PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Thrill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mifsud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Jong Thrill had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Michael Mifsud acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jong Thrill
vs
Mifsud

166 cm
26
148 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

170 cm
21
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Jong Thrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Mifsud!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrill misses with an uppercut.
Mifsud is looking to slow Thrill down with leg kicks.
Mifsud ducks under a wild hook from Thrill.
Mifsud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael Mifsud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mifsud tries to clinch there but Thrill circles away.
Mifsud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mifsud fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Thrill misses its intended target.
Thrill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mifsud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mifsud moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud slips under a jab from Thrill.
Thrill misses with a straight right.
Mifsud scores with a leg kick.
Mifsud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrill.
Thrill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mifsud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thrill looks for a takedown but Mifsud sprawls well.
Mifsud throws a nice inside leg kick.

Mifsud has closed the distance and engaged Thrill in a clinch.
Mifsud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mifsud.
Mifsud throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mifsud fails to land.
Mifsud pushes Thrill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thrill is breathing heavily.
Mifsud connects with a knee to the head.
Mifsud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mifsud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thrill backwards.
Mifsud missing with knees to the body.
Mifsud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mifsud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Mifsud - that landed with a thud.
Thrill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mifsud just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mifsud misses with a body punch.
Mifsud tries a knee to the head but Thrill blocks it.
Mifsud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mifsud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mifsud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mifsud obliges.
Mifsud lands a nice uppercut.
Mifsud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thrill working hard to break the clinch.
Mifsud struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrill controls his hands.
Mifsud lands a knee to the head.
Mifsud misses with a punch to the body.
Mifsud lands with a left to the head.
Mifsud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mifsud scores with a knee to the head.
Mifsud crunches a lovely knee into Thrill's ribcage.
Thrill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong Thrill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Mifsud.
Thrill working hard to break the clinch.
Mifsud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thrill blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Thrill breaks from the clinch.
Mifsud lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mifsud.
Mifsud moves away from the strike by Thrill.
Thrill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mifsud.
Thrill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mifsud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thrill takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thrill fails with the takedown.

Thrill tries to keep at a distance but Mifsud has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Mifsud dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mifsud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mifsud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thrill.
Good leg kick by Mifsud there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thrill throws a combination that misses
and Mifsud counters with a nice body kick.
Mifsud digs a good hook to Thrill's body.
Mifsud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mifsud throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mifsud throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Mifsud lands but Thrill takes it in his stride.
Mifsud swinging wildly here.
Mifsud slips a straight right by Thrill.
Mifsud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mifsud pinned against the cage. Mifsud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Mifsud.
Michael Mifsud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thrill misses with a looping left.
Thrill sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mifsud scores with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mifsud.
Mifsud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael Mifsud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrill misses with an uppercut.
Thrill looks to throw the jab but Mifsud is out of range.
The fighters circling - Thrill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Thrill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mifsud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Mifsud forces Thrill back against the cage and clinches.
Mifsud with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thrill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Thrill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thrill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thrill jumps guard but Mifsud stands there with Thrill around his waist. Thrill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong Thrill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Mifsud.
Mifsud presses Thrill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mifsud lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thrill managing to block the knees to the body from Mifsud.
Mifsud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mifsud lands a good knee to the midsection. Thrill won't want to take too many of those.
Mifsud lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mifsud.
Mifsud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mifsud lands a shot to the body.
Thrill takes a shot to the head.
Mifsud lands a shot to the body.
Mifsud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thrill blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mifsud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Mifsud.
Good body shot from Mifsud.
Mifsud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Mifsud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thrill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mifsud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mifsud defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thrill.
Mifsud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mifsud displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mifsud connects with a high kick.
Mifsud misses with a wild combination.
Mifsud lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mifsud moves into range and clinches up with Thrill.
Thrill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mifsud tries to land a knee to the head but Thrill blocks with his arms.
Mifsud has Thrill pressed against the cage, preventing Thrill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thrill tries to break the clinch but Mifsud is controlling the position.
Thrill blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mifsud.
Good body shot from Mifsud.
Mifsud looking to throw knees to the head but Thrill is blocking nicely.
Thrill is trying to break the clinch but Mifsud has him pressed against the cage.
Thrill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mifsud has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Mifsud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mifsud obliges.
Michael Mifsud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mifsud misses with a knee to the head.
Mifsud missing with knees to the body.
Mifsud tries to land knees in the clinch but Thrill avoids the damage to the body.
Thrill tries to break free but Mifsud pushes him back against the cage.
Mifsud pushes Thrill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrill's elbow.
Mifsud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mifsud tries a knee to the head but Thrill blocks it.
Mifsud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

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.
Thrill is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Thrill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mifsud.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thrill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kim Jong Thrill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mifsud scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mifsud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mifsud has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mifsud!