PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desu Inhanamoto (ranked 2525 p4p, 2340 weight class) and Jørgen Kristiansen (ranked 310 p4p, 296 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Inhanamoto
vs
Kristiansen

179 cm
21
166
4 - 3 - 1

170 cm
22
155
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Desu Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jørgen Kristiansen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristiansen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Jørgen Kristiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kristiansen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Inhanamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inhanamoto cracks Kristiansen with a nice body shot.
Inhanamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristiansen controls his hands.
Inhanamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kristiansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inhanamoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.
Inhanamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Kristiansen backwards.
Inhanamoto misses with a body punch.
Kristiansen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kristiansen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inhanamoto backwards.
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!
Inhanamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Inhanamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Kristiansen gets through Inhanamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kristiansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristiansen misses with a body punch.
Kristiansen misses with a body punch.
Inhanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Inhanamoto fails to land.
Kristiansen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kristiansen working aggressively here.
Kristiansen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kristiansen lands a hook that snaps the head of Inhanamoto backwards.
Kristiansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristiansen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Inhanamoto or not.
Kristiansen misses with some punches.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kristiansen lands a right hand.
Kristiansen lands with a left to the head.
Kristiansen working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Inhanamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kristiansen moves away from the strike by Inhanamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Kristiansen needs to keep his hands up - Inhanamoto had a free shot at his head there.
Inhanamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kristiansen feints and then cracks Inhanamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inhanamoto down.
Kristiansen tries to move into range but Inhanamoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Kristiansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Inhanamoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Kristiansen tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Kristiansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inhanamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Inhanamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Kristiansen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Inhanamoto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kristiansen can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristiansen.
Kristiansen tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Kristiansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto working aggressively here.
Kristiansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristiansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
Kristiansen misses with some punches.
Inhanamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Inhanamoto.
Kristiansen lands a nice uppercut.
Kristiansen lands with a right to the head.
Inhanamoto tries to throw a body punch but Kristiansen avoids it by throwing Inhanamoto back against the cage.
A short right from Inhanamoto.
Kristiansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
A head punch on the inside from Inhanamoto fails to land.
Kristiansen lands with a right to the head.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
Inhanamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kristiansen.

Inhanamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Inhanamoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristiansen thows a leg kick but Inhanamoto checks it
and Inhanamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kristiansen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Inhanamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Kristiansen backing up. Kristiansen nods at Inhanamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Kristiansen misses with an uppercut
and Inhanamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Kristiansen tenderised Inhanamoto's leg. Inhanamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Kristiansen finds it's way through Inhanamoto's defenses.
No joy there for Inhanamoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Inhanamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kristiansen manages to avoid it.
Inhanamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Inhanamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Kristiansen tries to score with a low kick but Inhanamoto moves his leg out of the way.
Kristiansen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kristiansen scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kristiansen checks a leg kick.
Inhanamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kristiansen punishes Inhanamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristiansen misses with a hook
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inhanamoto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kristiansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inhanamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kristiansen throws out a counter right but Inhanamoto avoids it with no problem.
Inhanamoto drops his hands momentarily and Kristiansen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Desu Inhanamoto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kristiansen.
Desu Inhanamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Kristiansen slips under a jab from Inhanamoto.
Kristiansen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kristiansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inhanamoto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kristiansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inhanamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen misses with a looping left.
Inhanamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Kristiansen connects with a single shot there.
Inhanamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kristiansen misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto lands a head shot.
Inhanamoto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inhanamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Inhanamoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Kristiansen dodges the punch combination from Inhanamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristiansen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch lands to the side of Inhanamoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Inhanamoto blocks the low kick.
Inhanamoto is looking to counter punch.
Kristiansen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kristiansen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kristiansen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Inhanamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kristiansen jabs Inhanamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the side of Kristiansen's head but Kristiansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kristiansen counters with a body kick.
Inhanamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Inhanamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kristiansen.
Inhanamoto lands a jab to the head.
Inhanamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kristiansen is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kristiansen. That's going to slow Inhanamoto down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inhanamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kristiansen.
A little feinted left hand from Inhanamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kristiansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kristiansen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Inhanamoto. That did some damage!
Inhanamoto connects with a leg kick.
Inhanamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Kristiansen blocks a leg kick.
Inhanamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Kristiansen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Inhanamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jørgen Kristiansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kristiansen jabs Inhanamoto right on the nose. Inhanamoto blinks but takes it well.
Kristiansen throws a good cross that connects.
Kristiansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kristiansen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inhanamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kristiansen can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with a straight right.
Kristiansen defending well as Inhanamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Kristiansen feints and then cracks Inhanamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inhanamoto down.
Inhanamoto looks to land a left hand but Kristiansen moved out of range nicely.
Inhanamoto thuds a left hand into Kristiansen's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Inhanamoto.
A telegraphed right hand from Kristiansen misses the target.
Inhanamoto is looking to counter punch.
Inhanamoto takes one to the chin there.
Kristiansen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Inhanamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristiansen tries to clinch but Inhanamoto is having none of it.
Kristiansen dodges the punch combination from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands with a right hand.
Kristiansen takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inhanamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kristiansen throws the left hand but Inhanamoto avoids the punch easily.
Inhanamoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kristiansen misses with a wild body shot.
Inhanamoto tries to score with a low kick but Kristiansen moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Kristiansen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kristiansen misses the shot to the body.
Inhanamoto throws a big counter combination but Kristiansen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Inhanamoto ducks under a wild hook from Kristiansen.
The fighters circling - Kristiansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kristiansen misses with a looping right.
Kristiansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inhanamoto throws a body kick that misses.
A nice side step and Kristiansen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kristiansen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inhanamoto's head backwards.
Kristiansen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jørgen Kristiansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kristiansen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Inhanamoto is out of range and Kristiansen settles back down.
Inhanamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kristiansen.
Inhanamoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kristiansen takes one on the button.
Inhanamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kristiansen.
Good leg kick by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto wants to slow Kristiansen down by chopping away at his legs.
Inhanamoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Inhanamoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kristiansen stalks Inhanamoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Inhanamoto's face. Inhanamoto staggers backwards, shaken.
Inhanamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crunch! Inhanamoto slams his shin into Kristiansen's torso.
Inhanamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Inhanamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen moves away from the strike by Inhanamoto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kristiansen! But no joy.
Kristiansen with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kristiansen with a nice calf kick.
Kristiansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristiansen moves out of range as Inhanamoto strikes.
Kristiansen feints and then cracks Inhanamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inhanamoto down.
Kristiansen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kristiansen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kristiansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inhanamoto tries to work over Kristiansen's front leg with a kick but Kristiansen checks it.
Inhanamoto looks for the body kick but Kristiansen saw that one coming.
Inhanamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Inhanamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inhanamoto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kristiansen avoids the body shot from Inhanamoto.
Kristiansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kristiansen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kristiansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inhanamoto.
Kristiansen misses with a hook.
Inhanamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kristiansen moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kristiansen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Inhanamoto throws a low kick but Kristiansen moves out of range easily.
Inhanamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kristiansen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inhanamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kristiansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Inhanamoto.
Kristiansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kristiansen thumps Inhanamoto with a low kick.
Kristiansen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kristiansen misses with a left hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Inhanamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Inhanamoto.
Good leg kick by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen misses with a hook. Inhanamoto ducked under it nicely.
Inhanamoto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Kristiansen coming out on top.
Inhanamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kristiansen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kristiansen throws a looping overhand right but Inhanamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Kristiansen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Kristiansen throws an off balance right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a series of strikes. Kristiansen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kristiansen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kristiansen tries to land a front kick but Inhanamoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Kristiansen slips a jab and a cross from Inhanamoto.
Kristiansen walks into a jab.
Inhanamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kristiansen throws a big shot that misses.
Inhanamoto thinks about countering with a body kick.
Inhanamoto slips a jab and a cross from Kristiansen.
Inhanamoto looks for the body kick but Kristiansen saw that one coming.
Kristiansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inhanamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kristiansen tries a low kick but Inhanamoto avoids it.
Kristiansen tries to clinch up
and Inhanamoto counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws out a loose jab but Kristiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inhanamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Kristiansen backs away, Inhanamoto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kristiansen connects with an inside leg kick.
Kristiansen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kristiansen loads up on a big right hand but Inhanamoto slips the punch.
Inhanamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kristiansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inhanamoto moves away.
Kristiansen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inhanamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inhanamoto staying out of range there.
Inhanamoto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Inhanamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Inhanamoto moves out of range as Kristiansen strikes.
Kristiansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Kristiansen throws the left hand but Inhanamoto avoids the punch easily.
Inhanamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen throws an off balance right hand
and Inhanamoto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jørgen Kristiansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kristiansen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jørgen Kristiansen!
A victorious Jørgen Kristiansen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.