PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jonghyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Jonghyun acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Karesky
vs
Jonghyun

177 cm
21
170 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

184 cm
28
175 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pejro Karesky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Jonghyun!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Karesky does no damage.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karesky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karesky throws a hook to the side of Jonghyun's head but Jonghyun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jonghyun connects with a high kick.
Pejro Karesky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonghyun avoids the body shot from Karesky.
Karesky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jonghyun counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karesky!
Karesky slips under a jab from Jonghyun.
Karesky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that half lands.
Jonghyun misses with a kick to the body.
Karesky throws a right and a left that Jonghyun avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Karesky.
Karesky throws a right hand that Jonghyun ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonghyun also avoids with ease.
Karesky throws a hook to the side of Jonghyun's head but Jonghyun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karesky misses with a body shot.
Karesky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karesky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karesky duly obliges.
Jonghyun throws a head kick but Karesky moves out of range.
Jonghyun moves out of range of the strikes.
Karesky misses with the combination.
Karesky misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karesky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jonghyun counters with a good low kick that Karesky was not able to check.
Karesky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Karesky misses.
Sloppy strikes from Karesky. Those never looked like landing.
Karesky misses with a straight right.
Karesky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karesky misses with a lunging right hand
and Jonghyun counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Karesky misses its intended target.
Karesky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karesky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky throws an off balance right hand
and Jonghyun counters with a nice uppercut.
Karesky misses with a double jab
and Jonghyun counters with a head kick.
Karesky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jonghyun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karesky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that misses.
Karesky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonghyun was well out of range. Poor timing from Karesky.
Karesky throws a right and a left that Jonghyun avoids nicely.
Karesky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jonghyun counters with a series of strikes. Karesky will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun throws a push kick but Karesky slaps the foot to one side.
Jonghyun lands a glancing blow to the side of Karesky's head.
Jonghyun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karesky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karesky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Karesky does no damage.
Jonghyun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karesky misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karesky misses with a double jab
and Jonghyun counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karesky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejro Karesky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Jonghyun.
Karesky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pejro Karesky is winning the standup battle so far.
Karesky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karesky.
Karesky throws a nice looking combination but Jonghyun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Karesky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karesky lands the left hand.
Karesky misses with a double jab.
Karesky misses with an uppercut
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Karesky shrugs it off.
Jonghyun slips a jab and a cross from Karesky.
Jonghyun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karesky throws a nice looking combination but Jonghyun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonghyun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karesky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jonghyun backs up against the cage.
Jonghyun throws a head kick but Karesky moves out of range.
Karesky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jonghyun.
Karesky tries to bum rush Jonghyun with a series of wild strikes but Jonghyun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karesky throws a right hand that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a straight right hand.
Jonghyun moves out of range as Karesky strikes.
Jonghyun moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jonghyun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karesky misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jonghyun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jonghyun misses with a looping left.
Karesky tries to bum rush Jonghyun with a series of wild strikes but Jonghyun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jonghyun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karesky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jonghyun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karesky is able to avoid easily.
Jonghyun connects with a leg kick. Karesky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonghyun pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky throws a nice looking combination but Jonghyun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karesky misses with a series of wild punches.
Karesky throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jonghyun takes one on the button.
Jonghyun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karesky misses with a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karesky throws a hook to the side of Jonghyun's head but Jonghyun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karesky scores with the left hand. Jonghyun knows he should have avoided that one.
Karesky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jonghyun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jonghyun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jonghyun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karesky.
Karesky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Karesky shrugs it off.
Jonghyun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karesky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jonghyun circles away quickly and effectively.
Karesky misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karesky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonghyun tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karesky avoids the head kick by Jonghyun.
Jonghyun throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karesky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejro Karesky dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jonghyun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jonghyun ducks under a wild hook from Karesky.
Karesky with a hook.
Karesky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karesky throws a hook to the side of Jonghyun's head but Jonghyun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jonghyun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jonghyun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pejro Karesky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karesky takes one to the chin there.
Jonghyun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karesky tries to bum rush Jonghyun with a series of wild strikes but Jonghyun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonghyun moves out of range of the strikes.
Jonghyun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karesky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jonghyun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jonghyun tries a low kick but Karesky avoids it.
Jonghyun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karesky throws a jab when Jonghyun was well out of range.
Karesky misses with the combination.
Karesky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karesky's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky lands a two punch combo.
Jonghyun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karesky.
Jonghyun looks to land a combination but Karesky avoids it well.
Jonghyun slips a jab and a cross from Karesky.
No joy there for Karesky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karesky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jonghyun counters with a solid body kick.
Karesky misses with a series of wild punches.
Jonghyun ducks under a wild hook from Karesky.
Karesky throws out a loose jab but Jonghyun uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karesky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karesky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jonghyun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Karesky avoids the head kick by Jonghyun.
Karesky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jonghyun circles away quickly and effectively.
Jonghyun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karesky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karesky misses with a series of wild punches.
Jonghyun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karesky misses with a wild combination.
Jonghyun tries a low kick but Karesky avoids it.
Karesky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jonghyun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jonghyun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jonghyun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karesky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karesky throws a right hand that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karesky throws a combination that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jonghyun throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karesky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karesky misses with a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karesky misses with a double jab.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Jonghyun.
Well Karesky 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Pejro Karesky!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Pejro Karesky!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Pejro Karesky!

Pejro Karesky wins by unanimous decision!