PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Natsuki
vs
Chim

190 cm
23
220 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isamu Natsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Natsuki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chim sprawls well initially but Natsuki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Natsuki is pressing down on Chim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chim is holding on for now.
Natsuki misses with a head shot. Chim uses the momentum to regain guard.
Natsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Chim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natsuki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Natsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Chim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natsuki stands up over Chim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Natsuki looking to sit in guard and control but Chim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chim throwing strikes but missing.
Natsuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chim trying to control but Natsuki is working from the bottom.
Chim might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Natsuki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Natsuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chim is one step ahead there.
Chim throwing strikes from guard but Natsuki blocks nicely.
Chim is fighting to break Natsuki's control of his arms but Natsuki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Natsuki has control of Chim's left arm, preventing Chim from doing any damage.
Chim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chim connects with a couple of short punches.
Natsuki working a defensive guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chim looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chim trying to control but Natsuki is working from the bottom.

Natsuki working for a triangle but Chim defends it easily.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Natsuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim wants to pass the guard but Natsuki is keeping the position.

Natsuki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chim is aware though and is defending well.
Natsuki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chim.
Chim preventing the sweep.
Natsuki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chim's guard.
Natsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Chim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natsuki trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chim manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Natsuki trying to control the position here.
Natsuki 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki trying to control the position.
Natsuki wants to sweep but no luck.
Natsuki has momentary wrist control but Chim slips an elbow through the middle.
Chim with a nice head shot there.
Chim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsuki throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chim throwing strikes but missing.
Chim slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chim throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Natsuki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chim trying to control the position but Natsuki is working away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chim working away.
Natsuki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chim is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Chim working Natsuki over with strikes here.
Natsuki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Natsuki working to try and regain half guard.
Natsuki gets back to half guard.
Chim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chim wants to pass the guard but Natsuki is defending well.
Chim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Natsuki tries to get to full guard but Chim has control of the leg.
Natsuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chim.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chim wants to take a breather but Natsuki is having none of it.
Chim throws a strike but Natsuki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chim throws a big elbow that misses.
Natsuki wants to improve his position but instead Chim has moved into half guard.
Chim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Natsuki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Natsuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Chim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Natsuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chim.
Chim is pressing down on Natsuki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Natsuki is holding on for now.
Natsuki trying to hold on to Chim's head to control him but Chim postures up.
Natsuki tries to get to full guard but Chim has control of the leg.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki has hold of Chim's hands but Chim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Natsuki wants to control but Chim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsuki defending well though.
Chim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chim winds up and cracks Natsuki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Natsuki trying to control here.
Natsuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Natsuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chim.
Chim is keen to just control but Natsuki is a slippery customer.
Chim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chim prevents Natsuki from improving his position.
Natsuki trying to control from the bottom.
Chim lands strikes from half guard.
Chim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Natsuki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chim is trying to control the action in half guard but Natsuki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chim working over Natsuki with some ground and pound. Natsuki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Natsuki tries to roll over but Chim keeps him under control.
Chim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki tries to roll over but Chim keeps him under control.
Chim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Natsuki controlling the position for now.
Natsuki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chim postures up in Natsuki's guard and throws a big left but Natsuki blocks it.
Natsuki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Natsuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Natsuki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chim looking to sit in guard and control but Natsuki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Chim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Chim closes the distance and clinches up with Natsuki, looking for a takedown. Chim pushes Natsuki against the cage but Natsuki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Natsuki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chim working a defensive guard here.
Natsuki won't allow Chim to sweep him here.
Natsuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Natsuki.
Natsuki scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim keeping full guard, as Natsuki tries to pass.
Natsuki trying to control but Chim is working from the bottom.
Natsuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natsuki throws an elbow that misses. Chim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Natsuki's guard. Nice move by Chim!
Chim postures up in Natsuki's guard and throws a big left but Natsuki blocks it.
Chim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Natsuki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Natsuki trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim throws a big elbow that misses.
Natsuki keeping moving, preventing Chim from controlling successfully.
Chim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Natsuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Natsuki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Natsuki looking to ground and pound but Chim is blocking nicely.
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!
Chim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Natsuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim is looking to improve his position but Natsuki isn't that keen on the idea.
Natsuki working Chim over with strikes here.
Chim tries to lock up and control but Natsuki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chim working to try and regain half guard.
Natsuki punching from mount but Chim doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Natsuki wants to control but Chim has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Chim moves into full guard.
Natsuki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natsuki looking to sit in guard and control but Chim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chim looking to pass the guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chim connects with a couple of short punches.
Natsuki is pulling down on Chim's head. It's preventing any offense from Chim, at least for the moment.
Natsuki 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.
Chim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Natsuki is on top in guard.
Chim trying to control the position here.
Chim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chim keeping moving, preventing Natsuki from controlling successfully.
Dong Chim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Natsuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Natsuki wants to control from the top but Chim keeps moving.
Natsuki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Natsuki postures up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki looking to sit in guard and control but Chim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Natsuki controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Chim shoots in and gets a takedown into Natsuki's guard.
Natsuki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chim.
Chim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natsuki is keeping the position for now.
Chim postures up in Natsuki's guard and throws a big left but Natsuki blocks it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki wants to sweep but no luck.

Natsuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chim postures up in Natsuki's guard and throws a big left but Natsuki blocks it.
Chim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Natsuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsuki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Natsuki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chim.
Natsuki trying to keep a closed guard but Chim is proving a slippery customer.
Natsuki wants to sweep but no luck.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Natsuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natsuki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chim!
Chim is desperately trying to improve his position but Natsuki has a good base and remains in mount.
Natsuki landing strikes from the mount.
Chim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natsuki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Natsuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Dong Chim!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Dong Chim!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Dong Chim!

Dong Chim wins by unanimous decision!
Dong Chim spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.