PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Gardan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardan comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - If You Want Blood. Chung Kim struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gardan
vs
Kim

186 cm
24
199 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

179 cm
24
201 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Gardan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Kim!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gardan connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim blocks a head kick by Gardan.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Gardan counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Chung Kim has been cut.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Gardan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim looks gassed!
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!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Gardan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gardan is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gardan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gardan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gardan misses with a double jab.
Gardan misses with a series of wild punches.
Gardan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circle, before Gardan throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kim's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gardan lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Laurent Gardan!