PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoon Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Newdles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chung Kim
vs
Newdles

177 cm
30
151 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

172 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoon Chung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Newdles!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim checks a leg kick.

Kim closes the distance and pushes Newdles back into the cage.
Newdles lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Newdles.
With the fighters up against the cage, Newdles throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Newdles.
Newdles tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Newdles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newdles stalling.

Newdles manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Newdles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newdles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Newdles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a big elbow that misses.
Newdles is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Newdles is trying to keep Kim in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim tries to bum rush Newdles with a series of wild strikes but Newdles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Newdles slaps away a takedown attempt from Kim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Newdles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newdles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
Newdles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Newdles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newdles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim is breathing heavily.
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!

Newdles drives through and clinches with Kim against the cage.
Newdles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Newdles lands a body shot.

Kim manages to pull guard.
Kim keeping full guard, as Newdles tries to pass.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing Newdles from standing up.

Newdles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Newdles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Newdles is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kim looks calm but he's in trouble here. Newdles gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kim is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Newdles lets go of the hold and Kim can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicky Newdles!