PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jonghyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Jonghyun has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Warner
vs
Jonghyun

185 cm
25
181 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

184 cm
29
175 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maverick Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Jonghyun!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner slips a straight right by Jonghyun.
Warner scores with a three punch combo!

Jonghyun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Warner, pushing him back against the cage.
Jonghyun missing with knees to the body.
Warner wants to get back to striking at distance but Jonghyun won't allow it.
Warner is trying to push Jonghyun away but Jonghyun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jonghyun misses with a knee to the head.
Warner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jonghyun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warner.
Jonghyun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jonghyun working Warner over with knees to the body.
Jonghyun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jonghyun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Warner up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Warner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jonghyun landing knees to the body.
Jonghyun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonghyun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Jonghyun breaks from the clinch.

Warner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonghyun prevents Warner from breaking the clinch.
Warner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jonghyun with a knee to the head.

Jonghyun breaks the clinch.
Warner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Warner misses with a few strikes there.
Warner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jonghyun lands a head shot.
Warner misses with a double jab
and Jonghyun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warner throws a lazy body kick
letting Jonghyun counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warner instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jonghyun obliges.
Warner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonghyun pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jonghyun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warner is trying to force a seperation but Jonghyun has the dominant position.
Jonghyun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jonghyun avoiding damage.

Warner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jonghyun can pounce on him.

Jonghyun forces Warner back against the cage and clinches.

Jonghyun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Warner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warner thows a leg kick but Jonghyun checks it
and Jonghyun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Warner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jonghyun counters with a low kick, right behind Warner 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jonghyun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jonghyun closes the distance and pushes Warner back into the cage.
Warner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jonghyun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warner is defending well for now.
Jonghyun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warner.

Jonghyun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jonghyun scores with the left hand. Warner knows he should have avoided that one.
Jonghyun misses with a looping left.
Jonghyun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jonghyun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Warner misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonghyun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warner throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jonghyun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jonghyun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warner's calf.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jonghyun slips a jab from Warner.
Warner misses with a leg kick
and Jonghyun counters with a thumping low kick.
Maverick Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that Warner semi-blocks.
Warner cracks Jonghyun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kim Jonghyun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonghyun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jonghyun, right into the meat.
Jonghyun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jonghyun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jonghyun scores with a nice right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Warner wants to get back to striking at distance but Jonghyun won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jonghyun obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonghyun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warner's face.
Warner is trying to break the clinch but Jonghyun has him pressed against the cage.
Jonghyun scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun slowing the pace effectively.
Jonghyun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warner's face.

It looks like Maverick Warner has been cut.
Warner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jonghyun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jonghyun landing knees to the head.
Jonghyun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jonghyun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jonghyun looking to throw knees to the head but Warner is blocking nicely.
Jonghyun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jonghyun.
Jonghyun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jonghyun lands a knee to the body.
Jonghyun with a knee to the head.
Jonghyun landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jonghyun to keep the fight standing.
Warner is trying to break free.
Jonghyun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jonghyun lands a knee to the head.
Jonghyun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Jonghyun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jonghyun closes the distance and clinches.
Warner tries to pull guard but Jonghyun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maverick Warner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warner wants to break free but Jonghyun has control.
Knees to the body from Jonghyun.
Jonghyun lands a good knee to the midsection. Warner won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jonghyun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maverick Warner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jonghyun throws a combination. Warner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Warner throws a body kick that misses
and Warner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warner blocks a head kick by Jonghyun.
Jonghyun thuds his right hand into Warner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Jonghyun there.
Jonghyun explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jonghyun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jonghyun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warner misses with a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a straight right hand.

Warner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jonghyun, pushing him back against the cage.
Jonghyun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Warner up against the cage.
Jonghyun tries a knee to the head but Warner blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun has Warner pushed against the cage.
Jonghyun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Warner walks away with a smile on his face. Jonghyun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Warner has closed the distance and engaged Jonghyun in a clinch.

Jonghyun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonghyun.
Warner throws a big shot that misses.
Warner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonghyun moves away.
Jonghyun throws a push kick but Warner slaps the foot to one side.
Jonghyun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Warner.
Warner throws a hook but Jonghyun blocks it.
Warner throws a jab when Jonghyun was well out of range.
Jonghyun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jonghyun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warner misses with a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maverick Warner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jonghyun.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jonghyun.
Warner throws a series of punches but Jonghyun avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Jonghyun.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warner loads up on a big right hand but Jonghyun slips the punch.
Warner throws a right hand that Jonghyun ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonghyun also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jonghyun really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Warner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jonghyun forces Warner back against the cage and clinches.
Jonghyun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonghyun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jonghyun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warner avoids it.
Jonghyun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jonghyun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jonghyun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Warner is keeping busy.
Jonghyun tries to land a knee to the head but Warner blocks with his arms.

Jonghyun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jonghyun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warner circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner throws a combination that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jonghyun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonghyun lands with a cross.
Warner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Warner misses with a body kick.
Warner throws a leg kick
and Jonghyun counters with a straight right hand.
Warner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jonghyun counters with a straight right hand.
Jonghyun lands a high kick!
Jonghyun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Warner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jonghyun, pushing him back against the cage.
Jonghyun lands a nice knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Come on Jonghyun - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jonghyun continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Warner tries to pull guard but Jonghyun holds him up against the cage and eventually Warner drops back down to his feet.
Jonghyun stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jonghyun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warner's face.
Warner tries to break the clinch but Jonghyun is controlling the position.
Jonghyun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Warner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jonghyun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jonghyun tries to land a knee to the head but Warner blocks with his arms.

Jonghyun breaks from the clinch.
Warner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warner throws a leg kick but Jonghyun moved away.
Warner drops his hands momentarily and Jonghyun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Warner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jonghyun checks it well.

Warner rushes Jonghyun and presses him up against the cage.
Jonghyun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warner is trying to break free.
Warner is trying to push Jonghyun away but Jonghyun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jonghyun lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jonghyun dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Warner's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jonghyun. Warner shrugs it off though.
Warner misses with a double jab.
Warner misses with a two punch combination.
Jonghyun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jonghyun dodges the punch combination from Warner.
Warner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jonghyun.
Jonghyun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner misses with a low kick.
Jonghyun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warner throws a leg kick
and Jonghyun counters with a straight right hand.
Jonghyun throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jonghyun looks to land a combination but Warner avoids it well.
Warner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jonghyun is looking to clinch but Warner is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner misses with the combination.
Warner throws a head kick that half lands.

Warner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jonghyun, pushing him back against the cage.

Jonghyun manages to break the clinch.
Warner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jonghyun can pounce on him.
Jonghyun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warner slips a jab and a cross from Jonghyun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warner rushes Jonghyun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Jonghyun.
Warner avoids a wild elbow strike from Jonghyun.
Jonghyun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warner is defending well for now.
Warner blocks the elbow strike.
Jonghyun tries to land knees in the clinch but Warner avoids the damage to the body.
Jonghyun has Warner pressed against the cage, preventing Warner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jonghyun looking to throw knees to the head but Warner is blocking nicely.
Jonghyun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jonghyun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Jonghyun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kim Jonghyun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warner misses with a double jab
and Jonghyun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Warner. That snapped Jonghyun's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jonghyun. That's going to slow Warner down.
Warner 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonghyun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maverick Warner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Jonghyun.
Well Jonghyun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Kim Jonghyun!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kim Jonghyun!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kim Jonghyun!

Kim Jonghyun wins by unanimous decision!
Kim Jonghyun seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.