PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Rhee Daebyeol (ranked 2010 p4p, 234 weight class) and Alonzo Green (ranked 3189 p4p, 346 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rhee Daebyeol
vs
Green

180 cm
30
165 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

178 cm
32
163 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonzo Green!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Green.
Green connects with the punch.

Daebyeol gets the takedown into side control.
Daebyeol happy to just control the position for now.
Green sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Green keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Green pushes Daebyeol off but Daebyeol dives into side control.
Daebyeol scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daebyeol is staying tight to Green's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Daebyeol is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green tries to escape but Daebyeol is in control.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol is chipping away with strikes.
Daebyeol lands some shots froms side control.
Daebyeol lands an elbow.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daebyeol scoring with punches from side control.
Daebyeol in side control lands a decent elbow.
Green tries to escape but Daebyeol is in control.
Green takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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.
Daebyeol scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol staying calm.
Green tries to improve position but can't.
Green manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Daebyeol regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daebyeol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green throws an elbow that misses. Daebyeol uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by Daebyeol!

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebyeol controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Green trying to control the position.
Daebyeol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol controlling from the top position.
Daebyeol cracks Green with a solid left hand.
Daebyeol content to stall in guard here.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daebyeol scoring with some ground and pound.
Green is looking to stand up but Daebyeol isn't so interested in that idea.
Green is wriggling around but Daebyeol manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daebyeol lands a nice short elbow.
Daebyeol slows the pace down in half guard.
Daebyeol prevents Green from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Daebyeol.
Daebyeol seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Daebyeol closes the distance and clinches.
Daebyeol drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Green gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Daebyeol has him pressed against the cage.

Daebyeol is trying to trip Green. He has hold of a leg but Green is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Daebyeol persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Daebyeol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
Daebyeol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daebyeol advances to half guard.
Daebyeol not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is trying to stand.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daebyeol is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Green wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol uses his free foot to push down on Green's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Green.
Green is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daebyeol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound effectively.
Green taking shots to the head.
Daebyeol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daebyeol landing strikes from the mount and Green is in trouble!
Green is squirming around, avoiding Daebyeol's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Green is looking to improve his position but Daebyeol isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol controlling his opponent.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebyeol with a couple of short strikes.
Daebyeol with good strikes from the mount here!
Daebyeol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daebyeol with the ground and pound from mount.
Daebyeol tries to control but Green wriggling away.
Daebyeol lands a heavy elbow.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daebyeol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Green taking shots to the head.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol with good strikes from the mount here!
Daebyeol landing strikes from the mount and Green is in trouble!
We've been hearing good reports from Daebyeol's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Daebyeol scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Green?
Daebyeol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daebyeol lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Green is bucking up trying to escape but Daebyeol cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Daebyeol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Daebyeol scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Green is bucking up trying to escape but Daebyeol cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound effectively.

Green is rocked!
Daebyeol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Green is still in real trouble! Can Daebyeol finish him?
Green is looking to get to half guard.
Green seems to have recovered his senses.
Daebyeol lands with some strikes.
Daebyeol lands a nice shot to the head.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daebyeol controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Green swings for the body but Daebyeol moves out of range.
Daebyeol wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Daebyeol lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Daebyeol looking to score a takedown here. Green is defending well but Daebyeol drives through and ends up in Green's guard.
Daebyeol is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Daebyeol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Daebyeol looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Daebyeol is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daebyeol scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol lands a couple of elbows.
Green keeping moving, preventing Daebyeol from controlling successfully.
Daebyeol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
Daebyeol trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol sitting in guard here, content to control.
Daebyeol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daebyeol pushing down on Green's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Daebyeol drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
Daebyeol is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Green!
Daebyeol controlling the pace for now.
Green is looking to get to half guard.
Green regains half guard.
Daebyeol keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to get back to is feet but Daebyeol passes into side control.
Daebyeol scoring with punches and elbows.
Green is trying to control Daebyeol's posture but Daebyeol avoids it.
Green is letting Daebyeol control him for a moment.
Green taking punishment in the form of punches.
Green is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daebyeol lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Daebyeol controls the position from side control.
Daebyeol in side control lands a decent elbow.
Green manages to work his way to half guard, despite Daebyeol's best efforts.
Daebyeol stalling.
Daebyeol tries to pass the half guard into mount. Green knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daebyeol working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Daebyeol working Green over with strikes.
Green has hold of Daebyeol's hands but Daebyeol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol is taking a breather. Green 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 drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
Daebyeol working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Green gets back to full guard.
Daebyeol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daebyeol trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daebyeol sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daebyeol is one step ahead there.
Alonzo Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daebyeol slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Rhee Daebyeol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daebyeol, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Rhee Daebyeol!