PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawaki Inoshita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcius Jr
vs
Inoshita

188 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

213 cm
25
166 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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, Jaius Garcius Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kawaki Inoshita!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inoshita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcius Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcius Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcius Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inoshita is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcius Jr with a body shot.
Garcius Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Inoshita counters with a nice body shot.
Garcius Jr tries to clinch but Inoshita is having none of it.
Garcius Jr moves in looking to clinch but Inoshita pushes him off.
Inoshita appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Garcius Jr instigates a clinch.
Garcius Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcius Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Inoshita is defending well.
Garcius Jr tries a knee to the head but Inoshita blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcius Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inoshita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcius Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcius Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Inoshita looks winded!
Inoshita has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garcius Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jaius Garcius Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kawaki Inoshita.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcius Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Inoshita's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Inoshita blocks an elbow strike.
Inoshita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garcius Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inoshita.

Inoshita has hold of one of Garcius Jr's legs. Garcius Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Inoshita gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Garcius Jr wants to stand up but Inoshita is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoshita is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Inoshita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcius Jr is fending him off so far but Inoshita persists. Nope, Garcius Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Inoshita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Inoshita swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcius Jr.

Garcius Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcius Jr lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garcius Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Inoshita's head.
Garcius Jr winds up and cracks Inoshita with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garcius Jr is nestled in close to Inoshita, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcius Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from Garcius Jr there.
Inoshita wants to get back to full guard.
Garcius Jr winds up and cracks Inoshita with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Inoshita taking some punishment here, with Garcius Jr in his half guard.
Garcius Jr working over Inoshita with some ground and pound. Inoshita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcius Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcius Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Garcius Jr there.
Garcius Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Inoshita with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Garcius Jr.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcius Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Garcius Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcius Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcius Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garcius Jr working Inoshita over with strikes.
Garcius Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcius Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garcius Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garcius Jr winds up and cracks Inoshita with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garcius Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcius Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcius Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcius Jr slips a nice elbow through Inoshita's hands, connecting with Inoshita's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaius Garcius Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Garcius Jr tries to clinch there but Inoshita circles away.
Garcius Jr tries to clinch up but Inoshita circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcius Jr wants to clinch up but Inoshita keeps it at a distance.
Inoshita keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Garcius Jr misses.
No joy there for Garcius Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcius Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inoshita can do to turn this around?
Inoshita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcius Jr as he avoids it easily.
Garcius Jr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Garcius Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Inoshita's half guard.
Inoshita on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoshita has hold of Garcius Jr's hands but Garcius Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garcius Jr tries to pass to full mount but Inoshita defends it.
Jaius Garcius Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcius Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Inoshita is breathing heavily.
Garcius Jr slips a nice elbow through Inoshita's hands, connecting with Inoshita's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcius Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Inoshita with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Inoshita on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Garcius Jr.
Garcius Jr drops an elbow to the side of Inoshita's head.
Garcius Jr is nestled in close to Inoshita, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcius Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Inoshita has hold of Garcius Jr's hands but Garcius Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Inoshita taking some punishment here, with Garcius Jr in his half guard.
Garcius Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcius Jr drops an elbow to the side of Inoshita's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcius Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Garcius Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Garcius Jr working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius Jr working Inoshita over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcius Jr is nestled in close to Inoshita, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcius Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Inoshita taking some punishment here, with Garcius Jr in his half guard.
Garcius Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcius Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcius Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcius Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcius Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Garcius Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcius Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Inoshita on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garcius Jr working over Inoshita with some ground and pound. Inoshita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcius Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Garcius Jr lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoshita is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garcius Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garcius Jr is thwarting Inoshita's attempts to control the position.
Garcius Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcius Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcius Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Inoshita with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Garcius Jr there.
Garcius Jr winds up and cracks Inoshita with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garcius Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Inoshita with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garcius Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Inoshita wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcius Jr connects with a nice short shot to Inoshita's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcius Jr lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius Jr working over Inoshita with some ground and pound. Inoshita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcius Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Inoshita is trying to maintain the position but Garcius Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcius Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Garcius Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garcius Jr working over Inoshita with some ground and pound. Inoshita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcius Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Inoshita has hold of Garcius Jr's hands but Garcius Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garcius Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Inoshita taking some punishment here, with Garcius Jr in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcius Jr connects with a nice short shot to Inoshita's temple.
Garcius Jr slips a nice elbow through Inoshita's hands, connecting with Inoshita's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaius Garcius Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Garcius Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Garcius Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inoshita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Inoshita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcius Jr wants to clinch.
A low kick from Garcius Jr misses

and Inoshita counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Inoshita won't allow Garcius Jr to get back to his feet.
Inoshita is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garcius Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcius Jr tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcius Jr wants to stand and escape but Inoshita is having none of it.
Inoshita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoshita is stalling in the full guard.
Inoshita stops Garcius Jr from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Garcius Jr closes the distance and pushes Inoshita back into the cage.
Garcius Jr misses with a knee strike.

Inoshita has picked Garcius Jr up - he's going for a ride! Inoshita dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Garcius Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoshita controlling the action here.
Garcius Jr wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inoshita tries to keep at a distance but Garcius Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcius Jr misses with some punches.
Inoshita has Garcius Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcius Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Inoshita stops a takedown attempt from Garcius Jr.
Inoshita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inoshita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Garcius Jr is defending well.
Inoshita blocks an elbow strike from Garcius Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcius Jr.
Garcius Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Inoshita avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Inoshita decides to pull guard.
Garcius Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Garcius Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inoshita is keeping the position for now.
Garcius Jr with a nice head shot there.
Garcius Jr works over Inoshita with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcius Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Garcius Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Garcius Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garcius Jr stands up over Inoshita, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcius Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garcius Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Inoshita's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcius Jr cracks Inoshita with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcius Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcius Jr distracts Inoshita with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaius Garcius Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcius Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaius Garcius Jr!