PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rin comes to the cage accompanied by Tracktor Bowling - Scars. 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.

Rin
vs
Mustacho

179 cm
24
179 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
181 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Rin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daemon Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rin cracks a nice hook into Mustacho's ribs.
Rin misses the shot to the body.
Rin throws a leg kick that misses.
Rin scores with a punch to the head.
Mustacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mustacho.
Rin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mustacho avoids it really well and circles away.
A left lands for Rin.
Mustacho misses with a straight right.
Rin throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Mustacho misses its intended target.
Rin lands a right hook to the body.
Rin throws an overhand right that lands on Mustacho's shoulder, as Mustacho tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rin.
Rin moves away from the strike by Mustacho.
Rin throws out a loose jab but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daemon Mustacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustacho tries to land a leg kick but Rin saw it coming and moves away.
Rin throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mustacho circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaito Rin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mustacho.
Rin misses with a hook. Mustacho ducked under it nicely.
Rin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mustacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rin.
Mustacho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rin misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin throws a jab when Mustacho was well out of range.
Mustacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Rin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mustacho quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho is looking to control Rin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mustacho avoid being mounted?
Rin trying to control from half guard but Mustacho is working away.
Rin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rin 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.
Mustacho is pressing down on Rin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mustacho is trying to keep Rin in close.
Rin throws a big right hand that misses.
Rin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mustacho wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mustacho keeping full guard, as Rin tries to pass.
Rin is working hard here to advance position.
Mustacho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rin manages to get himself to full guard.
Rin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho stopping the sweep attempt from Rin.
Rin looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Kaito Rin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mustacho pinned against the cage. Mustacho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rin has a takedown stuffed.
Rin lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Mustacho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mustacho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaito Rin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rin thows a body shot but no joy.
Mustacho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mustacho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rin throws a hook to the side of Mustacho's head but Mustacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mustacho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mustacho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rin throws a leg kick but Mustacho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rin with a jab.
Rin scores with a decent looking hook.
Mustacho swinging wildly here.
Mustacho throws a leg kick but Rin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rin shoots in and drives through. Mustacho sprawls well.
A left lands for Mustacho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin works Mustacho's body with a nice hook.
Mustacho throws an overhand right that lands on Rin's shoulder, as Rin tries to avoid the shot.
Rin throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustacho.
Rin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaito Rin is winning the standup battle so far.
Rin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaito Rin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rin blocks a leg kick.
Rin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mustacho to counter with a crisp jab.
Rin throws a big shot that misses.
Rin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mustacho's waist but Mustacho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rin off to one side.
Rin misses with a low kick.
Mustacho scores with a one two! Rin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mustacho connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rin takes a swing at Mustacho's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin misses with a right hand
and Mustacho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rin fails with the takedown.
Rin lunges at Mustacho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mustacho's hand.
Rin feints and then cracks Mustacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mustacho down.
Rin throws the left hand but Mustacho avoids the punch easily.
Rin lands a body shot.
Rin shoots in looking for a takedown but Mustacho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kaito Rin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rin misses with a low kick.
Rin lands a jab to the head.
Rin looks to throw a body kick
and Mustacho counters with a straight right hand.
Mustacho misses with a straight right.
Rin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho throws a nice looking combination but Rin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mustacho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Mustacho.
Rin cracks Mustacho with an open hand slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mustacho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mustacho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rin throws a hook to the side of Mustacho's head but Mustacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Mustacho.
Rin shoots in for a takedown but Mustacho shows good takedown defense.
Mustacho lands a leg kick that knocks Rin off balance momentarily.
Rin shoots in for a takedown but Mustacho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rin misses with a wild body shot.
Rin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mustacho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustacho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rin tries for a takedown but Mustacho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rin.
Rin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mustacho.
Mustacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rin manages to avoid it.
Rin misses with a takedown attempt - Mustacho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slow jab from Rin misses its intended target.
Rin lands the left hand.
Mustacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rin manages to avoid it.
Mustacho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rin blocks a jab.
Rin misses with an uppercut.
Rin looks for a takedown but Mustacho sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daemon Mustacho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mustacho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rin misses with a right hand
and Mustacho counters with a left and a right that stings Rin.
Rin connects with a solid leg kick.
Mustacho lands a really nice looking cross but Rin seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Mustacho.
Mustacho throws a hook to the side of Rin's head but Rin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Rin coming out on top.
Rin feints and then cracks Mustacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mustacho down.
Rin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mustacho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rin misses with a looping right.
Mustacho checks a low kick from Rin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustacho misses with a hook. Rin ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mustacho swivels and escapes.
Rin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mustacho, as that shot connected.
Rin throws a lazy right hand but Mustacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mustacho.
Rin lands a nice shot to the body.
Mustacho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mustacho avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustacho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rin throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho fakes the leg kick and cracks Rin in the body.
Mustacho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rin on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rin throws a right hand that Mustacho ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustacho also avoids with ease.
Rin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mustacho with a nice cross.
Mustacho tries a head kick but it misses.
Rin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mustacho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid body kick from Mustacho.
Mustacho throws a hook but Rin avoids it easily.
Rin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mustacho misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Rin.
Mustacho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mustacho scrambles back to his feet.
Rin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rin misses with a right hand
and Rin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustacho misses with a low kick.
Mustacho throws a hook but Rin avoids it easily.
Mustacho slips under a jab from Rin.
Mustacho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rin wants to slow Mustacho down by chopping away at his legs.
Mustacho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mustacho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rin misses with an uppercut
and Mustacho counters with an inside leg kick.
Mustacho misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin throws a leg kick but Mustacho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mustacho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rin throws out a leg kick but Mustacho moves out of range and Rin only half commits.
Rin throws a looping overhand right but Mustacho ducks down to avoid it.
Mustacho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mustacho on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mustacho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rin.
Mustacho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rin avoids the head kick by Mustacho.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mustacho connects with an inside leg kick.
Rin shoots in for a takedown but Mustacho shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaito Rin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rin slips a jab and a cross from Mustacho.
Rin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mustacho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daemon Mustacho really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mustacho as he avoids it easily.
Rin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mustacho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rin scrambles back to his feet.
Mustacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rin is out of range and Mustacho settles back down.
Mustacho checks a leg kick.
Mustacho misses with a hook.

