PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Landry's choice of entrance music: country boy. Cletus Landry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Un Kim
vs
Landry

150 cm
30
132 lbs
28 - 7 - 1

171 cm
37
136 lbs
30 - 14 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Lion Fightwear

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Landry gets tackled into the cage by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
A short left from Landry.
Nice body punch from Kim.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Landry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Landry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Landry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Landry takes a shot to the head.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Landry scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim tries to work over Landry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kim.
Kim misses with some punches.
Landry missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Landry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landry missing with knees to the body.
Landry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Landry smiles and moves away.
Landry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Landry.
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Landry missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landry with a hook.
Landry misses with a looping left.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Landry moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a jab when Landry was well out of range.
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!
Landry ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Landry scores with a decent looking hook.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Landry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Landry lands a jab to the nose.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Landry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim throws a jab when Landry was well out of range.
Landry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Landry throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Landry.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Kim counters with a quick kick to the body but Landry blocks it.
Landry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Landry throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Landry moves away from the strike by Kim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Landry tries to work over Kim's front leg with a kick but Kim checks it.
Landry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Landry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim keeps Landry at a distance using the push kick.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Kim blocks a jab.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kim misses the target.
Landry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Landry.
Kim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Landry has time to react.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Landry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kim - the referee stops the clock and Landry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kim. Landry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Landry.
Kim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Landry throws a push kick but Kim slaps the foot to one side.
Kim is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim wants to slow Landry down by chopping away at his legs.
Landry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Landry throws a head kick that Kim semi-blocks.
Landry throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Kim was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kim throws a low kick but Landry avoids it.
Kim scores with a nice body kick.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Landry misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Kim - just one landing.
Kim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Landry momentarily.

Landry is rocked!
Kim lands a body shot.
Landry is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Landry looks winded!
Kim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kim punishes Landry's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Landry's jaw. Landry's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kim does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jong Un Kim!
After winning the bout, Jong Un Kim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.