PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl van der Rohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuya Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

van der Rohen
vs
Jin

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl van der Rohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Jin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van der Rohen tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
van der Rohen is looking to chop away at Jin's legs.
A right-left combo lands from van der Rohen.
No joy there for van der Rohen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
van der Rohen misses with a double jab.

Jin rushes van der Rohen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jin pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
van der Rohen looks to land a combination but Jin avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from van der Rohen.

Jin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. van der Rohen sprawls well initially but Jin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jin thows a huge punch but van der Rohen dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jin is stalling here. van der Rohen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and van der Rohen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin is looking for a sweep.
van der Rohen working away.
van der Rohen wants to stand but Jin is controlling his arm.
van der Rohen has control of an arm but Jin manages to advance to van der Rohen's back!

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.
van der Rohen doesn't have the hooks in and Jin manages to turn into his guard.

Jin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

van der Rohen pushes Jin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Good leg kick by van der Rohen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jin shoots for a takedown but van der Rohen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but van der Rohen swivels and escapes.
Jin looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

van der Rohen tries to keep at a distance but Jin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but van der Rohen has him pressed against the cage.
Jin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karl van der Rohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Jin.
Jin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
van der Rohen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
van der Rohen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
van der Rohen prevents a takedown attempt there.

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.
van der Rohen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jin tries to pull guard but van der Rohen holds him up against the cage and eventually Jin drops back down to his feet.
van der Rohen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
van der Rohen is trying to break free.
Jin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. van der Rohen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. van der Rohen smiles and moves away.
A combination from van der Rohen does no damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by van der Rohen.
van der Rohen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jin.
van der Rohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 Karl van der Rohen will probably get the nod.
That's time! van der Rohen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
van der Rohen misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from van der Rohen, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for van der Rohen.
van der Rohen misses with a double jab.
van der Rohen throws a nice inside leg kick.
van der Rohen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Jin or perhaps it was just good defense by van der Rohen which made him look bad.
Jin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from van der Rohen.
van der Rohen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and van der Rohen duly obliges.
van der Rohen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before van der Rohen can pounce on him.
Jin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by van der Rohen.
van der Rohen tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from van der Rohen.
van der Rohen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Rohen fails to land with a series of punches.
van der Rohen stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from van der Rohen misses.
van der Rohen misses with a few strikes there.
Jin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before van der Rohen can pounce on him.
Jin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
van der Rohen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by van der Rohen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
van der Rohen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
van der Rohen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
van der Rohen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jin.
van der Rohen tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
van der Rohen stuffs the takedown attempt from Jin. Jin gets slowly back to his feet.
Karl van der Rohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Jin.
van der Rohen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from van der Rohen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van der Rohen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
van der Rohen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
van der Rohen looks to land a combination but Jin avoids it well.
Jin slips a jab and a cross from van der Rohen.
Jin fails with the takedown.
van der Rohen throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.
Jin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around van der Rohen's waist but van der Rohen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jin off to one side.
van der Rohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of van der Rohen's head.
A good leg kick by van der Rohen.
van der Rohen scores with a three punch combo!
Jin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
van der Rohen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
van der Rohen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
van der Rohen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jin misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Rohen misses with a combination

and Jin counters by moving into the clinch.

Jin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
van der Rohen misses with a wild combination.
Karl van der Rohen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jin misses with a straight right.
van der Rohen misses with a wild combination.
van der Rohen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says van der Rohen as he avoids it easily.
van der Rohen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by van der Rohen.
van der Rohen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Jin gets a takedown into half guard.
van der Rohen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jin working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but van der Rohen slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl van der Rohen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. van der Rohen tries to avoid it but Jin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag van der Rohen to the ground. van der Rohen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
van der Rohen misses with a double jab

and Jin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
van der Rohen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Jin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
van der Rohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from van der Rohen.
Karl van der Rohen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for van der Rohen.
A solid leg kick lands there for van der Rohen.
van der Rohen throws a series of punches but Jin moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van der Rohen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
van der Rohen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jin circles away quickly and effectively.
van der Rohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Rohen throws a combination. Jin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
van der Rohen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jin is out of range.
van der Rohen wants to land a leg kick but Jin is out of range.
Jin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around van der Rohen's waist but van der Rohen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jin off to one side.
van der Rohen misses with a combination

so Jin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jin pushes down on van der Rohen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
van der Rohen wants to get back to his feet.
van der Rohen pushes Jin off but Jin dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin controlling the position from side mount.
Jin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear van der Rohen down.
van der Rohen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if van der Rohen tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
van der Rohen wants to get back to his feet but Jin drags him back down.
Jin wants to lay and pray for a moment but van der Rohen keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
van der Rohen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jin is controlling him well.

Jin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
van der Rohen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kazuya Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl van der Rohen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
van der Rohen swinging wilding here.
van der Rohen stalks Jin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jin's face. Jin staggers backwards, shaken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuya Jin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think van der Rohen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!