PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inoue's entrance music is Viikate - Viina, terva & hauta. A fine choice. Saint has chosen Be Aggresive by Faith No More as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kain Saint enters the ring!

Inoue
vs
Saint

198 cm
27
215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

188 cm
26
210 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inoue closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saint to the mat! Saint manages to get full guard.
Saint keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.
Saint seems keen to control Inoue's posture.
Inoue forces his way into half guard.

Inoue seems to be looking for submissions.

Inoue seems to be working for a kimura but Saint defends the submission attempt.
Saint is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Inoue is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Saint tries to get to full guard but Inoue has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Inoue is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saint is just riding it out for now. Inoue eventually gives up the hold.
Saint wants to improve his position but Inoue is controlling well.
Saint is looking to control Inoue's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saint avoid being mounted?
Saint is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Inoue is looking for a kimura here.
Inoue frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Inoue jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Saint is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Saint and Inoue has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Inoue thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inoue is trying to get an arm triangle but Saint is defending well.

Inoue tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Inoue has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Saint wants to control but Inoue postures up.
Saint is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Inoue is staying active.
Saint is trying to get back to half guard.

Inoue working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inoue is trying to get an arm triangle but Saint is defending well.
Saint is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Inoue's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Inoue is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saint defends it well.
Saint wants to control but Inoue is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Inoue seems to be looking for submissions.
Saint is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Saint is trying to maintain the position but Inoue is very close to passing his half guard.
Saint works his way to full guard. Good work.
Inoue is looking to advance position but Saint has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Saint trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Saint with good strikes from the mount here!
Saint looking to control but Inoue is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue can't escape the position.
Inoue is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue taking shots to the head.
Inoue tries to reverse the position but Saint maintains control.
Saint controlling his opponent.
Inoue working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kain Saint will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Saint tries a head kick but it misses.
Inoue blocks a head kick by Saint.
Inoue lands with a kick to the temple. Saint shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saint misses with a body shot.
Inoue doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saint counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Inoue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Inoue throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Inoue with a jab.
A left lands for Saint.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue slips under a jab from Saint.
Inoue just misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint misses with a leg kick.
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!
Saint takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Saint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inoue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a leg kick but Inoue moved away.
That kick from Saint tenderised Inoue's leg. Inoue is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoue is just out of range.
Inoue jabs Saint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saint throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
Saint takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Saint pushes Inoue up against the ropes in a clinch.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inoue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Come on Saint - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Inoue is working Saint over against the ropes.
Inoue is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Saint is defending well.
Inoue prevents a body shot from Saint.

Saint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Saint as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Saint misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint blocks a head kick by Inoue.
Yuya Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inoue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue dodges the punch combination from Saint.
Inoue sizes up Saint with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint.
Saint checks a low kick from Inoue.
Saint scores with a nice body kick.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saint but Saint pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Inoue throws a low kick, looking for Saint's leg but Saint calmly moves out of range.
Saint swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoids the head kick by Inoue.
Saint lands a lovely overhand right.
Inoue throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Inoue.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint.
Inoue tries for a takedown but Saint circles away easily
and Saint counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Inoue is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint throws a series of punches but Inoue avoids them all with ease.
Inoue misses with a body kick.
Saint looks to land a body kick but Inoue moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saint.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint lunges at Inoue with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inoue's hand.
Inoue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kain Saint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint is looking to score with low kicks.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saint as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Saint blocks the low kick.
Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inoue.
Saint throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inoue connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint keeps Inoue at a distance using the push kick.
Saint throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Saint scores with a jab to the body.
Saint throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Saint misses with a body kick.
A jab from Saint misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Inoue blocks a leg kick.
Inoue throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Inoue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saint misses with a hook.
Inoue misses with a hook to the body
and Saint counters with a good low kick that Inoue was not able to check.
Saint lands with a straight right. Inoue didn't see that one coming.
Saint tries to score with a low kick but Inoue moves his leg out of the way.
Saint has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint there as he acknowledges the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Inoue.
Inoue misses with a leg kick
and Saint counters with a nice low kick that buckles Inoue's knee momentarily.
Inoue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Inoue is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint, as that shot connected.
Inoue shoots in but Saint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
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!
Inoue misses with a head kick.
Inoue takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inoue blocks a jab.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inoue's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Saint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint lands a nice looking body shot.
Saint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Inoue wants to slow Saint down by chopping away at his legs.
Inoue lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Inoue doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saint counters with an inside leg kick.
Saint scores with a hook.
Inoue has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Inoue there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
Saint scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Saint.
Inoue with a jab.
Inoue with a poor takedown
and Saint counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Saint misses.
Inoue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Inoue connects with an inside leg kick.
Inoue on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Inoue ducks right into an uppercut from Saint.
Kain Saint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inoue throws a leg kick but Saint sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inoue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inoue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint slips a straight right by Inoue.
Saint misses with a series of wild punches.
Inoue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inoue scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue checks a low kick from Saint.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but Saint shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint connects with a good right hand that stumbles Inoue. Inoue circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Inoue dives in and grabs Saint's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes down on Inoue's head and hops out.
Saint connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint scores with a hook.
Saint throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Inoue moves out of range easily.
Saint keeps Inoue at a distance using the push kick.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Inoue looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Saint digs a good hook to Inoue's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint. That's going to slow Inoue down.
Inoue looks for a takedown but Saint sprawls well.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Inoue tries a low kick but Saint avoids it.
Inoue is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inoue blocks a jab.
Saint shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saint moves out of range as Inoue strikes.
Saint throws a nice looking combination but Inoue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Saint's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Inoue connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint scrambles back to his feet.
Saint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Inoue misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Saint.
Saint shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Saint misses.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Saint really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Inoue. Beautiful body shot.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Inoue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Inoue misses with a hook.

