PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Duck Dong Hyun 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.

Frettish
vs
Duck Dong Hyun Kim

160 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Frettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hyun Kim closes the distance and pushes Frettish back into the cage.
Hyun Kim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frettish up against the cage.
Hyun Kim wants a takedown.
Frettish is trying to maintain a safe position but Hyun Kim gets an underhook and turns Frettish into the cage.
Hyun Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyun Kim leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frettish dodges an elbow strike from Hyun Kim.
Hyun Kim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyun Kim wants a takedown but no success here.
Ed Frettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim.
Hyun Kim is trying to drag Frettish to the mat but Frettish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Frettish throws a head punch that misses.
Frettish working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hyun Kim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frettish pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hyun Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frettish prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim wants to take the fight to the mat but Frettish manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hyun Kim stalling.
Hyun Kim misses with some punches.
Frettish is pressed up against the cage. Hyun Kim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frettish down to the mat. Frettish avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frettish stuffs the takedown.
Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyun Kim avoids the body shot from Frettish.
Frettish stuns Hyun Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Hyun Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Frettish is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish stalling the fight.
Hyun Kim misses with a knee strike.
Hyun Kim has Frettish pressed against the cage, preventing Frettish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frettish gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hyun Kim.
Hyun Kim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frettish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Frettish.
Frettish stops a takedown attempt from Hyun Kim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hyun Kim fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hyun Kim fails to land.
Hyun Kim can't get the takedown.
Hyun Kim is struggling to control the position.
Frettish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hyun Kim'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.
Frettish tries to stall but Hyun Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hyun Kim fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Frettish to the ground. Hyun Kim is now in Frettish's guard.
Hyun Kim is stalling in the full guard.
Hyun Kim trying to control but Frettish is working from the bottom.
Hyun Kim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hyun Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frettish is fending him off so far but Hyun Kim persists. Nope, Frettish circles away and we're back to standing.
Hyun Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frettish lands an overhand right.

Hyun Kim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Frettish looking to control.
Hyun Kim scoring with some ground and pound.
Frettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hyun Kim stands and throws Frettish's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Frettish sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Frettish is not content to let Hyun Kim control the position.
Frettish is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Frettish's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hyun Kim is looking to take a break and control but Frettish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Frettish's face as Hyun Kim controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim wasn't active enough on the ground.
Frettish slips under a jab from Hyun Kim.

Hyun Kim has managed to clinch.
Frettish is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyun Kim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hyun Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Frettish.
Frettish tries to break the clinch but Hyun Kim is controlling the position.
Hyun Kim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hyun Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Frettish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Frettish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hyun Kim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frettish.
Hyun Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frettish scores with a jab to the head.
Hyun Kim misses with a hook.
Hyun Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frettish.

Hyun Kim gets a double leg takedown into Frettish's guard.
Hyun Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Frettish has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyun Kim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hyun Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hyun Kim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Hyun Kim moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Frettish.
Hyun Kim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Frettish after a bit of a struggle.
Hyun Kim tries a knee to the head but Frettish blocks it.
Frettish is trying to maintain a safe position but Hyun Kim gets an underhook and turns Frettish into the cage.
Hyun Kim misses with some punches.
Frettish is trying to push Hyun Kim away but Hyun Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hyun Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Frettish.
The referee calls for Hyun Kim to work.
Hyun Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Frettish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim misses with a knee strike.

Frettish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frettish throws a series of punches but Hyun Kim moves out of range.
Frettish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hyun Kim.

Hyun Kim shoots in and gets a takedown into Frettish's guard.
Frettish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frettish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hyun Kim.
Frettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hyun Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hyun Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ed Frettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Frettish. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Frettish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ed Frettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hyun Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyun Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hyun Kim misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hyun Kim 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim!
Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim thanked the fans post fight for their support.