PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast. Gusman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kim
vs
Gusman

190 cm
26
195 lbs
18 - 9 - 3

180 cm
29
191 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Byeongsuk Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Gusman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Gusman moves into the clinch.
Gusman tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gusman on the inside.
Gusman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Gusman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gusman fails to land.
Gusman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gusman working aggressively here.
Gusman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gusman.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Gusman avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Gusman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gusman has Kim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gusman is keeping busy.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gusman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gusman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Byeongsuk Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Gusman.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kim pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gusman is one step ahead there.
Gusman trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Gusman wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rodolfo Gusman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Kim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Rodolfo Gusman has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gusman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
Kim throws a hook but Gusman avoids it easily.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusman.
Gusman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Gusman throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
A big left from Kim misses.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Gusman looks for a takedown but Kim sprawls well.
Gusman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gusman throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
Rodolfo Gusman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim scores with the left hand. Gusman knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim misses with a hook.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Gusman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Kim - just one landing.
Gusman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusman lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gusman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gusman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gusman tried to score with a low kick but Kim checks it.
Gusman throws a solid leg kick but Kim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gusman.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gusman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Gusman on that attempt.
Kim misses the body punch
and Gusman counters with a slapping leg kick.

Gusman moves into the clinch.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Gusman controls his hands.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusman throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim taking a breather.
Good body shot from Kim.
Gusman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Kim.
Gusman looks gassed!
Gusman misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Byeongsuk Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Gusman's cut.
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.

A big left from Kim misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kim lands a body punch in the clinch.

Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gusman.
Gusman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kim to score with a decent uppercut.

Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Gusman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kim clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusman lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kim.

Gusman is cranking Kim's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Kim! He's tightened the choke and Kim is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodolfo Gusman!