PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Rhee Daebyeol (ranked 1607 p4p, 198 weight class) and Tony Bison (ranked 1068 p4p, 133 weight class). Tony Bison acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rhee Daebyeol
vs
Bison

180 cm
31
165 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

181 cm
31
154 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 16 - 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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bison!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebyeol looks to land a left hand but Bison moved out of range nicely.

Daebyeol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bison throws an elbow that misses.
Bison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daebyeol misses with a body punch.
Daebyeol goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bison prevents it.
Daebyeol stalling against the cage.
A short right from Daebyeol on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bison throws an elbow but misses.
Daebyeol has Bison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bison throws an elbow but misses.
Daebyeol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Rhee Daebyeol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bison throws an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daebyeol misses with a punch to the body.
Bison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daebyeol.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bison.
Daebyeol managing to block the knees to the body from Bison.
Bison lands an elbow just above Daebyeol 's eye.
Daebyeol leaning against his opponent.
Daebyeol misses with a body punch.

Daebyeol has picked Bison up - he's going for a ride! Daebyeol dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bison is looking to escape.
Daebyeol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Daebyeol prevents Bison from improving his position.

Bison actively working from the bottom here.
Bison tries to get to full guard but Daebyeol has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bison is trying to maintain the position but Daebyeol is very close to passing his half guard.
Daebyeol looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Daebyeol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daebyeol performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bison wants to get back to full guard.

Bison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Daebyeol is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daebyeol's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bison wants to get back to full guard.
Daebyeol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Daebyeol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bison defending well though.
Daebyeol stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Daebyeol tries to clinch there but Bison circles away.
Bison moves out of range as Daebyeol strikes.
Bison scores with a jab.
Daebyeol tries for a takedown but Bison circles away easily
and Bison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison checks a leg kick.
Bison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bison lands an overhand right.
Tony Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daebyeol bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bison's head backwards.
Daebyeol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Daebyeol closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bison did well to prevent Daebyeol getting side control.
Bison wants to get back to his feet.
Daebyeol working the head and body with strikes.
Bison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daebyeol throwing shots but Bison is blocking nicely.
Bison is pressing down on Daebyeol's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Daebyeol slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kim Rhee Daebyeol will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bison lands with a kick to the temple. Daebyeol shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bison connects with an inside leg kick.

Daebyeol closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bison quickly recovers to half guard.
Daebyeol with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Daebyeol with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Daebyeol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bison keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol working Bison over with strikes.
Bison wants to control but Daebyeol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daebyeol lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bison is staying active underneath Daebyeol, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daebyeol takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Daebyeol is looking to advance position but Bison won't allow it.
Daebyeol landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Daebyeol wants to pass the guard but Bison is defending well.
Daebyeol scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daebyeol performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daebyeol has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Daebyeol lands strikes from half guard.
Bison trying to control from the bottom.
Daebyeol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bison trying to hold on to Daebyeol's head to control him but Daebyeol postures up.
Daebyeol controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bison has hold of Daebyeol's hands but Daebyeol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bison keeps working.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bison wants to control but Daebyeol is keeping busy.
Daebyeol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bison keeps working.
Bison wants to improve his position but Daebyeol is controlling well.

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.
Daebyeol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Daebyeol stalling.
Daebyeol lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bison taking some punishment here, with Daebyeol in his half guard.
Daebyeol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bison can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bison keeping control of the position.
Daebyeol trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Daebyeol with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daebyeol misses with a body punch
and Bison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Daebyeol's knee momentarily.
Bison scores with a spinning back kick!
Bison lands a two punch combo.
Bison swats away the attempt to clinch by Daebyeol.
Tony Bison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bison lands an overhand right.
Daebyeol misses with a takedown attempt - Bison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bison lands the left hand.
Daebyeol fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Rhee Daebyeol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daebyeol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daebyeol fails with the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daebyeol shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bison defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Daebyeol closes the distance and clinches.
Bison gets underhooks to prevent Daebyeol's takedown attempt.
Daebyeol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bison's elbow.
Daebyeol tries a body shot but Bison blocks it.
Daebyeol goes for a takedown attempt but Bison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daebyeol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daebyeol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daebyeol misses with a straight left.
Daebyeol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bison. Bison obviously looking to wear him down.
Bison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bison throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebyeol shoots in looking for a takedown but Bison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daebyeol's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Daebyeol throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bison was covering up waiting for the punch and Daebyeol finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Daebyeol is looking to work some ground and pound but Bison has wrist control.
Bison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daebyeol wants to control from the top but Bison keeps moving.
Daebyeol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daebyeol postures up and lands a big shot to Bison's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol won't allow Bison to get back to his feet.
Daebyeol is stalling in the full guard.
Daebyeol looking to sit in guard and control but Bison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bison won't allow Daebyeol to sweep him here.
Daebyeol wants to get back to his feet but Bison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bison is fighting to break Daebyeol's control of his arms but Daebyeol is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Daebyeol controls Bison momentarily but Bison frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bison trying to control but Daebyeol is working from the bottom.
Daebyeol has his hands on Bison's head, controlling the position.
Daebyeol wants to sweep here but Bison controlling him for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bison checks a low kick from Daebyeol.
Daebyeol takes one on the button.
Bison connects with an inside leg kick.
Daebyeol misses with a takedown
and Bison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tony Bison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daebyeol.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daebyeol has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!