PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiitus Gabor (ranked 4731 p4p, 4691 weight class) and Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 482 p4p, 480 weight class). Gabor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Somebody Call My Momma - Tons of Funk. Ryu Inhanamoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tiitus Gabor's chin.

Gabor
vs
Inhanamoto

195 cm
19
270
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
265
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiitus Gabor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto moves away from the strike by Gabor.
Inhanamoto checks a low kick from Gabor.
Inhanamoto connects with a body shot.
Gabor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gabor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gabor!
Tiitus Gabor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inhanamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inhanamoto blocks a leg kick.
Gabor throws out a loose jab but Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inhanamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Inhanamoto throws out a counter right but Gabor avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inhanamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inhanamoto moves away.
Gabor thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Inhanamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Inhanamoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gabor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gabor staying out of range there.
Gabor connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Gabor.
Inhanamoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gabor throws a leg kick that misses.
Gabor is looking to chop away at Inhanamoto's legs.
Gabor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Gabor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Inhanamoto misses with a left hand
letting Gabor counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Inhanamoto blocks a head kick by Gabor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabor throws a body shot but no joy.
Inhanamoto digs a good body shot into Gabor's ribs.
Inhanamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Gabor misses.
Gabor scores with a kick to the body.
Inhanamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gabor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabor is looking for a counter combo.
Gabor swats away the attempt to clinch by Inhanamoto.
Gabor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Ryu Inhanamoto has been cut.
Gabor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gabor is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabor motions for Inhanamoto to come forward. Gabor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gabor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Inhanamoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inhanamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Gabor misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Gabor.
Inhanamoto wants to clinch up but Gabor keeps it at a distance.
Gabor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gabor. Inhanamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Gabor slams his shin into Inhanamoto's torso.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gabor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Inhanamoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Gabor's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inhanamoto checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Inhanamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabor thows a body kick. Inhanamoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gabor tries to bum rush Inhanamoto with a series of wild strikes but Inhanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gabor scores with a nice strike.
Gabor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Gabor is predictable there
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Gabor misses with a series of wild punches.
Gabor misses with a wild body shot.
Gabor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Inhanamoto. That did some damage!
Inhanamoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gabor.
Gabor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gabor moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiitus Gabor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Inhanamoto's cut.
That's time! Gabor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Inhanamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Inhanamoto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gabor thuds his shin into the meat of Inhanamoto's side.
Gabor looks to land a combination. Inhanamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Inhanamoto throws a nice looking combination but Gabor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gabor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inhanamoto.
Gabor misses with a kick to the body
and Inhanamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Inhanamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gabor throws a wild body kick that Inhanamoto sees coming a mile off.
Gabor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inhanamoto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabor lands a front kick.
Inhanamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Inhanamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gabor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gabor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Inhanamoto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gabor sprawling to the canvas! Gabor rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Inhanamoto finish him?!

It looks like Tiitus Gabor has been cut.
Gabor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gabor lands with a right hand.
Gabor cracks Inhanamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Gabor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inhanamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Inhanamoto moves out of range as Gabor throws a body kick.
Inhanamoto loads up on a big right hand but Gabor slips the punch.
Inhanamoto ducks under a wild hook from Gabor.
Gabor ducks under a wild hook from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto tries to clinch but Gabor moves away
and Gabor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inhanamoto thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gabor looks for the body kick but Inhanamoto saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
Gabor throws a push kick but Inhanamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Inhanamoto tries to clinch up.

Inhanamoto rushes Gabor and presses him up against the cage.
Inhanamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gabor backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gabor fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gabor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gabor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gabor tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gabor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Inhanamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Gabor drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Inhanamoto!
A very excited looking Ryu Inhanamoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Tiitus Gabor had this to say: 'Funk is on a roll….Funk is on a roll…. *Entrance Music hits* SOMEBODY CALL MA MOMMA! *Ring Girls, Escorts and MILFS storm the cage and start dancing* SOMEBODY CALL MA MOMMA!…'.