PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ban-Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle. Rogelio Rodriguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ban-Ki Kim's chin.

Kim
vs
Rodriguez

180 cm
29
174 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
17 - 12 - 3

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban-Ki Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up
and Kim counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rodriguez is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Rodriguez clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
Kim taking a breather.
Rodriguez being controlled against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kim pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Rodriguez has hold of one of Kim's legs. Kim is fighting the takedown attempt but Rodriguez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodriguez won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Rodriguez won't allow Kim to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez with a nice head shot there.
Kim wants to stand up but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Kim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez tries to improve his position but instead Kim has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Kim go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
I would not like to be Rodriguez right now.
Rodriguez tries to break free.
Rodriguez trying to control the hands but Kim breaks the grip.
Kim controlling from the back.
Rodriguez breaks Kim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodriguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kim wants to stand up but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez.
Kim wants to stand and escape but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Kim wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rogelio Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim lands a head kick!
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.

Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kim stalls.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodriguez can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kim is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rodriguez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kim to the mat. Kim regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kim wants to stand and escape but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ban-Ki Kim just wasn't active enough.

Kim darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Kim.
Rodriguez is struggling to control the position.
Kim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez up against the cage.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim effectively controlling the action here.
Rodriguez can't get the takedown.
Ban-Ki Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogelio Rodriguez.
A bit of stalling here from Kim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Rodriguez can't get the takedown.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kim prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Rodriguez tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Kim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Kim looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Kim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ban-Ki Kim dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.

Kim gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodriguez as Kim tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kim gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Kim manages to get underhooks.
Kim effectively controlling the action here.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.

Rodriguez has clasped his hands together around Kim's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodriguez off and has taken his back!
Rodriguez tries to roll but Kim sticks to his back.
Rodriguez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kim.
Rogelio Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kim keeps control of the position as Rodriguez tries to break free.
Rodriguez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kim is controlling the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Ban-Ki Kim wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid body kick from Kim.
Rodriguez 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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
Ban-Ki Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogelio Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ban-Ki Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kim but Kim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Kim there.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rodriguez rushes Kim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ban-Ki Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kim 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ban-Ki Kim!
A relieved looking Ban-Ki Kim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.