PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marquez (ranked 4517 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seung Woo Kim (ranked 4531 p4p, 0 weight class). Seung Woo Kim will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Marquez
vs
Woo Kim

185 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
156 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ferdinand Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seung Woo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marquez gets the takedown into side control.
Kim is looking to regain half guard here but Marquez keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kim is avoiding damage well.
Marquez controls the position.

Marquez decides to stand back up.
Kim lands a glancing blow to the side of Marquez's head.

Marquez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kim is trying to defend but Marquez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marquez stops Kim from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marquez.
Kim is trying to maintain the position but Marquez is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is taking a breather. Kim 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.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Kim looks winded!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marquez in particular looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Marquez moves into the clinch.
Kim takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marquez as Kim tries to tie him up.

Marquez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kim uses from the top position.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Marquez is pulling down on Kim's head to control his posture.

Marquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Marquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.

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.
Kim wanted to stand there but Marquez had control of the position.

Marquez working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marquez is pulling down on Kim's head to control his posture.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Marquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kim takes a kick to the side of the head.

Marquez clinches up against the cage.

Marquez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kim regains guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Marquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marquez lands with a slapping head kick.

Marquez clinches with his opponent.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Marquez avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Marquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Marquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marquez counters with a left to the body.

Marquez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kim!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marquez working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marquez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marquez off and has taken his back!
Marquez wants to escape the position.
Marquez is working hard here to advance position.

Kim has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Marquez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kim throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in a bad position, Marquez is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Kim avoiding Marquez 's attempts to control his hands.
Kim misses with punches from the back.
Marquez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Marquez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ferdinand Marquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marquez is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kim.
Marquez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marquez wants to control but Kim is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Kim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Kim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kim throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim trying to control but Marquez is having none of it.
Kim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seung Woo Kim 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!

Kim shoots in looking for a takedown. Marquez tries to sprawl out of it but Kim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kim's head.
Nice takedown defense from Marquez. No joy for Kim on that attempt.
Marquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?

Marquez closes the distance and clinches.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marquez.
Kim fails to pull guard.
Ferdinand Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seung Woo Kim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez is struggling to control the position.
Kim is trying to drag Marquez to the mat but Marquez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kim letting Marquez take a breather here.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marquez breaks the clinch.

Kim gets caught napping as Marquez dives in and scores a takedown. Kim manages to retain guard.
Marquez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Marquez stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Marquez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marquez working the ground and pound but Kim is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kim will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kim struggling a bit here.
Marquez taking a breather here.
Kim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marquez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marquez decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Marquez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kim wants to control but Marquez is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Marquez stands up from half guard.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Marquez circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown but Marquez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kim enables Marquez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kim manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim wants to get back to his feet but Marquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kim tries to strike from the bottom.
Marquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marquez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Marquez looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim tries to strike from the bottom.
Marquez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Marquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marquez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Marquez!