moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Inshimarino lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inshimarino scores with punches from side control.
Inshimarino scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Inshimarino cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Inshimarino prevents Smith from escaping the position.
Inshimarino looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Inshimarino smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Inshimarino is controlling him well.
Inshimarino in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Inshimarino stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Inshimarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inshimarino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Inshimarino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Inshimarino throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Inshimarino.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Inshimarino as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inshimarino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Inshimarino jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shikoku Inshimarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inshimarino keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith is looking to clinch but Inshimarino is avoiding it.
Inshimarino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Smith closes the distance and pushes Inshimarino back into the cage.
Inshimarino wants a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Inshimarino's brow.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Inshimarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inshimarino manages to break the clinch.

Smith rushes Inshimarino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Inshimarino breaks from the clinch.

Smith has Inshimarino up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.

Inshimarino gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Inshimarino prevents Smith from standing back up.
Inshimarino passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
Inshimarino is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Inshimarino dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Inshimarino postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inshimarino is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Inshimarino cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Inshimarino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Inshimarino breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith tries to buck Inshimarino off but he can't manage it.
Inshimarino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Inshimarino has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
You get the feeling that Smith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inshimarino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shikoku Inshimarino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shikoku Inshimarino's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Inshimarino lands a body shot.
Inshimarino misses with a body shot.
Smith tries to clinch there but Inshimarino circles away.
Inshimarino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Inshimarino blocks the elbow strike.
Inshimarino is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Inshimarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inshimarino lands an uppercut.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Inshimarino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Inshimarino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inshimarino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Inshimarino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith is looking to clinch but Inshimarino is avoiding it.
Inshimarino swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inshimarino tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inshimarino looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Inshimarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith checks a low kick from Inshimarino.
Inshimarino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Inshimarino to score with a decent uppercut.
Inshimarino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Inshimarino is breathing heavily.
Inshimarino swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Danga de danga de dang - Inshimarino scores with a four punch combination!
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Inshimarino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Inshimarino.
Smith is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch but Inshimarino is avoiding it.
Inshimarino throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inshimarino misses with a hook.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Smith tries to clinch but Inshimarino is having none of it.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inshimarino throws a head kick that misses.
As Inshimarino looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Inshimarino just gets out of the way.
Inshimarino misses with a body shot.
Inshimarino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Inshimarino throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch but Inshimarino is avoiding it.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Inshimarino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith lands an elbow just above Inshimarino 's eye.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Inshimarino's head.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Inshimarino is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Inshimarino into the cage.
Smith takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Inshimarino shrugs off.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Inshimarino shrugs off.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Inshimarino looking for a takedown.
Herbert Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shikoku Inshimarino.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Inshimarino in his tracks for a moment.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inshimarino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Inshimarino dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Inshimarino takes an elbow to the temple.
Inshimarino misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inshimarino tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Inshimarino back against the cage.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inshimarino is looking for a takedown.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Inshimarino backwards.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inshimarino working aggressively here.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inshimarino has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Inshimarino backwards.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Inshimarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Herbert Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shikoku Inshimarino's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inshimarino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch there but Inshimarino circles away.
As Smith backs off Inshimarino throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Inshimarino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Inshimarino pushes him off.
Shikoku Inshimarino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inshimarino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith is looking to clinch but Inshimarino is avoiding it.
Inshimarino throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith is looking to clinch but Inshimarino is avoiding it.
Inshimarino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Inshimarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Inshimarino pushes him off.
Inshimarino looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Inshimarino misses with a few strikes there.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Inshimarino looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Inshimarino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Inshimarino.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Inshimarino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inshimarino lands a body shot.
Inshimarino misses with a wild combination.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Inshimarino pushes him off.
Smith tries to clinch but Inshimarino is having none of it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inshimarino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inshimarino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Inshimarino lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Inshimarino throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Inshimarino lands with a right hand.
Herbert Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inshimarino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inshimarino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inshimarino lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inshimarino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Inshimarino throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inshimarino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inshimarino misses with a wild body shot.
Smith tries to clinch up but Inshimarino circles away and keeps his distance.
Inshimarino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith avoids the head kick by Inshimarino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Inshimarino pushes him off.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inshimarino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inshimarino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Inshimarino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Inshimarino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Inshimarino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shikoku Inshimarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inshimarino throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Inshimarino throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Inshimarino scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inshimarino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Inshimarino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inshimarino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inshimarino. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inshimarino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Inshimarino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inshimarino is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inshimarino throws a counter combo.
Inshimarino throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Inshimarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but Inshimarino is having none of it.
Smith wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shikoku Inshimarino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inshimarino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Shikoku Inshimarino!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Shikoku Inshimarino!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Shikoku Inshimarino!

Shikoku Inshimarino wins by unanimous decision!
Herbert Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll come back next time, smiling, and ready to kick some ass!'.