PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mati King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Won Woo Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: History. This should be fireworks!

King
vs
Woo Kwon

183 cm
19
126 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

165 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mati King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Won Woo Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King clinches with his opponent.
Kwon goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kwon checks a low kick from King.

King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kwon can't get the takedown.

King works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King is looking to stand up but Kwon won't let him.
Kwon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kwon is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
King wants to get up but he can't break Kwon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kwon looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwon lands a good elbow from the bottom.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kwon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kwon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to stand but Kwon is controlling his posture from full guard.

Kwon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King preventing the sweep.
King has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kwon is proving hard to escape from.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Kwon.
Kwon trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kwon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kwon tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kwon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Kwon.

King gets control of Kwon's arms and successfully pulls guard. King will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kwon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Kwon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! King is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kwon, into his guard.
Kwon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Kwon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kwon is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.

Kwon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kwon pushes a forearm under King's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, King is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Won Woo Kwon!
Won Woo Kwon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.