PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anna Velvet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Un Kim
vs
Velvet

150 cm
22
132 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
148 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anna Velvet!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velvet avoids a kick to the body.
Velvet has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kim is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick misses from Kim.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velvet.
Kim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Velvet just manages to avoid it.
Kim misses with a body kick.

Velvet rushes Kim and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Velvet as Kim tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Velvet lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velvet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Velvet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Kim's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Velvet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velvet throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velvet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Velvet just stands there and leans against the cage.
A hook to the body from Velvet.
Velvet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velvet cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Kim blocks a body shot from Velvet.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velvet has Kim pressed against the cage.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Velvet lands an uppercut.
Velvet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim blocks a body shot from Velvet.
Kim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velvet backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Velvet taking a breather.
Velvet blocking some punches.
Kim is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Velvet to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jong Un Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velvet's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velvet 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.
Velvet lands with a light punch inside.
Kim presses Velvet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Velvet tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Velvet is keeping busy.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velvet is struggling to control the position.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Velvet throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Velvet throws a head punch that misses.
Kim is trying to pull guard but Velvet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Velvet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velvet.
Kim blocks a body shot from Velvet.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Velvet.
Kim tries to pull guard but Velvet forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velvet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velvet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Velvet has double underhooks.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Velvet controls his hands.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Velvet controls the action.
Velvet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velvet.
Kim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Velvet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velvet backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Velvet.
Kim misses with some punches.

Kim breaks the clinch.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Jong Un Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velvet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Velvet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
And Velvet responds with a good body kick, but Kim manages to step out the way in time.
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 Jong Un Kim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Velvet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Velvet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Velvet moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Velvet tries a quick counter leg kick but Kim is wise to it.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velvet.
Velvet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Velvet misses.
Velvet moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Kim scores with a nice strike.
Velvet throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.

Velvet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velvet throws a head punch that misses.
Velvet can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
The referee calls for Velvet to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Velvet looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Velvet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velvet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Kim jumps guard and drags Velvet to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Velvet wants to get up but he can't break Kim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velvet trying to control here.

Kim is working for a kimura but Velvet is defending it quite comfortably.

Kim is trying to work for a kimura but Velvet is defending well.
Kim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velvet can do to turn this around?
Velvet is staying active underneath Kim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Velvet is defending against the submission attempts here by Kim.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velvet keeps working.

That's four 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 is looking for a kimura but Velvet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kim to get the leverage.
Kim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velvet can do anything to dispel that myth.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Velvet misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velvet checks a leg kick.
Velvet throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Velvet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velvet checks a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Velvet misses with a wild body shot.
Kim keeps Velvet at a distance using the push kick.
Kim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jong Un Kim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kim blocks a jab.
Velvet scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Velvet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim lands a nice shot that snaps Velvet's head back.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Jong Un Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Velvet throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim connects with a crisp jab.
Velvet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Velvet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velvet misses with a low kick.
Kim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Velvet's head backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking to chop away at Velvet's legs.
Velvet swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
As Velvet backs away, Kim returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Velvet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Velvet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kim's head backwards.
Kim lands a nice shot that snaps Velvet's head back.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Velvet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Velvet misses.
Kim is looking to slow Velvet down with leg kicks.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Velvet checks it.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velvet cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Velvet ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim misses the jab.
Velvet throws a counter combo.
Velvet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Velvet avoids it.
Kim avoids the body shot from Velvet.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velvet.
Kim thumps Velvet with a low kick.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Velvet.
Kim misses with an uppercut. Velvet saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velvet connects with a looping right hand.
Velvet looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Velvet's head back.
Velvet checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velvet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velvet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Velvet moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Velvet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Velvet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Velvet misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids the body shot from Velvet.
Kim lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velvet misses with a body shot
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Velvet's knee momentarily.
Kim defending well as Velvet loads up on a big left hand.
Velvet takes one on the button.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velvet at a distance.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Velvet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Velvet throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Kim motions for Velvet to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Velvet.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Velvet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kim at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jong Un Kim clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A low kick from Kim misses
letting Velvet counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Velvet.
Kim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velvet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velvet slips a jab from Kim.
Velvet is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Kim thinks about countering with a body kick.
Velvet throws a shot to the body.
Velvet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velvet misses with a straight right.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Velvet ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Velvet tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim checks a low kick from Velvet.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Velvet moved out of range nicely.
Velvet cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Velvet clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Velvet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Velvet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Velvet avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim jumps guard but Velvet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Velvet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Velvet's ribcage. Velvet let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim tries to pull guard but Velvet won't allow it.
Velvet is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Velvet into the cage.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Velvet backwards.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Velvet smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jong Un Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Velvet moved away.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Velvet's head but Velvet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velvet staying out of range there.
Velvet misses with a wild body shot.
Kim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Velvet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Velvet moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.

Kim tries to keep at a distance but Velvet has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kim breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Kim misses.
Velvet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kim lands a jab to the head.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velvet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Velvet takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Velvet misses the shot to the body.
Kim throws a counter high kick but Velvet was just alert enough to avoid it.
Velvet throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim throws a quick counter kick to the body but Velvet avoids it.
Velvet tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Velvet just manages to avoid it.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velvet throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Velvet walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim lands a jab to Velvet's midsection.
Velvet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Velvet takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Kim.
Velvet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Velvet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velvet checks a low kick from Kim.
A good leg kick by Kim.
A big right from Velvet misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jong Un Kim had his way with Anna Velvet in that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Velvet misses.
Nice shot lands for Velvet.
Kim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Velvet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim looking for a takedown.
Kim tries to pull guard but Velvet holds him up against the cage and eventually Kim drops back down to his feet.
Velvet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velvet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim jumps guard but Velvet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jong Un Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim blocks a body shot from Velvet.
Anna Velvet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Velvet.
Velvet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velvet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Kim misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Velvet controls his hands.
Kim cracks Velvet with a nice body shot.
Velvet tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velvet misses with a punch to the body.
Velvet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velvet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velvet working aggressively here.
Velvet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Velvet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Velvet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kim up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velvet.
Jong Un Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Velvet preventing the sweep.
Anna Velvet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velvet tries to stand but Kim is controlling from the bottom.
Velvet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velvet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Velvet wants to stand but Kim is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim takes a swing at Velvet's ribcage but misses.
Velvet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Velvet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velvet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Velvet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velvet's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Kim misses
and Velvet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Velvet rushes Kim and presses him up against the cage.
Velvet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Velvet tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Velvet back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Velvet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Velvet working aggressively here.
Velvet prevents a body shot from Kim.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Velvet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Velvet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anna Velvet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kim 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jong Un Kim!
Jong Un Kim retains his bantamweight title!
Jong Un Kim decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.