Saint has closed the distance and engaged Inoue in a clinch.
Saint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Saint gets through Inoue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint lands with a right to the head.
Inoue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saint is keeping busy.
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Saint gets through Inoue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inoue tries to pull guard but Saint won't allow it.
Saint lands with a right to the head.
Saint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.

Inoue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint avoids the body shot from Inoue.
Saint takes a kick to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Saint throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Inoue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saint pinned against the ropes. Saint gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inoue tries to land a front kick but Saint steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Inoue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Saint is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Inoue misses with a lunging right hand
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inoue misses with a left hand
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Inoue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saint finds it's way round the side to connect with Inoue's head.
Saint throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saint defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saint. Inoue shrugs it off though.
Inoue scores with a jab to the body.
Inoue looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saint scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint is looking to slow Inoue down with leg kicks.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Inoue fails with a takedown attempt.
Inoue fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint.
Good work by Inoue as he checks the leg kick.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
Inoue gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Inoue blocks a jab.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses.
Saint throws a front kick aimed at Inoue's knee but Inoue avoids it well.
Saint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Inoue moved out of range.
Inoue works the jab nicely.
Saint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inoue tries a low kick but Saint avoids it.
Saint misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inoue.
Saint avoids the head kick by Inoue.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint!
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Inoue tries to land a leg kick but Saint saw it coming and moves away.
Saint swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inoue checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Saint - just one landing.
Inoue drops his hands momentarily and Saint takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint avoids the body shot from Inoue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Inoue scores a takedown into full mount!

Inoue goes for an armbar but Saint turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Saint.
Inoue keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Saint dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Saint misses with a head kick.
Saint blocks a jab.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inoue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inoue lands a glancing blow to the side of Saint's head.
Saint punishes Inoue's body with a nice straight punch.
Inoue looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Inoue tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint swivels and escapes.
Inoue swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inoue is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Inoue misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inoue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inoue.
Inoue misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Inoue.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint misses with a leg kick.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Inoue moves out of range easily.
Saint is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inoue.
Inoue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.

Inoue fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saint sprawls well initially but Inoue persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Saint gets full guard.
Inoue postures up.
Inoue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Inoue forces his way into half guard.
Yuya Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Inoue is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inoue is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint works his way to full guard. Good work.
Saint keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.
Saint looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saint looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Inoue throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Inoue is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Saint is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Saint has escaped and now he's on top!

Saint avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Inoue has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saint can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saint wants to control from the top but Inoue keeps moving.
Saint working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Inoue keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Saint looking to sit in guard and control but Inoue gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Inoue drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Inoue jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saint keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.

Inoue is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Inoue is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Inoue scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kain Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue being controlled here momentarily.
Inoue throws a strike but Saint rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kain Saint.
I've got Saint winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Kain Saint!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Kain Saint!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Kain Saint!

Kain Saint wins by unanimous decision!
Kain Saint is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kain Saint seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.