PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dong Hyun Kim (ranked 4639 p4p, 22773 weight class) and Lou Sabatory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by Danza Kuduro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kim
vs
Sabatory

185 cm
25
185
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
27
185
13 - 32 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

30th Century Beer Store

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Hyun Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Sabatory!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabatory showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
Sabatory shoots in but no luck this time.
Sabatory tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kim defends well and Sabatory ends up having to push Kim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sabatory has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Lou Sabatory has been cut.
Sabatory fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Dong Hyun Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Sabatory.
Kim lands with a hook. Sabatory tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kim sends Sabatory crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kim is motioning to the referee to let Sabatory up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Sabatory is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabatory on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sabatory is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?

Kim clinches with his opponent.
Sabatory seems to have recovered his senses.
Sabatory tries to pull guard but Kim forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Kim gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sabatory regains guard.
Kim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sabatory can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kim controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabatory has momentary wrist control but Kim slips an elbow through the middle.
Sabatory has momentary wrist control but Kim slips an elbow through the middle.
Kim is stalling in the full guard.

Sabatory had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
Kim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sabatory keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim 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.

Sabatory is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kim is aware though and is defending well.
Kim controls from within his opponent's guard.

Sabatory throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sabatory had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
Kim cracks Sabatory with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kim controlling from the top position.

Sabatory escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sabatory is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sabatory looks winded!
Kim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kim's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kim looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Sabatory is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kim defends well.
Kim 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kim works over Sabatory with some ground and pound from guard.
Kim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kim seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sabatory for as long as he can get away with.
Kim scoring with punches to the head and body.

Sabatory is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kim defends well.

Sabatory is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kim is aware though and is defending well.
Kim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Hyun Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lou Sabatory's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kim misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sabatory on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim jabs at Sabatory's body.
Kim's corner calls for a 1-2. Kim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Kim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Sabatory looking for submissions off his back.
Kim performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim slips a nice elbow through Sabatory's hands, connecting with Sabatory's forehead.
Kim slips a nice elbow through Sabatory's hands, connecting with Sabatory's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands with a punch from half guard.
Kim is controlling the pace.

Kim is looking for a kimura but Sabatory is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kim to get the leverage.

Kim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sabatory defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabatory keeps working.

Sabatory is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kim pulls his head out easily.

Sabatory is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kim pulls his head out easily.
Kim trying to control the pace.

Sabatory looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Kim sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Kim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sabatory looking for submissions off his back.
Dong Hyun Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sabatory with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kim lands with a punch from half guard.

Kim seems to be working for a kimura but Sabatory defends the submission attempt.
Kim with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Sabatory actively working from the bottom here.
Kim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Kim.
Kim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sabatory taking some punishment here, with Kim in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kim lands a nice short elbow.

Sabatory is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kim pulls his head out easily.
Sabatory is breathing heavily.
Kim keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kim slips a nice elbow through Sabatory's hands, connecting with Sabatory's forehead.

Sabatory is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kim pulls his head out easily.

Kim looking for a submission but Sabatory manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Kim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kim controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Hyun Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lou Sabatory's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sabatory shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters circle, before Kim throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Sabatory's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kim lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dong Hyun Kim!