PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal TD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TD has chosen Give it all as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kim
vs
TD

170 cm
27
164 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Boomerang! Boomeroids! 157 Muscle PROOF

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khal TD!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a double jab.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
TD misses with a head kick.
TD wants to clinch.

Kim shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. TD is trying to defend but Kim finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
TD controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
TD trying to control here.
TD regains full guard. Nicely done.
TD wants to sweep but no luck.
TD has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TD preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim works over TD with some ground and pound from guard.
TD seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. TD is keeping the position for now.
TD controlling the position.

TD has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kim off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
TD thows a body kick. Kim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
TD tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but TD prevents it.
Kim tries to score a body lock takedown but TD shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
TD lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
TD gets underhooks to prevent Kim's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TD lands a knee to the head.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from TD.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. TD obliges.
Kim being controlled against the cage.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.

TD breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

TD closes the distance and pushes Kim back into the cage.
Kim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but TD has him pressed against the cage.
Kim takes a knee to the side of the body.
TD connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kim's face.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
TD lands a knee to the body.
TD putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
TD using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
TD working Kim over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. TD obliges.
The referee calls for TD to work.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
TD landing knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kim cracks TD with a nice body shot.
TD lands a good knee to the midsection. Kim won't want to take too many of those.
TD gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kim.
TD connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kim's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but TD has double underhooks.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kim can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for TD to work.
TD putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
TD lands a good knee to the midsection. Kim won't want to take too many of those.
Kim tries to score a body lock takedown but TD shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kim is trying to drag TD to the mat but TD just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
TD leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but TD has him pressed against the cage.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
TD working Kim over with knees to the body.
TD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
TD is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now TD has his back to the cage.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

TD pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
TD has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kim finds it's way round the side to connect with TD's head.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
TD moves out of range of the strikes.
TD is looking to clinch.
Khal TD seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TD avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
TD wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
TD tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Khal TD is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
TD is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

TD moves into the clinch.
TD landing knees to the head.
Kim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but TD keeps him there for the moment.

Kim lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kim thows a huge punch but TD dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim thows a huge punch but TD dodges it nicely.
TD manages to get to full guard.
Kim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
TD bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kim's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khal TD dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

TD moves into the clinch successfully.
TD with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
TD comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

TD pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
TD is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
TD throws a front kick that sends Kim stumbling back into the cage.
TD tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
TD keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
TD connects with a single shot there.

TD drives through and clinches with Kim against the cage.
TD connects with a knee to the head.
TD scores with a knee to the head.
TD creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kim's defenses.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
Kim takes an elbow to the forehead.

TD manages to break the clinch.
TD lands with a shot to the body.
Kim throws a hook but TD avoids it easily.
TD throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
TD tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
TD bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by TD.
TD lands a head kick!
TD is looking to clinch.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by TD.
Kim is really struggling to find his range with his punches. TD's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by TD.
TD avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
TD wants to clinch.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
TD doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
TD misses with a head kick.
TD is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
TD throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

TD instigates a clinch.
TD tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but TD has the dominant position.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
TD using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kim tries to circle away but TD has him pinned against the cage.
TD lands an elbow inside.
Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but TD prevents it.
TD scores a nice knee to the body.
TD is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
TD lands a knee to the head.
TD connects with a knee to the head.
Kim tries to break the clinch but TD is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from TD.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kim as TD tries to tie him up.
Kim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. TD is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. TD obliges.
Kim wants to break the clinch but can't.
TD prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
Kim wants a takedown.
Kim can't get the takedown.
TD working Kim over with knees to the body.
TD landing knees to the head.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but TD has the dominant position.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TD lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
TD landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but TD keeps him there for the moment.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but TD has double underhooks.
TD with a knee to the head.
Kim can't get the takedown.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
TD prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
TD looking to stall.
TD using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kim looking for a takedown.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
TD lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
TD creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kim's defenses.
TD using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
TD prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
Khal TD seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
TD connects with a knee to the head.
Kim wants to break free but TD has control.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
TD stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
TD landing some nice looking knees to the body.
TD working Kim over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
TD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kim tries to break the clinch but TD is controlling the position.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
TD using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kim is working for takedown but TD is calmly controlling the position for now.
TD landing some nice looking knees to the body.
TD utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

TD breaks from the clinch.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by TD.
TD takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

TD moves into the clinch successfully.
Kim tries to circle away but TD has him pinned against the cage.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

TD breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
TD connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khal TD showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

TD tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
TD keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
TD is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
TD gets back to half guard.
TD tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Kim.
TD keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
TD controlling the position for now.
TD moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kim distracts TD with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now TD is on top in guard.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but TD is one step ahead there.
TD passes into half guard.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
TD slips a nice elbow through Kim's hands, connecting with Kim's forehead.
Kim is trying to control but can't.
TD looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TD prevents Kim from improving his position.
TD working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. TD connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but TD scores with a couple of nice shots.
TD landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
TD looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
TD is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
TD winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
TD has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TD working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
TD prevents Kim from improving his position.
TD is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kim tries to get out of the position.
TD is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
TD winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kim tries to get to full guard but TD has control of the leg.
TD winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kim tries to get to full guard but TD has control of the leg.
Khal TD is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TD blocks the strikes from Kim.
TD sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TD trying to control from half guard but Kim is working away.
Kim tries to roll over but TD keeps him under control.
David Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Khal TD comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well TD 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal TD!