PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Buka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gawon Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Buka
vs
Kim

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Buka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gawon Kim!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buka wants to clinch.
Kim works over Buka's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Yuri Buka has been cut.
Kim fails with the takedown.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim shoots for a double leg takedown but Buka sprawls well. He's pushed Kim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buka stuffs the takedown attempt from Kim. Kim gets slowly back to his feet.
Yuri Buka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gawon Kim.
Buka is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Buka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buka.
Buka wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.

Buka gets a clinch.
Buka misses with a knee strike.
Buka stalling against the cage.
Buka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Buka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buka.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buka breaks the clinch.
Kim fails to land the takedown.
Kim clinches but Buka breaks the clinch

and Buka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Buka.
Buka tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
Buka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kim's brow.
Buka missing with knees to the body.
Kim prevents Buka from breaking the clinch.
Kim prevents Buka from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buka throws an elbow but misses.
Buka throws an elbow that misses.
Buka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Kim turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kim manages to end up in side control.
Kim is staying tight to Buka's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kim in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buka keeps working.
Kim tries to advance to mount but Buka denies him.
Kim has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Buka is breathing heavily.
Kim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buka is looking to escape.
Kim fails to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kim looking to finish with strikes here!
Buka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kim.
Buka trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kim looking to finish with strikes here!

Kim has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Buka is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gawon Kim!