PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slick Inakmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amon Amarth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amarth has chosen Anyway as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Inakmas
vs
Amarth

188 cm
23
197 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

184 cm
24
185 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slick Inakmas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amon Amarth!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inakmas throws a low kick but Amarth avoids it.
Inakmas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amarth defends it nicely.
Amarth swats away the attempt to clinch by Inakmas.
Amarth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amarth misses with a double jab

and Inakmas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Amarth's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inakmas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Inakmas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Inakmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Inakmas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Inakmas wants to pass the guard but Amarth is keeping the position.
Amarth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amarth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Inakmas postures up in Amarth's guard and throws a big left but Amarth blocks it.
Inakmas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Inakmas thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Inakmas postures up.
Amarth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inakmas is one step ahead there.
Inakmas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Amarth misses with a right hand
and Inakmas counters with an inside leg kick.
Amarth misses with a takedown attempt

and Inakmas counters by moving into the clinch.
Inakmas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Inakmas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amarth looks gassed!
Amarth is working for takedown but Inakmas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Inakmas misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Inakmas.
Inakmas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amarth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Inakmas scores with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Inakmas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Inakmas.

Inakmas has picked Amarth up - he's going for a ride! Inakmas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Inakmas drops an elbow to the side of Amarth's head.
Inakmas works his foot free and advances to mount.
Inakmas working Amarth over with strikes here.
Inakmas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Amarth hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inakmas is landing with some decent strikes but Amarth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Inakmas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Inakmas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Inakmas tries to control but Amarth wriggling away.
Inakmas lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inakmas working Amarth over with strikes here.
Inakmas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Amarth's face.
Inakmas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Amarth misses with a body punch

and Inakmas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Amarth won't be happy with that.
Inakmas misses with the ground and pound.
Inakmas scoring with punches from side control.
Inakmas lands some shots froms side control.
The strikes coming from Inakmas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Inakmas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Inakmas working the head with strikes.
Inakmas is putting a hurting on Amarth here, landing some big shots from side control.
Amarth tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Inakmas easily slips into full mount!
Inakmas looking to finish Amarth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amarth!
Amarth is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas lands with some strikes.
Inakmas unloading with bombs!
Inakmas lands a nice shot to the head.
Inakmas raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inakmas looking to finish Amarth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amarth!
Inakmas scoring with strikes but Amarth is staying in there.
Inakmas controlling his opponent.

Inakmas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas with good strikes from the mount here!
Inakmas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Inakmas lands a big shot there that rocks Amarth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Inakmas looking to finish Amarth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amarth!
Inakmas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Amarth's face.
Inakmas breaks from Amarth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Inakmas landing strikes from the mount and Amarth is in trouble!
Inakmas scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inakmas wants to finish this one by submission but Amarth is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Inakmas.
Inakmas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Amarth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Inakmas controlling from mount.
Inakmas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Inakmas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Amarth hang on?
Inakmas with a couple of short strikes.
Inakmas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amarth can do to turn this around?
Inakmas lands a big shot there that rocks Amarth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas with shots to the head and body - Amarth looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inakmas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Inakmas with a couple of short strikes.
Amarth is in a horrible position here. Inakmas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Amarth is rocked!
Inakmas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amarth looks a forlorn figure.
Amarth is still in real trouble! Can Inakmas finish him?
Inakmas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Amarth seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inakmas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Amarth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Inakmas counters with a single leg into guard. Amarth didn't expect that.
Inakmas stands and throws Amarth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Inakmas lands a few punches from side control.
Inakmas throws a strike aimed at the side of Amarth's head but Amarth avoids it well.
Amarth on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Amarth defending against the ground and pound.
Inakmas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Amarth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inakmas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Amarth to see if he's OK.
Inakmas taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Inakmas cracks Amarth with a big elbow.

Inakmas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Amarth has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Inakmas but great work by Amarth.
Amarth working away.
Inakmas gets back to half guard.
Inakmas manages to get to full guard.
Amarth passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarth prevents Inakmas from standing back up.
Amarth lands strikes from half guard.

Inakmas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amarth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Amarth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inakmas keeps working.
Inakmas holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas is looking to get back to full guard here but Amarth has managed to pass to side control instead.
Inakmas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Amarth's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Inakmas manages to get to full guard.
Inakmas managing to control the position.
Amarth throwing strikes from guard but Inakmas blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Inakmas is pulling down on Amarth's head. It's preventing any offense from Amarth, at least for the moment.
Amarth wants to control from the top but Inakmas keeps moving.
Amarth throws and elbow that misses. Inakmas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Amarth's guard. Nice move by Inakmas!
Inakmas is looking to work some ground and pound but Amarth has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Amarth misses with a right hand

and Inakmas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Amarth won't be happy with that.
Inakmas wants to control but Amarth is keeping him busy.
Inakmas controls the position.
Inakmas misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Inakmas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Inakmas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Inakmas moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Inakmas cracks Amarth with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas is looking to take a break and control but Amarth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Inakmas grinds an elbow into Amarth's temple.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Inakmas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Inakmas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Amarth is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amarth is looking for a sweep.
Inakmas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Amarth wants to control but Inakmas postures up.
Inakmas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Amarth to see if he's OK.
Amarth struggling a bit here.
Amarth is not content to let Inakmas control the position.
Inakmas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarth taking punishment in the form of punches.
Slick Inakmas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Inakmas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Inakmas tries to score with some ground and pound. Amarth controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inakmas is chipping away with strikes.
Inakmas landing a few strikes.
Amarth takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Inakmas working the ground and pound.
Inakmas working the ground and pound.
Inakmas passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Amarth!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas controlling his opponent.
Inakmas landing strikes from the mount and Amarth is in trouble!
Amarth is in a horrible position here. Inakmas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inakmas scoring with strikes but Amarth is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amarth wants to control but Inakmas is having none of it.
Inakmas with shots to the head and body - Amarth looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas had his way with Amon Amarth in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Inakmas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amarth is trying to force a seperation but Inakmas has the dominant position.
Inakmas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inakmas stalling against the cage.
Amarth dodges an elbow strike from Inakmas.
Inakmas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amarth or not.
Amarth letting Inakmas take a breather here.
Inakmas is working Amarth over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Inakmas as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Inakmas.
Inakmas is pushing Amarth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Inakmas landing knees to the body.
Amarth is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas crunches a lovely knee into Amarth's ribcage.
Inakmas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Inakmas.
Inakmas is working Amarth over against the cage.
A short left from Inakmas.
Inakmas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Inakmas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Inakmas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amarth backwards.
Inakmas has Amarth pushed against the cage.
Slick Inakmas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Inakmas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Inakmas.
Inakmas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amarth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Inakmas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Slick Inakmas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas lands with a left to the head.
Inakmas lands a good knee to the midsection. Amarth won't want to take too many of those.
Inakmas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Come on Inakmas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Inakmas lands a good knee to the midsection. Amarth won't want to take too many of those.
Amarth tries to circle away but Inakmas has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Inakmas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarth looking for a takedown.
Inakmas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Inakmas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Inakmas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Inakmas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amon Amarth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inakmas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Inakmas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amarth avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Inakmas avoiding damage.
Amarth working hard to break the clinch.
Inakmas lands an uppercut.
Inakmas stops a takedown attempt from Amarth.
Inakmas prevents a body shot from Amarth.

Inakmas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Amarth is trying to keep an underhook but Inakmas manages to get the takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slick Inakmas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inakmas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:41
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:41
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slick Inakmas!
Slick Inakmas retains his middleweight title!