PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyun-Chul Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuken Yanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kim
vs
Yanagi

175 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
32
165 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyun-Chul Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryuken Yanagi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yanagi misses with a takedown
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yanagi with a poor takedown

so Kim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yanagi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Yanagi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yanagi trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Yanagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yanagi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kim trying to hold on to Yanagi's head to control him but Yanagi postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Yanagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yanagi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kim to regain full guard.
Yanagi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yanagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yanagi throws a big elbow that misses.
Yanagi wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kim is trying to keep Yanagi in close.
Kim is really struggling to control Yanagi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yanagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yanagi lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanagi is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yanagi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim keeping full guard, as Yanagi tries to pass.
Kim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim is trying to keep Yanagi in close.
Yanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yanagi postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Yanagi postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yanagi has his takedown stuffed
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kyun-Chul Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuken Yanagi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yanagi tries for a takedown but Kim circles away easily

and Kim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yanagi's guard.
Yanagi wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim is looking to advance position but Yanagi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yanagi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim regains half guard.
Kim won't allow Yanagi to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryuken Yanagi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yanagi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
Yanagi fails with the takedown.
Yanagi shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yanagi fails with the takedown
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
Kyun-Chul Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuken Yanagi.
Yanagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Yanagi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yanagi shoots and misses
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Yanagi as he checks the leg kick.
Yanagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yanagi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yanagi staying out of range there.
Yanagi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim motions for Yanagi to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Yanagi looking to score a takedown here. Kim is defending well but Yanagi drives through and ends up in Kim's guard.
Yanagi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yanagi is one step ahead there.
Kim seems keen to control Yanagi's posture.
Yanagi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kim passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yanagi tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Yanagi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kim is putting a hurting on Yanagi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kim is trying to ground and pound but Yanagi uses the momentary lack of control by Kim to regain half guard.
Yanagi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi moves into full guard.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Yanagi has wrist control.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yanagi wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim stands up over Yanagi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yanagi keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
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 stopping the sweep attempt from Yanagi.
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 Kyun-Chul Kim will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yanagi has his takedown stuffed
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
Kim throws a leg kick but Yanagi moved away.
Kyun-Chul Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Yanagi down.
Yanagi goes for a double leg but Kim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kim continues to drive forward.

Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Yanagi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim throws a body punch but Yanagi moves out of range.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim throws a leg kick

and Yanagi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kim!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanagi trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
Yanagi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kim is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yanagi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yanagi lands with a punch from half guard.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yanagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yanagi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Yanagi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yanagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ryuken Yanagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yanagi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanagi is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yanagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kim controlling the position well.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Yanagi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yanagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kim trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yanagi manages to pass to mount!
Yanagi lands a big elbow.
Yanagi is landing with some decent strikes but Kim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Yanagi.
Kim tries to hold on but Yanagi pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Yanagi.
Yanagi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yanagi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yanagi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yanagi avoids the attempt from Kim to control.
Yanagi unloading with bombs!
Yanagi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi landing strikes from the mount.
Kim is desperately trying to improve his position but Yanagi has a good base and remains in mount.
Yanagi with shots to the head and body - Kim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yanagi working the ground and pound effectively.

Kim is rocked!
Yanagi looking to finish Kim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kim!
Oh Kim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yanagi postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Kim out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Yanagi goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryuken Yanagi!
Ryuken Yanagi gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).