PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flint Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kim
vs
Marko

183 cm
31
195 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

181 cm
30
193 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flint Marko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
A jab from Marko misses.
Marko misses the shot to the body.
Kim lands a front kick.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Marko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Marko shrugs off.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Marko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marko throws a head punch that misses.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marko's defenses.
Marko misses with a punch on the inside.
Marko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Marko takes an elbow to the temple.
Marko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kim lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Marko goes for a takedown attempt but Kim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by 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.
Marko stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kim lands a head kick. Marko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marko's sensitive parts.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Marko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko lands a jab.
A head kick from Kim lands but Marko takes it in his stride.
Marko throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marko looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Marko shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mikey Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flint Marko.
Marko fails with a takedown attempt.
Marko throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marko.
Marko fails with a takedown attempt.
Marko misses the jab.
Kim thows a body kick. Marko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Marko pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim thumps Marko with a low kick.
Marko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim catches Marko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Kim.
Kim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim connects with a looping right hand.
Marko just misses with a punch to the body.

Marko tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Marko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kim clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Marko scores with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kim fending off the submission attempt from Marko.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marko missing with punches from the back.

Marko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kim has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kim rolls, trying to escape but Marko keeps control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Marko looking for the choke but no joy.
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 Mikey Kim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kim lands a head kick. Marko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kim scores with a jab.
Kim slips a jab from Marko.
Marko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim thuds his right hand into Marko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim tests Marko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kim slips a straight right by Marko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Marko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim delivers a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Marko there.
Marko misses the jab.
Kim slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Marko.
Marko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim delivers a nice body kick.
Mikey Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marko misses with a body shot.
Marko throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a head kick. Marko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kim lands a nice hook to Marko's body. Marko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kim takes one on the button.
Marko throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marko throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Marko is breathing heavily.

Marko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kim wants to sweep here but Marko controlling him for the moment.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marko has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Hopkins. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Marko throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Marko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Marko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Marko with a nice head shot there.
Kim has his hands on Marko's head, controlling the position.
Marko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marko trying to move into half guard but instead Kim has managed to sweep!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko looking for a sweep. Not yet Marko, not yet.
Kim content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Marko.

Marko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Kim dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Kim lands a head kick. Marko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marko misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Marko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big right from Marko misses.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Marko misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim thumps Marko with a low kick.
The fighters circle, before Kim throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Marko's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kim lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mikey Kim!
A relieved looking Mikey Kim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.