PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Inday (ranked 23103 p4p, 0 weight class) and Action Expert (ranked 24749 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Totoy Inday has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Inday
vs
Expert

183 cm
18
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

183 cm
18
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Totoy Inday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Action Expert!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Inday tries to clinch
and Expert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Inday has Expert up against the cage in a clinch.
Inday is trying to drag Expert to the mat but Expert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Expert letting Inday take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Expert slowing the pace effectively.
Expert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inday's elbow.
Expert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inday avoids it.
Expert blocking some punches.
Inday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Expert's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Expert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Expert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Expert misses with a body punch.
Inday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inday blocks a body shot from Expert.
Expert tries to throw a body punch but Inday avoids it by throwing Expert back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday tries to work over Expert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Expert can't find room to land a body shot as Inday controls the action.
Inday blocks a body shot from Expert.
Expert is trying to push Inday away but Inday has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Inday tries to land knees in the clinch but Expert avoids the damage to the body.
Inday drops down looking for an ankle pick but Expert pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Expert throws a series of punches but Inday avoids them all with ease.

Expert clinches.
Inday misses with a punch to the body.
Expert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inday tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Action Expert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Expert clinches up with Inday and pushes him back against the cage.
Expert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Inday misses with a punch to the body.
Expert has had enough of the clinch but Inday keeps him there for the moment.
Expert misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Expert has Inday pressed against the cage.
Expert tries to throw a body punch but Inday avoids it by throwing Expert back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Expert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Expert tries to throw a body punch but Inday avoids it by throwing Expert back against the cage.
Expert can't find room to land a body shot as Inday controls the action.
Expert misses with a punch to the body.
Expert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inday's elbow.

That's two 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.
Inday tries to throw a body punch but Expert avoids it by throwing Inday back against the cage.
Expert tries to throw a body punch but Inday avoids it by throwing Expert back against the cage.
Inday wants a takedown but no success here.
Expert has Inday pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Inday manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Inday misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Expert.
Expert prevents a body shot from Inday.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday tries for a takedown but Expert manages to get underhooks.
Inday prevents a body shot from Expert.
Inday can't find room to land a body shot as Expert controls the action.
Inday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inday can't find room to land a body shot as Expert controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Inday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inday stalling the fight.
Inday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Expert can't find room to land a body shot as Inday controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inday wants to break free but Expert has control.
Inday misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Action Expert will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Inday moves in looking to clinch but Expert pushes him off.
Expert doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Inday instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Expert.
Expert prevents a body shot from Inday.
Expert pushes Inday back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Expert being controlled against the cage.
Expert misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inday can't find room to land a body shot as Expert controls the action.
Inday lands a shoulder strike.
Inday stalling against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Expert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inday is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Expert wants to clinch but Inday slips to the side
and Inday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Expert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Inday's waist but Inday gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Expert off to one side.
Inday jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Expert lands with a hook. Inday tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Inday swings for the body but Expert moves out of range.
Expert now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Expert gets a clinch.
Inday tries to throw a body punch but Expert avoids it by throwing Inday back against the cage.
Inday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Expert is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Inday can't fight it off and eventually Expert manages to take the fight to the floor. Inday looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Inday is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Expert presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inday tries to work over Expert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Expert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Totoy Inday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Action Expert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Expert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Expert tries to work over Inday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Totoy Inday.
I think Expert 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Action Expert!