PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desu Inhanamoto (ranked 3351 p4p, 4006 weight class) and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 407 p4p, 474 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Inhanamoto
vs
Longabaugh

179 cm
20
178
2 - 1 - 1

180 cm
20
175
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Desu Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Longabaugh throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Inhanamoto cracks Longabaugh with a good jab.
Inhanamoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Inhanamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Longabaugh.
Inhanamoto wants to slow Longabaugh down by chopping away at his legs.
Longabaugh misses with a left hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inhanamoto connects with a looping right hand.
Inhanamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longabaugh.
Longabaugh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longabaugh lunges at Inhanamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inhanamoto's hand.

It looks like Desu Inhanamoto has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longabaugh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Inhanamoto counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Longabaugh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Longabaugh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longabaugh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Inhanamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Longabaugh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longabaugh lands a nice hook to Inhanamoto's body. Inhanamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Longabaugh misses the body punch
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longabaugh throws an off balance right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Inhanamoto tried to score with a low kick but Longabaugh checks it.
Inhanamoto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Longabaugh counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Longabaugh throws a right hand that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Inhanamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inhanamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longabaugh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh throws a right hand that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Longabaugh thinking.
Inhanamoto slips a jab from Longabaugh.
Nice straight punches there by Inhanamoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Inhanamoto.
Longabaugh takes one to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto stuns Longabaugh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Longabaugh throws a body punch but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Longabaugh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inhanamoto.
Longabaugh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inhanamoto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Inhanamoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Longabaugh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Longabaugh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Inhanamoto's corner calls for a 1-2. Inhanamoto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Longabaugh throws a right hand that misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Longabaugh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Longabaugh connects with a jab.
Inhanamoto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Longabaugh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Inhanamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inhanamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Longabaugh has double underhooks.
Longabaugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto is trying to break free.
Longabaugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longabaugh.
Longabaugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Inhanamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Longabaugh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Longabaugh misses with the head strike.
Longabaugh tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
Longabaugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inhanamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh lands a hook that snaps the head of Inhanamoto backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Longabaugh fails to land.
Longabaugh digs a right hand into Inhanamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inhanamoto's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Longabaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh can't find room to land a body shot as Inhanamoto controls the action.
Inhanamoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Inhanamoto breaks the clinch.
Longabaugh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Inhanamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Longabaugh misses with a wild body shot.
Inhanamoto throws a leg kick but Longabaugh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Longabaugh misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Inhanamoto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inhanamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longabaugh's head backwards.
Longabaugh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Inhanamoto misses with a body kick.
Inhanamoto throws out a leg kick but Longabaugh moves out of range and Inhanamoto only half commits.
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 Desu Inhanamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desu Inhanamoto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Inhanamoto 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 Longabaugh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Longabaugh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Longabaugh scores with a body shot.
Longabaugh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inhanamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longabaugh misses the shot to the body.
Longabaugh misses the shot to the body.
Longabaugh sizes up Inhanamoto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Longabaugh misses with a hook
and Inhanamoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Longabaugh moves away from the strike by Inhanamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh misses with a straight right.
Inhanamoto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Longabaugh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Longabaugh moves into the clinch successfully.

Inhanamoto breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Inhanamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Longabaugh clinches.
Longabaugh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Longabaugh tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Longabaugh lands a shot to the body.
Inhanamoto blocks an uppercut.
Inhanamoto is trying to break the clinch but Longabaugh has him pressed against the cage.
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.

Inhanamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Longabaugh lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Longabaugh misses.
It looked like Inhanamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Inhanamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Longabaugh misses with a body shot.
Inhanamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inhanamoto throws out a leg kick but Longabaugh moves out of range and Inhanamoto only half commits.
Inhanamoto lands a lovely overhand right.
Longabaugh looks to score with a jab to the body but Inhanamoto is just out of range.
Inhanamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longabaugh manages to avoid it.
Inhanamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Longabaugh throws a hook but Inhanamoto avoids it easily.
Inhanamoto tried to counter with a leg kick but Longabaugh avoided it.
The fighters circling - Inhanamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longabaugh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Longabaugh misses.
Longabaugh catches Inhanamoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Longabaugh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Inhanamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Longabaugh clinches up with Inhanamoto and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh digs a right hand into Inhanamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inhanamoto's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longabaugh.
Inhanamoto blocks an uppercut.
Longabaugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Inhanamoto backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Longabaugh fails to land.

Inhanamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inhanamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Longabaugh misses with a straight right.
Longabaugh looks to score with a jab to the body but Inhanamoto is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Longabaugh connects with the punch.
Longabaugh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inhanamoto.
Longabaugh looks to score with a jab to the body but Inhanamoto is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Longabaugh. Inhanamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longabaugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inhanamoto moves away.
Longabaugh connects with a jab.

Desu Inhanamoto's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Longabaugh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Longabaugh has closed the distance and engaged Inhanamoto in a clinch.
Longabaugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inhanamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Longabaugh lands a left hand.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Longabaugh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longabaugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inhanamoto blocks a body shot from Longabaugh.
A short right from Longabaugh.
Inhanamoto is trying to push Longabaugh away but Longabaugh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Inhanamoto tries to stall but Longabaugh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Inhanamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Longabaugh has double underhooks.
Longabaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Alonzo Longabaugh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Desu Inhanamoto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto is looking to chop away at Longabaugh's legs.
Longabaugh jabs at Inhanamoto's body.
Longabaugh throws a hook but Inhanamoto avoids it easily.
Longabaugh misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands a lovely overhand right.
Longabaugh works the jab nicely.

Inhanamoto is rocked!
Longabaugh drops Inhanamoto with a straight right hand, right on the button! Longabaugh follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
A relieved looking Harry Alonzo Longabaugh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.