PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fit McFit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McFit
vs
Kim

185 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fit McFit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - McFit circles away.
McFit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

McFit drops Kim with a beautiful combination! Kim stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McFit is looking for the KO!

Kim is rocked!

It looks like Mikey Kim has been cut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McFit.
Kim is still in real trouble! Can McFit finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Kim seems to have recovered his senses.
McFit trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
McFit is chipping away with strikes.
McFit is staying tight to Kim's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFit trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
McFit is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

McFit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McFit creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two 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.
McFit is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim is looking for a sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim stuffs the takedown attempt from McFit. McFit gets slowly back to his feet.

McFit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kim tries to roll over but McFit keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFit stalling away here and it's allowed Kim to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
McFit looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McFit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but McFit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but McFit is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McFit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
McFit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McFit is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, McFit circles away and we're back to standing.
McFit stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
McFit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kim as he avoids it easily.

Kim moves into range and clinches up with McFit.

Kim jumps into guard, dragging McFit to the mat.
Kim keeping moving, preventing McFit from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fit McFit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McFit shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
McFit circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from McFit misses.
McFit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McFit napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kim cracks McFit with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFit dodges the ground and pound from Kim.
McFit can't do much from the bottom here.
McFit is trying to improve his position.
Kim is chipping away with strikes.
Kim scoring with punches from side control.
Kim scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McFit wants to get back to full guard.
McFit wants to control but Kim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kim working McFit over with strikes.
McFit taking some punishment here, with Kim in his half guard.
McFit is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kim lands a nice short elbow.
McFit trying to hold on to Kim's head to control him but Kim postures up.
McFit keeping hold of Kim's head, controlling as best he can.
McFit trying to control but Kim postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McFit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McFit is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McFit shoots and misses

and Kim counters with a single leg into guard. McFit didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim works over McFit with some ground and pound from guard.
Kim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McFit trying to control the position.
Kim scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
McFit trying to control the position.
Kim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McFit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

McFit is rocked!
Kim postures up and lands a big shot to McFit's brow.
Oh McFit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim postures up and lands a big shot to McFit's brow.
Kim gets to his feet and stands over McFit, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! McFit felt that one! Kim unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save McFit from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Kim!