Rin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rin is looking to take a break and control but Mustacho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Mustacho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Rin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mustacho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mustacho prevents Rin from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Rin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rin is looking to take a break and control but Mustacho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mustacho throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mustacho wants to control but Rin postures up.
Mustacho regains half guard.
Rin trying to mount his opponent but Mustacho defends it.
Rin stops Mustacho from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mustacho defending well though.
Mustacho trying to control but Rin postures up.
Mustacho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rin wants to control from the top but Mustacho keeps moving.
Mustacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mustacho is trying to keep Rin in close.
Rin prevents Mustacho from getting back to his feet.
Rin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustacho is retaining full guard.
Rin landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mustacho trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mustacho looking to control.
Rin throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rin trying to control but Mustacho is working from the bottom.
Rin working some strikes from top position.
Rin postures up.
Rin postures up in Mustacho's guard and throws a big left but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daemon Mustacho.
A jab from Rin misses.
Mustacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rin.
Rin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mustacho tries to avoid it but Rin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mustacho to the ground. Mustacho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mustacho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rin. That did some damage!
Rin thows a body shot but no joy.
Rin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rin thows a body shot but no joy.
Rin checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rin manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mustacho avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaito Rin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Mustacho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaito Rin had his way with Daemon Mustacho in that round.
That's time! Rin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rin misses with a straight right.
Mustacho checks a leg kick.
Mustacho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustacho.
Rin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustacho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mustacho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rin loads up on a big right hand but Mustacho slips the punch.
Rin connects with a right hand. Mustacho shakes it off.
Mustacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustacho manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Mustacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mustacho takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Rin as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Mustacho coming out on top.
Mustacho slips under a jab from Rin.

Rin 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.
Rin throwing strikes but missing.
Mustacho looking for a sweep. Not yet Mustacho, not yet.
Kaito Rin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rin scoring with some ground and pound.
Mustacho pulls Rin in close to his closed guard and prevents Rin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mustacho keeping moving, preventing Rin from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustacho wants to sweep here but Rin controlling him for the moment.
Mustacho keeping moving, preventing Rin from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mustacho wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mustacho defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Rin.
Mustacho checks a low kick from Rin.
Mustacho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rin misses with a head kick.
Mustacho throws a nice looking combination but Rin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rin takes a swing at Mustacho's ribcage but misses.
Rin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mustacho.
A shot to the liver by Rin. Beautiful body shot.
Mustacho misses with a wild combination.
Mustacho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mustacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Rin is just out of range.
Rin misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rin, as that shot connected.
Rin slips under a jab from Mustacho.
Rin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mustacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mustacho misses with a wild body shot.
Rin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustacho.
Mustacho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mustacho.
Mustacho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaito Rin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaito Rin!
Kaito Rin is the new welterweight champion!
Kaito Rin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.