PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hershey comes to the cage accompanied by Aztechnical. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hershey
vs
Min Kim

169 cm
29
183 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

188 cm
30
186 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Hershey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sang Min Kim!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hershey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Sang Min Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Hershey.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim tries to clinch up but Hershey circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim misses with a hook
and Hershey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kim blocks a head kick by Hershey.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim blocks a head kick by Hershey.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hershey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Hershey moves out of range easily.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Hershey off balance momentarily.
Kim tries to clinch but Hershey moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sang Min Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hershey connects with a body shot that sends Kim's belly button to the back.
Kim cracks Hershey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Hershey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Hershey drops his hands momentarily and Kim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Hershey moves out of range easily.
Hershey is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Hershey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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 tries to clinch but Hershey moves away
and Hershey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.

Hershey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hershey is staying tight to Kim's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hershey wants to stand but Kim has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hershey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hershey fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Hershey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Kim prevents Hershey from improving position.
Kim struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to regain half guard here but Hershey keeps moving and retains side control.

Hershey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kim wants to control but Hershey postures up.
Hershey cracks Kim with a big right hand but Kim just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hershey trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
Hershey postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershey throwing strikes but Kim manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hershey regains half guard.
Hershey is refusing to be controlled, as Kim sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hershey is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sang Min Kim hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kim throws a series of punches but Hershey moves out of range.
Hershey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Hershey's head but Hershey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Hershey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hershey, as that shot connected.
Kim throws a series of strikes that have Hershey backpedaling.
Good work by Hershey as he checks the leg kick.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hershey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim throws a low kick but Hershey avoids it.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hershey.

Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hershey has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Hershey is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.

Hershey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hershey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hershey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hershey missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey slips under a jab from Kim.
Hershey fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hershey counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Hershey is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Hershey keeps the fight on the outside.
Hershey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
A solid body kick from Kim.
Hershey looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.

Hershey moves into the clinch.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Hershey.
Kim prevents Hershey from breaking the clinch.

Hershey manages to break the clinch.
Kim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Hershey moves his leg out of the way.
Kim is looking to clinch.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hershey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kim drives through and clinches with Hershey against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hershey prevents a body shot from Kim.
A frustrated look appears on Hershey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hershey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Hershey.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hershey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hershey has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.

Hershey lands a takedown into guard.
Kim trying to keep a closed guard but Hershey is proving a slippery customer.
Hershey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is pulling down on Hershey's head to control his posture.
Hershey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hershey won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Kim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sang Min Kim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kim misses with a hook. Hershey ducked under it nicely.
Hershey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hershey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim throws a head kick but Hershey moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kim avoids the head kick by Hershey.
Hershey misses with a head kick.
Hershey throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Kim does no damage.

Kim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hershey blocks an elbow strike.

Hershey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Hershey is just out of range.
Hershey needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
Hershey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sang Min Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hershey cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Hershey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hershey off to one side.
Hershey throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Kim misses
enabling Hershey to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim thows a leg kick but Hershey checks it
and Hershey counters with a nice uppercut.
Hershey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steve Hershey is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim thows a leg kick but Hershey checks it
and Hershey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Kim is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hershey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Hershey finish him?

Hershey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hershey is keeping busy.

Hershey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hershey is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Hershey throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Kim is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve Hershey!
During a confident post fight interview, Steve Hershey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.