PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between August Spies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spies might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Great Cop by Fugazi. The key to victory for August Spies has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Spies
vs
Kim

185 cm
22
219 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, August Spies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spies regains half guard.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Spies is defending well.
Spies is trying to stand.
Kim controlling the pace.
Spies is trying to stand.
Kim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Spies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kim not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jin Kim hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spies tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
August Spies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kim trying to control but Spies is working from the bottom.
Kim stops Spies from standing up.
Spies managing to control the position.
Kim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spies's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies has momentary wrist control but Kim slips an elbow through the middle.
Kim won't allow Spies to get back to his feet.
Spies manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Spies throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Spies wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Kim slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Spies throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spies is pressing down on Kim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kim is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spies working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kim's thigh. Kim counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spies's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Kim wriggles free and stands up.

Spies moves into the clinch.
Kim looking for a takedown.
Spies throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim goes for a takedown attempt but Spies pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
August Spies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Spies shows good takedown defense.
Spies is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Spies stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spies as he jumps to the side.
Spies doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Spies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spies is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spies defends it nicely.
Kim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spies sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kim somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Kim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Spies keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Spies.
August Spies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Spies's knee but Spies avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kim.
Spies tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spies doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Spies tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
August Spies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spies wants to clinch.
Spies wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spies wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Spies is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Spies as Kim shoots in.
August Spies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Spies tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Crunch! Spies slams his shin into Kim's torso.

Spies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spies lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Spies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spies obliges.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim tries for a takedown but Spies manages to get underhooks.

Spies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Spies.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spies circles away.
Spies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spies tries to clinch up.
Spies doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Kim shoots for a takedown but Spies saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Spies.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spies tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spies tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spies.
Spies tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spies tries to avoid it but Kim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spies to the ground. Spies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spies throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Spies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spies moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Spies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spies tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Spies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spies moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Spies fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spies looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Kim tries for a kimura but Spies is defending well.
Spies manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kim's best efforts.
Kim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spies is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim uses his free foot to push down on Spies's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spies.
Spies working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

August Spies dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kim shoots in looking for a takedown but Spies manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Spies throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spies tries to clinch up.
Spies tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spies moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Spies wants to clinch.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spies pinned against the cage. Spies gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
August Spies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Spies stuffs the takedown attempt from Kim. Kim gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Spies.
Spies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spies sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two 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.
Spies is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.

Spies clinches with his opponent.
Kim tries to circle away but Spies has him pinned against the cage.
Kim looking for a takedown.
Kim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spies just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spies landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kim can't get the takedown.
Spies tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Spies working Kim over with knees to the body.
Spies stalling against the cage.
Spies lands a nice elbow.
Spies scores a nice knee to the body.
Kim avoiding damage as Spies throws knees to the body.
Kim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spies is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spies lands a damaging elbow.
Spies prevents a takedown attempt there.

Spies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Spies closes the distance and pushes Kim back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Spies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants a takedown but no success here.
Spies crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spies.
Spies putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spies pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spies is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spies using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spies is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spies with a knee to the head.
Spies lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim fails to pull guard.
Spies tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.

Spies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spies stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spies wants it to stay on the feet.

Spies clinches with his opponent.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Spies.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks an elbow strike.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spies lands a nice knee to the body.

Kim ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kim no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Spies trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kim has his feet on Spies's thighs here. He's pushed Spies off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Spies screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jin Kim!