PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Hossain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kim might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast. Hossain has chosen Ghuraba as his entrance music. Byeongsuk Kim had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kim
vs
Hossain

190 cm
20
195 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

189 cm
24
198 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Byeongsuk Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Hossain!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hossain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Hossain.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim connects with a body shot.

Hossain moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hossain obliges.
Hossain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Hossain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.

Hossain is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kim is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hossain to the mat. Hossain regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hossain scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hossain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Hossain avoids the body shot from Kim.
Hossain pushes Kim away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hossain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossain manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hossain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kim.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Hossain looks gassed!
A nice combination there by Kim.
Kim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kim.

Hossain is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim fakes the leg kick and cracks Hossain in the body.
Hossain is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Hossain tries a head kick but it misses.
Hossain seems to have recovered his senses.
Kim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Hossain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim connects with a nice cross there... Hossain is looking wobbly and Kim recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hossain to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kim jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Byeongsuk Kim!
Byeongsuk Kim retains his middleweight title!