PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy The Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silla Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) as his entrance music. Jimmy The Crocodile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Crocodile
vs
Kim

180 cm
24
178 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

180 cm
25
176 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy The Crocodile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silla Kim!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crocodile takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jimmy The Crocodile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim moves away from the strike by The Crocodile.
Kim tries to land a front kick but The Crocodile steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Crocodile avoids a kick to the body.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Crocodile throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
The Crocodile bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Crocodile falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
The Crocodile loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
The Crocodile ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!

Kim has The Crocodile up against the cage in a clinch.
Kim digs a right hand into The Crocodile's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Crocodile's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crocodile throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from The Crocodile.
Kim pushes The Crocodile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Crocodile.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but The Crocodile is blocking nicely.
The Crocodile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Crocodile blocks it with crossed arms.
The Crocodile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Crocodile smiles and moves away.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Crocodile slips a jab from Kim.
Kim thuds a left hand into The Crocodile's body.
The Crocodile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimmy The Crocodile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from The Crocodile misses
and Kim finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The Crocodile is breathing heavily.
The Crocodile throws a body kick the misses
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but The Crocodile shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch but The Crocodile is having none of it.

Kim has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Crocodile in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kim.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Kim.
Kim with a knee to the head.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Crocodile.
Kim lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim pushes The Crocodile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim with a knee to the head.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kim with a knee to the head.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into The Crocodile's ribcage.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of The Crocodile's head.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Crocodile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Crocodile gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile looking to stall.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Crocodile lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Crocodile obliges.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Crocodile working aggressively here.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Crocodile blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Crocodile misses with an elbow over the top.
The Crocodile working aggressively here.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but The Crocodile is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from The Crocodile fails to land.
The Crocodile lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but The Crocodile avoids the damage to the body.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Crocodile pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jimmy The Crocodile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silla Kim.
The Crocodile tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
The Crocodile misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim avoiding damage as The Crocodile throws knees to the body.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Crocodile.
The Crocodile lands with a light punch inside.

That's four 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.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Crocodile is defending well for now.
The Crocodile blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Crocodile softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Crocodile misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by The Crocodile.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Crocodile misses with a punch on the inside.
The Crocodile scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
The Crocodile swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Crocodile lands a shot to the body.
The Crocodile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Crocodile stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
The Crocodile managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim tries a knee to the head but The Crocodile blocks it.
The Crocodile working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Crocodile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Crocodile pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim blocks an elbow strike.
The Crocodile stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silla Kim dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Kim moves to clinch but The Crocodile breaks away
and The Crocodile counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Crocodile crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kim - the referee stops the clock and The Crocodile gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kim. The Crocodile manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The Crocodile loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
The Crocodile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Kim gets a double leg takedown into The Crocodile's guard.
The Crocodile is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Crocodile keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
The Crocodile is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but The Crocodile has wrist control.
The Crocodile is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Kim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! The Crocodile is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kim, into his guard.
The Crocodile preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Crocodile trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.

Kim is looking for a triangle but The Crocodile pushes his legs off easily.
The Crocodile wants to stand but Kim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Crocodile thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kim is on top in guard.
The Crocodile keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but The Crocodile is retaining full guard.
The Crocodile trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Crocodile keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim being controlled here momentarily.
The Crocodile utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim forces his way into half guard.
Kim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Crocodile is staying active underneath Kim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silla Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The Crocodile misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Crocodile really felt that one!
The Crocodile tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from The Crocodile finds it's target.
Silla Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Crocodile throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. The Crocodile is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The Crocodile throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim lands a right hook to the body.
The Crocodile takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
The Crocodile is looking to score with low kicks.
The Crocodile throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Crocodile thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Crocodile throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim blocks a head kick by The Crocodile.
The Crocodile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kim counters with a body kick that stops The Crocodile in his tracks momentarily.
Kim throws a wild body kick that The Crocodile sees coming a mile off.
Kim tests The Crocodile's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Crocodile thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
The Crocodile walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kim.
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jimmy The Crocodile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Crocodile keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck for Kim with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Crocodile will feel that in the morning.
The Crocodile sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Crocodile blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from The Crocodile is predictable there
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind The Crocodile 's knee.
The Crocodile swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Crocodile keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim looking to ground and pound but The Crocodile is blocking nicely.
The Crocodile is in a horrible position here. Kim smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kim looking to ground and pound but The Crocodile is blocking nicely.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim with good strikes from the mount here!
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns The Crocodile that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kim looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kim throws some wild stikes that The Crocodile manages to avoid easily.
Jimmy The Crocodile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silla Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim looking to control and managing it successfully.

Kim looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Crocodile is squirming around, avoiding Kim's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silla Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silla Kim!