PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uchimura Nakata (ranked 1390 p4p, 58 weight class) and Korean Kimchi (ranked 1620 p4p, 73 weight class). Kimchi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BigBang & 2NE1 - Lollipop. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Korean Kimchi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nakata
vs
Kimchi

162 cm
20
132 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

160 cm
28
140 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uchimura Nakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korean Kimchi!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimchi lands a nice hook to Nakata's body. Nakata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kimchi lands with a nice body punch.
Kimchi cracks Nakata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kimchi throws a hook but Nakata avoids it easily.
Kimchi misses with a hook.
Nakata moves away from the strike by Kimchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimchi connects with a crisp jab.
Kimchi jabs at Nakata's body.
Kimchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Korean Kimchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimchi lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Kimchi does it's job there.
Kimchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nakata moves out of range as Kimchi strikes.
Kimchi misses with a hook.
Nakata wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakata tries to move into range but Kimchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nakata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kimchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakata tries to counter with a takedown but Kimchi is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Kimchi misses.
Kimchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Kimchi - just one landing.
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 jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi throws a jab when Nakata was well out of range.
Nakata is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kimchi.
Nakata moves forwards but Kimchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kimchi tests Nakata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakata takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Kimchi. Beautiful body shot.
Nakata takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi cracks Nakata with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Kimchi.
Nakata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimchi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nakata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kimchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kimchi lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korean Kimchi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nakata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimchi misses with an uppercut. Nakata saw that one coming.
Korean Kimchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kimchi, as that shot connected.
A jab from Kimchi does it's job there.
Kimchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kimchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimchi throws out a loose jab but Nakata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kimchi lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimchi lands with a nice body punch.
Kimchi lands with an overhand left.
Nakata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kimchi looks to land a left hand but Nakata moved out of range nicely.
Nakata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kimchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakata scrambles back to his feet.
Kimchi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kimchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakata slips under a jab.
Nakata tries to counter by clinching up but Kimchi breaks away and moves out of range.
Nakata has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kimchi connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Kimchi misses its intended target.
Kimchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nakata momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kimchi.
Nakata tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kimchi manages to circle out of the way.
Kimchi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kimchi scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kimchi.
Nakata looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kimchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakata was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimchi.
Nakata seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kimchi scores with a hook to the body. Nakata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kimchi scores with a nice strike.
Nakata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimchi.
Nakata tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kimchi manages to circle out of the way.
Kimchi misses with an uppercut.
Nakata tries to counter by clinching up but Kimchi breaks away and moves out of range.
Kimchi misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi misses with a straight right.
Nakata is looking to counter the offense by Kimchi and move into the clinch.
Kimchi scores with a shot to the body.
Kimchi misses the shot to the body.
Nakata seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kimchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakata.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nakata might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kimchi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kimchi throws out a powerful jab.
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 get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kimchi misses with a hook. Nakata ducked under it nicely.
Kimchi scores with a hook.
Nakata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kimchi.
The fighters circling - Kimchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakata is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kimchi.
Nice uppercut there from Kimchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakata moves away from the strike by Kimchi.
Kimchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kimchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakata is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kimchi.
Nakata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimchi.
Kimchi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kimchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakata seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kimchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakata on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kimchi throws a right hand that Nakata ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakata also avoids with ease.
Uchimura Nakata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakata wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kimchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakata.
Nakata seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nakata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimchi.
Kimchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kimchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakata.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kimchi misses.
As Kimchi tries to get set, Nakata tries to push him back and clinch up but Kimchi manages to avoid the attempt.
Kimchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kimchi.
Kimchi stuns Nakata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kimchi scores with a shot to the body.
Nakata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakata's head.
Kimchi lands a body shot.
Kimchi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Korean Kimchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Kimchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakata appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakata tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kimchi manages to circle out of the way.

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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korean Kimchi!
After winning the bout, Korean Kimchi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.