PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bison (ranked 1205 p4p, 145 weight class) and Kim Rhee Daebyeol (ranked 2445 p4p, 290 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bison
vs
Rhee Daebyeol

181 cm
29
154 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

180 cm
28
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

South American Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebyeol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Bison.

Daebyeol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daebyeol working aggressively here.
Daebyeol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bison lands an elbow inside.
Bison lands an elbow inside.

Daebyeol gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bison regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebyeol sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bison wants to stand and escape but Daebyeol is having none of it.
Daebyeol landing some decent shots from guard.
Daebyeol slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bison wants to stand up but Daebyeol is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison has his hands on Daebyeol's head, controlling the position.
Daebyeol looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bison wants to stand up but Daebyeol is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bison thumps Daebyeol with a low kick.
Daebyeol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Daebyeol darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bison is looking to get back to is feet but Daebyeol passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daebyeol content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bison wants to control but Daebyeol postures up.
Bison wants to get back to his feet.
Daebyeol cracks Bison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Daebyeol is looking to take a break and control but Bison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daebyeol 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daebyeol creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bison sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison pushes Daebyeol away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Daebyeol gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bison taking a bit of punishment here - Daebyeol scoring with strikes.
Daebyeol in side control lands a decent elbow.
Daebyeol controls the position.
Daebyeol landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bison is trying to control Daebyeol's posture but Daebyeol avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daebyeol landing strikes.
Bison is looking for a sweep.
Bison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daebyeol on the ground.
A lull in the action here as Daebyeol stalls from top position.
Bison manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison is staying active underneath Daebyeol, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daebyeol is thwarting Bison's attempts to control the position.
Bison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Daebyeol is trying to control. Bison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daebyeol is nestled in close to Bison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daebyeol has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bison taking some punishment here, with Daebyeol in his half guard.
Bison manages to get to full guard.

Bison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daebyeol defends it easily.
Bison keeping moving, preventing Daebyeol from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kim Rhee Daebyeol will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Bison as Daebyeol shoots in.
Bison keeps the fight on the outside.
Bison seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bison tries to clinch up but Daebyeol circles away and keeps his distance.
Bison is looking to slow Daebyeol down with leg kicks.

Bison closes the distance and pushes Daebyeol back into the cage.
Bison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tony Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Rhee Daebyeol.
Daebyeol is working for takedown but Bison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bison lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bison trying to control the position but instead, Daebyeol has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bison into the cage.
Nice elbow from Bison.
Daebyeol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daebyeol up against the cage.
Bison is trying to stall.
Daebyeol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daebyeol's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bison obliges.
Daebyeol is breathing heavily.
Daebyeol letting Bison take a breather here.
Bison stops a takedown attempt from Daebyeol.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Daebyeol lands a takedown into guard.
Bison wants to sweep here but Daebyeol controlling him for the moment.
Daebyeol is fighting to break Bison's control of his arms but Bison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol prevents Bison from getting back to his feet.
Daebyeol throws a big elbow that misses.

Bison looking for a guillotine here but Daebyeol defends easily.
Daebyeol landing some decent shots from guard.
Bison looking to control.
Daebyeol chips away with some ground and pound.
Daebyeol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bison can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daebyeol controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison wants to stand and escape but Daebyeol is having none of it.
Bison controls Daebyeol momentarily but Daebyeol frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Daebyeol gets a takedown into half guard.
Daebyeol prevents Bison from improving his position.
Daebyeol is keen to just control but Bison is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Daebyeol seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daebyeol scores with a couple of nice shots.
Daebyeol prevents Bison from improving his position.
Daebyeol seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Daebyeol connects with a nice short shot to Bison's temple.
Bison is positioning himself well to prevent Daebyeol advancing to mount.
Bison is trying to stand.
Daebyeol content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daebyeol winds up and cracks Bison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bison 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.

Bison slips under a jab from Daebyeol.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bison.
Bison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daebyeol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bison, right into the meat.
Bison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daebyeol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bison tries to close the distance and clinch but Daebyeol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daebyeol changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daebyeol has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bison misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison misses with a double jab.
Bison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daebyeol's head.
Bison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bison is looking to counter the offense by Daebyeol and move into the clinch.
Daebyeol misses with a body shot.

Daebyeol closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison taking some punishment here, with Daebyeol in his half guard.
Bison works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bison controls Daebyeol momentarily but Daebyeol frees himself.
Bison is controlling Daebyeol's posture.
Daebyeol trying to control but Bison is working from the bottom.
Daebyeol sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bison wants to get back to his feet but Daebyeol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daebyeol.
Bison being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Daebyeol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daebyeol controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daebyeol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daebyeol's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Daebyeol closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bison did well to prevent Daebyeol getting side control.
Daebyeol is taking a breather. Bison says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Daebyeol looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daebyeol controlling the pace.
Daebyeol passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound effectively.

Bison is rocked!
Bison is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Daebyeol looking to control but Bison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daebyeol lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Bison that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Bison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daebyeol avoids the attempt from Bison to control.
Daebyeol controlling the pace for now.
Bison seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bison takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Daebyeol is landing with some decent strikes but Bison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Daebyeol postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bison badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Daebyeol around the waist but Daebyeol pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Daebyeol is the winner by TKO! Daebyeol jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
Kim Rhee Daebyeol is the new lightweight champion!