PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Li Kao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jonghyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kao
vs
Jonghyun

175 cm
22
164 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Li Kao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Jonghyun!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kao throws an off balance right hand
and Kao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kao misses with an uppercut.
Jonghyun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kao misses with a lunging right hand
and Jonghyun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonghyun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jonghyun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kao wants to clinch up but Jonghyun keeps it at a distance.
Kao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kao fails to land with a series of punches.
Kao is looking to clinch but Jonghyun is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Kao. Those never looked like landing.
Kao loads up on a big right hand but Jonghyun slips the punch.
Li Kao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kao misses with an uppercut
and Jonghyun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jonghyun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kao jabs Jonghyun right on the nose. Jonghyun blinks but takes it well.
Kao misses with a body punch
and Jonghyun counters with a low kick, right behind Kao 's knee.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kao misses with an uppercut.
Kao misses with a left hand
and Jonghyun counters with an inside leg kick.
Kao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Kao shrugs it off.
Jonghyun moves out of range of the strikes.
Kao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonghyun.
Kao is looking to clinch but Jonghyun is avoiding it.
Jonghyun stalks Kao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kao's face. Kao staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jonghyuns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kao throws a right hand that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a stiff right hand.
Kao throws a right hand that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A lazy body kick from Kao
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Kao shrugs it off.
Jonghyun tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jonghyun.
A low kick from Kao is predictable there
and Jonghyun counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kao tests Jonghyun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jonghyun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kao fails to land with a series of punches.
Jonghyun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Kao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Kim Jonghyun has been cut.
Kao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jonghyun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jonghyun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Kao misses.
A punch combination from Kao misses.
Kao misses with an uppercut
and Jonghyun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kao misses with a jab to the body
and Jonghyun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kao misses with a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kao throws a poor cross that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a head kick.
Kao cracks a nice hook into Jonghyun's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jonghyun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jonghyun counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Kao.
Kao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jonghyun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kao.
Kao lands with a shot to the body.
Jonghyun lands a head kick. Kao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kao throws a series of punches but Jonghyun moves out of range.
Kao tries to clinch there but Jonghyun circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jonghyun tries to bum rush Kao with a series of wild strikes but Kao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jonghyun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jonghyun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kao is looking to clinch but Jonghyun is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Kao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kim Jonghyun's cut.
That's time! Kao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jonghyun circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Jonghyun.
Jonghyun avoids the body shot from Kao.
Kao throws a sloppy body shot
and Jonghyun counters with an inside leg kick.
Li Kao is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Kao.
Kao misses with a hook to the body
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Kao shrugs it off.
Kao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a low kick, right behind Kao 's knee.
Kao misses with an uppercut
and Jonghyun counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kao misses with a looping left.
Kao throws a lazy uppercut
and Jonghyun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonghyun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kao throws a right hand that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kao throws a poor cross that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jonghyun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kao lands an overhand right.
Kao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Kao misses
and Jonghyun counters with a nice body kick.
Kao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jonghyun backs up against the cage.
Kao misses with an uppercut
and Jonghyun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jonghyun misses with a low kick as Kao jumps back.
Kao throws a poor cross that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jonghyun counters with a nice leg kick.
Kao misses with a looping left.
Kao swings widly with a right hand
and Jonghyun makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kao really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kao catches Jonghyun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kao throws a right hand that misses
and Jonghyun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kao throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kao throws a big shot that misses.
Kao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jonghyun.
Kao misses with a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kao doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonghyun circles away.
Kao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jonghyun counters with a low kick, right behind Kao 's knee.
Kao misses with a body shot
and Jonghyun counters with a left and a right that stings Kao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun moves forwards but Kao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jonghyun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Kao finds it's target.
Jonghyun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonghyun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jonghyun lands a head kick. Kao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kao misses with a series of wild punches.
Kao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jonghyun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jonghyun walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kao catches Jonghyun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kao throws a lazy uppercut
and Jonghyun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jonghyun throws a leg kick but Kao checks it.
Jonghyun misses with a low kick.
Kao thows a body shot but no joy.
Kao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jonghyun counters with a leg kick.
Kao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Kao shrugs it off.
Kao throws a combination that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Kao shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonghyun lands with a slapping head kick.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that misses.
Kao throws a right hand that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kao's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jonghyun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kim Jonghyun's cut.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jonghyun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kao feints a jab promting Jonghyun to slip. Kao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jonghyun slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Kao.
Kao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jonghyun counters with an outside leg kick.
Kao throws an off balance right hand
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Kao shrugs it off.
Kao cracks Jonghyun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kao throws a leg kick
and Jonghyun counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonghyun misses with a head kick.
Kao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonghyun moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kao swings for the body but Jonghyun moves out of range.
Kao misses with a double jab
and Jonghyun counters with a head kick.
Jonghyun throws a leg kick but Kao moved away.
Kao thows a body shot but no joy.
Kao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kao misses with a left hand
and Jonghyun counters with a straight right hand.
Kao throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jonghyun to counter with a crisp jab.
Kao throws a poor cross that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jonghyun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao misses with a jab to the body
and Jonghyun counters with an inside leg kick.
Kao misses with a right hand
enabling Jonghyun to counter with a crisp jab.
Kao tries to bum rush Jonghyun with a series of wild strikes but Jonghyun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jonghyun in his tracks.
Kao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonghyun was well out of range. Poor timing from Kao.
Jonghyun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kao misses with a combination
and Jonghyun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kao's knee momentarily.
Kao throws a big shot that misses.
Jonghyun staying out of range there.
Kao throws a combination that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a head kick.
Kao throws a series of punches but Jonghyun moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kao takes a swing at Jonghyun's ribcage but misses.
Kao throws an off balance right hand
and Jonghyun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kao throws a right hand that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a head kick. That will keep Kao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kao throws a poor cross that misses
and Jonghyun counters with a head kick.
Kao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jonghyun avoids the body shot from Kao.
Kao misses with a lunging right hand
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Kao shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from Kao misses
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Kao shrugs it off.
Jonghyun throws a sloppy head kick and Kao moves out of range easily.
Kao misses with a left hand
and Jonghyun counters with an outside leg kick.
Kao misses with a jab to the body
and Jonghyun counters with a nice leg kick.
Kao just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kao throws a right hand that misses
letting Jonghyun counter with a right hand.
Jonghyun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jonghyun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kao scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the body from Kao misses
and Jonghyun counters with a leg kick.
Kao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jonghyun misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kao misses with a double jab.
Kao throws a sloppy body shot
and Jonghyun counters with a big head kick but Kao shrugs it off.
Kao lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Li Kao.
Well Kao 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kim Jonghyun!