PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 332 p4p, 1502 weight class) and Wesley Clark (ranked 48 p4p, 194 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kim
vs
Clark

175 cm
40
162
33 - 16 - 0

183 cm
36
168
20 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Clark!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim with the inside leg kick.

Clark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim pushes Clark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Clark's ribcage. Clark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim tries to pull guard but Clark holds him up against the cage and eventually Kim drops back down to his feet.

Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Kim.
Kim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Yasol Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kim has Clark up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Kim.

Clark is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kim can't fight it off and eventually Clark manages to take the fight to the floor. Kim looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clark's guard. Nice move by Kim!

Clark looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kim has picked Clark up and slammed him! Clark can't keep hold of the triangle and Kim manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Clark is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Kim.
Clark is looking to regain half guard here but Kim keeps moving and retains side control.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clark tries to escape but Kim is in control.
Kim throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is not content to let Kim control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clark is looking to regain half guard here but Kim keeps moving and retains side control.
Kim throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Clark regains half guard.
Kim trying to control the action but Clark is working from the bottom.
Clark wants to get back to his feet.
Clark tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clark looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Kim moves into the clinch successfully.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Clark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasol Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kim slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Kim is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.

Kim gets tackled into the cage by Clark. Clark maintains the clinch.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Clark misses.
Clark feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.

Kim has managed to clinch.
Kim is working Clark over against the cage.
Kim scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Kim blocks a body shot from Clark.
Kim lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Kim lands a left hand.

Clark is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Clark is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Nice body punch from Kim - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Kim.
A body shot lands from Kim.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim has Clark pushed against the cage.
Kim is leaning against Clark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Kim.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim dips a shoulder and cracks Clark with a mighty uppercut! Clark falls back against the cage and Kim unloads with a barrage of strikes! Clark is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kim screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yasol Kim!
An out of breath Yasol Kim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.