PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Barraza (ranked 5331 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawaki Inoshita (ranked 5789 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Barraza
vs
Inoshita

173 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

213 cm
26
166 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alberto Barraza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kawaki Inoshita!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraza connects with a nice looking jab.
Inoshita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barraza throws a nice looking combination but Inoshita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barraza works the jab nicely.
Barraza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barraza lands a right hook to the body.
Barraza misses with a double jab.
Inoshita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barraza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Inoshita tries to counter it with a takedown but Barraza pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Inoshita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barraza.
Inoshita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barraza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Barraza as Inoshita shoots in.
Alberto Barraza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kawaki Inoshita.
Inoshita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barraza pinned against the cage. Barraza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza throws a right hand that Inoshita ducks under and follows up with a left that Inoshita also avoids with ease.
Barraza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inoshita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Barraza catches Inoshita right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Barraza does no damage.
Inoshita shoots in looking for a takedown but Barraza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Inoshita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barraza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barraza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoshita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barraza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barraza throws a right hand that Inoshita ducks under and follows up with a left that Inoshita also avoids with ease.
Barraza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inoshita.
Barraza lands a body shot.
Alberto Barraza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barraza misses the shot to the body.
Barraza misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barraza. Inoshita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barraza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraza throws a one two combo.

Inoshita is rocked!
Barraza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inoshita is still on wobbly legs! Can Barraza finish him?
Barraza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barraza lands with a hook. Inoshita tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barraza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inoshita manages to avoid it.

Inoshita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barraza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barraza trying to hold on to Inoshita's head to control him but Inoshita postures up.
Inoshita seems to have recovered his senses.
Inoshita prevents Barraza from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraza controlling the position for now.
Inoshita wants to pass to mount but Barraza is defending the position.
Barraza wants to stand back up but Inoshita manages to pass into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Barraza is looking to reverse the position.
Barraza is trying to control Inoshita's posture but Inoshita avoids it.
Barraza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraza throwing shots but Inoshita is blocking nicely.
Barraza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barraza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inoshita defending well though.
Barraza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inoshita defending well though.
Barraza trying to control from Inoshita's half guard. Inoshita has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Barraza stays in close to Inoshita's body and controls the position.
Inoshita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barraza's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Barraza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Inoshita is defended easily by Barraza.
Barraza tries to bum rush Inoshita with a series of wild strikes but Inoshita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barraza tries to bum rush Inoshita with a series of wild strikes but Inoshita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Oooooh!!! Barraza has knocked Inoshita down with a huge combo! Barraza steps away and waves a wobbly Inoshita back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Kawaki Inoshita has been cut.
Barraza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inoshita is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barraza misses the shot to the body.
Inoshita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barraza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inoshita can do to turn this around?
Barraza misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoshita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inoshita dives in for a single leg takedown but Barraza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Inoshita shoots in and drives through. Barraza sprawls well.
Alberto Barraza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kawaki Inoshita.
Barraza stuns Inoshita with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barraza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Barraza misses.
No luck for Inoshita with that takedown attempt.
Barraza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barraza connects with a crisp jab.
Barraza misses with a two punch combination.
Barraza misses with a few strikes there.
Inoshita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barraza is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Barraza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inoshita makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barraza lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Barraza does no damage.
Inoshita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barraza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Inoshita tries to counter it with a takedown but Barraza pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inoshita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Inoshita fails with the takedown.
Barraza throws a nice looking combination but Inoshita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barraza fails to land with a series of punches.
Barraza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barraza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barraza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inoshita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barraza misses with a series of wild punches.
Inoshita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Inoshita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barraza defends well and Inoshita ends up having to push Barraza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barraza swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoshita tries for a takedown but Barraza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Inoshita looks for a takedown but Barraza sprawls well.
Inoshita takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barraza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Barraza.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inoshita.
Inoshita on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inoshita has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Inoshita there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Barraza as Inoshita shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barraza lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Inoshita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inoshita walks into a straight right hand from Barraza.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Barraza! Inoshita is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Barraza!
Post fight, an emotional Alberto Barraza said 'I AM CAPTAIN MEXICO!!!'.