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 kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Viikate - Viina, terva & hauta. Saint has chosen Be Aggresive by Faith No More as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Inoue
vs
Saint

198 cm
26
215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
210 lbs
12 - 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Inoue.
Saint looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Inoue throws the kick towards the body but Saint avoids it.
Inoue looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saint stuffs the takedown attempt from Inoue. Inoue gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint blocks a low kick nicely.
Inoue checks the leg kick.
Saint connects with a leg kick. Inoue looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Inoue wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saint throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Yuya Inoue has been cut.
Inoue looks to land a right hand but Saint moved out of range.
Saint scores with a nice strike.

Inoue shoots in and gets a takedown into Saint's guard.
Saint is controlling Inoue's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Inoue would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Inoue wants to pass the guard but Saint is keeping the position.
Saint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Inoue tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint is retaining full guard.
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 trying to control the position.
Saint wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kain Saint wasn't active enough on the ground.
Inoue tries to work over Saint's front leg with a kick but Saint checks it.
Yuya Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint tries to land a leg kick but Inoue saw it coming and moves away.
Saint blocks a head kick by Inoue.
Inoue throws a low kick, looking for Saint's leg but Saint calmly moves out of range.

Inoue looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Inoue wants to pass the guard but Saint is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is working hard here to advance position.
Saint wants to sweep here but Inoue controlling him for the moment.
Inoue looking to pass the guard.
Inoue preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Inoue drops back looking for a leg! Saint is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saint manages to kick Inoue off! Inoue jumps back into Saint's guard.
Inoue looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint is trying to keep Inoue in close.
Saint manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inoue manages to get himself to full guard.
Saint connects with a couple of short punches.
Saint content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saint trying to control but Inoue is working from the bottom.
Saint throws a strike but Inoue rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saint trying to control the position here.
Saint wants to sweep here but Inoue controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
Saint wants to sweep here but Inoue controlling him for the moment.

Inoue drops back looking for a leg! Saint is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saint manages to kick Inoue off! Inoue jumps back into Saint's guard.
Inoue postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inoue tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint trying to keep a closed guard but Inoue is proving a slippery customer.
Inoue preventing the sweep.
Saint controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice body punch from Saint.
Inoue just misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses.
Saint pivots, looking for a leg kick but Inoue is out of range and Saint settles back down.
Inoue fails with the takedown.
Inoue bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint's head.
Saint feints and then cracks Inoue's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inoue down.
Saint fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Inoue checks it well.
Inoue lands with a good body shot.
Inoue lands a leg kick that knocks Saint off balance momentarily.
Inoue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inoue misses with the body kick
and Saint counters with a nice low kick that buckles Inoue's knee momentarily.
Saint throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Inoue.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Inoue tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint misses the target.
Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inoue lands a jab to the head.
Saint misses with a hook. Inoue ducked under it nicely.
Kain Saint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inoue fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue throws out a leg kick but Saint moves out of range and Inoue only half commits.
Inoue shoots in but Saint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Inoue changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint tries to avoid it but Inoue manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint to the ground. Saint escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saint takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Inoue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint moves out of range as Inoue throws a body kick.
Inoue is looking to chop away at Saint's legs.
Inoue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Inoue does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Inoue moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Saint.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Saint misses.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inoue throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue lands with a shot to the body.
Inoue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Inoue misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Saint.
Inoue walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Inoue throws a wild body kick that Saint sees coming a mile off.
Inoue takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Inoue. Saint shrugs it off though.
Inoue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
Saint connects with the punch.
Inoue fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inoue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint wants to land a leg kick but Inoue is out of range.
Saint lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint.
Saint throws a nice looking combination but Inoue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Inoue scores with a head kick. Saint tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inoue.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint lands a nice shot that snaps Inoue's head back.

Yuya Inoue's cut is getting worse.
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Inoue shoots in.
Saint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Inoue. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint. That's going to slow Inoue down.
The crowd cheers as Saint lands an impressive looking overhand right. Inoue doesn't seem phased though.
Saint works the jab nicely.
Saint chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inoue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Kain Saint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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 shoots in looking for a takedown but Saint manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Inoue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saint scores with the left hand. Inoue knows he should have avoided that one.
Saint scores with a leg kick.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint connects with a leg kick. Inoue looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint scores with a crisp jab that stopped Inoue in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint connects with a jab.
Saint connects with a leg kick. Inoue looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint stuns Inoue with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Inoue 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot by Saint.
Saint throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Inoue lands a head kick!
Inoue cracks Saint with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inoue.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saint checks a leg kick.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Saint takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint misses with a straight right.
Inoue with a lazy takedown attempt

and Saint counters with a head kick that drops Inoue to the mat! Inoue scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Inoue is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Inoue to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Inoue looks to clinch but Saint throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Inoue taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kain Saint!
Kain Saint took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI for their support in the buildup to the fight.