PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bael Adonael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chim
vs
Adonael

190 cm
27
250 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

194 cm
30
270 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bael Adonael !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sloppy strikes there by Chim.
Chim staying calm.
Sloppy strikes there by Chim.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chim working the head and body with strikes.
Adonael managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chim.
Chim throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chim trying to control the position but Adonael is working away.
You can see the frustration on Adonael 's face as Chim controls the position.
Chim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adonael parries the strikes from Chim easily there. Chim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Adonael to escape.
Chim landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Chim are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chim sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adonael is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chim lands a nice forearm strike.
Chim trying to control the position but Adonael is working away.
Adonael takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Adonael parries the strikes from Chim easily there. Chim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Adonael to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chim is looking to take a break and control but Adonael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chim landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chim lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chim creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Adonael sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chim staying calm.
Chim landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim wants to control but Adonael is keeping him busy.
Chim working the head with strikes.
Chim wants to control but Adonael is keeping him busy.
Chim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chim takes a little break here. Adonael wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chim working the ground and pound but Adonael is defending the strikes.
Adonael taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chim sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adonael is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim is looking to take a break and control but Adonael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chim lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Chim crashes against the mat.
Chim tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chim is looking to take a break and control but Adonael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adonael is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chim is controlling him well.
Chim cracks Adonael with a big elbow.
Chim misses with the ground and pound.
Chim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chim tries to score with some ground and pound. Adonael controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chim lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Adonael is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chim misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chim works to advance to full mount. Adonael defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chim lands a heavy elbow.

Adonael is rocked!
Chim lands a big shot to the head and Adonael winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dong Chim!
After the fight, Dong Chim was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.