PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silla Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Esposito - You're the best. Kim has chosen CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kidd
vs
Kim

182 cm
23
183 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

180 cm
25
176 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Berserkers Alchemy & Money Transfer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silla Kim!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Kidd misses
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kidd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kim - the referee stops the clock and Kidd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kim. Kidd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick from Kidd misses
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dick Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim avoids the head kick by Kidd.
Kidd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Kidd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kidd takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kidd thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim counters with a left and a right that stings Kidd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kim darts in and clinches Kidd up against the cage.
Kidd being controlled against the cage.
Kidd is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kidd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kidd is breathing heavily.
Kim lands a shot to the body.

Kim ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kim no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kim looking to control.

Kim is looking for a triangle but Kidd pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kidd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Kim pushes a forearm under Kidd's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kidd is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silla Kim!