PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Abbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kim
vs
Abbles

179 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jed Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Abbles!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbles looks for a takedown but Kim sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kim!
Kim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abbles.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abbles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abbles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Abbles.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim looks to land a combination. Abbles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim misses with a shot to the body

and Abbles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim's corner calls for a 1-2. Kim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abbles lands a jab to the nose.
Kim misses with a body shot
and Abbles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jed Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbles tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Abbles does no damage.
Kim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abbles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim jabs Abbles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Abbles or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Abbles counters with a left and a right that stings Kim.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim connects with a body shot.
Kim throws a chopping leg kick but Abbles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
Kim cracks Abbles with a good jab.
Kim lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abbles backs up against the cage.
Abbles misses with a body shot.
Abbles stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abbles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abbles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbles avoids the body shot from Kim.
Abbles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kim circles away.
Jed Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Abbles.
Abbles shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim misses with a hook
and Abbles counters with a two punch combo.
Abbles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kim rather than just go for the knockout.
Kim misses with a hook
and Abbles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kim swings for the body but Abbles moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook
and Abbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abbles takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abbles's hands.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbles moves away.
Kim throws a series of punches but Abbles avoids them all with ease.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Abbles ducks down to avoid it.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Abbles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbles ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
Abbles shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abbles tries to clinch up.
Abbles tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lunges at Abbles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abbles's hand.
Abbles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abbles counters with a left to the body.
Abbles closes the distance and clinches up with Kim, looking for a takedown. Abbles pushes Kim against the cage but Kim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Abbles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Abbles's shoulder, as Abbles tries to avoid the shot.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbles counters with a left to the body.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abbles.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Abbles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kim misses with a shot to the body
and Abbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim misses with a hook
and Abbles counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Kim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Abbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbles wants to clinch
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim cracks Abbles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kim connects with a looping right hand.
Abbles blocks a low kick nicely.
Abbles tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Abbles counters with a left to the body.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim misses with a right hand
and Abbles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbles swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Abbles's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbles counters with a left to the body.
Abbles misses with a two punch combination.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Abbles counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abbles counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbles tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Jed Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Abbles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jed Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim misses with a left hand
and Abbles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kim's corner calls for a 1-2. Kim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Abbles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbles jabs at Kim's body.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Abbles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abbles blocks a jab.
Kim misses with a hook
and Abbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kim misses with a hook
and Abbles counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Abbles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abbles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Abbles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abbles tries to clinch up.
Kim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abbles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Abbles jabs at Kim's body.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abbles digs a good hook to Kim's body.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Abbles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim throws a body punch but Abbles moves out of range.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbles counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
Abbles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim lands with a right hand.
Abbles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
Kim misses with a hook to the body
and Abbles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim throws a hook but Abbles avoids it easily.
Kim misses with a shot to the body
and Abbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kim throws a hook but Abbles avoids it easily.
Kim gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Abbles counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abbles counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Abbles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abbles looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim lands a two punch combo.
Abbles darts in trying to clinch
and Abbles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Abbles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abbles moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kim connects with a right hand. Abbles shakes it off.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses

and Abbles counters by moving into the clinch.
Kim is pushing Abbles up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abbles has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim leaning his opponent against the cage.
Abbles is trying to stall.
Kim effectively controlling the action here.
Abbles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

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.

Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Abbles counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abbles tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
Kim slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jed Kim.

Abbles shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kim wants to sweep but Abbles has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbles controlling the position.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abbles prevents Kim from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Abbles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abbles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Abbles!