PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcracken comes into the arena with 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcracken
vs
Min Kim

187 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
186 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Mcracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Mcracken moves out of range easily.
Mcracken tries to clinch up

and Kim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mcracken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcracken.
A knee to the head by Mcracken.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Mcracken avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcracken.

Mcracken breaks the clinch.
Sang Min Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcracken tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Mcracken checks a leg kick.
Mcracken slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mcracken shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kim is controlling Mcracken's posture.
Kim trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Kim working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sang Min Kim.
Mcracken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcracken just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcracken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mcracken counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcracken under the eye.

Mcracken moves into the clinch successfully.
Kim lands a right hand.

Mcracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Mcracken sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken blocks a jab.

Mcracken instigates a clinch.
Mcracken stalls.

Mcracken turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mcracken manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Kim is trying to control Mcracken's posture but Mcracken avoids it.
Mcracken creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mcracken in side control, throwing shots but Kim defends.
Mcracken just content to control the position.
Kim is looking to regain half guard here but Mcracken keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken controls the position from side control.
Mcracken lands a nice forearm strike.
Kim trying to remain calm as Mcracken controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcracken is chipping away with strikes.
Kim wants to control but Mcracken postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
Mcracken looking to control but instead Kim has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Mcracken takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcracken seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim tries to roll over but Mcracken keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcracken lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Mcracken seems content to control.
Kim keeping hold of Mcracken's head, controlling as best he can.
Mcracken lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mcracken looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcracken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Mcracken is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcracken drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Mcracken is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mcracken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcracken throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
Mcracken is just content to waste time from the top position. Kim takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mcracken controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcracken landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcracken with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Phil Mcracken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Mcracken throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Kim controls Mcracken momentarily but Mcracken frees himself.
Mcracken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcracken is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mcracken has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mcracken keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim seems keen to control Mcracken's posture.
Mcracken postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken lands a couple of digs.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcracken is one step ahead there.

Mcracken thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kim tries to strike from the bottom.
Kim is looking to sweep but instead, Mcracken has passed into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcracken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Mcracken prevents Kim from improving his position.
Mcracken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kim is looking to get back to full guard here but Mcracken has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mcracken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcracken content to control rather than advance.
Kim wants to control but Mcracken is keeping busy.
Kim tries to roll over but Mcracken keeps him under control.
Mcracken working the head and body with strikes.
Mcracken not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Mcracken wants to pass to mount but Kim is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Mcracken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mcracken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Mcracken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mcracken working Kim over with strikes.
Mcracken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Mcracken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcracken content to control rather than advance.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Mcracken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcracken takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kim is not content to let Mcracken control the position.
Kim is in trouble now - Mcracken has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Mcracken dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Kim throws a leg kick

and Mcracken counters with a single leg into guard. Kim didn't expect that.
Mcracken working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Mcracken lands a couple of elbows.
Mcracken postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Mcracken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mcracken wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim has Mcracken pulled in close to control his posture.
Mcracken wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phil Mcracken has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Mcracken moves into the clinch.
Mcracken is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcracken stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Kim is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mcracken is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kim to the mat. Kim regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim working a defensive guard but Mcracken passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mcracken seems content to control.
Mcracken prevents Kim from improving his position.
Mcracken landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mcracken wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
Mcracken passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcracken lands a heavy elbow.
Kim wants to control but Mcracken is having none of it.
Mcracken punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mcracken with shots to the head and body - Kim looks very uncomfortable down there.

Kim is rocked!
Mcracken loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kim scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mcracken land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mcracken stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Mcracken!
After winning the bout, Phil Mcracken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.