PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sero Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Sero Kim had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kim
vs
Riggins

188 cm
23
196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
194 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Shango Designs
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sero Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mo Riggins!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggins throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riggins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riggins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Riggins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggins.
Riggins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riggins misses with a wild body shot.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Riggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Sero Kim has been cut.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riggins throws out the jab.
Riggins misses with a hook.
Kim wants to clinch.
Kim's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kim duly obliges.

It looks like Mo Riggins has been cut.
Kim staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Riggins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim looks for the body kick but Riggins saw that one coming.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggins.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riggins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Riggins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Riggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riggins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Riggins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggins throws a head kick that misses.
Riggins 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.
Riggins swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Riggins swinging wilding here.
Mo Riggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggins connects with a single shot there.
Riggins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Riggins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Riggins.
Riggins misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Riggins 's knee.
Riggins lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Riggins's knee but Riggins avoids it well.
Mo Riggins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggins lands a jab.
Some wild striking there from Riggins.
Kim shoots for a takedown but Riggins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riggins throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Riggins misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggins misses the target.
Kim misses with a low kick.

Riggins tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riggins is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Riggins tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim prevents Riggins from breaking the clinch.
Riggins avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Riggins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.

Riggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Riggins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riggins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riggins wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sero Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggins lands a right hook to the body.
Riggins throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Riggins was not able to check.
Riggins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
Riggins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riggins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kim at a distance.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riggins throws a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riggins, as that shot connected.
Riggins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riggins lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Riggins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Riggins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riggins.
Kim walks into a stiff left hand from Riggins.
Riggins jabs Kim right on the nose. Kim blinks but takes it well.

Sero Kim's cut is getting worse.
Riggins connects with a single shot there.
Riggins cracks Kim with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Kim is rocked!
Riggins misses with a few strikes there.
Riggins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Riggins throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Riggins does it's job there.
Riggins lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riggins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Riggins connects with the punch.
Riggins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Riggins.
Riggins cracks Kim with an open hand slap.
Riggins tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riggins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Riggins shows good takedown defense.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riggins is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Riggins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Riggins throws a head kick that misses

and Kim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
Riggins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Riggins digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Riggins avoids the damage to the body.
Kim with a knee to the head.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riggins's efforts to push away.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riggins tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Riggins avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Riggins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riggins is defending well for now.
Riggins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Riggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riggins lands with a shot to the body.
Riggins sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riggins scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Riggins finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Riggins scores with a punch to the head.
Riggins cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Riggins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riggins scores with a jab.
A jab lands there for Riggins.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sero Kim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Riggins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
Riggins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Mo Riggins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riggins scores with a three punch combo!
Riggins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Riggins wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Riggins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riggins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Riggins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Riggins stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
Kim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riggins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Jeez, Sero Kim's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sero Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riggins lands a jab-cross combination.
Riggins misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riggins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riggins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by Riggins.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riggins, as that shot connected.
Riggins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riggins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kim's head backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sero Kim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mo Riggins!