PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koji Murosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Wauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murosaki's entrance music is Now We Are Free. A fine choice. Wauler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Good 'ol Boy. Glenn Wauler has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Murosaki
vs
Wauler

185 cm
26
164 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

168 cm
27
169 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koji Murosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Wauler!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wauler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murosaki ducks under a wild hook from Wauler.
Murosaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wauler sprawls well. Wauler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murosaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Murosaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nordic Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Wauler misses with an uppercut

and Murosaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murosaki.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murosaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Wauler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murosaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murosaki throwing strikes but missing.
Wauler wants to sweep here but Murosaki controlling him for the moment.
Murosaki postures up in Wauler's guard and throws a big left but Wauler blocks it.
Murosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Wauler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murosaki looking to pass the guard.
Wauler looking for a sweep. Not yet Wauler, not yet.
Murosaki is pushing down on Wauler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wauler is fighting to maintain full guard but Murosaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wauler moves into full guard.
Murosaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Murosaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murosaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Murosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Wauler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wauler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murosaki wants to control from the top but Wauler keeps moving.
Murosaki sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Koji Murosaki just wasn't active enough.
Murosaki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Wauler to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wauler scores with a push kick.
Wauler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murosaki avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Murosaki misses the target.
Murosaki moves away from the strike by Wauler.
Wauler just misses with a punch to the body.
Wauler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Koji Murosaki has been cut.
Murosaki misses the jab.
Wauler misses with a straight right.
Murosaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wauler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murosaki shoots for a takedown but Wauler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wauler misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Wauler as he connects with a hook.
Murosaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Wauler's head.
Murosaki misses with a hook. Wauler ducked under it nicely.
Murosaki throws a shot from downtown. Wauler moves away and avoids it.
Wauler throws a leg kick but Murosaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wauler misses with a straight left.
Murosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wauler manages to avoid it.
Murosaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koji Murosaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murosaki throws a jab when Wauler was well out of range.
Wauler misses with a hook. Murosaki ducked under it nicely.
Wauler with a hook.
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 Koji Murosaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koji Murosaki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wauler throws a big shot that misses.
Murosaki moves out of range of the strikes.

Murosaki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wauler was covering up waiting for the punch and Murosaki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murosaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wauler wants to sweep but no luck.
Murosaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wauler trying to control the position here.
Koji Murosaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murosaki wants to control from the top but Wauler keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murosaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wauler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murosaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murosaki checks the leg kick.
Glenn Wauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murosaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Wauler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wauler leaves Murosaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wauler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murosaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wauler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murosaki.
Murosaki misses with a straight right.
Murosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wauler.
Some wild striking there from Wauler.
Wauler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murosaki.
Wauler lands a nice hook to Murosaki's body. Murosaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wauler. Murosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murosaki lands an overhand right.

It looks like Glenn Wauler has been cut.
Wauler misses with a wild body shot.
Murosaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Wauler sprawls well. He's pushed Murosaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Glenn Wauler seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Murosaki misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Wauler.
Murosaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Murosaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murosaki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wauler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murosaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Wauler misses.
Wauler misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Murosaki counters with a shoot takedown. Wauler fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murosaki trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wauler manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wauler stopping the sweep attempt from Murosaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki is working hard here to advance position.

Murosaki is looking for a triangle but Wauler pushes his legs off easily.
Wauler trying to control but Murosaki is working from the bottom.
Wauler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wauler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koji Murosaki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Murosaki avoids the body shot from Wauler.
A shot to the body from Wauler misses

and Murosaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Murosaki throws a strike but Wauler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murosaki is looking to sweep but instead, Wauler has passed into half guard.
Murosaki is looking to improve his position.
Murosaki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wauler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wauler's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murosaki tightening his grip on Wauler, looking for the choke.
Wauler is taking damage to the body and head.

Murosaki working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Wauler is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Glenn Wauler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Murosaki manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Murosaki is looking to control Wauler but Wauler is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Murosaki throws strikes from the back but Wauler rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Wauler.
Koji Murosaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki wants to control from the top but Wauler keeps moving.
Murosaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wauler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Murosaki!
Murosaki tries to hold on but Wauler pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murosaki is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murosaki wants to hold on but Wauler pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koji Murosaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murosaki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koji Murosaki!
Koji Murosaki tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.