PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kim Young Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Il's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RATM - Renegades of Funk. Kyzer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All of the Lights kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Nate Kyzer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kim Young Il's chin.

Young Il
vs
Kyzer

160 cm
30
156 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

167 cm
30
148 lbs
25 - 4 - 1

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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Young Il!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kyzer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyzer scores with a sloppy right hand. Il should have avoided that one.
Il with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kyzer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Il on the side of the head.
Il lands a head kick!

Kyzer tries to sprawl but Il drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kyzer tries to roll over but Il keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyzer wants to get back to his feet.
Il sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kyzer defending well though.
Il controlling the pace.
Kyzer is trying to stand back up but Il is controlling him
Il is looking to take a break and control but Kyzer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Il there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Il throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kyzer trying to control here.
Il not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kyzer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Il working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Il preventing the sweep.
Il trying to control but Kyzer is working from the bottom.
Kyzer is pulling down on Il's head. It's preventing any offense from Il, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyzer trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Il in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Il working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyzer told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kyzer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Il!
Il tries to lock up and control but Kyzer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kyzer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Il is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kyzer controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kyzer trying to control but Il is having none of it.
Il is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at School Of Fighting, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kyzer content just to control the position here.
Il wants to hold on but Kyzer pushes him away.
Il has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kyzer wants to control the pace but Il is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il wants to control but Kyzer is having none of it.
Kyzer controlling from mount.
Il is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kyzer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Il moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Il circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Kyzer misses

and Il counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kyzer's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyzer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Kim Young Il will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kyzer loads up on a big right hand but Il slips the punch.
Kyzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Il, right into the meat.
Kyzer throws a sloppy head kick and Il moves out of range easily.
Kyzer misses with a wild body shot.
Il avoids a punch combination nicely.
Il slips under a jab.
Il pushes Kyzer away with a front kick.
Kyzer connects with a body shot.
Kyzer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyzer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kyzer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kyzer duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Il misses with a body shot.
Il feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kyzer's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyzer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Il lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kyzer takes a step back to recover.
Kyzer throws a right and a left that Il avoids nicely.

Kyzer has closed the distance and engaged Il in a clinch.
Il has Kyzer pressed against the cage.
Il wants a takedown but no success here.
A short body shot lands from Il as the two fighters clinch.
Kyzer tries a body shot but Il blocks it.
Kyzer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyzer struggles to land a body shot inside as Il controls his hands.
Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyzer has Il pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Il manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kyzer misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il is working Kyzer over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kyzer misses with some punches.
Kyzer struggles to land a body shot inside as Il controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyzer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyzer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Il.
Kyzer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Il backwards.
A short right from Kyzer.
Kyzer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Il after a bit of a struggle.
Il has Kyzer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kyzer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Il tries to work over Kyzer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Il lands a body punch.
Il misses with a body punch.
Il is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il tries to stall but Kyzer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Il scores with a shoulder strike.
Kyzer scores with a nice hook to the head.

Il is trying to trip Kyzer. He has hold of a leg but Kyzer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Il persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Il postures up in Kyzer's guard and throws a big left but Kyzer blocks it.
Kyzer is pulling down on Il's head. It's preventing any offense from Il, at least for the moment.
Il throws an elbow that misses. Kyzer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Il's guard. Nice move by Kyzer!
Il pulls Kyzer in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Il is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Il trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Il postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Il throwing strikes from guard but Kyzer blocks nicely.
Kyzer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kyzer wants to stand but Il is controlling the position.
Kyzer working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Il throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Young Il dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Il avoids the body shot from Kyzer.
Il shoots for a takedown but Kyzer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Il scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyzer doesn't seem bothered though.
Kyzer connects with a jab.

Kyzer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Il blocks a body shot from Kyzer.
Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Il lands a body shot.
Il leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kyzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Il.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyzer.
Kyzer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Il gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kyzer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il looking for a takedown.
Kim Young Il has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Il.
Il lands a shoulder strike.
Kyzer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Il pulls his leg out and moves away.
Il swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyzer.
Nate Kyzer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Il sizes up Kyzer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Kyzer does no damage.
Kyzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Il circles away quickly and effectively.
Il scores with a leg kick.
Kim Young Il is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Il.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Il was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyzer.
Kyzer throws a hook but Il avoids it easily.
Kyzer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Il swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyzer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Il.
Nate Kyzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyzer closes the distance looking to clinch

and Il counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Il.
Il sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kyzer defending well though.
Il throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Il looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kyzer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Il wants to pass the guard but Kyzer is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Il wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kyzer keeps working.
Il drops an elbow to the side of Kyzer's head.
Il scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Il works his way into side control.
Il in side control, throwing shots but Kyzer defends.
Kyzer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Il connects with a decent elbow.
Il is looking to take a break and control but Kyzer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Il working the ground and pound but Kyzer is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il working the ground and pound but Kyzer is defending the strikes.
Kyzer is not content to let Il control the position.
Il working the ground and pound from side control.
Il trying to control the position but Kyzer is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyzer wants to control but Il postures up.
Il working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyzer wants to control but Il postures up.
Kim Young Il overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kyzer defending against the ground and pound.
Kyzer sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Young Il clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Il scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kyzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Il.
Il fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kyzer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Il clobbers Kyzer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Il.
Il shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kyzer as he jumps to the side.
Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyzer.
Kyzer misses with a wild body shot.
Kyzer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyzer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyzer tries to clinch up but Il circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer darts in trying to clinch

so Il counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Il throwing strikes but missing.
Il throws a big right hand that misses.
Kyzer wants to stand but Il is controlling the position.
Kyzer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Il wants to control from the top but Kyzer keeps moving.
Il throws an elbow that misses. Kyzer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Il's guard. Nice move by Kyzer!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer stopping the sweep attempt from Il.
Kyzer trying to control but Il is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kyzer won't allow Il to sweep him here.
Kyzer postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Kyzer was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Il looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kyzer won't allow Il to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il slips a nice elbow through Kyzer's hands, connecting with Kyzer's forehead.
Il moves nicely into side control.
Kyzer has one of Il's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Il tries to score with some ground and pound. Kyzer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Kyzer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Il in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kyzer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Il scores with a couple of short elbows.
Il sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kyzer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Il creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kyzer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kyzer is being controlled here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Il has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kyzer!
Il controlling from the full mount.
Il can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kyzer is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Il dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Young Il had his way with Nate Kyzer in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Il, right into the meat.
Kyzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyzer misses with a body punch

and Il counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Il working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyzer wants to sweep here but Il controlling him for the moment.
Il being controlled here momentarily.
Il missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kyzer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Il's guard.
Kyzer wants to pass the guard but Il is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Il is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kyzer wants to pass the guard but Il is keeping the position.
Il has Kyzer pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nate Kyzer.
Kyzer checks a low kick from Il.
Il swings for the body but Kyzer moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Il. Kyzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyzer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Il.
Kyzer misses with a double jab.
A solid body kick from Il.
Kyzer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Il to score with a decent uppercut.
Nate Kyzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il throws a head kick but Kyzer moves out of range.
Kyzer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kyzer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kyzer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Il checks a leg kick.
Il is looking to wear down Kyzer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Il buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyzer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyzer cracks Il with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Il throws a leg kick but Kyzer moved away.
An inside leg kick from Kyzer misses.
Kyzer throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Il.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer catches Il with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Il is rocked!
Kyzer misses with a hook.
Oh Il is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kyzer looks to land a left hand but Il moved out of range nicely.
Il throws a right and a left that both miss.
Il throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kyzer! Il is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Kyzer!
Nate Kyzer is the new featherweight champion!
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