PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marius Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoshi Kawajari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is WAR then PEACE. Kawajari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cinderella Man. This should be a great matchup!

Mauler
vs
Kawajari

150 cm
24
134 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

165 cm
27
136 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marius Mauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Minoshi Kawajari!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajari throws a push kick but Mauler slaps the foot to one side.
Kawajari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kawajari scores with a decent looking hook.
Mauler tries to land a leg kick but Kawajari saw it coming and moves away.
Marius Mauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mauler.
Kawajari managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mauler.
Mauler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mauler is trying to ground and pound but Kawajari uses the momentary lack of control by Mauler to regain half guard.
Kawajari trying to hold on to Mauler's head to control him but Mauler postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kawajari defending well though.
Mauler working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kawajari's thigh. Kawajari counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Mauler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kawajari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mauler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mauler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kawajari holds on and takes a little breather.
Mauler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawajari is keeping the position for now.
Mauler throws a strike but Kawajari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kawajari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mauler is keeping the position for now.

Kawajari 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.
Mauler wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawajari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mauler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kawajari's half guard.
Mauler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kawajari defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mauler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kawajari's head.
Mauler throwing shots but Kawajari is blocking nicely.
Mauler wants to take a breather but Kawajari is having none of it.
Mauler throws a strike but Kawajari avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mauler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mauler postures up in Kawajari's guard and throws a big left but Kawajari blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mauler throws a strike but Kawajari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kawajari wants to pass the guard but Mauler is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marius Mauler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kawajari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawajari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawajari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kawajari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Marius Mauler has been cut.
A nice combination there by Kawajari.
A big right from Mauler misses.

Mauler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mauler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kawajari 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.
Mauler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawajari swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler is fighting to break Kawajari's control of his arms but Kawajari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mauler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawajari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mauler postures up in Kawajari's guard and throws a big left but Kawajari blocks it.
Mauler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawajari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mauler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawajari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mauler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mauler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawajari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mauler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kawajari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mauler.
Mauler throws and elbow that misses. Kawajari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mauler's guard. Nice move by Kawajari!
Kawajari trying to control the position from guard on top but Mauler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mauler keeping full guard, as Kawajari tries to pass.
Kawajari preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajari passes into half guard.
Mauler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mauler tries to get out of the position.
Mauler gets full guard.

Kawajari drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mauler dives on top into guard.
Mauler is pushing down on Kawajari's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kawajari is fighting to maintain full guard but Mauler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mauler thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kawajari to regain full guard.
Kawajari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mauler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler is looking to advance position but Kawajari has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kawajari fails to advance to Mauler's back.
Kawajari moves to take his opponent's back.

Kawajari looking for the choke but no joy.
A lull in the action here.

Kawajari looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minoshi Kawajari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marius Mauler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kawajari stuffs the takedown attempt from Mauler. Mauler gets slowly back to his feet.
Mauler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mauler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marius Mauler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mauler.
Mauler thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mauler. Kawajari does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler closes the distance and clinches up with Kawajari, looking for a takedown. Mauler pushes Kawajari against the cage but Kawajari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kawajari jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kawajari!
Mauler fails with the takedown.
Mauler doesn't manage to clinch there - Kawajari circles away.
Minoshi Kawajari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler shoots in for a double leg but Kawajari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kawajari looks to land a combination but Mauler avoids it well.
Mauler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mauler misses with a combination
and Kawajari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Mauler shoots in and bounces Kawajari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mauler trying to control but Kawajari is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kawajari pulls Mauler in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler throws and elbow that misses. Kawajari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mauler's guard. Nice move by Kawajari!

Kawajari drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mauler looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mauler looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mauler!
Kawajari regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mauler's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kawajari is staying active underneath Mauler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kawajari's thigh. Kawajari counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kawajari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mauler manages to get himself to full guard.
Mauler can't keep his opponent in guard - Kawajari advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kawajari is trying to control the action in half guard but Mauler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mauler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kawajari stands and throws Mauler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kawajari is looking to take a break and control but Mauler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kawajari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mauler, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Mauler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mauler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kawajari's best efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Minoshi Kawajari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kawajari has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minoshi Kawajari!