PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takada Inagaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Inagaki
vs
Johnson

194 cm
18
276 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takada Inagaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inagaki tries to clinch up.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Inagaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Inagaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Johnson rushes Inagaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Inagaki.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Inagaki has double underhooks.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Inagaki drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.

Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Inagaki wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Inagaki from controlling successfully.
Inagaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Johnson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Inagaki is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Inagaki wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Inagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Inagaki 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inagaki 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.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Inagaki from standing up.
Inagaki wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Inagaki keeps moving.

Inagaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Inagaki.
Johnson stops Inagaki from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki 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.
Inagaki is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.

Takada Inagaki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Inagaki wants to clinch.
Inagaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inagaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Inagaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Inagaki.
Inagaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takada Inagaki 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.

Inagaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takada Inagaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inagaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Inagaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Inagaki is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Inagaki wants to clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inagaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inagaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Inagaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Inagaki connects with a high kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Inagaki enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Inagaki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Inagaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inagaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Inagaki trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Inagaki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Inagaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson won't allow Inagaki to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inagaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takada Inagaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson rushes Inagaki and presses him up against the cage.
Inagaki is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Inagaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Inagaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson prevents Inagaki from breaking the clinch.
Inagaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Inagaki is trying to stall.
Inagaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson has Inagaki pressed against the cage, preventing Inagaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Inagaki tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Inagaki tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inagaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Inagaki on that attempt.
Inagaki tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inagaki circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inagaki.
Inagaki is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Inagaki misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Inagaki on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Inagaki is defended easily by Johnson.
Inagaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takada Inagaki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inagaki.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Inagaki shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Inagaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Inagaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Inagaki goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takada Inagaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inagaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inagaki fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inagaki misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Inagaki tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inagaki.
Inagaki could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Inagaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inagaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Inagaki. Inagaki gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Inagaki counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Inagaki is looking to clinch.
Inagaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki wants to clinch.
Inagaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Inagaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Inagaki dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Inagaki's head and hops out.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inagaki swivels and escapes.
Inagaki scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inagaki.
Johnson checks a low kick from Inagaki.
Inagaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Takada Inagaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a push kick but Inagaki slaps the foot to one side.
Inagaki is looking to clinch.
Inagaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Inagaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Inagaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Inagaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Inagaki.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inagaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inagaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inagaki tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Inagaki.
Inagaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inagaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Inagaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Frank Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takada Inagaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inagaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takada Inagaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inagaki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takada Inagaki!