PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 271 p4p, 892 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 34 p4p, 98 weight class). Yasol Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kim
vs
Drozd

175 cm
44
162
43 - 20 - 0

181 cm
31
162
16 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 43 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drozd looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drozd is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drozd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drozd misses with a wild combination.
Kim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drozd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drozd lands a body shot.
Drozd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drozd slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drozd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drozd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kim is looking to slow Drozd down with leg kicks.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
Drozd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.

Kim pushes Drozd up against the cage in a clinch.
Drozd taking a breather.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drozd backwards.
Drozd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drozd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drozd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Drozd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drozd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Drozd trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drozd into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Drozd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kim seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Drozd can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kim as Drozd tries to tie him up.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim letting Drozd take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drozd stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miroslav Drozd.
Drozd blocks a jab.
Drozd ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Drozd blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim thuds his right hand into Drozd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drozd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim throws a low kick but Drozd avoids it.
Good exchange - Kim coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Drozd misses with a straight left.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drozd.

Kim has Drozd up against the cage in a clinch.
Drozd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drozd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Drozd.
Drozd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kim blocks it with crossed arms.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Drozd blocks an uppercut.
Drozd can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Drozd uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drozd takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Drozd.
Drozd is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Drozd into the cage.
Kim being controlled against the cage.
Drozd lands with a light punch inside.
Drozd stalls.
Drozd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drozd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miroslav Drozd.
Kim avoids the body shot from Drozd.
Drozd misses with a right hand
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasol Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kim blocks a jab.
Drozd throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Drozd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drozd avoids a kick to the body.
Drozd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Drozd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drozd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Drozd slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Drozd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kim tries to work over Drozd's front leg with a kick but Drozd checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim feints and then cracks Drozd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drozd down.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drozd misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Drozd lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
Drozd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drozd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.
Drozd throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Drozd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drozd lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Drozd.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drozd throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Kim tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Drozd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Drozd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Drozd misses the target.
Kim tries to clinch there but Drozd circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drozd.
Drozd lands with a good body shot.
Drozd might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drozd throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
A little feinted left hand from Kim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drozd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drozd throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Drozd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Drozd looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.

Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drozd blocks an uppercut.
Drozd stalling in the clinch.
Drozd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Drozd.
Kim avoiding damage as Drozd throws knees to the body.
Drozd blocking some punches.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim presses Drozd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drozd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drozd tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drozd trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drozd into the cage.
Drozd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drozd is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Drozd into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miroslav Drozd.
Drozd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drozd throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drozd manages to avoid it.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Drozd had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Drozd misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Kim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Kim scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miroslav Drozd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drozd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
Drozd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Drozd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Drozd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drozd throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Kim.
Drozd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Drozd misses.
Drozd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drozd misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Kim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Drozd is just out of range.
Kim moves out of range as Drozd strikes.
Kim connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drozd throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim sizes up Drozd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim tries to clinch but Drozd moves out of range.
Drozd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Kim.
Drozd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drozd drops his hands momentarily and Kim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drozd swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim moves away from the strike by Drozd.
Drozd checks a low kick from Kim.
Drozd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drozd scores with a jab. Kim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drozd checks a leg kick.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drozd swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Drozd misses.
Drozd lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drozd lands with a cross.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drozd misses with a straight right.
It looked like Kim was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kim lands a jab to Drozd's midsection.
Drozd lands a jab to the head.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drozd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Kim.
Drozd looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kim throws the left hand but Drozd avoids the punch easily.
Drozd misses with a hook
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Kim misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Drozd blocks the leg kick.
Kim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drozd misses with a straight left.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Drozd saw it coming and moves away.
Drozd keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Drozd misses.
Kim wants to clinch.
Kim digs a good body shot into Drozd's ribs.
Drozd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Drozd lands the left hand.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Kim slips a straight right by Drozd.
Drozd lands a jab to Kim's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drozd.
Drozd looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim tries to move into range but Drozd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim moves out of range as Drozd strikes.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Kim moves out of range as Drozd strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Kim misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Drozd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Drozd is out of range.
Drozd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drozd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kim misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Drozd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drozd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Drozd!
Our winner, Miroslav Drozd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.