PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Festus Riboloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Festus Riboloni has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Riboloni
vs
Kim

193 cm
20
247 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Festus Riboloni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jung Kim!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riboloni.
Riboloni looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.

Kim lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Riboloni sprawling to the canvas. Kim follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Riboloni hang on?

Riboloni is rocked!

It looks like Festus Riboloni has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim trying to control the pace.
Kim wants to pass to mount but Riboloni is defending the position.
Kim with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jung Kim just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riboloni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Riboloni slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jung Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riboloni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim throws a right hand that Riboloni ducks under and follows up with a left that Riboloni also avoids with ease.
Riboloni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riboloni swinging wilding here.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Riboloni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kim misses with the combination.
Kim throws a series of strikes that have Riboloni backpedaling.
Riboloni throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riboloni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riboloni throws a series of strikes that have Kim backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Riboloni.
Riboloni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kim counters with a one-two to the body.

Riboloni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riboloni.
Riboloni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Kim does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Riboloni counters with a left and a right that stings Kim.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riboloni.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riboloni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim swinging wilding here.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riboloni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riboloni shoots in and drives through. Kim sprawls well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Riboloni swinging wilding here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kim!
Riboloni is looking to clinch.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riboloni throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riboloni fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim throws a combination that misses

so Riboloni counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riboloni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riboloni stands and steps away. Kim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kim throws a right hand that Riboloni ducks under and follows up with a left that Riboloni also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Riboloni scores with a four punch combination!
Kim tries to bum rush Riboloni with a series of wild strikes but Riboloni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riboloni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination

and Riboloni counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim keeping full guard, as Riboloni tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim pulls Riboloni in close to his closed guard and prevents Riboloni from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jung Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Festus Riboloni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kim throws a right hand that Riboloni ducks under and follows up with a left that Riboloni also avoids with ease.
Riboloni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Riboloni dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riboloni circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Riboloni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss

and Riboloni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kim won't be happy with that.
Riboloni creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Riboloni throws a strike aimed at the side of Kim's head but Kim avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Riboloni stands up.
Kim throws a right and a left that Riboloni avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Riboloni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riboloni circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Riboloni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riboloni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riboloni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riboloni throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riboloni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.

Riboloni moves into the clinch.

Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Riboloni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kim to the mat! Kim manages to get full guard.
Riboloni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riboloni thows a big elbow that misses.
Kim is looking to stand up but Riboloni isn't so interested in that idea.
Riboloni is looking to stand up but Kim won't let him.
Riboloni throwing strikes but missing.
Riboloni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riboloni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing Riboloni from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kim swinging wilding here.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riboloni.

Riboloni has Kim up against the cage in a clinch.

Kim breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riboloni misses with a wild combination.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riboloni throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
Riboloni misses with the combination.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Jung Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riboloni throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim throws a series of punches but Riboloni moves out of range.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Riboloni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riboloni circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riboloni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riboloni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Festus Riboloni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Festus Riboloni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kim misses with the combination.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riboloni's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Riboloni duly obliges.
Riboloni stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
Riboloni scores with a one two! Kim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riboloni throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Riboloni throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riboloni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riboloni.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Riboloni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riboloni lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riboloni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riboloni misses with a double jab.
Kim misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a combination
and Riboloni counters with a left and a right that stings Kim.
Riboloni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riboloni throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Riboloni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Riboloni scores with a four punch combination!
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kim throws a combination. Riboloni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kim misses with a double jab

and Riboloni counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kim's guard now.
Kim trying to control the position here.
Kim wants to stand but Riboloni is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riboloni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riboloni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim wants to stand and escape but Riboloni is having none of it.
Riboloni thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riboloni won't allow Kim to get back to his feet.
Riboloni won't allow Kim to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Riboloni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kim throws a right and a left that Riboloni avoids nicely.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riboloni counters with a left and a right that stings Kim.
Riboloni throws a series of strikes that have Kim backpedaling.
Kim scores with a three punch combo!
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Riboloni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riboloni misses with a few strikes there.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riboloni counters with a two punch combo.
Riboloni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kim sprawls well. Kim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riboloni gets slowly back to his feet.
Festus Riboloni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riboloni counters with a three punch combo that has Kim backing up. Kim nods at Riboloni to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No joy there for Riboloni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riboloni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riboloni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kim swivels and escapes.
Riboloni misses with a few strikes there.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Riboloni counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riboloni.
Riboloni throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Riboloni trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Riboloni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kim stays in close to Riboloni's body and controls the position.
Riboloni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kim is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Festus Riboloni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riboloni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Festus Riboloni!