PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nefertum IMHOTEP (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Antonio Inoki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Inoki
vs
IMHOTEP

209 cm
25
272 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
26
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Inoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nefertum IMHOTEP!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IMHOTEP stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and IMHOTEP wants it to stay on the feet.

IMHOTEP darts in and clinches Inoki up against the cage.
Inoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Inoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but IMHOTEP pulls his leg out and moves away.
Inoki misses with an uppercut.
Inoki shoots in but IMHOTEP avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Inoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
IMHOTEP throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Inoki's waist but Inoki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing IMHOTEP off to one side.
IMHOTEP tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
IMHOTEP wants to clinch.
Inoki tries to clinch

and IMHOTEP holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Inoki manages to pull guard.

IMHOTEP stands up from guard. Let's bang!

IMHOTEP clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Inoki's face as he tries to break the clinch.

IMHOTEP jumps guard and drags Inoki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
IMHOTEP wants to stand and escape but Inoki is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

IMHOTEP pushes Inoki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Inoki closes the distance and clinches up with IMHOTEP, looking for a takedown. Inoki pushes IMHOTEP against the cage but IMHOTEP circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Inoki gets tackled into the cage by IMHOTEP. IMHOTEP maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from IMHOTEP - that landed with a thud.

IMHOTEP pulls guard successfully.

IMHOTEP pushes Inoki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nefertum IMHOTEP seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

IMHOTEP closes the distance and clinches.

IMHOTEP manages to break the clinch.
Inoki throws a big shot that misses.
IMHOTEP tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
IMHOTEP shoots in looking for a takedown but Inoki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing IMHOTEP's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Inoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inoki is breathing heavily.

IMHOTEP pushes Inoki up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, IMHOTEP throws an elbow but misses.
IMHOTEP is stalling here.
IMHOTEP continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
IMHOTEP unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
IMHOTEP lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Antonio Inoki has been cut.
Inoki fails to pull guard.

IMHOTEP gets control of Inoki's arms and successfully pulls guard. IMHOTEP will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
IMHOTEP seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
IMHOTEP can't keep his opponent in guard - Inoki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

IMHOTEP manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but IMHOTEP circles away quickly and effectively.

IMHOTEP closes the distance and clinches.

IMHOTEP pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

IMHOTEP closes the distance and clinches.
Inoki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. IMHOTEP just stands there and leans against the cage.

IMHOTEP breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

IMHOTEP closes the distance and clinches.
Inoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

IMHOTEP breaks the clinch.
IMHOTEP misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
IMHOTEP stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and IMHOTEP wants it to stay on the feet.

IMHOTEP has closed the distance and engaged Inoki in a clinch.
Inoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for IMHOTEP to work.
IMHOTEP has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Inoki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
IMHOTEP using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inoki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

IMHOTEP breaks from the clinch.

IMHOTEP gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
IMHOTEP lands an elbow that stopped Inoki in his tracks for a moment.

IMHOTEP pulls guard effortlessly.
IMHOTEP is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
IMHOTEP perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
IMHOTEP thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
IMHOTEP throwing shots but Inoki is blocking nicely.
IMHOTEP not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
IMHOTEP thows a huge punch but Inoki dodges it nicely.
Inoki is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute IMHOTEP jumps into side control!

IMHOTEP tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no IMHOTEP has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nefertum IMHOTEP dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Inoki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from IMHOTEP.
Inoki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Inoki throws a sloppy head kick and IMHOTEP moves out of range easily.
Inoki throws a jab but it's blocked by IMHOTEP.
Inoki blocks a head kick by IMHOTEP.
IMHOTEP misses with a head kick.
IMHOTEP wants to clinch

and Inoki moves into the clinch.
IMHOTEP is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Inoki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Inoki fails to pull the fight into his guard.

