PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Il Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Quiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm So Ronery. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Il Kim
vs
Quiles

175 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

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 Rio de Janeiro, Jong Il Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Quiles!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quiles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kim throws a body punch but Quiles moves out of range.
Quiles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim connects with a right hand. Quiles shakes it off.
Quiles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quiles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim throws a body punch but Quiles moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quiles was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Kim lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jong Il Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim is looking to clinch.
Quiles moves out of range as Kim strikes.

That's two 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.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quiles manages to avoid it.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim throws a series of punches but Quiles avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quiles. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quiles dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Quiles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quiles checks a leg kick.
Quiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quiles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim is looking to wear down Quiles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quiles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Quiles just misses with a punch to the body.
Quiles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quiles throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Quiles misses the shot to the body.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Quiles circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quiles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Quiles pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jong Il Kim dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quiles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quiles blocks a jab.
Kim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quiles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Quiles takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim tries to clinch there but Quiles circles away.
Kim takes a swing at Quiles's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with a body shot.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Quiles throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Quiles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quiles paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Quiles slips the punch.
Quiles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim counters with a right hand to the body.
Quiles avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Quiles should have avoided that one.
Quiles defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Quiles misses.
Quiles thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quiles throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim throws a head kick but Quiles moves out of range.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quiles.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quiles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quiles misses with a hook.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quiles moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim lands a nice hook to Quiles's body. Quiles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quiles manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jong Il Kim dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kim is looking to clinch but Quiles is avoiding it.
Kim cracks Quiles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kim works Quiles's body with a nice hook.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Quiles pushes him off.
Kim tries to clinch there but Quiles circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim tries to clinch but Quiles moves out of range.
Quiles fails with the takedown
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim wants to clinch up but Quiles keeps it at a distance.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Quiles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Quiles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Kim misses.
Quiles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quiles.
Kim works Quiles's body with a nice hook.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quiles was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Quiles throws a leg kick but Kim moved away.
Kim takes a swing at Quiles's ribcage but misses.
Kim tries to clinch there but Quiles circles away.
Quiles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.

That's four 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.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Quiles's head but Quiles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quiles.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quiles is out of range.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Quiles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim is looking to clinch.
Anthony Quiles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quiles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jong Il Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jong Il Kim!