PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ha Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kim
vs
Young

183 cm
30
195 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

178 cm
25
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 19 - 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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Kim wants to clinch.
Young takes a kick to the side of the head.
Young takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kim takes one to the side of the head.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Young throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Mikey Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kim lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Young connects with a jab.
Young takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.

Kim is rocked!
Young throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim doesn't seem bothered though.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Young is able to avoid easily.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young thuds a left hand into Kim's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kim.
We've been told by Kim's head coaches at Korea Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Young moves out of range as Kim throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Kim.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Young down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Kim.
Young on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Young tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Young pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kim.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Young scores with a shot to the body.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim misses with a looping right.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.

Young bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kim is not content to let Young control the position.
Young scores with a couple of short elbows.
Young lands a few punches from side control.
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 is not content to let Young control the position.
Kim is trying to control Young's posture but Young avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Young throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kim is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Kim tries to roll over but Young keeps him under control.
Young is controlling the pace.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Young seems content to control.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Young misses with a head shot. Kim uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
Young trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Young controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ha Young has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Young blocks a head kick by Kim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Kim connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ha Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Kim connects with a jab.
Young slips under a jab from Kim.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kim.

Kim clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young presses Kim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Young misses with some punches.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Young lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Young takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Kim lands a shot to the body.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim scores a nice knee to the body.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim lands a body punch.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young misses with the head strike.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young working aggressively here.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Mikey Kim!

Mikey Kim wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikey Kim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.