PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Susumo Komota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kim
vs
Komota

183 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 8 - 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Susumo Komota!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komota just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kim.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Komota looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim works Komota's body with a nice hook.
Komota throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kim lands an overhand right.
Kim stuffs the takedown attempt from Komota. Komota gets slowly back to his feet.
Komota shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Komota misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Komota looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Komota throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komota pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kim is out of range and Komota settles back down.
Komota tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kim is able to avoid easily.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Komota's ribs.
Komota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim lands a body shot.
Kim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Komota tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kim is able to avoid easily.
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Komota throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
Komota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Komota is out of range.
Kim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Komota circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kim.
Kim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Komota. Komota circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Komota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Komota avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch there but Komota circles away.
Kim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Komota.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Kim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Komota's head.
Kim misses with an uppercut.

Komota shoots in and bounces Kim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Komota pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komota trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Komota loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Komota in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Komota drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kim looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kim looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kim!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Komota gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Komota is doing well to control the position and prevent Kim from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kim lands with a hook. Komota tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mikey Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim tries to clinch there but Komota circles away.
Komota throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Komota has time to react.
Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Kim misses.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Komota.
Komota moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Komota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim throws a one two combo.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Komota looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Komota.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Komota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Komota misses with a straight left.
Kim lands with a cross.
Komota checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kim misses.
Mikey Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Kim lands.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Komota misses with a head kick.
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Komota looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kim is fending him off so far but Komota persists. Nope, Kim circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Komota misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komota throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Kim stuffs the takedown attempt from Komota. Komota gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Komota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Komota's ribs.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Komota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Komota closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Komota lands in his opponent's guard.
Komota postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Komota manages to get himself to full guard.
Kim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kim won't allow Komota to sweep him here.

Komota is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Komota looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Kim dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Komota misses the shot to the body.
Komota takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Komota on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Komota.
Nice defenses there by Komota.
Mikey Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Komota misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Komota misses with a straight left.
Komota misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Komota misses with a low kick.

Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
Kim missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komota on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Komota stalls.
Komota trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Komota stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Komota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Komota's defenses.

It looks like Susumo Komota has been cut.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Komota is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Komota blocks it.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Komota is defending well for now.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Komota lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim digs a right hand underneath Komota's ribcage. Komota let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Komota takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Komota in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kim as Komota tries to tie him up.
Kim lands an elbow just above Komota 's eye.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Komota is blocking nicely.
Komota wants a takedown.
Komota takes an elbow to the forehead.
Komota blocks an elbow strike.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
Komota takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Komota managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Komota avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komota taking a breather.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Komota shrugs off.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim lands an elbow just above Komota 's eye.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Komota in his tracks for a moment.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Susumo Komota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Komota avoids the damage to the body.
Komota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Komota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Komota blocks it with crossed arms.
Komota misses with a punch to the body.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Kim!
After winning the bout, Mikey Kim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.