PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kim
vs
Vasilyevich

190 cm
34
195 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

183 cm
30
196 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Vasilyevich!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilyevich throws a leg kick

and Kim counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kim.
Vasilyevich looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasilyevich, not yet.
Kim throws an elbow that misses. Vasilyevich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kim's guard. Nice move by Vasilyevich!

Kim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vasilyevich defends well.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim can't keep his opponent in guard - Vasilyevich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vasilyevich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim can't keep his opponent in guard - Vasilyevich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilyevich passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kim!
A nice elbow there by Vasilyevich.
Kim is bucking up trying to escape but Vasilyevich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vasilyevich controlling the position easily from mount.
Vasilyevich wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Vasilyevich sits in half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vasilyevich pulls his head out easily.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Vasilyevich sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to improve his position.

Kim actively working from the bottom here.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kim tries to roll over but Vasilyevich keeps him under control.
Kim is working hard here to advance position.
Vasilyevich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

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 tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vasilyevich has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasilyevich content just to control the position here.
Kim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasilyevich controlling from mount.
Kim tries to hold on but Vasilyevich postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Vasilyevich dominated that 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.

Kim wants to land a leg kick but Vasilyevich is out of range.
Vasilyevich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vasilyevich misses with a body kick.
Kim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kim walks into a straight right hand from Vasilyevich.
Kim throws a head kick but Vasilyevich moves out of range.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasilyevich. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich scores with a jab to the body.
Kim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vasilyevich throws a big shot that misses.
Vasilyevich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Kim feinted with a counter takedown.

Kim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim thows a huge punch but Vasilyevich dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to mount his opponent but Vasilyevich defends it.
Vasilyevich moves into full guard.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Our spies down at at Condor Training inform us that Vasilyevich has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vasilyevich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kim pushes down on Vasilyevich's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vasilyevich tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
Kim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Kim is working for an americana but Vasilyevich has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Kim was thinking about the submission.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Vasilyevich blocks nicely.

Vasilyevich throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kim uses it to pass to side control.
Vasilyevich tries to bench press Kim off him but Kim keeps the position.
Kim remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with the ground and pound.
Vasilyevich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kim.
Kim is putting a hurting on Vasilyevich here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ground and pound from Kim seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kim working the head and body with strikes.
Kim trying to control the action but Vasilyevich is working from the bottom.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Kim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Vasilyevich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kim tries to score with some ground and pound. Vasilyevich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim trying to control the position but Vasilyevich is working away.
Kim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Kim dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Vasilyevich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim thumps Vasilyevich with a low kick.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasilyevich.
Kim blocks a head kick by Vasilyevich.
Kim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Vasilyevich misses.
Kim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vasilyevich sprawls and moves away.
Vasilyevich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Roberto Kim has been cut.
Vasilyevich tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.

Kim lands a head kick that stumbles Vasilyevich and the fighters go to the mat.

Vasilyevich is rocked!

It looks like Ivan Vasilyevich has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim with a nice head shot there.
Vasilyevich is still in real trouble! Can Kim finish him?
Kim stands up over Vasilyevich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kim arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Vasilyevich's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roberto Kim!
Roberto Kim thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ivan Vasilyevich was interviewed post fight and said 'I only did Half Pretzel!'.