PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Marufuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marufuji comes to the ring accompanied by DJ Krush - No More (Kemuri Productions). Kint is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: White Zombie - Thunderkiss '65. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marufuji
vs
Kint

182 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Marufuji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Kint!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint shoots in for a takedown but Marufuji shows good takedown defense.
A left and a right from Kint both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Daisuke Marufuji has been cut.
Marufuji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kint counters by clinching up.

Kint has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marufuji uses from the top position.
Marufuji wants to control from the top but Kint keeps moving.
Kint wants to sweep here but Marufuji controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marufuji stands and throws Kint's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marufuji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kint keeps working.
Marufuji in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kint struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marufuji tries to score with some ground and pound. Kint controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Marufuji 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kint throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marufuji's head.
No luck for Kint with that takedown attempt.
Marufuji fails with the takedown

and Kint counters by moving into the clinch.
Marufuji trying to land knees to the body.

Kint breaks the clinch.
Marufuji misses with a takedown
and Kint finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daisuke Marufuji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marufuji is breathing heavily.
Marufuji closes the distance but Kint moves to the side

and Kint counters with a takedown into side control.
Kint wants to stand but Marufuji is controlling his arm.
Marufuji looking for a sweep but Kint has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marufuji is looking to improve his position but Kint isn't that keen on the idea.
Marufuji is squirming around, avoiding Kint's attempts to control the action.
Marufuji wants to hold on but Kint pushes him away.
Kint looking to control but Marufuji is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marufuji is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marufuji reaches up to try and control the position but Kint seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Marufuji rolls and tries to escape and now Kint has his back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kint is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Marufuji defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kint's arms.
Marufuji rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kint is keen to just control but Marufuji is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marufuji slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kint wants to control from the top but Marufuji keeps moving.
Kint is looking to stand up but Marufuji won't let him.

Marufuji throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marufuji is trying to control the position but Kint postures up.
Kint preventing the sweep.
Marufuji controls Kint momentarily but Kint frees himself.
Marufuji being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Kint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daisuke Marufuji's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kint doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Marufuji counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marufuji wants to pass to mount but Kint is defending the position.
Kint looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marufuji not doing much here.

Kint looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kint is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint is not content to let Marufuji control the position.
Kint trying to control but Marufuji postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kint moves forwards but Marufuji connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Marufuji clinches.
Kint gets underhooks to prevent Marufuji's takedown attempt.
Marufuji tries to score a body lock takedown but Kint shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kint tries to pull guard but Marufuji holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kint drops back down to his feet.
Kint tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daisuke Marufuji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Kint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kint works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kint working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kint fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Marufuji gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kint regains guard.
Kint manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marufuji manages to get himself to full guard.
Marufuji 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.
Marufuji is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kint content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kint slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kint stopping the sweep attempt from Marufuji.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kint stands up and waves to Marufuji to follow him.
Marufuji with a poor takedown

and Kint counters with a shoot takedown. Marufuji fights it but they end up in guard.
Kint is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kint postures up.
Kint wants to stand but Marufuji is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marufuji looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint trying to control the position from guard on top but Marufuji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kint tries to stand but Marufuji is controlling from the bottom.

Marufuji has his foot on Kint's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kint works his way back into a safe position though.
Marufuji looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kint is one step ahead there.

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

Kint darts in and clinches Marufuji up against the ropes.
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 Daisuke Marufuji will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daisuke Marufuji'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marufuji throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kint's waist but Kint gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marufuji off to one side.
Kint goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Kint clinches up with Marufuji and pushes him back against the ropes.

Kint manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marufuji thows a big elbow that misses.
Kint doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Marufuji looking to pass the guard.
Roger Kint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kint manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marufuji manages to get himself to full guard.
Kint trying to control but Marufuji is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kint makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint forces his way into half guard.
Marufuji trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Marufuji tries to lock up and control but Kint gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kint tries to control but Marufuji wriggling away.
Kint looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kint controlling from the full mount.
Marufuji is working to get back to half guard.

Kint working for a submission but Marufuji is keeping him at bay.
Marufuji working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint manages to capitalize on a mistake by Marufuji to take his back!
Kint gets his hands free as Marufuji looks to control.

Kint has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Marufuji tries to roll but Kint sticks to his back.
Kint trying to control.
Kint keeps control of the position as Marufuji tries to break free.
Marufuji is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kint really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Marufuji.
Kint throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kint wants to control but Marufuji manages to buck him off and is now in Kint's guard! Nice work there by Marufuji!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Marufuji feints and as Kint raises his hands in defense, Marufuji changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Kint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kint has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Kint!