PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dae Jung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dae Jung Kim is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jung Kim
vs
Bull

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dae Jung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Bull!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bull shoots in and bounces Kim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bull prevents Kim from getting back to his feet.
Bull wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
Bull trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bull is controlling him.
Bull preventing the sweep.
Kim keeping full guard, as Bull tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull has a takedown stuffed.

Bull shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kim is trying to defend but Bull finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Bull looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bull is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kim trying to control but Bull postures up.
Bull works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bull has control of Kim's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kim regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bull won't let Kim get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim working to try and regain half guard.
Bull dominating with strikes here.
Bull wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Bull might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kim kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kim tries to reverse the position but Bull maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is squirming around, avoiding Bull's attempts to control the action.

Bull working for a guillotine from mount but Kim is in no mood to give up.
Bull wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Kim is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bull wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Kim's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bull wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Bull unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull tries to control but Kim wriggling away.
Kim tries to hold on but Bull postures up.
Bull tries to control but Kim wriggling away.
Kim tries to hold on but Bull postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bull can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Bull dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bull waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kim.
An inside leg kick lands from Bull.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kim as he avoids it easily.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Kim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bull manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bull is trying to keep Kim in close.
Kim wanted to stand there but Bull had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bull escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kim is aware though and is defending well.
Bull pulls Kim in to control the position.
Bull has a closed guard, preventing Kim from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bull wants to get back to his feet but Kim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bull trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bull keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kim throws a right hand that Bull ducks under and follows up with a left that Bull also avoids with ease.
Bull with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kim counters with a shoot takedown. Bull fights it but they end up in guard.
Dae Jung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Bull.
Bull is trying to keep Kim in close.

Kim gets to his feet. Bull looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kim tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bull gets the takedown into side control.
Bull throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bull advances nicely into full mount.
Bull tries to control but Kim wriggling away.

Bull is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kim has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kim is squirming around, avoiding Bull's attempts to control the action.

Bull is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kim has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kim!
Bull controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bull is on top in guard.
Bull works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kim misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bull winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kim is trying to stand back up but Bull is controlling him
Bull wants to free his trapped foot but Kim is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Bull is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bull is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dae Jung Kim will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bull gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bull gets full guard.
Kim prevents Bull from getting back to his feet.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bull is keeping the position for now.

Bull looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kim passes into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Bull is right now.
Bull manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kim's best efforts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Bull.
Kim looking to pass the guard.
Terry Bull has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kim gets to his feet - Bull follows without any prompting.
A right-left combo lands from Kim.
Bull gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.

Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bull displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kim up against the cage.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Bull has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a hook to the body.

Kim has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bull is trying to keep an underhook but Kim manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kim trying to mount his opponent but Bull defends it.

Bull manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dae Jung Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bull looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bull pushing down on Kim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Bull is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bull seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim manages to get to full guard.
Bull works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Bull sits in half guard.

Bull stands up out of the half guard.

Bull pushes Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Bull fails to pull guard.
Dae Jung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Bull.
Bull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kim's efforts to push away.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim misses with the combination.
No joy there for Bull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kim as Bull shoots in.
Kim shoots for a takedown but Bull saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kim lands with a nice combination. Bull backs away looking to recover.
Kim throws a combination that misses

and Bull counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kim kicks off Bull and gets to his feet.
Kim throws a combination that misses

and Bull counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bull.
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!
Bull won't allow Kim to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bull 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bull!