PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kim
vs
De La Rosa

183 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
31
190 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre De La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rosa wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
De La Rosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andre De La Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Rosa darts in trying to clinch
and Kim makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De La Rosa really felt that one!
De La Rosa is looking to clinch.
De La Rosa tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
De La Rosa tries to clinch
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De La Rosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De La Rosa avoids it.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De La Rosa looking for a takedown.

De La Rosa breaks the clinch.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
De La Rosa moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.

Kim moves into range and clinches up with De La Rosa.
De La Rosa tries to pull guard but Kim forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De La Rosa avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kim smiles and moves away.
Mikey Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre De La Rosa.
De La Rosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kim scores with a hook.
De La Rosa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De La Rosa tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kim feints and then cracks De La Rosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De La Rosa down.
De La Rosa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim misses the shot to the body.

Kim pushes De La Rosa up against the cage in a clinch.
De La Rosa is trying to drag Kim to the mat but Kim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kim avoiding damage as De La Rosa throws knees to the body.
Kim lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De La Rosa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kim after a bit of a struggle.
De La Rosa is looking for a takedown.
De La Rosa has Kim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De La Rosa is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Rosa is trying to stall.
De La Rosa is trying to pull guard but Kim turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De La Rosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De La Rosa can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
De La Rosa tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De La Rosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
De La Rosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De La Rosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De La Rosa is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim stops a takedown attempt from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa is looking to take this one to the mat.
De La Rosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
De La Rosa wants to break free but Kim has control.
De La Rosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kim smiles and moves away.
De La Rosa shoots in but no luck this time.
De La Rosa is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
De La Rosa moves to clinch but Kim breaks away
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
De La Rosa is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
De La Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kim is fending him off so far but De La Rosa persists. Nope, Kim circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Rosa blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.

Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kim stops a takedown attempt from De La Rosa.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped De La Rosa in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim lands an elbow inside that De La Rosa shrugs off.
Kim stops a takedown attempt from De La Rosa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De La Rosa takes a knee right on the jaw!
De La Rosa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Kim.
De La Rosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into De La Rosa's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Kim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch combination from De La Rosa misses.

Kim moves into the clinch.

De La Rosa pulls Kim into guard.
Kim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

De La Rosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kim content to stall in guard here.
De La Rosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De La Rosa looking for subs off his back but Kim has passed one foot through into half guard.

De La Rosa with the active half guard here but Kim passes nicely into side control.
De La Rosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim trying to control the position but De La Rosa is working away.
De La Rosa is looking to regain half guard here but Kim keeps moving and retains side control.
Kim is staying tight to De La Rosa's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kim stands up and beckons De La Rosa to his feet.
De La Rosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
De La Rosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
De La Rosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.

De La Rosa clinches.
De La Rosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De La Rosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Mikey Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped De La Rosa in his tracks for a moment.
Kim blocks an elbow strike.
De La Rosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kim lands an elbow just above De La Rosa 's eye.

It looks like Andre De La Rosa has been cut.
De La Rosa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kim after a bit of a struggle.
Kim stops a takedown attempt from De La Rosa.
Mikey Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre De La Rosa.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as De La Rosa controls his hands.

De La Rosa has Kim pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De La Rosa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kim tumbling to the mat - De La Rosa dives into Kim's guard.
De La Rosa preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rosa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

De La Rosa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kim manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now De La Rosa has Kim in his guard.
Kim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mikey Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre De La Rosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kim throws a front kick aimed at De La Rosa's knee but De La Rosa avoids it well.
Andre De La Rosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Rosa misses with a body shot.
De La Rosa checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Some wild striking there from De La Rosa.
Kim misses with a hook.
De La Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De La Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mikey Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Rosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Rosa tries to clinch up.
Kim looks to land a body kick but De La Rosa moved away.
De La Rosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as De La Rosa blocks the low kick.
De La Rosa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kim counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De La Rosa.

De La Rosa scores with a takedown into Kim's guard.
Kim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
De La Rosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim wants to get back to his feet but De La Rosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kim pulls De La Rosa in close to his closed guard and prevents De La Rosa from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa throws a big right hand that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kim keeping moving, preventing De La Rosa from controlling successfully.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De La Rosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De La Rosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

De La Rosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kim is aware though and is defending well.
Kim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

De La Rosa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kim uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikey Kim.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mikey Kim!
Mikey Kim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.