PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent's entrance music is I'll be Back. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kent
vs
Kim

182 cm
27
196 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

183 cm
28
195 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kent looks for a takedown but Kim sprawls well.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kent lands with a shot to the body.
Kent misses with a wild combination.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kent's calf.
Kent throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Kent.
Kent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Kent down.
Kim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Kent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kim lands with an overhand left.
Kim tries to clinch
and Kent counters with a one-two to the body.
Kent moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kent swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kent lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Kim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kent takes the fight into the clinch.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeps control of Kent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kent is defending well for now.
Kent blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kent is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kent can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Peter Kent has been cut.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Kent won't want to take too many of those.
Kim keeps control of Kent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kent throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Kent leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kent avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Kent blocks with his arms.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kent is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kent blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kent working hard to break the clinch.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kent blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Kent in his tracks for a moment.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Kent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kent lands with a light punch inside.
Kent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kent is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kent takes an elbow to the forehead.

Peter Kent's cut is getting worse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kent's brow.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kent is defending well for now.
Kent takes an elbow to the temple.
Kent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kent as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Kent's cut.
That's time! Kent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kim lands with a right hand.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kent swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kim gets a clinch.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kent can't break the clinch.
Kent tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kent avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Kent lands with a short shot to the head.
Kent managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Kent leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Kent is blocking nicely.
Kent is trying to force a seperation but Kim has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kent is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kent blocks the elbow strike.
Kim has Kent pressed against the cage, preventing Kent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kim has Kent pressed against the cage, preventing Kent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.

Peter Kent's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
Kent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kent tries to clinch
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kent thinking.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Kent misses.
Kent is looking to wear down Kim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kent misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kent.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kent.
Kent throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kent swings widly with a right hand
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kent misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kent missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kent looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim scores with a nice body kick.
Kent looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim throws a head kick but Kent moves out of range.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Kent throws a good cross that connects.
Kent lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to slow Kent down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kim moves into range and clinches up with Kent.

Kent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Kim coming out on top.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Kent throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Kent was not able to check.
Kent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kent takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Kent'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!

A head kick from Kim lands but Kent takes it in his stride.
Kent looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Kent circles away.
Kim delivers a nice body kick.
Kim walks into a jab.
Kent throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kent throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim tries to clinch but Kent is having none of it.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kent throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Peter Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kent closes the distance and pushes Kim back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Kent avoids the damage to the body.
Kent has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kent blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Mikey Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kent is working Kim over against the cage.
Kent lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.

Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kent misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Kent swinging wildly here.

Kim closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are 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!
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kent dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kent can't break the clinch.
Kent avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kent is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kent working hard to break the clinch.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kent lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Kent's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.

Jeez, Peter Kent's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kent looking to stall.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kent avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Kent won't want to take too many of those.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kent is defending well for now.
Kent is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Kent leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kent working hard to break the clinch.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kent working hard to break the clinch.
Kent is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Kent's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mikey Kim!
A relieved looking Mikey Kim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.