PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor DeNeuve (ranked 1483 p4p, 154 weight class) and Korean Kimchi (ranked 1867 p4p, 197 weight class). Kimchi has chosen BigBang & 2NE1 - Lollipop as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Korean Kimchi enters the cage!

DeNeuve
vs
Kimchi

178 cm
27
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

160 cm
27
140 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thor DeNeuve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korean Kimchi!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimchi lands a jab.

Kimchi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by DeNeuve.
DeNeuve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kimchis head.
Kimchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeNeuve backwards.
DeNeuve working aggressively here.

Kimchi breaks the clinch.
Kimchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kimchi connects with the punch.
DeNeuve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kimchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kimchi throws a right hand that misses
and DeNeuve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeNeuve moves in looking to clinch but Kimchi pushes him off.
Kimchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kimchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeNeuve moves to clinch but Kimchi breaks away
and Kimchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeNeuve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

DeNeuve instigates a clinch.
Kimchi lands with a light punch inside.
Kimchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimchi slowing the pace effectively.
Kimchi struggles to land a body shot inside as DeNeuve controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimchi.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimchi.

Kimchi manages to break the clinch.
DeNeuve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeNeuve throws a right and a left that Kimchi avoids nicely.
DeNeuve doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimchi circles away.

Kimchi closes the distance and clinches.
DeNeuve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kimchi blocks a body shot from DeNeuve.
DeNeuve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Kimchi breaks from the clinch.
DeNeuve wants to clinch.
Kimchi swats away the attempt to clinch by DeNeuve.
Kimchi lands a jab to DeNeuve's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi swats away the attempt to clinch by DeNeuve.
DeNeuve tries to clinch
and Kimchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

DeNeuve clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimchi pushes DeNeuve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeNeuve is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
DeNeuve working aggressively here.
DeNeuve is looking to control Kimchi's arms but Kimchi gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeNeuve has his back to the cage.
DeNeuve has a couple of punches blocked by Kimchi.
DeNeuve tries for a takedown. No joy.
DeNeuve slowing the pace effectively.
DeNeuve misses with the head strike.
Kimchi is trying to break the clinch but DeNeuve has him pressed against the cage.
Kimchi blocks an uppercut.
Kimchi stops a takedown attempt from DeNeuve.
Kimchi can't find room to land a body shot as DeNeuve controls the action.
Kimchi looking to throw knees to the head but DeNeuve is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeNeuve.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNeuve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Kimchi manages to break the clinch.
DeNeuve wants to clinch but Kimchi slips to the side
and Kimchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
DeNeuve working aggressively here.
Kimchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeNeuve's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeNeuve.
A head punch on the inside from DeNeuve fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kimchi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kimchi as DeNeuve tries to tie him up.

Kimchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeNeuve avoids the body shot from Kimchi.
A little feinted left hand from DeNeuve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DeNeuve closes the distance looking to clinch
and DeNeuve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeuve fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeNeuve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for DeNeuve. That snapped Kimchi's head back.
Kimchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeNeuve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimchi throws out the jab.
DeNeuve throwing a counter right hand but Kimchi manages to avoid it.
DeNeuve is looking to clinch.
DeNeuve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kimchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kimchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeNeuve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
DeNeuve just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeNeuve moves away.
DeNeuve was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kimchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeNeuve tries to clinch up
and DeNeuve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

DeNeuve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kimchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kimchi swats away the attempt to clinch by DeNeuve.

DeNeuve moves into the clinch.
Kimchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeNeuve dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
DeNeuve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeNeuve is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Kimchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DeNeuve gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kimchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kimchi staying out of range there.
Kimchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Korean Kimchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kimchi connects with a good right hand that stumbles DeNeuve. DeNeuve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kimchi thuds his right hand into DeNeuve's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Kimchi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kimchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kimchi - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
DeNeuve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kimchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeNeuve's elbow.

Kimchi manages to break the clinch.
DeNeuve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kimchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeNeuve slips a straight right by Kimchi.
Kimchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeNeuve is looking to clinch but Kimchi is avoiding it.
Kimchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeNeuve.
DeNeuve throws a jab but it's blocked by Kimchi.

