PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kim
vs
Fleming

183 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Fleming is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim thumps Fleming with a low kick.
Fleming throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Kim clobbers Fleming with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kim scores with a hook.
Kim keeps Fleming at a distance using the push kick.
Kim cracks Fleming with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fleming checks it well.
Kim throws a body punch but Fleming moves out of range.
Fleming takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fleming circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim motions for Fleming to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fleming checks a leg kick.
Kim scores with a push kick.
Fleming avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fleming misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Fleming.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Fleming moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Fleming checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tests Fleming's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mikey Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Fleming checks it.
Fleming takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fleming throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.

Kim closes the distance and pushes Fleming back into the ropes.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Fleming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim working Fleming over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fleming is defending well for now.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleming avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fleming takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fleming looks gassed!
Fleming blocks an elbow strike.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fleming lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleming avoids it.
Kim keeps control of Fleming as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fleming's efforts to push away.
Fleming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fleming.
Fleming dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim scores with a knee to the head.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Fleming won't want to take too many of those.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Fleming's ribcage.
Kim missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fleming in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleming avoids it.
Kim lands an elbow just above Fleming 's eye.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Fleming is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fleming lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fleming's efforts to push away.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fleming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Fleming leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
Fleming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kim blocks it with crossed arms.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Fleming blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fleming on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A low kick from Kim is predictable there
and Fleming counters with a nice leg kick.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Fleming walks into a left hand.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Fleming counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fleming steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kim. That one must have hurt.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Fleming has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fleming and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kim. Fleming shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fleming.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim avoids the head kick by Fleming.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fleming checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fleming doesn't seem phased though.
Kim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fleming tries a head kick but it misses.
Fleming is breathing heavily.
Fleming takes one to the chin there.
Kim scores with a jab.
Mikey Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Fleming bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleming finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with an overhand left.
Kim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fleming tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim scores with a spinning back kick!
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Fleming takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Fleming.
A clash of legs there as Fleming blocks the low kick.
Fleming swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.

Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Fleming wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the ropes.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fleming working hard to break the clinch.
Fleming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim avoiding damage as Fleming throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim connects with a knee to the head.
Mikey Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleming avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kim cracks Fleming with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fleming checks it well.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Kim.
Fleming takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Fleming looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fleming misses with a low kick.
Fleming takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fleming can do to turn this around?
Kim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fleming takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some bone on bone action there as Fleming checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Fleming's torso.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fleming gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fleming chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Fleming down.
Kim is looking to chop away at Fleming's legs.
Kim throws a series of punches but Fleming moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fleming's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fleming fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Fleming takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim tries to move into range but Fleming moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim jabs Fleming right on the nose. Fleming blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Fleming misses.
Kim connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Fleming blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim takes a swing at Fleming's ribcage but misses.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Fleming bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim is looking to clinch.
Fleming blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Kim misses
and Fleming makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kim really felt that one!
Claes Fleming has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Kim!
Our winner, Mikey Kim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.