PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kibe Dai (ranked 6203 p4p, 4928 weight class) and Hyeon Eun Yoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dai
vs
Yoon

185 cm
25
200
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kibe Dai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyeon Eun Yoon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yoon as he avoids it easily.
Yoon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dai misses with a takedown attempt
and Yoon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Dai forces Yoon back against the cage and clinches.

Yoon manages to pull guard.
Dai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yoon has a closed guard, preventing Dai from standing up.
Yoon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Yoon has his foot on Dai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dai works his way back into a safe position though.
Dai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai won't allow Yoon to sweep him here.
Dai tries to stand but Yoon is controlling from the bottom.
Dai won't allow Yoon to sweep him here.

Yoon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dai has passed into half guard!
Dai lands strikes from half guard.
Dai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Dai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two 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.
Yoon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Yoon is refusing to be controlled, as Dai sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yoon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yoon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dai is one step ahead there.
Yoon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Yoon tries to sprawl but Dai drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Yoon manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dai keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Yoon gets underhooks to prevent Dai's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kibe Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yoon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Dai throws Yoon to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Yoon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dai was covering up waiting for the punch and Yoon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yoon is looking to work some ground and pound but Dai has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yoon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dai shoots in for a double leg but Yoon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yoon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dai is breathing heavily.
Yoon throws a shot from downtown. Dai moves away and avoids it.
Yoon fails to land the takedown.
Dai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yoon.

Yoon moves into range and clinches up with Dai.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Dai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hyeon Eun Yoon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yoon misses with a few strikes there.
Dai tries to clinch up.
Dai shoots in for a takedown but Yoon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dai defends well and Yoon ends up having to push Dai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dai closes the distance and clinches up with Yoon, looking for a takedown. Dai pushes Yoon against the cage but Yoon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Dai dives in and scores a takedown into Yoon's guard.
Dai throws a big elbow that misses.
Dai trying to control but Yoon is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dai's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yoon trying to keep a closed guard but Dai is proving a slippery customer.
Kibe Dai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai is in close to Yoon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dai is fighting to break Yoon's control of his arms but Yoon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yoon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yoon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dai swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Yoon moves into the clinch successfully.
Dai looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kibe Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoon looking for a takedown.

Dai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dai or perhaps it was just good defense by Yoon, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dai as he jumps to the side.
Dai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yoon pinned against the cage. Yoon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yoon swats away the attempt to clinch by Dai.
Despite the aggression on Yoon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dai throws a head kick that Yoon semi-blocks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yoon.
Dai tries to counter with a takedown but Yoon is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoon dives in for a single leg takedown but Dai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yoon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dai if he has to take too many more of those.
Dai fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Yoon misses.
Dai throwing a counter right hand but Yoon manages to avoid it.

Dai pushes Yoon up against the cage in a clinch.

Yoon pulls guard successfully.
Yoon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dai has passed into side control.
Yoon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dai off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoon trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dai trying to control but not successfully.

Yoon is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Dai has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Yoon has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Dai taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Yoon doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hyeon Eun Yoon!