PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Mavrouleas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kint comes to the ring accompanied by White Zombie - Thunderkiss '65. This should be fireworks!

Kint
vs
Mavrouleas

173 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
181 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Kint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostas Mavrouleas!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint is looking to clinch.

Mavrouleas gets a takedown into half guard.
Mavrouleas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kint does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Mavrouleas stands up from half guard.

Kint gets caught flat footed, as Mavrouleas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mavrouleas tries to free his leg and advance position but Kint is retaining full guard.

Kint has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mavrouleas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kint knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mavrouleas on the ground.
Mavrouleas postures up in Kint's guard and throws a big left but Kint blocks it.
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.
Mavrouleas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kint keeping moving, preventing Mavrouleas from controlling successfully.
Kint wants to stand up but Mavrouleas is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mavrouleas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kint is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mavrouleas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mavrouleas trying to pass the guard but Kint defending well.
Mavrouleas looks gassed!
Kint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kint wants to improve his position but Mavrouleas is controlling well.
Kint wants to control but Mavrouleas is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint is not content to let Mavrouleas control the position.
Kint wants to get back to his feet.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mavrouleas wants to work for an arm triangle but Kint is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mavrouleas wants to take a breather but Kint is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mavrouleas shoots in but Kint avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Kint closes the distance and clinches.
Kint is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Mavrouleas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kint trying to stall but Mavrouleas improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavrouleas stops a takedown attempt from Kint.
Kint has Mavrouleas pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mavrouleas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Kint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kint is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mavrouleas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kint is trying to break free.
Kint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mavrouleas's elbow.

Mavrouleas tightens his grip and picks Kint up, before dumping him to the ground. Kint manages to land in guard.
Mavrouleas wants to get up but he can't break Kint's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mavrouleas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kint swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mavrouleas looking to sit in guard and control but Kint gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kint wants to control from the top but Mavrouleas keeps moving.
Kint has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mavrouleas is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mavrouleas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kint!
Kint really wants to buck Mavrouleas off and get back to his feet.
Kint tries to lock up and control but Mavrouleas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Mavrouleas is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Kint tries to close the distance and clinch but Mavrouleas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mavrouleas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kint swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Kint as Mavrouleas shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostas Mavrouleas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kint gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mavrouleas manages to break the clinch.
Kint tries to clinch up.
Kint tries to clinch up but Mavrouleas circles away and keeps his distance.
Mavrouleas shoots in looking for a takedown. Kint tries to sprawl out of it but Mavrouleas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roger Kint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mavrouleas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kint circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kint counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mavrouleas won't be happy with that.
Mavrouleas being controlled for a moment.
Kint creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint working the body and head with strikes.

Kint decides to stand back up. Kint steps back and let's Mavrouleas get back to his feet.
Kint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kint lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roger Kint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kint scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kint tries to clinch but Mavrouleas moves out of range.
Kint connects with a looping right hand.
Mavrouleas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Kint as Mavrouleas shoots in.
Roger Kint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostas Mavrouleas.
Kint tries to clinch but Mavrouleas is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mavrouleas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mavrouleas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mavrouleas swats away the attempt to clinch by Kint.
Kint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mavrouleas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kint throws an overhand right that lands on Mavrouleas's shoulder, as Mavrouleas tries to avoid the shot.
Kint tries to clinch up.

Kint pushes Mavrouleas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mavrouleas has him pressed against the ropes.
Mavrouleas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mavrouleas gets underhooks to prevent Kint's takedown attempt.

Mavrouleas ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mavrouleas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Mavrouleas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kint is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mavrouleas.
Kint is looking to take a break and control but Mavrouleas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavrouleas tries to bench press Kint off him but Kint keeps the position.
Kint lands a nice forearm strike.

Kint tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kint has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mavrouleas is looking to reverse the position.
Mavrouleas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kint's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Mavrouleas actively working from the bottom here.
Mavrouleas is looking to improve his position.
Kint tries to pass to full mount but Mavrouleas defends it.
Mavrouleas punching from the bottom.
Kint prevents Mavrouleas from improving his position.
Kint seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mavrouleas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kint is looking to clinch but Mavrouleas is avoiding it.
Kint tries to clinch but Mavrouleas is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Kint dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mavrouleas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mavrouleas takes the fight into the clinch.
Kint throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mavrouleas is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kint gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Mavrouleas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kint looks to clinch

and Mavrouleas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kint's guard.
Mavrouleas tries to stand but Kint is controlling from the bottom.
Kint throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mavrouleas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mavrouleas wants to pass the guard but Kint is keeping the position.
Kint might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mavrouleas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mavrouleas won't allow Kint to get back to his feet.
Mavrouleas trying to control but Kint is working from the bottom.
Kint wants to stand up but Mavrouleas is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mavrouleas 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 Mavrouleas off to one side.
Kint connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mavrouleas. Mavrouleas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mavrouleas moves forwards but Kint connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kint goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice straight punches there by Kint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kint.
Mavrouleas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kint tries to avoid it but Mavrouleas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kint to the ground. Kint escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roger Kint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostas Mavrouleas.
Mavrouleas keeps the fight on the outside.
Kint getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

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.
Mavrouleas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kint counters with a solid body kick.
Mavrouleas shoots in for a takedown but Kint shows good takedown defense.

Mavrouleas rushes Kint and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Mavrouleas.
Mavrouleas avoids a wild elbow strike from Kint.
Mavrouleas stops a takedown attempt from Kint.

Mavrouleas breaks the clinch.
Kint lands with a straight right. Mavrouleas didn't see that one coming.

Mavrouleas shoots in and bounces Kint off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Kint is trying to keep Mavrouleas in close.
Kint wants to sweep here but Mavrouleas controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint keeping full guard, as Mavrouleas tries to pass.
Mavrouleas trying to control but Kint is working from the bottom.
Mavrouleas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Mavrouleas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kint manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mavrouleas has Kint in his guard.
Kint trying to control but Mavrouleas is working from the bottom.
Kint postures up and lands a big shot to Mavrouleas's brow.

That's four 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.
Mavrouleas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kint puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kint seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mavrouleas gets back to full guard.
Kint trying to control but Mavrouleas is working from the bottom.
Mavrouleas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kint manages to get himself to full guard.
Mavrouleas thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Mavrouleas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mavrouleas 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostas Mavrouleas!