PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Men Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tor
vs
Duck Dong Hyun Kim

165 cm
26
142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

177 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Men Tor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor slips a straight right by Hyun Kim.
Tor misses with a wild body shot.
Hyun Kim is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hyun Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Tor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hyun Kim's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hyun Kim's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tor takes a swing at Hyun Kim's ribcage but misses.
Tor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyun Kim.
Hyun Kim drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tor defends it well.
Tor staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Tor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyun Kim misses with a body punch
and Hyun Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyun Kim sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tor lands a slapping body shot.
Tor circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyun Kim moves away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tor enables Hyun Kim to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hyun Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyun Kim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Hyun Kim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hyun Kim is pushing down on Tor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tor is fighting to maintain full guard but Hyun Kim has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyun Kim perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tor looks for the body kick but Hyun Kim saw that one coming.
Tor throws a hook to the side of Hyun Kim's head but Hyun Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyun Kim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Tor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyun Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Tor. No joy for Hyun Kim on that attempt.
Hyun Kim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tor.
Hyun Kim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tor.

Hyun Kim is rocked!
Hyun Kim gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tor gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Men Tor!