PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Zhan Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sorsa
vs
Zhan Yung

172 cm
19
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Repe Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Zhan Yung!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sorsa as he jumps to the side.
Yung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sorsa defends it nicely.
Sorsa throws a right and a left that Yung avoids nicely.
Yung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Repe Sorsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Zhan Yung.
Yung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sorsa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yung shoots in for a takedown but Sorsa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung fails with a takedown attempt.
Yung shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sorsa as he avoids it easily.
Yung looks gassed!
Sorsa tries to bum rush Yung with a series of wild strikes but Yung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sorsa. No joy for Yung on that attempt.
Sorsa lands a jab.

It looks like Kim Zhan Yung has been cut.
Sorsa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yung looks for a takedown but Sorsa sprawls well.
Sorsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yung.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yung.
Sorsa misses with a wild combination.
Sorsa lands a body shot.
Yung slips a jab and a cross from Sorsa.
Sorsa scores with a three punch combo!
Nice takedown defense from Sorsa. No joy for Yung on that attempt.
Sorsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yung.
A nice combination there by Sorsa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa misses with a few strikes there.

Yung is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sorsa's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorsa is looking to control Yung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sorsa avoid being mounted?

Yung is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sorsa tries to get to full guard but Yung has control of the leg.

Yung is working for a kimura but Sorsa is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yung 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.
Sorsa wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Yung is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sorsa is not content to let Yung control the position.
Sorsa wants to improve his position but Yung is controlling well.

Yung is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sorsa sees it coming and defends easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Yung or perhaps it was just good defense by Sorsa which made him look bad.
Yung fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Repe Sorsa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Zhan Yung's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sorsa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sorsa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yung shoots in for a takedown but Sorsa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim Zhan Yung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa misses with a few strikes there.
Sorsa throws a series of punches but Yung avoids them all with ease.
Yung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sorsa's waist but Sorsa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yung off to one side.
Yung doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorsa circles away.
Sorsa stalks Yung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yung's face. Yung staggers backwards, shaken.

Yung shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yung was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Yung swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sorsa is now in Yung's guard. A big mistake from Yung there, giving up the dominant position!
Sorsa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sorsa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Yung working for a triangle but Sorsa defends it easily.

Yung looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Yung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sorsa is aware though and is defending well.
Sorsa with a nice head shot there.
Yung wants to sweep here but Sorsa controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yung working for submissions but it's allowed Sorsa to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yung tries to roll over but Sorsa keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yung missing with punches from the bottom.
Yung is staying active underneath Sorsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Yung actively working from the bottom here.
Yung wants to improve his position but Sorsa is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yung wants to sweep but Sorsa has passed to side control!
Yung tries to get back to half guard but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sorsa dips to his left and cracks Yung with an uppercut!
Repe Sorsa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yung shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sorsa sprawls well. Sorsa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yung gets slowly back to his feet.
Repe Sorsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Zhan Yung.
Yung slips a jab and a cross from Sorsa.
Yung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yung fails to land the takedown.
Repe Sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yung takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sorsa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Repe Sorsa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Zhan Yung's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sorsa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sorsa.

Yung scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Yung is looking for a kimura here.
Yung tries to pass to full mount but Sorsa defends it.

Yung 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yung wants to work for an arm triangle but Sorsa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Sorsa is defending against the submission attempts here by Yung.
Sorsa wants to control but Yung is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Yung is trying to work for a kimura but Sorsa is defending well.
Sorsa trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sorsa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yung circles away quickly and effectively.
Yung shoots for a takedown but Sorsa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sorsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Yung avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung misses with a takedown attempt - Sorsa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sorsa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sorsa defends it nicely.
Repe Sorsa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Repe Sorsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Zhan Yung.
A jab from Sorsa finds it's way through Yung's defenses.
Yung walks into a stiff left hand from Sorsa.
Yung shoots in looking for a takedown. Sorsa tries to sprawl out of it but Yung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sorsa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim Zhan Yung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sorsa throws a combination. Yung tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yung shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yung shoots in for a takedown but Sorsa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sorsa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yung shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sorsa as he avoids it easily.
Sorsa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sorsa throws a series of strikes that have Yung backpedaling.
Yung shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sorsa but Sorsa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yung takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sorsa can pounce on him.

Yung shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Yung is trying to work for a kimura but Sorsa is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Zhan Yung.
I think Sorsa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Repe Sorsa!