PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sung Yong Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yong Kim
vs
Hendi

177 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Hopkins Athletics

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Yong Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim throws a push kick but Hendi slaps the foot to one side.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendi.
Kim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hendi to score with a decent uppercut.
Hendi avoids a kick to the body.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hendi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hendi misses.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Hendi moved away.
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Hendi's torso.
Hendi misses with a jab to the body
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim scores with a spinning back kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Hendi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hendi lands with a nice combination. Kim backs away looking to recover.
Kim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hendi counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Hendi down.
Kim swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendi swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendi checks it well.
Hendi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sung Yong Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendi.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Hendi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kim misses.
Hendi avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim moves away from the strike by Hendi.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim tries to clinch
letting Hendi counter with a right hand.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendi checks it well.
Hendi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendi lands a head shot.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hendi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kim lands with a kick to the temple. Hendi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kim is looking to clinch.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hendi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Hendi throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendi blocks a head kick by Kim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hendi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kim misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sung Yong Kim dominated that round.
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.

Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendi. That did some damage!
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hendi checks a leg kick.
Kim throws a leg kick but Hendi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim tries to clinch up
and Hendi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim connects with a high kick.
Kim throws a head kick but Hendi moves out of range.
Hendi misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking to slow Hendi down with leg kicks.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hendi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hendi swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim closes the distance but Hendi moves to the side
and Hendi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim throws a leg kick but Hendi checks it.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Hendi checks a leg kick.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Hendi moved away.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendi. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Hendi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendi's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendi moves out of range as Kim strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendi checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Hendi pushes him off.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Hendi thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Hendi slips under a jab.
Hendi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim throws a low kick, looking for Hendi's leg but Hendi calmly moves out of range.
Hendi checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hendi is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Hendi throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hendi counter with a right hand.
Kim is looking to chop away at Hendi's legs.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim throws a leg kick but Hendi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Hendi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sung Yong Kim dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hendi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendi counters with a left to the body.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendi checks it well.
Hendi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kim rather than just go for the knockout.
Kim misses with a hook. Hendi ducked under it nicely.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendi.
A bone on bone clash there as Hendi blocks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Hendi blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hendi checks a leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch but Hendi moves away
and Hendi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hendi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hendi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Hendi does it's job there.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim feints and then cracks Hendi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendi down.
Hendi misses with a double jab.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hendi digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Hendi checks a leg kick.
Good work by Hendi as he checks the leg kick.
Kim lands a head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
Kim throws a leg kick but Hendi sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Hendi moved away.
Hendi blocks the body kick.
Kim tries to work over Hendi's front leg with a kick but Hendi checks it.
Kim tries to clinch but Hendi moves away
and Hendi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hendi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Kim tenderised Hendi's leg. Hendi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Hendi moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Hendi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim tries to move into range but Hendi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hendi cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Hendi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Hendi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Kim Hendi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sung Yong Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sung Yong 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sung Yong Kim!