PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Kay (ranked 3451 p4p, 135 weight class) and Korean Kimchi (ranked 2054 p4p, 80 weight class). Kimchi has chosen BigBang & 2NE1 - Lollipop as his entrance music. Korean Kimchi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kay
vs
Kimchi

172 cm
27
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

160 cm
28
140 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
IniTech Nutrition

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korean Kimchi!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimchi cracks Kay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab lands there for Kimchi.
Kimchi jabs Kay right on the nose. Kay blinks but takes it well.
A cross from Kimchi lands.
Kimchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kay at a distance.
Kimchi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kimchi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kimchi wants it to stay on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kimchi.

Kay is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Kimchi. No joy for Kay on that attempt.
Oh Kay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kimchi lands a jab to Kay's midsection.
Kay seems to have got his legs back now.
Korean Kimchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Kimchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kay doesn't seem phased though.
Kimchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kimchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kay takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Kay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kimchi looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay thows a huge punch but Kimchi dodges it nicely.
Kimchi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kay.
Kimchi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kay.
Kay slips a nice elbow through Kimchi's hands, connecting with Kimchi's forehead.
Kay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kimchi is controlling Kay's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kay throwing shots but Kimchi is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimchi is looking to improve his position.
Kimchi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kimchi is trying to stand.
Kay 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.
Kay throwing shots but Kimchi is blocking nicely.
Kimchi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kay stops Kimchi from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Kay'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.
Ground and pound from Kay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi wants to get back to his feet.
Kimchi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kay.
Kimchi is looking to control Kay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kimchi avoid being mounted?
Kay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kimchi's head.
Kimchi pushes Kay off looking to stand but Kay dives back in and keeps control.
Kimchi is doing well to control the position and prevent Kay from advancing to side control.
Kimchi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kay working the head and body with strikes.
Kay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Kay.
Kimchi keeping control of the position.
Kimchi trying to control here.
Kimchi keeping hold of Kay's head, controlling as best he can.
Kimchi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kimchi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi wants to get back to full guard.
Kimchi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kimchi trying to hold on to Kay's head to control him but Kay postures up.
Kay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimchi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kimchi wants to improve his position but Kay is controlling well.
Kimchi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kay is working away from the top position though.

Kimchi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kay is on him like a limpet, forcing Kimchi back against the cage.

Kimchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimchi cracks Kay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Korean Kimchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kay walks into a stiff left hand from Kimchi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi lands with a cross.
Kimchi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kay.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimchi misses with a wild combination.
Kimchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kimchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimchi slaps away a takedown attempt from Kay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kimchi sprawls well. Kimchi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kay gets slowly back to his feet.
Kay misses with a takedown attempt
and Kimchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kimchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kimchi lunges at Kay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kay's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korean Kimchi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kay shoots for a takedown but Kimchi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kimchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kimchi tries to avoid it but Kay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kimchi to the ground. Kimchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kimchi connects with a looping right hand.
Kimchi lands a nice shot that snaps Kay's head back.
Kay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kimchi cracks Kay with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kay tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kimchi pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kay is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Korean Kimchi!
Korean Kimchi thanked the fans post fight for their support.