PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Han Yo Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yo Kang
vs
Un Kim

163 cm
18
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Han Yo Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Kim tenderised Yo Kang's leg. Yo Kang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yo Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yo Kang's head.

It looks like Han Yo Kang has been cut.
Yo Kang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yo Kang scores with a leg kick.
Yo Kang thumps Kim with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Yo Kang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim moves out of range as Yo Kang throws a body kick.
Yo Kang throws a leg kick but Kim moved away.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yo Kang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yo Kang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yo Kang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim slips a straight right by Yo Kang.
Kim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yo Kang wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Kim's corner calls for a 1-2. Kim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Yo Kang checks it.
Yo Kang checks the leg kick.
Yo Kang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yo Kang.
No joy there for Kim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yo Kang throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Yo Kang misses with a looping right.
Yo Kang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yo Kang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yo Kang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yo Kang cracks Kim with an open hand slap.
Kim cracks the inside of Yo Kang's front leg.
No joy there for Yo Kang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yo Kang lunges at Kim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kim's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yo Kang is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Kim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kim moves out of range as Yo Kang strikes.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo Kang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yo Kang misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yo Kang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yo Kang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yo Kang throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
Yo Kang throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Yo Kang checks it.
Yo Kang scores with a head kick.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yo Kang.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Yo Kang tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Yo Kang does no damage.
Yo Kang swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Han Yo Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo Kang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kim throws a leg kick but Yo Kang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yo Kang tries to score with a low kick but Kim moves his leg out of the way.
Yo Kang scoring well with a low kick there.
Yo Kang misses with an uppercut.
Yo Kang throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Yo Kang.
Yo Kang misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Yo Kang misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Yo Kang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yo Kang. That did some damage!
Yo Kang lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Yo Kang's front leg but catches the back leg as Yo Kang tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Yo Kang misses with a wild combination.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
Kim throws a low kick but Yo Kang avoids it.
Yo Kang misses with a straight left.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yo Kang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Yo Kang tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim checks a leg kick nicely.
Yo Kang checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yo Kang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim throws a leg kick but Yo Kang moved away.
Yo Kang misses with a body kick.
Yo Kang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Yo Kang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Han Yo Kang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kim blocks a head kick by Yo Kang.
Yo Kang throws a head kick that misses.
Kim staying out of range there.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yo Kang throws a body kick that misses
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Yo Kang checks it.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Yo Kang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yo Kang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim wants to slow Yo Kang down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Yo Kang misses the target.
Yo Kang misses with a low kick.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Yo Kang avoids it.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Yo Kang sees coming a mile off.
Yo Kang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yo Kang blocks the body kick.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yo Kang.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Yo Kang is out of range.
Yo Kang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yo Kang. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kim in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yo Kang misses with a leg kick
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Kim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yo Kang misses with a low kick.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim throws a head kick that half lands.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Yo Kang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Yo Kang throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Yo Kang.
Kim should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Yo Kang throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yo Kang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kim. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yo Kang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yo Kang checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yo Kang checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Yo Kang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yo Kang checks a leg kick nicely.
Yo Kang misses the jab.
Yo Kang throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Yo Kang throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Yo Kang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yo Kang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yo Kang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Yo Kang throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Yo Kang misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Yo Kang shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yo Kang. That's going to slow Kim down.
Yo Kang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yo Kang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yo Kang misses with a body kick.
Yo Kang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kim throws a head kick that half lands.
Kim tries a low kick but Yo Kang avoids it.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Yo Kang's front leg but catches the back leg as Yo Kang tries to avoid it.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yo Kang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim lands a front kick.
Yo Kang keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Yo Kang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo Kang throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Yo Kang throws a big shot that misses.
Kim looks for the body kick but Yo Kang saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
Yo Kang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kim misses with a double jab

and Yo Kang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kim's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Yo Kang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yo Kang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Yo Kang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Han Yo Kang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yo Kang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yo Kang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yo Kang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid body kick from Yo Kang.
Yo Kang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yo Kang looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Yo Kang lands with an overhand left.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Yo Kang moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Yo Kang scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yo Kang.
Kim swings for the body but Yo Kang moves out of range.
Yo Kang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a low kick but Yo Kang avoids it.
Yo Kang sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim defending well as Yo Kang loads up on a big left hand.
Yo Kang throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a left to the body.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo Kang misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
Yo Kang throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Kang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yo Kang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Kim throws a leg kick

so Yo Kang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yo Kang throws a big right hand that misses.
Yo Kang throws a big right hand that misses.
Yo Kang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yo Kang lands a couple of elbows.
Yo Kang is fighting to break Kim's control of his arms but Kim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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!

Yo Kang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jong Un Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim controlling Yo Kang's posture.
Yo Kang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yo Kang throws a big right hand that misses.
Yo Kang being controlled here momentarily.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yo Kang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Kang throwing strikes but missing.
Yo Kang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Yo Kang from controlling successfully.
Yo Kang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.

Kim has his feet on Yo Kang's thighs here. He's pushed Yo Kang off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Yo Kang screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jong Un Kim!
As Jong Un Kim got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: One rove, brother!'.