PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lei Wulong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lei Wulong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Kint's chin.

Kint
vs
Wulong

189 cm
25
195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

188 cm
34
197 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Kint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Wulong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wulong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kint scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wulong thuds a left hand into Kint's body.
Wulong throws a body punch but Kint moves out of range.
Kint shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wulong defends it nicely.
Wulong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wulong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Kint.
Wulong stuffs the takedown.
Wulong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wulong throws a hook but Kint avoids it easily.
Wulong throws a hook to the side of Kint's head but Kint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kint slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong misses with a two punch combination.
Wulong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kint changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wulong tries to avoid it but Kint manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wulong to the ground. Wulong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Kint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wulong scores with a nice strike.

Kint clinches with his opponent.
Wulong lands with a short shot to the head.
Wulong stalling in the clinch but Kint improves position.
Kint has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wulong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wulong taking a breather.

Wulong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kint is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wulong to the mat. Wulong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wulong is trying to keep Kint in close.
Wulong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kint forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kint is looking to stall here but Wulong recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint wants to control from the top but Wulong keeps moving.
Kint is pushing down on Wulong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wulong is fighting to maintain full guard but Kint has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wulong won't allow Kint to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wulong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wulong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kint tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wulong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wulong is staying active underneath Kint, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wulong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong gets full guard.
Kint stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wulong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wulong keeping moving, preventing Kint from controlling successfully.
Kint stands and throws Wulong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kint works to advance to full mount. Wulong defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wulong working to try and regain half guard.
Kint manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wulong to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kint tightening his grip on Wulong, looking for the choke.

Kint is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kint working for the choke.
I really don't envy Wulong right now.
Kint tries to get the hooks in deep but Wulong pushed the leg off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kint is looking for the choke from the back position but Wulong is controlling his hands well.

Kint working for the choke.

Kint is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Wulong has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Kint dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Roger Kint has been cut.

Kint is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wulong's half guard.
Wulong is looking to control Kint's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wulong avoid being mounted?
Wulong moves into full guard.
Roger Kint overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wulong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kint slips nicely into half guard.
Kint is keen to just control but Wulong is a slippery customer.
Wulong has his hands clasped together around Kint's back. He's all about the action.

Kint looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kint is looking for a kimura here.
Kint tries to pass to full mount but Wulong defends it.
Kint seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wulong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kint trying to mount his opponent but Wulong defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kint is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kint wants to pass to mount but Wulong is defending the position.
Wulong is looking to control Kint's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wulong avoid being mounted?
Kint is pressing down on Wulong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wulong is holding on for now.
Wulong controlling the position for now.
Wulong is trying to maintain the position but Kint is very close to passing his half guard.
Wulong tries to roll over but Kint keeps him under control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kint trying to pass the guard but Wulong defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint wants to control but Wulong is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wulong throws a leg kick but Kint sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wulong misses with a right hand
enabling Kint to counter with a crisp jab.
Wulong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kint finds it's way through Wulong's defenses.
Wulong throws a hook to the side of Kint's head but Kint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wulong looks to land a left hand but Kint moved out of range nicely.

Wulong forces Kint back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Kint scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wulong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kint.
Wulong blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wulong tries a body shot but Kint blocks it.
Wulong misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wulong manages to break the clinch.
Wulong lands a nice hook to Kint's body. Kint takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulong slips a jab from Kint.
Wulong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horrible takedown by Kint or perhaps it was just good defense by Wulong which made him look bad.
Wulong tries to bum rush Kint with a series of wild strikes but Kint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kint shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wulong. Kint does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roger Kint will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Kint's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wulong throws a big shot that misses.
Lei Wulong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wulong cracks Kint with an open hand slap.
Kint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wulong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kint blocks a leg kick.
Wulong misses with a hook to the body
and Kint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Kint misses.
Kint looks to land a combination but Wulong avoids it well.
Wulong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kint looks to score with a jab to the body but Wulong is just out of range.
Kint wants to clinch up but Wulong keeps it at a distance.
Kint stuffs the takedown attempt from Wulong. Wulong gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Kint misses its intended target.
Kint lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong swats away the attempt to clinch by Kint.

Wulong rushes Kint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wulong wants a takedown.
Wulong prevents a body shot from Kint.
Wulong tries a body shot but Kint blocks it.
Kint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Wulong fails to land.
Kint lands an uppercut.
Kint stalling the fight.
Kint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Wulong on the inside.
Kint blocks a body shot from Wulong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint blocks an uppercut.
Kint lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Wulong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Wulong fails to land.
Wulong misses with a punch to the body.
Kint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lei Wulong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Wulong.
Kint gets through Wulong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wulong misses with a body punch.
Wulong misses with a punch to the body.

Wulong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wulong walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wulong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kint manages to avoid it.
Wulong works over Kint's head and body with a nice combination.
Kint lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wulong lands a head shot.

Wulong rushes Kint and presses him up against the cage.
Kint throws a head punch that misses.
Wulong scores with a hook to the body.
Wulong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Wulong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wulong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kint's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wulong has hold of one of Kint's legs. Kint is fighting the takedown attempt but Wulong gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wulong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wulong trying to control but Kint is working from the bottom.
Wulong won't allow Kint to get back to his feet.
Wulong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kint is keeping the position for now.
Kint trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kint seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lei Wulong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kint has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roger Kint!
Roger Kint bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.