PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Ung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiuz Roiz (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.

Ung
vs
Roiz

178 cm
22
226 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

203 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Ung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiuz Roiz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roiz tries to clinch but Ung is having none of it.
Roiz swings for the body but Ung moves out of range.
Kiuz Roiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roiz wants to clinch up but Ung keeps it at a distance.

Ung decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Ung postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Roiz to stand up.
Roiz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Kevin Ung has been cut.
Roiz tries to clinch up.

Roiz closes the distance and clinches.
Roiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ung working hard to break the clinch.
Roiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ungs head.
A head punch on the inside from Roiz fails to land.
Roiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ung stalling in the clinch but Roiz improves position.
Ung has a couple of punches blocked by Roiz.

Ung jumps into guard, dragging Roiz to the mat.
Ung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ung working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roiz.
Ung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ung is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roiz stands up over Ung, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roiz is one step ahead there.
Ung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roiz postures up in Ung's guard and throws a big left but Ung blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roiz stands up over Ung, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roiz throws a strike but Ung rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roiz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ung manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roiz is defending against the submission attempts here by Ung.

Roiz kicks Ung off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ung shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Roiz is trying to defend but Ung finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ung is breathing heavily.
Ung lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ung stops Roiz from getting back to his feet.

Ung is trying to work for a kimura but Roiz is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ung stalling away here and it's allowed Roiz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ung content to stall in guard here.
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 Kevin Ung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Ung's cut.
That's time! Ung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Roiz is looking to clinch.

Roiz closes the distance and pushes Ung back into the cage.
Ung tries to pull guard but Roiz holds him up against the cage and eventually Ung drops back down to his feet.
Roiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roiz misses with the head strike.
Ung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ung pushes off an throws an elbow but Roiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roiz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ung backwards.
Roiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roiz scores with a shot to the side of Ung's head.
Roiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roiz scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Ung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roiz misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roiz.
Roiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Roiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Roiz pushes Ung back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ung is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roiz has a couple of punches blocked by Ung.
Ung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roiz misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ung.
Roiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Ung.

Ung has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Roiz regains guard immediately.
Ung slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Roiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ung. 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.
Ung trying to control but Roiz is working from the bottom.
Roiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ung looking to sit in guard and control but Roiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roiz throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roiz moves in looking to clinch but Ung pushes him off.
Ung shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roiz but Roiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roiz tries to clinch but Ung moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Ung circles away.
Roiz lands a nice looking body shot.

Roiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ung napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Roiz is working Ung over with some ground and pound from side control.
Roiz in side control, throwing shots but Ung defends.
Ung is looking to reverse the position.
Ung is working hard here to advance position.
Roiz working the ground and pound.
Roiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ung sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Roiz stands up and beckons Ung to his feet.
Ung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roiz pinned against the cage. Roiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiuz Roiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Ung's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Roiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Roiz is looking to clinch but Ung is avoiding it.
Roiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roiz misses with a series of wild punches.

Roiz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ung throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ung controls Roiz momentarily but Roiz frees himself.
Roiz cracks Ung with a solid left hand.
Ung wants to sweep but no luck.
Ung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roiz thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roiz throwing strikes from guard but Ung blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roiz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roiz is looking to clinch but Ung is avoiding it.

Roiz gets caught flat footed, as Ung shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roiz keeping moving, preventing Ung from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roiz is keeping the position for now.
Ung throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ung wants to stand and escape but instead Roiz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Roiz postures up and lands a big shot to Ung's brow.
Roiz postures up in Ung's guard and throws a big left but Ung blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roiz tries to clinch but Ung is having none of it.

Roiz shoots in and bounces Ung off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roiz manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ung trying to control the position from guard on top but Roiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ung prevents Roiz from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roiz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ung dives into side control.
Roiz seems a little lost for a moment, as Ung dominates the positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kiuz Roiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roiz 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiuz Roiz!