|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Bo Kyung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
188 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Bo Kyung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo Kyung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marsh tries to avoid it but Bo Kyung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marsh to the ground. Marsh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bo Kyung avoids a kick to the body.
Marsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsh takes a swing at Bo Kyung's ribcage but misses.
Marsh slips a jab from Bo Kyung.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bo Kyung moves away.
Bo Kyung is looking to clinch.
Marsh misses with a straight left.
Bo Kyung shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bo Kyung was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bo Kyung is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marsh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bo Kyung looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bo Kyung tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bo Kyung is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marsh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Marsh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bo Kyung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two 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.
Marsh tries to lock up and control but Bo Kyung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bo Kyung controlling the pace for now.
Bo Kyung lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bo Kyung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries to lock up and control but Bo Kyung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marsh can't escape the position.
Marsh is squirming around, avoiding Bo Kyung's attempts to control the action.
Marsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bo Kyung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bo Kyung unloads with some shots from mount but Marsh bucks and avoids them well.
Bo Kyung is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marsh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marsh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bo Kyung looking to control but Marsh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bo Kyung controlling the pace for now.
Bo Kyung unloads with some shots from mount but Marsh bucks and avoids them well.
Bo Kyung looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is trying desperately to improve position.
Bo Kyung tries to control but Marsh wriggling away.
Bo Kyung controlling from mount.
That's six 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.
Marsh taking shots to the head.
Marsh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bo Kyung with good strikes from the mount here!
Bo Kyung throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bo Kyung lands a nice shot to the head.
Bo Kyung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marsh because Bo Kyung loaded up on that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bo Kyung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marsh wants to control but Bo Kyung is having none of it.
Marsh holds on to Bo Kyung around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Marsh wants to hold on but Bo Kyung pushes him away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bo Kyung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marsh because Bo Kyung loaded up on that one.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marsh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marsh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bo Kyung landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bo Kyung lands a big shot there that rocks Marsh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marsh suckers Bo Kyung into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Marsh is now in Bo Kyung's guard!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marsh postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bo Kyung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marsh tries to stand but Bo Kyung is controlling from the bottom.
Bo Kyung trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
Marsh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Bo Kyung dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bo Kyung doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsh circles away.
Marsh lands with an uppercut that bounces Bo Kyung off the cage and back into rage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marsh.
Bo Kyung moves out of range of the body kick from Marsh.
Some bone on bone action there as Bo Kyung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Bo Kyung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bo Kyung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bo Kyung darts in and clinches Marsh up against the cage.
Bo Kyung stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo Kyung prevents Marsh from breaking the clinch.
Marsh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bo Kyung counters with a takedown into side control.
Bo Kyung tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bo Kyung postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marsh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bo Kyung is controlling him well.
Bo Kyung looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marsh is avoiding damage well.
Bo Kyung scoring with punches and elbows.
Bo Kyung has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marsh parries the strikes from Bo Kyung easily there. Bo Kyung is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marsh to escape.
Marsh tries to buck Bo Kyung off but Bo Kyung is having none of it.
Marsh is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bo Kyung is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Marsh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bo Kyung misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo Kyung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bo Kyung working the ground and pound effectively.
Bo Kyung unloads with some shots from mount but Marsh bucks and avoids them well.
Bo Kyung looking to control but Marsh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bo Kyung throwing strikes here but Marsh is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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.
Marsh wants to control but Bo Kyung is having none of it.
Kim Bo Kyung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsh is trying to escape the mount.
Bo Kyung punching from mount but Marsh doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bo Kyung avoids the attempt from Marsh to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bo Kyung can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marsh is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries to lock up and control but Bo Kyung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marsh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bo Kyung lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bo Kyung punching from mount but Marsh doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bo Kyung sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's six 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.
Marsh is looking to improve his position but Bo Kyung isn't that keen on the idea.
Bo Kyung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marsh because Bo Kyung loaded up on that one.
Marsh can't escape the position.
Bo Kyung lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marsh tries to reverse the position but Bo Kyung maintains control.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Bo Kyung is landing with some decent strikes but Marsh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bo Kyung misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bo Kyung throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bo Kyung throws some wild stikes that Marsh manages to avoid easily.
Bo Kyung throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bo Kyung tries to control but Marsh wriggling away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bo Kyung throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bo Kyung is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marsh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bo Kyung content just to control the position here.
Marsh is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bo Kyung putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bo Kyung sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Marsh is squirming around, avoiding Bo Kyung's attempts to control the action.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kim Bo Kyung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marsh wants to control but Bo Kyung is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Bo Kyung showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bo Kyung 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kim Bo Kyung!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kim Bo Kyung!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kim Bo Kyung!
Kim Bo Kyung wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
10% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
