PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius has chosen It Dont Come Easy as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kim
vs
Tavarius

183 cm
29
195 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

186 cm
32
201 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Project Mayhem

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a head kick that Tavarius semi-blocks.

It looks like Rikki Tavarius has been cut.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavarius.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with a straight left.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tavarius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim tries to clinch but Tavarius moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Mikey Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavarius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.

Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim blocking some punches.
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 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tavarius's defenses.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Tavarius is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavarius avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Tavarius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tavarius is defending well for now.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Tavarius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tavarius tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavarius avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Tavarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Tavarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tavarius's defenses.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Tavarius misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tavarius fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tavarius's defenses.

That has opened up Rikki Tavarius's cut even more.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavarius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tavarius takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Rikki Tavarius's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tavarius digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tavarius is defending well for now.
Tavarius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tavarius can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavarius avoids it.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Tavarius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tavarius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Tavarius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Tavarius shrugs off.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim lands a knee to the head.

Rikki Tavarius's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tavarius blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tavarius's defenses.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Tavarius avoids the damage to the body.
Tavarius avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Tavarius misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavarius throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavarius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Tavarius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kim prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim lands a nice elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mikey Kim!
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.