PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Verzosa
vs
Kim

185 cm
34
190 lbs
38 - 12 - 0

183 cm
31
195 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim avoids the head kick by Verzosa.

Verzosa forces Kim back against the cage and clinches.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
We've been informed that Kim has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Verzosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Verzosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Remedios Verzosa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim blocking some punches.
Verzosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verzosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa lands a left hand.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verzosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa is stalling here.
Kim blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa just leaning against Kim, taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Verzosa.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Verzosa is defending well for now.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Verzosa.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verzosa.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verzosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
A knee to the head by Kim.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Verzosa on the inside.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kim.
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa is working Kim over against the cage.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Verzosa has Kim pushed against the cage.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa throws a head punch that misses.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Verzosa's face.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verzosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Verzosa tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Verzosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verzosa thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Kim thumps Verzosa with a low kick.

Kim moves into range and clinches up with Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Verzosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Verzosa's head.
Verzosa is pushing Kim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Verzosa shrugs off.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Verzosa dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Verzosa trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Verzosa into the cage.
Verzosa misses with some punches.
Verzosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa wants to stall.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Verzosa's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verzosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Verzosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verzosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Remedios Verzosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verzosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Verzosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verzosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Good body shot from Verzosa.
A short body shot lands from Verzosa as the two fighters clinch.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Verzosa stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Verzosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verzosa's elbow.
Verzosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa is working Kim over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
Verzosa digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Verzosa throws a head punch that misses.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Verzosa on the inside.
A short uppercut from Verzosa.
A nice left hand lands by Verzosa.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verzosa's elbow.
Verzosa lands an uppercut.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Verzosa stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Verzosa.
Kim pushes Verzosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remedios Verzosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Remedios Verzosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kim throws the kick towards the body but Verzosa avoids it.
Verzosa misses with a head kick.
A cross from Kim lands.
Mikey Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Verzosa.

Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Verzosa.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verzosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Verzosa lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Verzosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Verzosa is defending well for now.
Verzosa pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Kim is rocked!
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Verzosa blocks the elbow strike.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim blocking some punches.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verzosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Verzosa tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
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!
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Verzosa finish him?
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Verzosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Verzosa lands with a right to the head.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Verzosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.
Verzosa digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verzosa cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
Verzosa scores with a hook to the body.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verzosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Verzosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Verzosa.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Verzosa.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Verzosa to work.
Verzosa lands a big right hand that drops Kim! The killer instinct kicks in and Verzosa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Verzosa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Remedios Verzosa made sure he mentioned Project Mayhem, along with how happy he was to win his fight.