DeNeuve closes the distance and pushes Kimchi back into the cage.
Thor DeNeuve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kimchi prevents a body shot from DeNeuve.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimchi.
DeNeuve misses with some punches.
DeNeuve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kimchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
DeNeuve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNeuve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Kimchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeNeuve is pushing Kimchi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
DeNeuve is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kimchi is keeping busy.
Kimchi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
DeNeuve misses with a punch on the inside.
Kimchi lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kimchi.
Kimchi wants to break the clinch but can't.
DeNeuve blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeNeuve.

Kimchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeNeuve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Kimchi misses the target.
Kimchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeNeuve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimchi throws a shot from downtown. DeNeuve moves away and avoids it.
Kimchi throws out a loose jab but DeNeuve uses good head movement to avoid it.

DeNeuve clinches up against the cage.

Kimchi breaks the clinch.
DeNeuve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from DeNeuve with a body shot.
DeNeuve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeNeuve ducks under a wild hook from Kimchi.
DeNeuve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by DeNeuve. Beautiful body shot.
DeNeuve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kimchi looks to land a left hand but DeNeuve moved out of range nicely.
DeNeuve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kimchi.
It looked like DeNeuve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeuve walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DeNeuve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeNeuve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeNeuve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeNeuve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeNeuve swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimchi.
DeNeuve tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kimchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeNeuve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kimchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeNeuve fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kimchi moves into range and clinches up with DeNeuve.
Kimchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kimchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kimchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeNeuve backwards.
DeNeuve lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kimchi is trying to push DeNeuve away but DeNeuve has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korean Kimchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

DeNeuve darts in trying to clinch
and Kimchi counters with a straight right hand.
DeNeuve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kimchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from DeNeuve finds it's way through Kimchi's defenses.
Kimchi scores with a nice strike.
Kimchi swats away the attempt to clinch by DeNeuve.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimchi! But no joy.

Kimchi forces DeNeuve back against the cage and clinches.

Kimchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DeNeuve tries to clinch up but Kimchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kimchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kimchi is looking to clinch.

Kimchi has DeNeuve up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Kimchi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNeuve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kimchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeNeuve backwards.
Kimchi misses with the head strike.
DeNeuve is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kimchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DeNeuve throws a punch but it's blocked by Kimchi.
DeNeuve lands with a right to the head.
DeNeuve is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
DeNeuve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeNeuve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kimchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeNeuve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeNeuve scores with a shoulder strike.
Kimchi lands a nice uppercut.
DeNeuve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeNeuve is working Kimchi over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeNeuve is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kimchi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi tries to throw a body punch but DeNeuve avoids it by throwing Kimchi back against the cage.
DeNeuve stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Kimchi breaks the clinch.
Kimchi looks to score with a jab to the body but DeNeuve is just out of range.
DeNeuve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kimchi throws a right hand that DeNeuve ducks under and follows up with a left that DeNeuve also avoids with ease.
DeNeuve fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeNeuve is looking to clinch.
DeNeuve misses with a hook.

Kimchi clinches.
Kimchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeNeuve backwards.
Kimchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kimchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kimchi tries to throw a body punch but DeNeuve avoids it by throwing Kimchi back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kimchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kimchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Kimchi - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kimchi.
A shot in the inside from DeNeuve.
A shot in the inside from Kimchi.
Kimchi gets through DeNeuve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kimchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kimchi blocks an uppercut.
Kimchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thor DeNeuve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimchi tries to break free but DeNeuve pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimchi.

Kimchi breaks from the clinch.
DeNeuve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kimchi.
DeNeuve wants to clinch but Kimchi slips to the side
and Kimchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DeNeuve takes one to the chin there.
Kimchi lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kimchi clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeuve holding his opponent close, against the cage.
DeNeuve lands a nice uppercut.

Kimchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeNeuve tries to clinch there but Kimchi circles away.
DeNeuve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kimchi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Korean Kimchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kimchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from DeNeuve.
Kimchi pushes DeNeuve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeNeuve.
DeNeuve misses with the head strike.
Kimchi blocking some punches.
Kimchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeNeuve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kimchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DeNeuve misses with a body punch.
DeNeuve misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Korean Kimchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kimchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korean Kimchi!
Our winner, Korean Kimchi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.