PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Rain (ranked 11 p4p, 65 weight class) and Felix Inarritu (ranked 4 p4p, 10 weight class). Rain comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Inarritu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vulcano. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rain
vs
Inarritu

222 cm
38
252
37 - 16 - 1

200 cm
32
265
27 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heavy Metal Drugs
Voodoo Nutrition

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Shadow Warrior Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Inarritu.
Inarritu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Inarritu walks into a left hand.
Inarritu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inarritu lands a head shot.
Inarritu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Inarritu misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain blocks a jab.
Inarritu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rain in his tracks.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain throws a head kick but Inarritu moves out of range.
Rain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Inarritu uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rain checks a leg kick.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Inarritu.
Rain pushes Inarritu away with a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Inarritu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rain takes one to the chin there.
Inarritu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rain misses with a body kick.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain scores with a push kick.
Rain looks to land a combination but Inarritu avoids it well.
Rain delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain connects with an inside leg kick.
Rain connects with a right hand. Inarritu shakes it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Inarritu.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inarritu.
Rain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inarritu momentarily.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inarritu.
Rain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Inarritu.
Rain scores with a nice body kick.
Rain misses with a low kick as Inarritu jumps back.
Inarritu throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
Rain moves away from the strike by Inarritu.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Inarritu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inarritu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rain.
Inarritu throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
Inarritu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Inarritu dodges the punch combination from Rain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu swings widly with a right hand
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inarritu misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Inarritu lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inarritu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rain.
Inarritu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Inarritu checks the leg kick.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Inarritu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Heavy Rain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inarritu.
A little jabbing left from Inarritu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inarritu misses the body punch
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Inarritu takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Inarritu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Inarritu's head.

It looks like Felix Inarritu has been cut.
Rain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inarritu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Inarritu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rain scores with the left hand. Inarritu knows he should have avoided that one.
Inarritu takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rain. Inarritu shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from Rain.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rain here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Inarritu misses with a shot to the body
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Inarritu misses with a right hand
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inarritu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inarritu can do to turn this around?
Inarritu just misses with a punch to the body.
Inarritu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu throws an off balance right hand
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Inarritu connects with a body shot that sends Rain's belly button to the back.
It looks like Rain has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rain throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Inarritu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rain tries to land a body kick
and Inarritu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rain really felt that one!
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain throws a wild body kick that Inarritu sees coming a mile off.
Inarritu lands with a shot to the body.
Inarritu slips a straight right by Rain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu is looking to slow Rain down with leg kicks.
Rain misses with a hook.
Inarritu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inarritu misses with a low kick.
Rain throws a big counter combination but Inarritu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Inarritu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Inarritu.
A swing and a miss from Rain.
Inarritu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Inarritu lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
It looked like Rain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Inarritu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Inarritu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Inarritu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rain slips a jab from Inarritu.
Rain slips a straight right by Inarritu.
Inarritu tries to land a front kick but Rain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Inarritu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Felix Inarritu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rain misses with a hook
and Inarritu counters with a good low kick that Rain was not able to check.
Inarritu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inarritu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inarritu.
It appears Rain was looking to counter with a kick there.
Inarritu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Inarritu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Rain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain clobbers Inarritu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Inarritu tries to land a front kick but Rain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Inarritu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rain.
Inarritu takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain misses with a few strikes there.
Inarritu lands with a nice body punch.
Felix Inarritu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inarritu.
Rain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inarritu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Inarritu moved out of range.
Inarritu throws the kick towards the body but Rain avoids it.
Inarritu scores with a hook to the body. Rain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rain lands a jab.
Inarritu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rain throws the left hand but Inarritu avoids the punch easily.
Inarritu throws a leg kick
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Rain's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A big right from Inarritu misses.
Rain throws a big counter combination but Inarritu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Inarritu lunges at Rain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rain's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a jab to Inarritu's midsection.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inarritu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rain misses with a body kick.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inarritu.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inarritu tried to score with a low kick but Rain checks it.
Inarritu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain cracks Inarritu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rain scores with a head kick.
Inarritu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Inarritu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Inarritu misses its intended target.
Rain throws a wild body kick that Inarritu sees coming a mile off.
Inarritu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rain lands a body shot.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Felix Inarritu just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Inarritu misses the shot to the body.
Inarritu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Inarritu misses the jab.
Inarritu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Inarritu ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Rain finds it's target.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Inarritu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Inarritu misses with a looping right.
Inarritu moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid body kick from Rain.
Inarritu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Inarritu moves out of range of the body kick from Rain.
Inarritu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Inarritu staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Inarritu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inarritu.
Inarritu feints a counter leg kick.
Inarritu moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Inarritu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Rain is predictable there
and Inarritu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heavy Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inarritu misses with an uppercut.
Rain moves out of range of the leg kick from Inarritu.
A good leg kick by Rain.
Rain dodges the punch combination from Inarritu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu misses the shot to the body.
Inarritu throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
Rain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Inarritu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Inarritu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain tried to score with a low kick but Inarritu checks it.
Inarritu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Inarritu moves away from the strike by Rain.
Inarritu tries to work over Rain's front leg with a kick but Rain checks it.
Rain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Inarritu misses the target.
Rain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heavy Rain had his way with Felix Inarritu in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rain throws an overhand right that drops Inarritu like a sack of potatoes! Rain dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Rain!
Heavy Rain retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Heavy Rain misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.