PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jong Man Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizuno Michimochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Man Kim
vs
Michimochi

171 cm
20
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jong Man Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mizuno Michimochi !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michimochi shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kim tries for a takedown but Michimochi circles away easily

and Michimochi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Michimochi moves into full mount! Kim won't be happy about that!
Michimochi unloads with some shots from mount but Kim bucks and avoids them well.
Michimochi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Michimochi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kim turns into him and now he's in Michimochi 's guard.

Kim stands up and waves to Michimochi to follow him.
Kim fails with the takedown

and Michimochi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kim's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michimochi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kim looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kim looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kim!
Michimochi looks gassed!
Michimochi is not content to let Kim control the position.
Michimochi pushes Kim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kim is trying to move to mount but Michimochi reverses beautifully and ends up in Kim's guard.

Michimochi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Michimochi , into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kim gets to his feet. Michimochi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch

and Michimochi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Michimochi is looking for a kimura but Kim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michimochi to get the leverage.
Kim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kim.
Kim lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Michimochi !
Kim lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Kim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Kim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kim working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Michimochi slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Kim tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Michimochi .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Michimochi is just riding it out for now. Kim eventually gives up the hold.
Kim thows a huge punch but Michimochi dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mizuno Michimochi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Michimochi doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michimochi won't be happy with that.
Michimochi dodges the ground and pound from Kim.
Kim wants to control but Michimochi is keeping him busy.
Kim working the head and body with strikes.
Kim tries to stand but Michimochi is controlling his head.
Michimochi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizuno Michimochi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Michimochi defending against the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Michimochi has his takedown stuffed

and Kim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michimochi won't be happy with that.
Kim trying to control the action but Michimochi is working from the bottom.
Kim looking to control but instead Michimochi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michimochi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Michimochi .
Michimochi keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Michimochi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim wants to control from the top but Michimochi keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Michimochi is working an open guard so Kim takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Michimochi has his takedown stuffed

and Kim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michimochi won't be happy with that.
Jong Man Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mizuno Michimochi .
Kim tries to advance to mount but can't.

Kim stands up.
Jong Man Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Michimochi gets caught flat footed, as Kim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michimochi wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jong Man Kim dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Michimochi shoots and misses

and Kim counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kim.
Michimochi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michimochi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Kim wants to control from the top but Michimochi keeps moving.
Kim postures up.
Michimochi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Michimochi misses with a takedown attempt
and Kim counters with a three punch combo that has Michimochi backing up. Michimochi nods at Kim to acknowledge the strikes.

Kim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kim is trying to control. Michimochi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michimochi is looking to improve his position.
Kim drops an elbow to the side of Michimochi 's head.
Michimochi looks like he's trying to stand up.

Kim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kim seems to be looking for submissions.
Kim working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Michimochi 's thigh. Michimochi counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Michimochi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Michimochi misses with a takedown attempt

and Kim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jong Man Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mizuno Michimochi .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Michimochi defending well though.
Kim trying to control from Michimochi 's half guard. Michimochi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Michimochi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Michimochi wants to stand and escape but instead Kim has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kim thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kim prevents Michimochi from getting back to his feet.
Kim trying to control but Michimochi is working from the bottom.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Michimochi .
Michimochi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michimochi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jong Man Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jong Man Kim!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jong Man Kim!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jong Man Kim!

Jong Man Kim wins by unanimous decision!