PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Tria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellison Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Know Your Enemy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tria
vs
Kim

168 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Tria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ellison Kim!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tria thows a body shot but no joy.
Tria misses with a wild body shot.
Tria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tria. Tria obviously looking to wear him down.
Tria scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch

and Tria counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kim!
Kim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tria controlling his opponent.
Kim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kim throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tria controlling from mount.
Tria prevents Kim from getting the reversal.
Kim wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tria.
Kim tries to hold on but Tria pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tria takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kim wants to hold on but Tria pushes him away.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim looks gassed!
Tria sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tria seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kim for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kim wants to hold on but Tria pushes him away.
Kim can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tria controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Tria dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tria shoots in and bounces Kim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tria stays in close to Kim's body and controls the position.
Kim looking to control.
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 looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tria puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tria controlling the action here.
Tria is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim tries to kick Tria off but Tria keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tria looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tria wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.

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.

We're going to have a standup here because Gaius Tria wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tria tries a head kick but it misses.
Tria looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kim moves out of range of the leg kick from Tria.
Kim slips under a jab from Tria.
Kim throws a series of punches but Tria moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim leaves Tria with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim stuffs the takedown.

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.
Tria tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Tria misses
and Kim counters with a body kick.
Gaius Tria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tria is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim moves out of range as Tria throws a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Tria.
Kim blocks a head kick by Tria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Tria dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kim has his takedown stuffed

and Tria moves into the clinch.
Tria taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tria for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tria tries to pull guard but Kim holds him up against the cage and eventually Tria drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tria tries to pull guard but Kim won't allow it.

Kim drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim looking to control but Tria passes into half guard.
Kim wants to control the action here but instead Tria manages to pass to full mount!
Tria sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tria wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tria tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tria controlling his opponent.
Kim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tria looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gaius Tria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gaius Tria has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Tria.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Tria as Kim shoots in.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tria blocks a head kick by Kim.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tria defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Tria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Tria!