PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Dimateo (ranked 25004 p4p, 548 weight class) and Kim Jong Un (ranked 3615 p4p, 382 weight class). Kim Jong Un has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dimateo
vs
Jong Un

180 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid 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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Dimateo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Un!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jong Un closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jong Un throws an elbow but misses.
Dimateo takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Roberto Dimateo has been cut.
Dimateo goes for a takedown attempt but Jong Un pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dimateo.

Jong Un moves into the clinch.
Jong Un lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jong Un is pressed up against the cage. Dimateo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jong Un down to the mat. Jong Un avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Dimateo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dimateo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jong Un tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dimateo is in Jong Un's guard.
Jong Un wants to stand up but Dimateo is controlling him.
Dimateo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dimateo throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jong Un can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jong Un preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimateo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jong Un working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimateo.
Jong Un avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dimateo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dimateo forces his way into half guard.
Dimateo drops an elbow to the side of Jong Un's head.
Dimateo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dimateo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dimateo thows a huge punch but Jong Un dodges it nicely.
Dimateo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dimateo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimateo is nestled in close to Jong Un, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jong Un looks winded!
Dimateo is nestled in close to Jong Un, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dimateo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dimateo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jong Un with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dimateo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jong Un's head.
Dimateo is nestled in close to Jong Un, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jong Un avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dimateo.
Dimateo winds up and cracks Jong Un with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dimateo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dimateo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dimateo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Un blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimateo.
Dimateo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimateo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dimateo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jong Un blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimateo.
Dimateo throwing shots but Jong Un is blocking nicely.
Dimateo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jong Un with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dimateo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dimateo throwing shots but Jong Un is blocking nicely.
Dimateo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jong Un is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Dimateo there.
Jong Un avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dimateo.
Jong Un is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dimateo scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimateo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dimateo slips a nice elbow through Jong Un's hands, connecting with Jong Un's forehead.
Dimateo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dimateo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimateo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jong Un defending well though.
Jong Un blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimateo.
Dimateo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dimateo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dimateo stops Jong Un from getting back to his feet.
Dimateo working the head and body with strikes.
Jong Un has hold of Dimateo's hands but Dimateo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dimateo throwing shots but Jong Un is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Dimateo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Dimateo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dimateo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dimateo thows a huge punch but Jong Un dodges it nicely.
Dimateo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dimateo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dimateo working the head and body with strikes.
Dimateo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dimateo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dimateo lands a nice short elbow.
Dimateo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Dimateo there.
Jong Un is breathing heavily.
Dimateo working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimateo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dimateo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jong Un avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dimateo.
Jong Un taking some punishment here, with Dimateo in his half guard.
Dimateo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dimateo is looking to advance position but Jong Un won't allow it.
Dimateo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jong Un with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jong Un blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimateo.
Jong Un blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimateo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimateo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jong Un is trying to stand up here but Dimateo is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimateo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dimateo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jong Un defending well though.
Dimateo lands with a punch from half guard.
Dimateo lands strikes from half guard.
Dimateo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jong Un taking some punishment here, with Dimateo in his half guard.
Jong Un keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dimateo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dimateo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jong Un can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dimateo.
Dimateo working Jong Un over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dimateo lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Dimateo there.
Jong Un taking some punishment here, with Dimateo in his half guard.
Jong Un keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jong Un keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jong Un is looking to escape.
Dimateo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jong Un keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dimateo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dimateo throwing shots but Jong Un is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimateo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Dimateo there.
Ground and pound from Dimateo.
Dimateo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dimateo winds up and cracks Jong Un with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dimateo prevents Jong Un from standing back up.
Dimateo thows a huge punch but Jong Un dodges it nicely.
Dimateo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dimateo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jong Un keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dimateo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Dimateo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Dimateo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Jong Un closes the distance and pushes Dimateo back into the cage.
Jong Un misses with an elbow over the top.
Jong Un is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jong Un creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dimateo avoids the elbow strike from Jong Un, against the cage.
Dimateo tries to score a body lock takedown but Jong Un shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimateo blocks an elbow strike from Jong Un.
Jong Un comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimateo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jong Un fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Dimateo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jong Un moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un lands an elbow inside.
Jong Un lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jong Un gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jong Un misses with an elbow over the top.
Dimateo dodges an elbow strike from Jong Un.
Jong Un comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jong Un lands a nice elbow.
Jong Un comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimateo avoids the elbow strike from Jong Un, against the cage.
Dimateo dodges an elbow strike from Jong Un.
Jong Un throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dimateo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jong Un avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jong Un creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jong Un pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jong Un lands an elbow just above Dimateo 's eye.
Dimateo blocks an elbow strike from Jong Un.
Dimateo avoids a wild elbow strike from Jong Un.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimateo takes an elbow to the temple.
Dimateo dodges an elbow strike from Jong Un.
Jong Un pushes off an throws an elbow but Dimateo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dimateo avoids a wild elbow strike from Jong Un.
Dimateo looking for a takedown.
Jong Un pushes off an throws an elbow but Dimateo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jong Un lands an elbow just above Dimateo 's eye.
Jong Un misses with an elbow over the top.
Jong Un misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jong Un just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dimateo's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimateo dodges an elbow strike from Jong Un.
Dimateo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jong Un is defending well.
Dimateo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jong Un throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dimateo blocks an elbow strike from Jong Un.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jong Un.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jong Un comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dimateo 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Roberto Dimateo!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Roberto Dimateo!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Roberto Dimateo!

Roberto Dimateo wins by unanimous decision!