PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Inarritu (ranked 487 p4p, 67 weight class) and Ladera Hawthorne (ranked 1366 p4p, 165 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Inarritu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vulcano. Hawthorne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beef Rap kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Inarritu
vs
Hawthorne

200 cm
24
250 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
255 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ladera Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inarritu misses with a kick to the body.
Hawthorne takes a swing at Inarritu's ribcage but misses.
Inarritu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Inarritu looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Hawthorne tries to counter with a clinch but Inarritu shakes him off and moves away.
Inarritu misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Inarritu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inarritu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Inarritu.
Felix Inarritu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inarritu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Inarritu does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Inarritu.
Hawthorne wants to counter the offense by Inarritu and move into the clinch position.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but Inarritu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Inarritu cracks Hawthorne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the body kick from Inarritu.
Inarritu missing with a left hand there. Hawthorne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Inarritu tenderised Hawthorne's leg. Hawthorne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inarritu.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inarritu throws the left hand but Hawthorne avoids the punch easily.
Inarritu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Inarritu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Inarritu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hawthorne.
Inarritu throws a wild body kick that Hawthorne sees coming a mile off.
Hawthorne steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Inarritu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inarritu lands a jab.
Inarritu misses with a body kick.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inarritu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Inarritu pushes Hawthorne away with a front kick.
Inarritu ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Inarritu scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid body kick from Inarritu.
Hawthorne looks winded!
Inarritu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Inarritu there.
Hawthorne walks into a jab.
Hawthorne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inarritu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawthorne has time to react.
Inarritu throws a hook but Hawthorne avoids it easily.
Hawthorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inarritu throws out the jab.
Inarritu misses with a two punch combination.
Inarritu lands with an overhand left.
Hawthorne misses with a left hand
and Inarritu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawthorne throws a poor cross that misses
and Inarritu counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawthorne.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne tries to work over Inarritu's front leg with a kick but Inarritu checks it.
Inarritu is looking to counter punch.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Inarritu was well out of range.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawthorne is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Inarritu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawthorne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Inarritu rather than just go for the knockout.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inarritu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Inarritu scores with a hook to the body. Hawthorne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Inarritu sends Hawthorne crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Inarritu is motioning to the referee to let Hawthorne up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Ladera Hawthorne has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawthorne!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu throws the kick towards the body but Hawthorne avoids it.
Inarritu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Inarritu, right into the meat.
Hawthorne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Inarritu.
Inarritu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inarritu misses with a two punch combination.
Inarritu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawthorne.
Inarritu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
It looks like Inarritu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the side of Inarritu's head but Inarritu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Inarritu.
Hawthorne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Inarritu tries to land a front kick but Hawthorne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawthorne misses with the body kick
and Inarritu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawthorne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Inarritu! Hawthorne is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Inarritu!
Felix Inarritu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.