PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Darglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darglio has chosen The Black Keys "Funk #49" as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kint
vs
Darglio

189 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Kint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Darglio!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint looks to land a right hand but Darglio moved out of range.
Darglio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kint.
Kint uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darglio has time to react.
Darglio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darglio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red Darglio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Darglio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kint wants to control from the top but Darglio keeps moving.
Darglio keeping full guard, as Kint tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint is working hard here to advance position.
Darglio working a defensive guard here.
Kint's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kint throws a shot from downtown. Darglio moves away and avoids it.

Kint shoots in and bounces Darglio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kint advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kint goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Darglio has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kint but great work by Darglio.
Kint is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Kint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kint tries to bench press Darglio off him but Darglio keeps the position.
Kint manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint tries to get to full guard but Darglio has control of the leg.
Darglio content to control rather than advance.
Kint wants to get back to full guard.
Kint is trying to control but Darglio passes into side control!
Kint tries to buck Darglio off but Darglio is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kint is looking for a sweep. Darglio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kint slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darglio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darglio is looking to score with low kicks.
Darglio misses with a kick to the body.
Kint checks a low kick from Darglio.
Kint shoots in and drives through. Darglio sprawls well.
Darglio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Kint.
Darglio misses with a head kick.
Darglio misses with a body shot.
Kint lands a slapping body shot.
Darglio stuffs the takedown attempt from Kint. Kint gets slowly back to his feet.

Darglio tries to keep at a distance but Kint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kint lands a hook that snaps the head of Darglio backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kint.
Darglio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kint's defenses.

It looks like Roger Kint has been cut.
Kint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darglio tries a knee to the head but Kint blocks it.
Darglio misses with an elbow strike.
Darglio missing with knees to the body.
Darglio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darglio prevents a body shot from Kint.
Darglio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kint in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kint managing to block the knees to the body from Darglio.
Kint avoiding damage as Darglio throws knees to the body.
Kint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kint's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kint lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kint - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Kint.
Come on Kint - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kint lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darglio trying to land knees to the body.
Darglio throws an elbow but it misses.
Kint dodges an elbow strike from Darglio.
Darglio misses with a knee to the head.

Kint has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Darglio clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Kint is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Darglio with him. Darglio is trying to defend but Kint has an arm under the chin now! Darglio grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roger Kint!
Our winner, Roger Kint, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.