PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taewoo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Bacardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brent Bacardi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kim
vs
Bacardi

200 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
225 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taewoo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Bacardi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacardi is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Kim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bacardi.
Kim misses with a hook. Bacardi ducked under it nicely.
Kim lands with a nice combination. Bacardi backs away looking to recover.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bacardi.
Bacardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
A punch combination from Kim misses.
Bacardi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bacardi stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacardi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacardi avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bacardi. That's going to slow Kim down.
Bacardi is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Taewoo Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacardi thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bacardi.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.

Bacardi tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bacardi lands with a right to the head.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bacardi.
Kim is trying to push Bacardi away but Bacardi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Bacardi keeps him there for the moment.
Bacardi has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Bacardi keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim prevents a body shot from Bacardi.
Bacardi lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bacardi misses with some punches.
Bacardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Bacardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim blocks a body shot from Bacardi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim prevents a body shot from Bacardi.
Bacardi misses with a punch to the body.
Bacardi misses with a body punch.
Bacardi misses with a punch to the body.
Bacardi prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacardi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Bacardi tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Bacardi back against the cage.
Bacardi is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Bacardi into the cage.
Bacardi working aggressively here.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Bacardi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bacardi cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Bacardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bacardi tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Bacardi back against the cage.
Bacardi misses with some punches.
Kim blocking some punches.
Bacardi misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to circle away but Bacardi has him pinned against the cage.
Kim wants to break free but Bacardi has control.
Bacardi can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Bacardi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bacardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacardi misses with a punch to the body.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bacardi keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacardi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bacardi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kim.
Bacardi looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bacardi or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacardi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kim's efforts to push away.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bacardi has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Bacardi has double underhooks.
Bacardi tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Bacardi.
Bacardi misses with some punches.
Bacardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bacardi has Kim pressed against the cage, preventing Kim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Kim.

Bacardi is rocked!
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Bacardi keeps him there for the moment.
Bacardi is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Nice body punch from Kim.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bacardi.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Bacardi has the dominant position.
Kim has Bacardi pressed against the cage. Bacardi drops his hands and Kim takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Bacardi tumbling to the canvas! Kim rains down with more punches but Bacardi was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Kim!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taewoo Kim!