PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kafka
vs
Roxton

183 cm
29
192 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

178 cm
27
195 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kafka throws a series of punches but Roxton moves out of range.
Kafka jabs Roxton right on the nose. Roxton blinks but takes it well.
Kafka connects with a leg kick. Roxton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Roxton scores with a takedown into Kafka's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Kafka's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kafka controls Roxton momentarily but Roxton frees himself.
Roxton trying to control but Kafka is working from the bottom.
Roxton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kafka working a defensive guard here.
Roxton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxton looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roxton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roxton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kafka. Roxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kafka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Roxton.

It looks like Viktor Kafka has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roxton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roxton tries to land a front kick but Kafka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roxton avoids the body shot from Kafka.
Viktor Kafka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roxton ducks right into an uppercut from Kafka.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roxton.
Kafka lands a really nice looking cross but Roxton seems unphased.
Roxton throws a head kick but Kafka moves out of range.
Kafka keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Kafka blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Roxton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roxton throws a head punch that misses.
Kafka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roxtons head.
Kafka tries to work over Roxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kafka has hold of one of Roxton's legs. Roxton is fighting the takedown attempt but Kafka gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Roxton managing to control the position.
Roxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kafka is one step ahead there.
Roxton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka tries to free his leg and advance position but Roxton is retaining full guard.
Kafka sitting in guard here, content to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roxton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kafka's calf.
Roxton staying out of range there.
Kafka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kafka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kafka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kafka. Roxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roxton misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Roxton scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kafka tries a head kick but it misses.
Roxton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roxton misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Kafka.
Roxton misses with a body kick.
Roxton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roxton connects with a solid leg kick.
Roxton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kafka.
Roxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Kafka.
Roxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kafka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roxton ducks under a wild hook from Kafka.
Kafka avoids the head kick by Roxton.
Nice defenses there by Roxton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Roxton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kafka misses with a low kick.
Kafka lands a jab to Roxton's midsection.
Roxton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A left lands for Kafka.
Roxton is looking to clinch but Kafka is avoiding it.
Kafka stuns Roxton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kafka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roxton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kafka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roxton misses with a straight right.
Roxton throws a low kick but Kafka avoids it.
Roxton throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Kafka counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roxton!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roxton is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kafka controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton struggling a bit here.
Roxton tries to improve position but can't.
Roxton is trying to control Kafka's posture but Kafka avoids it.
Roxton holds on to Kafka's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton is trying to control Kafka's posture but Kafka avoids it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitch Roxton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kafka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Roxton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kafka lands with a hook. Roxton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kafka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roxton. Roxton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roxton 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kafka is looking to slow Roxton down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Roxton is predictable there

so Kafka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kafka being controlled here momentarily.
Roxton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kafka's guard.
Kafka 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.
Roxton trying to control but Kafka is working from the bottom.
Kafka 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roxton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka pulls Roxton in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roxton wants to control from the top but Kafka keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitch Roxton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Roxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roxton moves out of range as Kafka throws a body kick.
Mitch Roxton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kafka misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roxton.
A combination from Roxton does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kafka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Roxton.
Roxton tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Kafka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kafka throws a leg kick which misses Roxton's front leg but catches the back leg as Roxton tries to avoid it.
Roxton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kafka is out of range.
Mitch Roxton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Roxton misses.
Roxton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kafka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roxton's head backwards.
Roxton throws a leg kick but Kafka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roxton misses with a hook. Kafka ducked under it nicely.
Kafka scores with a spinning back kick!
Kafka keeps the fight on the outside.
Kafka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roxton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Roxton.
Kafka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kafka misses with a head kick.
Roxton misses the jab.
Kafka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roxton throws a body kick that misses.
Roxton 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.
Kafka stuns Roxton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kafka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roxton.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kafka checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kafka.
Kafka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roxton wants to clinch up but Kafka keeps it at a distance.
Roxton throws a sloppy head kick and Kafka moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka tries to land a leg kick but Roxton saw it coming and moves away.
Kafka lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kafka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roxton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roxton throws a leg kick but Kafka moved away.
Roxton moves in looking to clinch but Kafka pushes him off.
Roxton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kafka is out of range and Roxton settles back down.
Roxton misses with a body kick.
Roxton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kafka connects with a leg kick. Roxton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roxton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roxton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roxton throws a push kick but Kafka slaps the foot to one side.
Kafka connects with a right hand. Roxton shakes it off.

Roxton rushes Kafka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kafka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton tries to work over Kafka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roxton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kafka misses with a body punch.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Roxton gets through Kafka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roxton has Kafka pressed against the cage, preventing Kafka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kafka prevents a body shot from Roxton.
Kafka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kafka throws a head punch that misses.
Kafka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roxton taking a breather.
Roxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Roxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roxton stalling in the clinch but Kafka improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kafka.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kafka.
Roxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roxton struggles to land a body shot inside as Kafka controls his hands.
Roxton presses Kafka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Kafka manages to break the clinch.
Roxton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kafka misses with an uppercut. Roxton saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roxton.
Roxton tries to clinch there but Kafka circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kafka.
Roxton tries a low kick but Kafka avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roxton blocks a head kick by Kafka.
Roxton throws a lazy body kick

and Kafka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roxton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitch Roxton.
I think Roxton 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mitch Roxton! Mitch Roxton retains his middleweight title!
Mitch Roxton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.