PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moa Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Min Kim
vs
Soto

188 cm
26
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moa Soto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim lands a nice looking body kick.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kim sizes up Soto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soto's calf.
Kim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soto tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soto.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim lands a body shot.
Sang Min Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim cracks Soto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Soto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soto checks it well.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soto thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to clinch
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Soto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto blocks the body kick.
Kim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moa Soto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Soto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
Soto tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Soto misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soto is looking to clinch.
That kick from Kim tenderised Soto's leg. Soto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim catches Soto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim connects with a right hand. Soto shakes it off.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Soto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Soto down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Soto should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim connects with a looping right hand.
Soto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Soto looks gassed!
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sang Min Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Soto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Soto is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Kim throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Soto's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kim lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sang Min Kim!
Sang Min Kim got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'