IMHOTEP escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Inoki has closed the distance and engaged IMHOTEP in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by IMHOTEP.
Come on IMHOTEP - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
IMHOTEP lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Inoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
IMHOTEP is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Inoki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Antonio Inoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nefertum IMHOTEP.
A bit of stalling here from IMHOTEP.
IMHOTEP is breathing heavily.
IMHOTEP drops down looking for an ankle pick but Inoki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Antonio Inoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inoki moves to clinch but IMHOTEP breaks away

and IMHOTEP counters by clinching up.
IMHOTEP gets underhooks to prevent Inoki's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as IMHOTEP takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
IMHOTEP managing to block the knees to the body from Inoki.
IMHOTEP tries for a takedown but Inoki manages to get underhooks.
IMHOTEP drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but IMHOTEP pulls his leg out and moves away.
IMHOTEP shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Inoki sprawls well. Inoki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. IMHOTEP gets slowly back to his feet.
Inoki fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from IMHOTEP.
IMHOTEP tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Inoki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from IMHOTEP. No joy for Inoki on that attempt.
IMHOTEP connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

IMHOTEP clinches with his opponent.
Inoki pushes off an throws an elbow but IMHOTEP leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Inoki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inoki working aggressively here.

IMHOTEP breaks the clinch.

IMHOTEP has managed to clinch.

IMHOTEP has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Inoki uses from the top position.

IMHOTEP is looking for a triangle but Inoki pushes his legs off easily.
IMHOTEP wants to stand but Inoki is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now IMHOTEP is on top in guard.
IMHOTEP passes Inoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

IMHOTEP stands up from half guard.

Inoki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. IMHOTEP looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
IMHOTEP is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Inoki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
IMHOTEP striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
You can see the frustration on IMHOTEP's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
IMHOTEP is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Inoki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nefertum IMHOTEP showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Inoki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Inoki darts in trying to clinch

and IMHOTEP counters by clinching up.
IMHOTEP lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nefertum IMHOTEP seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
IMHOTEP tries to pull guard but Inoki holds him up against the cage and eventually IMHOTEP drops back down to his feet.
IMHOTEP goes for a takedown in the clinch but Inoki prevents it.
Nice elbow from IMHOTEP.
Inoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. IMHOTEP smiles and moves away.
Inoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Inoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around IMHOTEP's waist but IMHOTEP gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Inoki off to one side.
Inoki closes the distance looking to clinch

and IMHOTEP counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Inoki's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

IMHOTEP decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Inoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but IMHOTEP paws at him with a jab and circles away.

IMHOTEP moves into the clinch.
IMHOTEP comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Antonio Inoki's cut is getting worse.

IMHOTEP manages to break the clinch.

IMHOTEP has Inoki up against the cage in a clinch.
IMHOTEP lands a nice elbow.

IMHOTEP manages to pull guard.
IMHOTEP trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
IMHOTEP seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Inoki trying to control but IMHOTEP is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

IMHOTEP has his feet on Inoki's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
IMHOTEP wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by IMHOTEP there.

Antonio Inoki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
IMHOTEP throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
IMHOTEP tries to bum rush Inoki with a series of wild strikes but Inoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Inoki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antonio Inoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nefertum IMHOTEP.
IMHOTEP tries to clinch there but Inoki circles away.
Nice takedown defense from IMHOTEP. No joy for Inoki on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
IMHOTEP stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and IMHOTEP wants it to stay on the feet.
IMHOTEP doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Inoki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nefertum IMHOTEP has got the better of the ground game so far.
IMHOTEP manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inoki manages to get himself to full guard.
IMHOTEP throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
IMHOTEP throws a big right hand that misses.
IMHOTEP trying to control but Inoki is working from the bottom.
IMHOTEP throws a strike but Inoki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
IMHOTEP keeping full guard, as Inoki tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki wants to get up but he can't break IMHOTEP's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
IMHOTEP looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inoki is one step ahead there.
IMHOTEP tries to strike from the bottom.
IMHOTEP throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
IMHOTEP has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nefertum IMHOTEP comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well IMHOTEP has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nefertum IMHOTEP!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

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