PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slick Inakmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Inakmas
vs
Brown

188 cm
24
197 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slick Inakmas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inakmas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Inakmas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brown tries to buck Inakmas off but Inakmas is having none of it.
A lull in the action here as Inakmas stalls from top position.
Inakmas scores with punches from side control.
Inakmas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Inakmas wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas advances to mount.
Inakmas controlling from the full mount.
Inakmas lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Inakmas is working for a guillotine from mount but Brown frees his head quite easily.
Inakmas lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Inakmas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Inakmas controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inakmas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Inakmas content just to control the position here.
Inakmas working the ground and pound effectively.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas content just to control the position here.
Inakmas with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inakmas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inakmas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Inakmas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Inakmas wants to clinch.
Brown connects with a right hand. Inakmas shakes it off.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inakmas moves away.
Inakmas blocks a jab.
Brown throws a jab when Inakmas was well out of range.
Inakmas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Inakmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inakmas ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Inakmas is just out of range.
Inakmas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown by Inakmas or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Inakmas defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inakmas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Inakmas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Inakmas trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Inakmas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Inakmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inakmas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inakmas content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position.
Inakmas lands a couple of digs.
Inakmas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Inakmas controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Inakmas.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Inakmas.
Inakmas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown won't allow Inakmas to pass to mount.
Inakmas 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.
Inakmas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Inakmas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inakmas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Inakmas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Inakmas tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Inakmas shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Inakmas or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Inakmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Inakmas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Inakmas content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Inakmas wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas controlling from the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Slick Inakmas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Inakmas lands with a good body shot.
Inakmas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Inakmas shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown misses with a body shot.

Inakmas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Inakmas controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Inakmas.
Inakmas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Inakmas looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Inakmas controlling his opponent.
Inakmas working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inakmas content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Inakmas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joseph Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inakmas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Inakmas takes one to the chin there.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Inakmas on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Inakmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Inakmas darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Inakmas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inakmas keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Brown misses.
Inakmas shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joseph Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inakmas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Inakmas looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Inakmas blocks a jab.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inakmas moves away.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Inakmas is just out of range.
Inakmas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Inakmas under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Inakmas's head.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.

Inakmas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Inakmas struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inakmas trying to land knees to the body.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inakmas tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Inakmas struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas trying to land knees to the body.
Inakmas effectively controlling the action here.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Inakmas is controlling him.
Inakmas tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown wants to break free but Inakmas has control.
Inakmas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inakmas with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inakmas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Inakmas.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inakmas avoiding damage.
Inakmas scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inakmas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Joseph Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Inakmas tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown misses the body punch

and Inakmas counters by moving into the clinch.
Inakmas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Inakmas taking a breather.
Inakmas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Inakmas lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Inakmas fails to land.
Inakmas misses with a knee strike.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Inakmas is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inakmas tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Inakmas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inakmas missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Inakmas.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Inakmas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown throws a right and a left that Inakmas avoids nicely.
Joseph Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slick Inakmas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Inakmas shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Inakmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inakmas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown slips a jab from Inakmas.
Brown throws a jab when Inakmas was well out of range.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown takes a swing at Inakmas's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inakmas.
Inakmas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Inakmas's defenses.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inakmas moves away.
A cross from Brown lands.
Joseph Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inakmas tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Inakmas is just out of range.
Inakmas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Inakmas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Inakmas's head but Inakmas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inakmas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inakmas fails with the takedown.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Inakmas to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Inakmas looks to clinch but Brown throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Inakmas taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joseph Brown!
Joseph Brown is the new middleweight champion!