PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Mourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kim's choice of entrance music: Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast. Kim has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mourke
vs
Kim

225 cm
27
300 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
19 - 12 - 3

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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PRIME DESIGNS
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Mourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Byeongsuk Kim!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mourke misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kim looks gassed!
Kim throws out a leg kick but Mourke moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mourke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mourke throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mourke blocks a leg kick.
Mourke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up Byeongsuk Kim's cut even more.
Kim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mourke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Mourke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mourke throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourke checks the leg kick.
Mourke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Mourke.

Mourke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mourke working the ground and pound.
Mourke throws an elbow but Kim slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kim dodges the ground and pound from Mourke.
An elbow from Mourke crashes against the mat.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Mourke throws an elbow but Kim slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Mourke.
Kim dodges the ground and pound from Mourke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim struggling a bit here.
Kim dodges the ground and pound from Mourke.
Kim dodges the ground and pound from Mourke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim parries the strikes from Mourke easily there. Mourke is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kim to escape.
Mourke trying to control the position but Kim is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourke throws a strike aimed at the side of Kim's head but Kim avoids it well.
Mourke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mourke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Kim parries the strikes from Mourke easily there. Mourke is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kim to escape.
The referee asks Mourke politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mourke prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mourke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mourke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mourke landing strikes.
Mourke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kim is not content to let Mourke control the position.
Mourke tries to score with some ground and pound. Kim controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim seems a little lost for a moment, as Mourke dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Mourke dominated that 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kim ducks under a wild hook from Mourke.
Mourke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mourke is out of range.
Mourke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Mourke just misses with a punch to the body.
Mourke shoots and misses
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
Kim blocks a jab.
Mourke misses with a series of wild punches.
Mourke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kim as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Mourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourke has his takedown stuffed
and Kim counters with a three punch combo that has Mourke backing up. Mourke nods at Kim to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Mourke misses the jab.
Mourke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mourke counters with a straight right hand.
Mourke misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Ricky Mourke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kim tries to sprawl but Mourke drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mourke slows the pace down in half guard.
Mourke trying to mount his opponent but Kim defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mourke.
Mourke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mourke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mourke not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourke is nestled in close to Kim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mourke drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Mourke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Mourke sits in half guard.

Mourke is looking for a kimura but Kim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mourke to get the leverage.
Ricky Mourke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Byeongsuk Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mourke 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.
Kim is looking to control Mourke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mourke shoots in looking for a takedown. Kim tries to sprawl out of it but Mourke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim slaps away a takedown attempt from Mourke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mourke shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Mourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mourke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:18
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Mourke!
After winning the bout, Ricky Mourke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.