PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dani Kamarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Soo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Soo Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kamarainen
vs
Soo Kim

225 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dani Kamarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jong Soo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soo Kim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kamarainen circles away.
Soo Kim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kamarainen lands with a cross.

It looks like Jong Soo Kim has been cut.

Soo Kim drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Soo Kim tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Soo Kim has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kamarainen is trying to buck Soo Kim off.
Soo Kim controls the position.
Kamarainen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Soo Kim.
Kamarainen wants to get back to his feet but Soo Kim drags him back down.
Kamarainen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Soo Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soo Kim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Soo Kim creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kamarainen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Soo Kim are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kamarainen is pushing Soo Kim's head away, looking to escape. Soo Kim manages to hold on to the position though.
An elbow from Soo Kim crashes against the mat.

Soo Kim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Soo Kim working the ground and pound.
Kamarainen is not content to let Soo Kim control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soo Kim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kamarainen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Soo Kim throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kamarainen is trying to buck Soo Kim off.
Soo Kim working the ground and pound but Kamarainen is defending the strikes.
Kamarainen is breathing heavily.
Kamarainen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Soo Kim is controlling him well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soo Kim landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soo Kim is looking to take a break and control but Kamarainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Soo Kim tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kamarainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soo Kim on the ground.

Soo Kim is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kamarainen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kamarainen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamarainen tries to get out of the position.
Soo Kim trying to control the action but Kamarainen is working from the bottom.

Soo Kim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kamarainen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soo Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamarainen keeps working.

Soo Kim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamarainen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Soo Kim is controlling him well.
Soo Kim in side control lands a decent elbow.

Soo Kim decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Soo Kim feints and as Kamarainen raises his hands in defense, Soo Kim changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soo Kim pushes down on Kamarainen's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Soo Kim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kamarainen is just riding it out for now. Soo Kim eventually gives up the hold.
Kamarainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soo Kim.
Soo Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Soo Kim wants to work for an arm triangle but Kamarainen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soo Kim throwing shots but Kamarainen is blocking nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soo Kim moves into full mount! Kamarainen won't be happy about that!

Soo Kim is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kamarainen is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kamarainen flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Soo Kim anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kamarainen and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Soo Kim slips an arm under Kamarainen chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Soo Kim has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Soo Kim is squeezing on Kamarainen like an anaconda would it's prey. Kamarainen fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jong Soo Kim!