PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spike Wicked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae Jung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wicked
vs
Jung Kim

180 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Wicked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dae Jung Kim!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wicked gets a takedown into half guard.
Kim looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wicked lands strikes from half guard.
Wicked lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wicked working the head and body with strikes.
Wicked performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kim taking some punishment here, with Wicked in his half guard.
Wicked lands strikes from half guard.
Wicked takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wicked takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wicked scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wicked not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wicked lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wicked scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wicked lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Wicked.
Wicked working the head and body with strikes.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wicked is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wicked working Kim over with strikes.
Wicked looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wicked trying to control from half guard but Kim is working away.
Wicked content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kim has hold of Wicked's hands but Wicked slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicked lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wicked seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wicked is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wicked working Kim over with strikes.
Wicked lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kim has hold of Wicked's hands but Wicked slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wicked working Kim over with strikes.
Wicked is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Wicked connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple.
Wicked working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wicked lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wicked takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked lands with a punch from half guard.
Wicked looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wicked working the head and body with strikes.
Wicked trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Wicked lands strikes from half guard.
Wicked slows the pace down in half guard.
Wicked lands with a punch from half guard.
Wicked working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wicked scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wicked is nestled in close to Kim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wicked seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wicked lands a nice short elbow.
Wicked drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Wicked keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wicked is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wicked working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wicked tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wicked with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wicked scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wicked scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wicked perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wicked scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Wicked dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wicked lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kim lands with a slapping head kick.
Wicked dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!

Wicked closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wicked slows the pace down.
Wicked lands a nice forearm strike.
Wicked controlling from side mount.
Wicked lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wicked in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wicked landing a few strikes.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Wicked scores with punches from side control.
Wicked landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wicked is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked lands a few punches from side control.
Wicked scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wicked works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wicked working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wicked taking a breather here.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.
Wicked working the body and head with strikes.
Wicked scores with punches from side control.
Wicked scoring with punches and elbows.
Wicked is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wicked scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicked cracks Kim with a big elbow.
Wicked landing a few strikes.
Kim is looking to reverse the position.
Wicked working the ground and pound.
Wicked lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kim down.
Spike Wicked overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kim is trying to improve his position.
Kim is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wicked connects with a decent elbow.
Wicked lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kim down.
Wicked lands some shots froms side control.
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 is trying to escape the position but Wicked is controlling the position.
Wicked wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Wicked creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked lands a few punches from side control.
Wicked lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wicked connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kim some visible discomfort.
Wicked lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wicked lands an elbow.
Wicked grinds an elbow into Kim's temple.
Wicked is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Wicked is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wicked works to advance to full mount. Kim defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
BOOM! Wicked connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kim tries to hold on but Wicked pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kim is in a horrible position here. Wicked smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kim is looking to improve his position but Wicked isn't that keen on the idea.
Wicked tries to control but Kim wriggling away.
Kim taking shots to the head.
Wicked scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Kim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wicked working Kim over with strikes here.
Kim is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wicked looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Wicked dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wicked closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wicked lands in his opponent's guard.
Kim lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wicked!
Wicked is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kim trying to control but Wicked is having none of it.
Wicked sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wicked controlling the position for now.
Wicked is trying to maintain the position but Kim is very close to passing his half guard.
Wicked tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked keeping control of the position.
Wicked moves into full guard.
Wicked throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wicked wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Wicked with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Kim can't handle though.
Wicked controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
Wicked trying to control the position here.
Kim postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Wicked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wicked striking off his back but it's not causing Kim any problems.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wicked blocks a head kick by Kim.

Wicked takes the fight into the clinch.

Wicked lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wicked is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wicked lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wicked moves into full mount! Kim won't be happy about that!
Wicked landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wicked is landing with some decent strikes but Kim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wicked lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kim hang on?
Wicked is landing with some decent strikes but Kim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wicked is landing with some decent strikes but Kim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Wicked.
Wicked looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wicked lands a big elbow.
Wicked scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wicked is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kim trying desperately to get to his feet.
Wicked scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wicked landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wicked.
Kim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kim is trying desperately to improve position.
Wicked looking to control but Kim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spike Wicked is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wicked looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wicked is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Wicked showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wicked has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spike Wicked!