PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kim (ranked 2921 p4p, 4258 weight class) and Jin Bao (ranked 200 p4p, 272 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kim
vs
Bao

150 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jin Bao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Kim.
Bao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kim working hard to break the clinch.
Kim fails to pull guard.

Bao lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bao with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bao is thwarting Kim's attempts to control the position.
Bao keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bao's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Bao trying to control the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kim is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bao jumps into side control!
Bao scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kim to see if he's OK.
Kim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bao.

Bao in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kim is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Bao!