PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walt Nightman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sero Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nightman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Night Man. Kim has chosen CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) as his entrance music. Sero Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nightman
vs
Kim

185 cm
23
196 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

188 cm
28
194 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walt Nightman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sero Kim!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Nightman.
Nightman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Nightman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nightman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim counters with a series of strikes. Nightman will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nightman misses with a looping right.
Nightman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Nightman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nightman.
Nightman is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Nightman throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Nightman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Nightman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nightman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walt Nightman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nightman.
Nightman misses with a wild body shot.
Nightman looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Nightman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Nightman darts in trying to clinch
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Nightman lands.
Nightman swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightman connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Nightman. That snapped Kim's head back.

It looks like Sero Kim has been cut.
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!
Nightman swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.

Nightman clinches.
Nightman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Nightman is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Nightman.
Kim looks gassed!
Nightman misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Nightman misses with a punch to the body.
Nightman tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim prevents a body shot from Nightman.
Kim missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nightman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim lands a body punch.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim blocks a body shot from Nightman.
Nightman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Nightman.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nightman's elbow.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Nightman.
Nightman is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nightman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nightman - that landed with a thud.
Nightman lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Nightman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nightman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Nightman.
Nightman misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nightman managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Nightman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Nightman is blocking nicely.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nightman avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nightman.
Nightman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nightman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nightman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Kim.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nightman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nightman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Nightman.
Nightman tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walt Nightman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sero Kim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kim tries a low kick but Nightman avoids it.
Nightman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Nightman throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Nightman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nightman fakes the leg kick and cracks Kim in the body.
Nightman with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nightman scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Nightman as he connects with a hook.
Nightman misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Nightman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Nightman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nightman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nightman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Kim avoids the body shot from Nightman.
A swing and a miss from Nightman.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nightman misses the shot to the body.
Kim moves out of range as Nightman strikes.
Nightman misses with a looping right.
Nightman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Walt Nightman is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nightman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Nightman sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Nightman blocks the low kick.
Nightman thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nightman tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kim in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightman lands a right hook to the body.
Kim looks for the body kick but Nightman saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nightman throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Nightman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim wants to clinch up but Nightman keeps it at a distance.
Nightman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kim avoids the body shot from Nightman.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim slips under a jab from Nightman.
Nightman lands a nice looking body shot.
Nightman throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Kim misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nightman feints a jab promting Kim to slip. Nightman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kim slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nightman.
Nightman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kim slips a straight right by Nightman.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nightman moves away.
Sero Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Nightman off balance momentarily.

Kim darts in and clinches Nightman up against the cage.
Nightman pushes Kim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Kim.
Nightman has Kim pressed against the cage, preventing Kim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nightman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nightman has him pressed against the cage.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Nightman controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nightman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nightman lands a shot to the body.
Kim blocking some punches.
Walt Nightman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim blocking some punches.

Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nightman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nightman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Nightman throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nightman misses the target.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Nightman.
Nightman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walt Nightman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sero Kim'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. This is the final round!

Nightman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
Nightman tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nightman lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nightman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nightman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nightman tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nightman misses with a body shot.

Nightman closes the distance and pushes Kim back into the cage.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nightman tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Nightman back against the cage.
Nightman gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nightman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nightman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Nightman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim scores with a knee to the head.
Kim looking to stall.
Nightman blocks the elbow strike.
Nightman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nightman is defending well for now.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nightman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Nightman lands with a light punch inside.
Nightman throws a head punch that misses.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nightman lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nightman.
Nightman working aggressively here.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Nightman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim prevents a body shot from Nightman.
Nice body punch from Nightman.
Nightman misses with a body punch.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nightman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim avoids a wild elbow strike from Nightman.
A body shot lands from Nightman.
Nightman is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Nightman into the cage.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nightman's elbow.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Nightman blocks with his arms.
Nightman lands a body punch.
Nightman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nightman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Nightman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Nightman on the inside.
Nightman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nightman trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nightman into the cage.
Nightman can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Nightman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Nightman.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nightman.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Nightman - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nightman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Nightman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightman is pushing Kim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Nightman.
Walt Nightman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nightman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nightman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nightman avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Sero Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nightman.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nightman scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Nightman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walt Nightman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nightman 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walt Nightman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Walt Nightman waved his t-shirt featuring -OVERDOSE Factory-'s logo in front of the cameras.