PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kasem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai Kasem has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikey Kim's chin.

Kim
vs
Kasem

175 cm
24
170 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

179 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Einherjer RAW Nutrition * Recovery 156 : 45$ *

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Kasem!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kasem drops Kim with a beautiful combination! Kim stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kasem is looking for the KO!

Kim is rocked!

It looks like Mikey Kim has been cut.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Kasem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim shoots in and drives through. Kasem sprawls well.
Kim shoots in but Kasem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim walks into a stiff left hand from Kasem.
Kasem throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.

Kim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasem tries to kick Kim off but Kim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kim is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kasem sees it coming and defends easily.
Kasem trying to control but Kim postures up.
Kasem wants to get back to his feet.

Kim wants to work for an arm triangle but Kasem is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kim is working for an americana but Kasem has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Kim was thinking about the submission.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kasem wants to stand but Kim is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to move into half guard but instead Kasem has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasem wanted to stand there but Kim had control of the position.
Kasem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kasem thows a big elbow that misses.
Kasem wanted to stand there but Kim had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kasem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kasem swivels and escapes.
Kim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasem.

Kasem gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kim to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim looking to pass the guard.
Kim prevents Kasem from getting back to his feet.

Kim is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Kasem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasem is looking to stand up but Kim isn't so interested in that idea.
Kim won't allow Kasem to sweep him here.

Kim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kasem is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kim, into his guard.
Kasem throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Kasem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kasem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kasem looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kim drops back looking for a leg! Kasem is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kasem manages to kick Kim off! Kim jumps back into Kasem's guard.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim won't allow Kasem to sweep him here.

Kim drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kasem looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kasem looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kasem!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Kasem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Kim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Kasem.
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kasem but Kasem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
Kasem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Kasem lands but Kim takes it in his stride.
Kasem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kim.
Kasem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Kasem.
Kasem scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Kim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasem throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Kasem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasem throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Kim stumbling backwards into the cage! Kim bounces back off the cage towards Kasem, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kasem lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kasem celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kai Kasem!