PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Fernan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kim
vs
Fernan

183 cm
27
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fernan misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Fernan looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Fernan.
Fernan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fernan swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim wants to slow Fernan down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fernan.
Kim lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kim cracks the inside of Fernan's front leg.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Fernan was not able to check.
Fernan misses with a two punch combination.
Fernan looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
Fernan misses with a low kick.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Fernan off balance momentarily.
Mikey Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fernan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Fernan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fernan.
Kim tries a low kick but Fernan avoids it.
Kim throws a leg kick but Fernan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robert Fernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fernan throws a push kick but Kim slaps the foot to one side.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fernan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fernan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Fernan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fernan moves out of range of the leg kick from Kim.
Kim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Fernan moves his leg out of the way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fernan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernan throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Kim tries to clinch but Fernan moves out of range.
Fernan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fernan thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fernan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Fernan just misses with a punch to the body.

Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
Fernan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Fernan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Robert Fernan has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernan is defending well for now.
Fernan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernan blocks an elbow strike.
Fernan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Fernan trying to land knees to the body.

Fernan breaks from the clinch.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fernan. That did some damage!
Fernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fernan lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fernan is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Kim slips a jab from Fernan.
Fernan shoots for a double leg takedown but Kim sprawls well. He's pushed Fernan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Fernan.
Kim tries to work over Fernan's front leg with a kick but Fernan checks it.
Fernan throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Kim lands an overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fernan, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim blocks a head kick by Fernan.
Fernan shoots in and drives through. Kim sprawls well.
Mikey Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Fernan.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Fernan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Fernan scores with a takedown into Kim's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernan.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernan advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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 Mikey Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Fernan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Fernan's head back.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fernan is out of range.
Fernan throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Fernan slips a straight right by Kim.
Fernan throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim throws a low kick but Fernan avoids it.
Fernan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.

Kim drives through and clinches with Fernan against the cage.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Fernan in his tracks for a moment.
Fernan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fernan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Fernan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernan.
Fernan trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Fernan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Fernan shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Fernan blocks with his arms.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernan is defending well for now.
Fernan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Fernan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Fernan shrugs off.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fernan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Fernan is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Fernan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Fernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Fernan blocks with his arms.

Fernan pulls Kim into guard.
Fernan looking to control.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fernan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kim postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Robert Fernan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fernan throws a shot to the body.
Fernan lands a slapping body shot.
Fernan checks a leg kick.
Fernan throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Fernan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fernan thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Kim scores with a head kick. Fernan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Fernan.
Kim blocks a head kick by Fernan.
Fernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Fernan shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim checks a low kick from Fernan.
Fernan checks a leg kick.
Kim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robert Fernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim works Fernan's body with a nice hook.
Fernan keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Fernan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kim circles away.
Fernan thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fernan is breathing heavily.
Kim throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Kim.
A leg kick checked by Fernan.
A jab from Kim misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mikey Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Fernan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fernan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fernan.
Fernan misses with a low kick.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Fernan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Fernan scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim lands an overhand right.
Kim misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fernan moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kim tries to clinch up but Fernan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Fernan moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Fernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fernan shoots in looking for a takedown but Kim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fernan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good leg kick by Fernan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim scores with a body shot.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Fernan moved out of range nicely.
Fernan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fernan.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fernan checks it well.
Kim misses with a low kick as Fernan jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernan checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Fernan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim moves out of range as Fernan throws a body kick.
Fernan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim throws a low kick but Fernan avoids it.
A punch combination from Fernan misses.
Fernan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
Fernan checks a leg kick.
Fernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fernan throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Fernan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fernan misses with a low kick.
Fernan misses with a leg kick
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
Fernan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim swings for the body but Fernan moves out of range.
Fernan misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Fernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fernan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Fernan is out of range.
Fernan lands with a slapping head kick.
Kim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan connects with the punch.
Fernan misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fernan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kim but Kim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mikey Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Fernan.
Fernan misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim wants to slow Fernan down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Fernan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernan misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikey Kim.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mikey Kim!

Mikey Kim wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Mikey Kim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.