PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Aiko Inhanamoto (ranked 3070 p4p, 6065 weight class) and Jack Tequila (ranked 386 p4p, 593 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Inhanamoto
vs
Tequila

178 cm
25
178
5 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
182
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Tequila!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto stalks Tequila and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tequila's face. Tequila staggers backwards, shaken.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tequila.
Inhanamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Inhanamoto.

Tequila is rocked!
Inhanamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tequila manages to avoid it.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Inhanamoto misses with a series of wild punches.

Inhanamoto ducks into a a hook from Tequila and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Inhanamoto is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tequila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Inhanamoto swings for the body but Tequila moves out of range.
Inhanamoto misses with the combination.

Inhanamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Inhanamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inhanamoto misses with a knee strike.
Tequila misses with a punch on the inside.
Tequila looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tequila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tequila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Inhanamoto.
Tequila is leaning against Inhanamoto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tequila blocks the elbow strike.
Inhanamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tequila fails to land.
Inhanamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tequila fails to land.
Tequila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tequila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tequila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tequila swings wildly with an uppercut but Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tequila working aggressively here.
Inhanamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Tequila throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tequila.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
A head punch on the inside from Tequila fails to land.
Inhanamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tequila.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inhanamoto tries to break the clinch but Tequila is controlling the position.
I was talking to Inhanamoto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tequila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tequila struggles to land a body shot inside as Inhanamoto controls his hands.
Inhanamoto is trying to break the clinch but Tequila has him pressed against the ropes.
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
Tequila lands a body shot in the clinch.
Inhanamoto is breathing heavily.
Inhanamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tequila avoids it.
Inhanamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tequila avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tequila.
Tequila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tequila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tequila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tequila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tequila throws a head punch that misses.
Tequila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Jack Tequila should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tequila tests Inhanamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Inhanamoto clinches up against the ropes.
Inhanamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tequila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Inhanamoto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inhanamoto.
Tequila dodges an elbow strike from Inhanamoto.
Tequila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Inhanamoto.
Tequila working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
Inhanamoto tries a knee to the head but Tequila blocks it.
Tequila works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tequila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inhanamoto's elbow.
Aiko Inhanamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tequila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tequila can't find room to land a body shot as Inhanamoto controls the action.
Inhanamoto misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inhanamoto is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tequila backwards.
Tequila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tequila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tequila fails to land.
Inhanamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tequila.
Tequila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
Tequila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tequila tries to throw a body punch but Inhanamoto avoids it by throwing Tequila back against the ropes.
Inhanamoto prevents a body shot from Tequila.
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tequila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inhanamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tequila throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Tequila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tequila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inhanamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inhanamoto blocks an uppercut.
Tequila misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inhanamoto.
Tequila blocks the elbow strike.
Inhanamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tequila has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tequila misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Inhanamoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inhanamoto blocks a body shot from Tequila.
Tequila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tequila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tequila lands with a left to the head.
Tequila has a couple of punches blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tequila is defending well for now.
Tequila tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inhanamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Tequila tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inhanamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tequila avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inhanamoto.

Inhanamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aiko Inhanamoto will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Inhanamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Tequila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Tequila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Inhanamoto's efforts to push away.
Tequila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tequila is defending well for now.
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut.
Inhanamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tequila or not.
A frustrated look appears on Inhanamoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tequila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto is leaning against Tequila and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto gets through Tequila's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tequila lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Inhanamoto.
Tequila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tequila works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tequila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inhanamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Inhanamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tequila tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Tequila has a couple of punches blocked by Inhanamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tequila.
Tequila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inhanamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tequila backwards.
Tequila throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Tequila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tequila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tequila throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Tequila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tequila working aggressively here.
Tequila misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tequila.
A short left from Inhanamoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Inhanamoto is trying to break the clinch but Tequila has him pressed against the ropes.
Inhanamoto misses with a knee strike.
Inhanamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Tequila.
Inhanamoto scores with a shot to the side of Tequila's head.
Tequila misses with a punch on the inside.
Tequila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
Inhanamoto prevents a body shot from Tequila.
Inhanamoto misses with a knee strike.
Tequila misses with a punch on the inside.
Tequila struggles to land a body shot inside as Inhanamoto controls his hands.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Inhanamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tequila lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Inhanamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiko Inhanamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Inhanamoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!