PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban-Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kenzie
vs
Kim

191 cm
35
177 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

180 cm
30
174 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban-Ki Kim!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Kenzie moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenzie avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kenzie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Kenzie moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kim moves away from the strike by Kenzie.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kim slips a straight right by Kenzie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Kenzie moves out of range easily.
A combination from Kenzie does no damage.
Kenzie throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Kenzie checks the leg kick.
Kenzie throws a one two combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Kenzie looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Kenzie throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Kenzie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Kim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kenzie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kim instigates a clinch.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kenzie looking to slow down the pace here.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Kenzie shrugs off.

It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenzie.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenzie's elbow.

Kenzie breaks the clinch.
Kenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.

Kim clinches up against the cage.
Kenzie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kenzie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kim.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kenzie scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kenzie avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kenzie avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kenzie.

Kenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenzie takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kenzie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Ban-Ki Kim has been cut.
Kim slips a straight right by Kenzie.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kenzie connects with a right hand. Kim shakes it off.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim thows a body kick. Kenzie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Kenzie misses.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenzie throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenzie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kenzie's corner calls for a 1-2. Kenzie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kenzie throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.

Kim pushes Kenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kenzie blocks the elbow strike.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Kenzie stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kenzie as Kim tries to tie him up.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim lands an elbow inside that Kenzie shrugs off.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Kenzie in his tracks for a moment.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenzie avoids it.
Kenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kim slips under a jab from Kenzie.
Kim throws a head kick but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenzie manages to avoid it.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Kenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Kenzie misses.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenzie misses with the combination.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Kenzie.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kenzie's head.
Kenzie misses with a straight left.
Kenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenzie connects with a body shot.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenzie.
Kenzie moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kenzie lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim slips under a jab from Kenzie.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patrick Kenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenzie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kenzie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
Kenzie looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kim in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kim is looking to clinch but Kenzie is avoiding it.
Kenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
A big right from Kenzie misses.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Kenzie misses with a straight right.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Kim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kenzie if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a head kick that half lands.

Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim slips a jab from Kenzie.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenzie punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenzie.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Kenzie moves out of range easily.
Kenzie thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie scores with a hook.
Kim throws a head kick that Kenzie semi-blocks.
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!
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenzie.
Good work by Kenzie as he checks the leg kick.
Kenzie misses with a hook.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Kenzie throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenzie avoids a kick to the body.
Kenzie cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ban-Ki Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kim ducks under a wild hook from Kenzie.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kenzie looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Kenzie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kenzie swinging wildly here.
Kenzie loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenzie.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kenzie. Those never looked like landing.
Kenzie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Kenzie throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Kenzie saw it coming and moves away.
Kenzie missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kenzie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenzie scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenzie lands with a left to the head.
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!
Kenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Kenzie manages to break the clinch.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenzie circles away.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Kenzie sees coming a mile off.
Kim throws a nice head kick!
Kenzie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenzie throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenzie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Kenzie was not able to check.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenzie misses the target.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
Kenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kenzie avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Kenzie looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kenzie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenzie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to clinch up but Kenzie keeps it at a distance.

Kim rushes Kenzie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenzie.
A body shot lands from Kenzie.

Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim blocks a jab.
Kenzie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenzie.
Kenzie scores with a nice strike.
Kenzie misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kenzie clinches up against the cage.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kenzie is defending well for now.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Kenzie fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ban-Ki Kim.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!