PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sero Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by I lost because of hiddens!!!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kim
vs
Washington

188 cm
32
194 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

183 cm
28
193 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sero Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Washington !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim lands a front kick.
Washington tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Washington .
Washington digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Washington throws a body kick that misses
and Kim counters with a big head kick but Washington shrugs it off.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Washington lands with a kick to the ribs.
Washington moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Washington misses the target.
Washington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Washington blocking some punches.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington lands an elbow inside that Kim shrugs off.

It looks like Sero Kim has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Washington is keeping busy.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Washington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Washington lands with a left to the head.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Washington , against the cage.
Kim blocking some punches.
Washington avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kim breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Washington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington .
Kim lands a body shot.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Kim moves out of range as Washington throws a body kick.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Washington scores with a hook to the body. Kim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim thumps Washington with a low kick.
Washington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim throws a right hand that Washington ducks under and follows up with a left that Washington also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington swinging wildly here.
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington tries to work over Kim's front leg with a kick but Kim checks it.
Kim slips a jab from Washington .
Nice shot by Washington .
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Washington lands a right hook to the body.
Washington misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington . Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington lands a glancing blow to the side of Kim's head.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Washington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Washington throws a lazy head kick
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim is looking to wear down Washington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Washington misses
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim drops his hands momentarily and Washington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kim throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Washington throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
Washington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Samuel Washington has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Washington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Washington avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samuel Washington will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Washington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Washington throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim is looking to slow Washington down with leg kicks.
Washington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Washington throws the kick towards the body but Kim avoids it.
Kim throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Washington needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
Washington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Washington throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Washington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Washington throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Washington throws a push kick but Kim slaps the foot to one side.
Kim lunges at Washington with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Washington 's hand.
Samuel Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Washington blocks a head kick by Kim.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Washington tries to work over Kim's front leg with a kick but Kim checks it.
Washington connects with a nice looking jab.
Washington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kim is out of range and Washington settles back down.
Kim misses with a wild combination.

Washington clinches.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sero Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Washington , against the cage.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with some punches.
Kim pressing his opponent against the cage.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington working aggressively here.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Washington .
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington 's elbow.
Washington blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Washington blocks the elbow strike.

Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a head kick that half lands.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.

Washington drives through and clinches with Kim against the cage.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Washington throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
A nice right hand lands inside from Washington .
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Washington , against the cage.
Washington pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Washington lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Washington throws an elbow but misses.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kim blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington .
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington walks into a jab.
Washington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Washington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A cross from Kim lands.
Washington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Washington 's ribs.
Washington misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim moves out of range of the leg kick from Washington .
Kim cracks Washington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim throws a sloppy body shot
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samuel Washington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kim throws a low kick but Washington moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Washington .
Kim moves away from the strike by Washington .
Kim throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Washington 's calf.
Washington takes one to the chin there.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Washington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington scores with a jab.
Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Washington 's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Washington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Kim.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Washington 's head back.
Jab, jab by Washington - just one landing.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Washington throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Washington .
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kim tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Washington throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington avoids the body shot from Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Washington 's sensitive parts.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Washington had a free shot at his head there.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Kim throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Washington checks a leg kick.
Kim walks into a jab.
Washington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Washington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Washington moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Washington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Washington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim tries a low kick but Washington avoids it.
Washington lands a body shot.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sero Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kim.
Washington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kim throws a push kick but Washington slaps the foot to one side.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington .
A low kick from Washington is predictable there
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Washington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kim looks for the body kick but Washington saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Washington .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Washington slips the punch.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Washington scores with a jab.
Washington blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a solid leg kick but Kim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Washington .
Washington throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kim lands a glancing blow to the side of Washington 's head.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Washington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kim doesn't seem phased though.
Kim drops his hands momentarily and Washington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Washington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Washington thuds a left hand into Kim's body.
Washington wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Washington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Washington connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Washington .
I've got Washington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington !
In his post fight interview, Samuel Washington started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.