PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Wilander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Byeongsuk Kim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kim
vs
Wilander

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Byeongsuk Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Wilander!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilander is just out of range.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Wilander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wilander manages to break the clinch.
Kim shoots in but Wilander avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wilander checks a low kick from Kim.
Wilander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wilander gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilander controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim wants to improve his position but Wilander is controlling well.
Wilander looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kim trying to control but Wilander postures up.
Wilander trying to control the pace.
I looks like Wilander might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Wilander stands up and beckons Kim to join him on the feet.
Wilander walks into a jab.
Byeongsuk Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses with a hook.
Wilander moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.

Wilander shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wilander controlling the pace for now.

Wilander looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wilander content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilander avoids the attempt from Kim to control.
Wilander looking to control and managing it successfully.

Wilander wants to finish this one by submission but Kim is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wilander.
Wilander controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Despite being in the dominant position, Markus Wilander just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Wilander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilander avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Wilander.

Wilander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Wilander takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Wilander dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilander.
Kim scores with a three punch combo!
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilander.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wilander moves into the clinch.
Wilander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilander drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kim pulls his leg out and moves away.

Wilander clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Byeongsuk Kim has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilander.
Wilander misses with a knee to the head.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.

Wilander is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kim can't fight it off and eventually Wilander manages to take the fight to the floor. Kim looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilander is stalling in the full guard.
Wilander advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilander not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilander prevents Kim from improving his position.
Wilander content to control rather than advance.

Despite being in the dominant position, Markus Wilander just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wilander closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wilander takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kim is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wilander jumps into side control!
Wilander slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilander's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Markus Wilander just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.

Wilander feints and as Kim raises his hands in defense, Wilander changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilander controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Wilander has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wilander works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wilander works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wilander controlling from the full mount.
Wilander is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kim is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Wilander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wilander slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Wilander takes one to the chin there.
Kim misses the body punch

and Wilander moves into the clinch.
Wilander missing with knees to the body.
Wilander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.

Kim manages to break the clinch.
Kim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilander pinned against the cage. Wilander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kim throws a lazy head kick

and Wilander counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wilander pushing down on Kim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kim is staying active underneath Wilander, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilander not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilander tries to pass to full mount but Kim defends it.
Wilander sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilander works his way into side control.
Wilander landing strikes.
Wilander trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
Wilander content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wilander tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kim's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wilander controlling the position from side mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Markus Wilander just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Kim or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilander which made him look bad.
Kim throws a body punch but Wilander moves out of range.

Wilander has taken the fight to the clinch.

Wilander breaks from the clinch.
Wilander moves away from the strike by Kim.
Kim throws the left hand but Wilander avoids the punch easily.
Wilander wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a combination that misses

and Wilander counters by clinching up.

Wilander gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim manages to get to full guard.
Kim wants to sweep here but Wilander controlling him for the moment.
Markus Wilander has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilander sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilander trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilander looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilander is looking to advance position but Kim has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wilander wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wilander tries to reverse the position but Kim maintains control.
Wilander tries to lock up and control but Kim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilander is looking to improve his position but Kim isn't that keen on the idea.
Wilander wants to hold on but Kim pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Wilander really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilander drives through and clinches with Kim against the cage.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Wilander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilander tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Wilander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wilander rushes Kim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilander misses with an elbow strike.

Wilander breaks from the clinch.
Wilander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim scores with a jab to the head.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilander.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Kim does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilander gets the takedown into side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kim being controlled for a moment.
Kim is not content to let Wilander control the position.
Wilander is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kim will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to improve his position.
Wilander is staying tight to Kim's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wilander remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Despite being in the dominant position, Markus Wilander just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wilander closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to break the clinch but Wilander is controlling the position.
Wilander is working for takedown but Kim is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wilander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wilander.

Wilander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim throws a hook but Wilander blocks it.
Wilander moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Kim.
Kim misses with an uppercut

and Wilander counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilander wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Kim trying to control from the bottom.
Wilander trying to pass the guard but Kim defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wilander is keen to just control but Kim is a slippery customer.
Wilander controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Kim is predictable there

and Wilander counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilander is keeping busy.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wilander - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilander is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim cracks Wilander with a nice body shot.
Wilander lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilander lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Wilander.

Kim is rocked!

Wilander decides to pull guard.
Oh Kim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim preventing the sweep.

Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.

Wilander looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Wilander dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilander tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilander tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.

Wilander has closed the distance and engaged Kim in a clinch.
Wilander misses with a knee to the head.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilander tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Wilander taking a breather.
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilander has him pressed against the cage.
Kim takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilander tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Wilander is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wilander tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Wilander improves position.
Wilander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilander lands a nice elbow.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Wilander keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to break the clinch but Wilander is controlling the position.
Wilander lands a nice knee to the body.
Wilander trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Wilander.

Wilander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim looks to clinch

and Wilander counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kim tries to kick Wilander off but Wilander keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Wilander wants to work for an arm triangle but Kim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wilander wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Wilander seems content to control.
Wilander is looking to advance position but Kim won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilander controlling the action here.
Kim trying to control but Wilander postures up.
Wilander performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Markus Wilander just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilander slips a straight right by Kim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilander closes the distance and clinches.
Wilander goes for a takedown attempt but Kim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Wilander has Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilander connects with a knee to the head.

Byeongsuk Kim's cut is getting worse.

Wilander has hold of one of Kim's legs. Kim is fighting the takedown attempt but Wilander gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wilander is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilander controlling from the top position.
Wilander makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilander seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Byeongsuk Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wilander desperately trying to maintain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Wilander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Markus Wilander!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Markus Wilander!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Markus Wilander!

Markus Wilander wins by unanimous decision!