|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brik Holtik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
24
192 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
20
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brik Holtik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Byeongsuk Kim!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim stuns Holtik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holtik walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
Kim throws a body punch but Holtik moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Holtik's head back.
Kim punishes Holtik's body with a nice straight punch.
Byeongsuk Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holtik lands with a kick to the temple. Kim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Holtik avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim blocks a head kick by Holtik.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Holtik gets a clinch.
Holtik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holtik lands a knee to the body.
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!
Holtik lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Holtik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim connects with the punch.
Holtik misses with a body punch
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holtik rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holtik scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holtik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Holtik gets caught flat footed, as Kim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holtik wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kim cracks Holtik with a solid left hand.
Kim is in close to Holtik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holtik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
Kim trying to control but Holtik is working from the bottom.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holtik is keeping the position for now.
Kim wants to control from the top but Holtik keeps moving.
Kim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holtik's head.
Kim postures up in Holtik's guard and throws a big left but Holtik blocks it.
Holtik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Holtik.
Holtik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holtik was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Brik Holtik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim lands an overhand right.
Holtik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim misses with a jab to the body
and Holtik counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holtik throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Holtik sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Holtik misses
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holtik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holtik misses with a body shot.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holtik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holtik is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick by Kim misses
and Holtik counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
Holtik lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holtik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holtik dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim clobbers Holtik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holtik throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim looks to land a combination. Holtik sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holtik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holtik throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byeongsuk Kim dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kim throws a series of strikes that have Holtik backpedaling.
Holtik is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holtik counters with a nice kick to the body.
Holtik tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holtik can pounce on him.
Holtik ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Holtik slips a jab from Kim.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim misses the body punch
and Holtik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holtik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holtik manages to avoid it.
Holtik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holtik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holtik lands a right hook to the body.
Kim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Holtik.
Holtik scoring well with a low kick there.
Holtik tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Holtik scores with a leg kick.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holtik counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Holtik.
Holtik throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim defending well as Holtik loads up on a big left hand.
Holtik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holtik connects with a high kick.
It looks like Byeongsuk Kim has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holtik cracks Kim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holtik throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brik Holtik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holtik swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Holtik misses with a few strikes there.
Holtik misses with a head kick.
Holtik sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holtik cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Holtik scores with a head kick.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim avoids the head kick by Holtik.
A big left from Kim misses.
A head kick from Holtik lands but Kim takes it in his stride.
Holtik tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holtik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim digs a good body shot into Holtik's ribs.
Holtik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holtik in his tracks.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Holtik is out of range.
Kim thows a leg kick but Holtik checks it
and Holtik counters with a big head kick but Kim shrugs it off.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holtik can pounce on him.
Holtik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holtik throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holtik takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim stuns Holtik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Kim thumps Holtik with a low kick.
Holtik throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Holtik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holtik is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, Holtik circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Holtik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Holtik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kim's face.
Holtik tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holtik prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holtik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim digs a right hand into Holtik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holtik's gas tank.
Holtik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kim pushes Holtik back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kim scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brik Holtik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
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.
Kim clinches but Holtik breaks the clinch
and Holtik counters with a head kick.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Holtik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Brik Holtik is winning the standup battle so far.
Holtik dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holtik avoids the body shot from Kim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim scores with a body shot.
Holtik throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim fails with the takedown.
Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kim seems content to control.
Holtik is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kim working Holtik over with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Holtik tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
Kim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Holtik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holtik trying to hold on to Kim's head to control him but Kim postures up.
Kim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holtik won't allow Kim to pass to mount.
Holtik is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim is trying to control. Holtik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holtik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kim.
Kim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Holtik trying to control here.
Holtik tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
Kim working over Holtik with some ground and pound. Holtik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtik tries to kick Kim off but Kim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Kim.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kim connects with a nice short shot to Holtik's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kim lands a nice short elbow.
Kim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holtik's head.
Holtik wants to stand back up but Kim manages to pass into side control.
Holtik wants to get back to his feet but Kim drags him back down.
Holtik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kim scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kim cracks Holtik with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kim is putting a hurting on Holtik here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holtik on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Holtik taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kim is staying tight to Holtik's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kim lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holtik down.
Holtik tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Kim working the body and head with strikes.
Kim cracks Holtik with a big elbow.
Kim wants to control but Holtik is keeping him busy.
Kim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byeongsuk Kim really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holtik misses with a head kick.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holtik.
Holtik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Holtik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holtik misses with a knee strike.
Holtik stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Holtik wants to stall.
Kim avoiding damage as Holtik throws knees to the body.
Holtik crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
Holtik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim avoiding damage as Holtik throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kim is working for takedown but Holtik is calmly controlling the position for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Holtik is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holtik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holtik avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Brik Holtik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byeongsuk Kim.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holtik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Holtik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holtik tries to clinch but Kim moves away
and Kim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kim.
Kim lands a body punch.
Holtik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the ropes.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holtik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holtik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Holtik improves position.
Holtik lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Holtik.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holtik is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Holtik is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kim is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holtik to the mat. Holtik regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Holtik controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
Kim is standing up over Holtik. Holtik looks to escape but Kim dives into side control.
Holtik is not content to let Kim control the position.
Holtik tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim cracks Holtik with a big right hand but Holtik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Holtik takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kim with the ground and pound but Holtik regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Holtik wants to get back to full guard.
Holtik is pressing down on Kim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Holtik is retaining full guard.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Holtik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Holtik is retaining full guard.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Holtik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holtik scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holtik.
Holtik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Holtik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byeongsuk Kim dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim misses with a shot to the body
and Holtik counters by moving into the clinch.
Kim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Holtik avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Holtik landing knees to the head.
Holtik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Holtik.
Holtik pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Holtik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kim trying to stall but Holtik improves his position.
Holtik tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim avoiding damage as Holtik throws knees to the body.
Kim tries for a takedown but Holtik manages to get underhooks.
Holtik is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Kim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim scores with a nice head shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Holtik throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Holtik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim closes the distance and clinches up with Holtik, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes Holtik against the ropes but Holtik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holtik. Holtik obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim tries to clinch but Holtik is having none of it.
Kim works over Holtik's head and body with a nice combination.
Holtik tries a head kick but it misses.
Holtik misses the shot to the body.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holtik was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown. Holtik tries to sprawl out of it but Kim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Holtik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brik Holtik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byeongsuk Kim.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holtik.
Brik Holtik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik throws a head kick that misses
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Holtik should have avoided that one.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holtik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holtik, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim pushes Holtik back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Holtik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holtik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holtiks head.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Holtik crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim presses Holtik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holtik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kim lands with a hook. Holtik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kim.
Kim lands a jab to Holtik's midsection.
A punch combination from Holtik misses.
Kim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holtik counters with a thumping low kick.
Holtik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holtik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holtik manages to avoid it.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kim scores with a four punch combination!
Holtik tries to clinch but Kim moves away
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holtik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kim counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim misses with a jab to the body
enabling Holtik to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holtik is refusing to be controlled, as Kim sits in half guard.
Holtik moves into full guard.
Byeongsuk Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holtik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byeongsuk Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kim 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byeongsuk Kim!
Byeongsuk Kim is the new middleweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
