PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sye Moon Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sye Moon Kim could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tebato Nakara's chin.

Moon Kim
vs
Nakara

174 cm
21
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Valhalla Fight Wear

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sye Moon Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tebato Nakara!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Nakara misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Kim both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Tebato Nakara has been cut.
Nakara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim misses with a combination

and Nakara counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kim!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nakara punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nakara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nakara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nakara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nakara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nakara's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kim holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nakara tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kim trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nakara raining down shots from the mount!
Nakara wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is in a horrible position here. Nakara smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nakara with the ground and pound from mount.
Nakara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nakara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Nakara has hold of Kim's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kim manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Nakara jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kim manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Nakara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakara trying to control the position but Kim is working away.

Nakara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nakara working the ground and pound.
Nakara controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakara landing a few strikes.

Nakara thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kim is not content to let Nakara control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nakara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tebato Nakara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tebato Nakara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nakara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kim tries to avoid it but Nakara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kim to the ground. Kim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sye Moon Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Nakara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kim swivels and escapes.
Kim throws a right hand that Nakara ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakara also avoids with ease.
Nakara misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with a series of strikes. Nakara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kim takes a swing at Nakara's ribcage but misses.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakara tries to move into range but Kim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Nakara feints and as Kim raises his hands in defense, Nakara changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakara passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakara is looking for a kimura but Kim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakara to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakara trying to control from half guard but Kim is working away.
Nakara moves nicely into side control.
Nakara wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.

Nakara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Nakara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakara is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakara tries to score with some ground and pound. Kim controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nakara is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakara lands a few punches from side control.

Nakara tries for a kimura but Kim is defending well.
Kim is trying to buck Nakara off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nakara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kim, who protects the arm well.
Nakara has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nakara controlling from mount.
Kim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nakara with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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!
Nakara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tebato Nakara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tebato Nakara'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kim tries to sprawl but Nakara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nakara works his way into full mount!

Nakara is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kim is surviving well by controlling Nakara's body position as best he can.
Nakara trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara with the ground and pound from mount.
Nakara wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Kim is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nakara controlling from mount.
Kim squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nakara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nakara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Kim really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Kim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nakara wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Nakara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim is in a horrible position here. Nakara smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nakara working for a guillotine from mount but Kim is in no mood to give up.
Nakara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nakara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nakara scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kim?
Nakara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kim hang on?
Nakara is stalling here but it's allowed Kim to get half guard.
Sye Moon Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakara scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakara on the ground.
Kim won't allow Nakara to pass to mount.
Nakara passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kim!
Nakara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
Kim is in a horrible position here. Nakara smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nakara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Kim has left one of his arms exposed and Nakara doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Kim screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tebato Nakara!