PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trip Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Kim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Trip Kenzie's chin.

Kenzie
vs
Kim

154 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trip Kenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Kim!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kenzie but Kenzie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Kenzie pushes Kim up against the cage in a clinch.

Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Kenzie as Kim shoots in.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kenzie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Kenzie keeps him there for the moment.
Kim tries to pull guard but Kenzie holds him up against the cage and eventually Kim drops back down to his feet.
Trip Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Kim.
Kenzie keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kenzie lands with a light punch inside.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim tries for a takedown but Kenzie manages to get underhooks.
Kenzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenzie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Kenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Trip Kenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenzie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kim darts in trying to clinch

and Kenzie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kim!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kenzie blocks Kim's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Kenzie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kenzie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim tries to hold on but Kenzie pushes him away.

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.
Kim holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kenzie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kenzie lands a big shot there that rocks Kim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kim working to try and regain half guard.
Kenzie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kenzie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kim because Kenzie loaded up on that one.

Kenzie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kim has worked his arm free - good work by Kim!
Kenzie is breathing heavily.
Kim tries to bench press Kenzie off him but Kenzie keeps the position.
Kim defending against the ground and pound.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard.
Kim is trying to control Kenzie's posture but Kenzie avoids it.

Kenzie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kim, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kenzie working away.
Kim managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kenzie.
Kenzie cracks Kim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kim fails with the takedown

and Kenzie counters by moving into the clinch.
Kim taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Kenzie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kim shoots in for a double leg but Kenzie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kim tries to clinch there but Kenzie circles away.
Kenzie tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenzie misses with a body kick.
Kenzie shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim tries to clinch there but Kenzie circles away.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kenzie looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenzie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
Trip Kenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenzie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trip Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Kim.
Kenzie shoots and misses

and Kim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Kenzie as Kim shoots in.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kenzie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kenzie smiles and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Kenzie. No joy for Kim on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Kenzie or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Kenzie tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kenzie tries to avoid it but Kim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kenzie to the ground. Kenzie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kenzie is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, Kenzie circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenzie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kim shoots and misses

and Kenzie counters by moving into the clinch.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim wants to break free but Kenzie has control.
Kenzie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kenzie.
Kim has Kenzie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kenzie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Kenzie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kim uses from the top position.
Kenzie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Kenzie is working an open guard so Kim takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kim shoots in but no luck this time.
Kenzie misses with a body shot.
Kim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kenzie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Kenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Kenzie keeps him there for the moment.
Kenzie tries to pull guard but Kim holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenzie drops back down to his feet.
Kenzie pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kim breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kenzie tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kenzie misses with a shot to the body
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kenzie counters with a leg kick.
Kenzie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim fails with the takedown.

Kenzie shoots in and bounces Kim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kenzie tries to stand but Kim is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Kenzie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kim wants to clinch up but Kenzie keeps it at a distance.
Kenzie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenzie.
Kenzie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kenzie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kim is looking to clinch but Kenzie is avoiding it.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenzie as he jumps to the side.
Kim stalks Kenzie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kenzie's face. Kenzie staggers backwards, shaken.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenzie fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenzie takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kenzie but Kenzie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trip Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Kim.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kenzie.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.

Kenzie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kim!
Kenzie tries to control but Kim wriggling away.
Kenzie looking to finish with strikes here!
Kim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kenzie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Kenzie looking to secure an arm triangle but Kim defends it well.
Kenzie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kim is trying desperately to improve position.
Kenzie punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim working to try and regain half guard.
Kim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kenzie lands a big elbow.
Kenzie wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Kenzie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kim wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kenzie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim is trying desperately to improve position.
Kim wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kenzie.
Kim wants to hold on but Kenzie pushes him away.
Kim is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kenzie is staying active.
Kim holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kenzie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenzie avoids the attempt from Kim to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sammy Kim.
I think Kenzie 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Trip Kenzie!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Trip Kenzie!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Trip Kenzie!

Trip Kenzie wins by unanimous decision!