PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdemir Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuaki Inose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdemir Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Inose

174 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valdemir Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuaki Inose!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inose shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Inose with a poor takedown

and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Inose is retaining full guard.
Inose lands some strikes from the bottom.
Inose keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Inose is keeping the position.
Garcia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Inose is proving hard to escape from.
Inose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Inose.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inose is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Garcia trying to control but Inose is working from the bottom.
Inose trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Inose looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Inose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inose tries to stand but Garcia is controlling from the bottom.
Inose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garcia looking to control.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Inose from controlling successfully.
Inose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is working an open guard so Inose takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inose circles away.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Inose looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Valdemir Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuaki Inose.
Inose moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Inose looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.

Inose forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Inose.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Inose controls his hands.
Inose prevents a takedown attempt there.

Inose manages to break the clinch.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garcia trying to control but Inose is working from the bottom.
Inose trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdemir Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Inose looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Inose looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Inose looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Garcia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Inose looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Inose looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Inose!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Inose keeps moving and retains side control.

Inose has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Inose with a poor takedown

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Inose has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.

Inose pushes a forearm under Garcia's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Garcia is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mitsuaki Inose!