PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trev Hartley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Il Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hartley
vs
Il Sung

175 cm
27
177 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

178 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Trev Hartley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kim Il Sung!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Il Sung.
Il Sung throws a poor cross that misses

and Hartley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Il Sung gets back to full guard.
Hartley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Il Sung is proving hard to escape from.
We've been hearing good reports from Hartley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Il Sung pulls Hartley in to control the position.
Hartley wants to stand but Il Sung is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hartley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Il Sung there.
Hartley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hartley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Il Sung has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hartley is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il Sung throws the left hand but Hartley avoids the punch easily.
Hartley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Il Sung fails with the takedown.
Hartley is looking to counter punch.
Trev Hartley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Il Sung.
Il Sung shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hartley sprawls well. Hartley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Il Sung gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Il Sung misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Il Sung misses with an uppercut. Hartley saw that one coming.
Hartley defending well as Il Sung loads up on a big left hand.
Hartley attempts a counter takedown but Il Sung avoids it well and moves away.
Il Sung throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hartley counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartley misses with the combination.
Il Sung feints the counter takedown.
Il Sung lands a nice looking body shot.
Il Sung lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Il Sung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartley throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung thows a left - swing and a miss!

Il Sung moves into range and clinches up with Hartley.
Hartley blocks an uppercut.
Hartley blocking some punches.
Il Sung keeps control of Hartley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Il Sung tightens his grip and picks Hartley up, before dumping him to the ground. Hartley manages to land in guard.
Il Sung tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartley is retaining full guard.
Hartley wants to get back to his feet but Il Sung is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Il Sung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hartley is looking to stand up but Il Sung isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartley has wrist control.
Hartley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Il Sung is controlling him.
Il Sung wants to control from the top but Hartley keeps moving.
Hartley wants to get back to his feet but Il Sung is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Il Sung takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Il Sung fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Trev Hartley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slow jab from Il Sung misses its intended target.
Il Sung darts in looking for a takedown but Hartley gets double underhooks and turns Il Sung into the cage.
Hartley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Il Sung looks to clinch

and Hartley counters with a takedown into side control.
Hartley controlling the position.
Il Sung is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hartley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hartley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Il Sung can do to turn this around?
Hartley lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il Sung moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hartley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Il Sung counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hartley won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Il Sung asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hartley trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung looks up at the clock and then as Hartley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Il Sung smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hartley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Il Sung tries for a kimura but Hartley is defending well.
Hartley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Il Sung is controlling him well.
A lull in the action here.
Hartley is trying to buck Il Sung off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Il Sung scoring with strikes but Hartley is staying in there.

Il Sung looking for a guillotine from mount but Hartley is having none of it.
Hartley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Il Sung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hartley tries to buck Il Sung off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung landing shots from mount.
Il Sung looking to finish with strikes here!
Il Sung can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hartley is looking to escape.
Il Sung controlling the position easily from mount.
Hartley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Il Sung punishing his opponent with strikes.
Il Sung working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Il Sung working for a guillotine from mount but Hartley is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Il Sung 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!

Il Sung missing with a left hand there. Hartley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Il Sung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Il Sung takes a swing at Hartley's ribcage but misses.
Hartley attempts a counter takedown but Il Sung avoids it well and moves away.
Il Sung misses the shot to the body.
Hartley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Il Sung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Il Sung.
Trev Hartley is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Il Sung throws a jab when Hartley was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il Sung lands with a good body shot.
Il Sung looks to land a left hand but Hartley moved out of range nicely.
Hartley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Il Sung sprawls and moves away.
Il Sung misses with a jab to the body
and Hartley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Il Sung.
Hartley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Il Sung dives in and grabs Hartley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hartley pushes down on Il Sung's head and hops out.
Kim Il Sung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Il Sung's head.
Hartley tries to bum rush Il Sung with a series of wild strikes but Il Sung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Il Sung cracks Hartley with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Il Sung moves into the clinch successfully.
Il Sung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Il Sung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartley blocks an uppercut.

Il Sung has hold of one of Hartley's legs. Hartley is fighting the takedown attempt but Il Sung gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartley wants to get back to his feet but Il Sung is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hartley keeping moving, preventing Il Sung from controlling successfully.
Il Sung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hartley wants to stand and escape but Il Sung is having none of it.
Hartley keeping full guard, as Il Sung tries to pass.
Kim Il Sung has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung wants to control from the top but Hartley keeps moving.
Hartley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hartley misses with a hook. Il Sung ducked under it nicely.
Il Sung moves away from the strike by Hartley.
Hartley on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Il Sung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hartley's waist but Hartley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Il Sung off to one side.
Hartley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Il Sung sprawls and moves away.
Il Sung looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartley is just out of range.
Il Sung shoots in for a double leg but Hartley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trev Hartley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Il Sung.
Il Sung walks into a stiff left hand from Hartley.
Hartley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Il Sung.
Hartley attempts a counter takedown but Il Sung avoids it well and moves away.
Il Sung looks to throw the jab but Hartley is out of range.
Hartley takes one to the side of the head.
Hartley fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Il Sung.
Hartley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Il Sung.
I think Il Sung has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Il Sung!
Kim Il Sung took some time post fight to say the following; 'Eat my feces you filthy capitalist pig!'.