PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Mokujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mati Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Mokujin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mati Kingston's chin.

Mokujin
vs
Kingston

225 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamil Mokujin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mati Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mokujin scores with a takedown into Kingston's guard.
Kingston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mokujin preventing the sweep.

Kingston has his foot on Mokujin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mokujin works his way back into a safe position though.
Mokujin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kingston throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mokujin escapes and throws Kingston's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kingston looks winded!
Mokujin is looking to take a break and control but Kingston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mokujin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kingston looks to move to half guard but instead Mokujin has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokujin wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kingston is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mokujin avoids the attempt from Kingston to control.
Mokujin thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mokujin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kingston because Mokujin loaded up on that one.
Kingston is squirming around, avoiding Mokujin's attempts to control the action.
Mokujin throwing strikes here but Kingston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kingston is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kingston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mokujin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mokujin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mokujin wants to control the pace but Kingston is squirming around nicely.
Mokujin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kingston is squirming around, avoiding Mokujin's attempts to control the action.
Kingston sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kingston is refusing to be controlled, as Mokujin sits in half guard.
Mokujin works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Mokujin.
Mokujin 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.
Kingston defending against the ground and pound.
Kingston is trying to get back to half guard.
Kingston is not content to let Mokujin control the position.
Kingston isn't going anywhere.
Mokujin wants to stand but Kingston has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kingston is looking to reverse the position.
Kingston trying his best to control but Mokujin has mounted him.
Kingston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mokujin looking to control but Kingston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kingston is trying desperately to improve position.
Mokujin wants to control the pace but Kingston is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mokujin has hold of Kingston's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kingston manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Mokujin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mokujin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kingston is trying to defend but Mokujin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Kingston looking for submissions off his back.

Mokujin seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mokujin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
Kingston wants to sweep but Mokujin has passed to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston stops Mokujin from passing to mount.
Mokujin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kingston struggling a bit here.
Mokujin wants to stand but Kingston has his arm trapped.
Kingston tries to bench press Mokujin off him but Mokujin keeps the position.
Mokujin working away.
Mokujin is looking to take a break and control but Kingston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Mokujin drives through with a takedown into Kingston's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Mokujin from controlling successfully.

Kingston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mokujin wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Kingston has his foot on Mokujin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mokujin works his way back into a safe position though.
Kingston is wriggling around but Mokujin manages to pass to half guard.
Mokujin trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.

Mokujin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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.

Kingston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mokujin pulls his head out easily.

Mokujin is looking for a kimura here.
Mokujin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Kingston manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Mokujin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kingston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kingston happy to just control the position for now.

Kingston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mokujin, who protects the arm well.
Mokujin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mokujin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kingston's best efforts.

Mokujin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kingston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kingston is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mokujin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kingston.
Mokujin is looking to control Kingston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mokujin avoid being mounted?
Kamil Mokujin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mokujin looking for submissions off his back.

Kingston is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mokujin is just riding it out for now. Kingston eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kingston sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kingston is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Kingston the control monster continue. Boring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mokujin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kingston won't allow Mokujin to sweep him here.
Kingston trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mokujin's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mokujin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingston can do to turn this around?

Kingston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Kingston tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kingston takes a little break here. Mokujin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mati Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kingston has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Kingston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mokujin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kingston in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mati Kingston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mokujin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Mokujin!