PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osuka Kasumia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jong
vs
Kasumia

185 cm
26
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Osuka Kasumia!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong misses with a double jab.
Kasumia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kasumia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kasumia or not.
Kasumia misses with a knee strike.
Kasumia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kasumia has him pressed against the cage.
Jong misses with a punch to the body.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kasumia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Kasumia clinches up with Jong and pushes him back against the cage.
Kasumia lands an elbow that stopped Jong in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kim Jong has been cut.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kasumia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jong is breathing heavily.
Jong looks to land a right hand but Kasumia moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kasumia closes the distance and clinches.
Jong trying to stall but Kasumia improves his position.
Jong tries to break free but Kasumia pushes him back against the cage.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Kasumia gets through Jong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kasumia lands an elbow inside that Jong shrugs off.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kasumia obliges.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia with a knee to the head.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Kasumia working Jong over with knees to the body.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Jong takes a shot to the head.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Kasumia lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia lands a good knee to the midsection. Jong won't want to take too many of those.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kasumia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kasumia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jong's face.
Kasumia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasumia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kasumia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Knees to the body from Kasumia.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia lands an elbow just above Jong 's eye.
Kasumia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jong's face.
Nice elbow from Kasumia.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasumia.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kasumia.
Jong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kasumia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong wants to stall.
Jong tries to throw a body punch but Kasumia avoids it by throwing Jong back against the cage.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kasumia lands a knee to the body.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kasumia obliges.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia tries to land a knee to the head but Jong blocks with his arms.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasumia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jong is trying to drag Kasumia to the mat but Kasumia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
Jong avoiding damage as Kasumia throws knees to the body.
Jong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kasumia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kasumia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasumia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Kasumia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kasumia.
Kasumia looking to throw knees to the head but Jong is blocking nicely.
Jong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside that Jong shrugs off.
Jong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong can't find room to land a body shot as Kasumia controls the action.
Kasumia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osuka Kasumia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kasumia has Jong up against the cage in a clinch.
Jong trying to control the position but instead, Kasumia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jong into the cage.
Jong managing to block the knees to the body from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands an elbow that stopped Jong in his tracks for a moment.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice elbow from Kasumia.
A knee to the head by Kasumia.
Kasumia scores a nice knee to the body.
Kasumia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Kasumia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kasumia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kasumia lands an elbow just above Jong 's eye.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jong has Kasumia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kasumia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head.
Kasumia pushes Jong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kasumia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia with a knee to the head.
Kasumia trying to land knees to the body.
Jong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kasumia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jong trying to control the position but instead, Kasumia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jong into the cage.
Kasumia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jong's defenses.
Jong is trying to stall.
Jong is trying to drag Kasumia to the mat but Kasumia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a shot to the body.

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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jong has had enough of the clinch but Kasumia keeps him there for the moment.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Kasumia working Jong over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasumia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kasumia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia lands a nice knee to the body.
Jong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kasumia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kasumia lands a right hand.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia working Jong over with knees to the body.
Jong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kasumia working Jong over with knees to the body.
Jong tries to score a body lock takedown but Kasumia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia misses with a knee strike.
Kasumia pushes off an throws an elbow but Jong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jong has Kasumia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kasumia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Jong tries to stall but Kasumia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasumia with a knee to the head.
Jong can't get the takedown.
Kasumia looking to throw knees to the head but Jong is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia scores a nice knee to the body.
Kasumia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jong dodges an elbow strike from Kasumia.
Jong wants a takedown but no success here.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jong tries to break free but Kasumia pushes him back against the cage.
Kasumia with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kasumia.
Jong looking to slow down the pace here.
Kasumia lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
Jong wants a takedown.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Jong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasumia pushes off an throws an elbow but Jong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kasumia pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kasumia instigates a clinch.
Kasumia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jongs head.
Kasumia scores with a knee to the head.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jong wants to break free but Kasumia has control.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Osuka Kasumia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kasumia scores with a knee to the head.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osuka Kasumia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Kasumia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jong.
Kasumia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasumia is just out of range.
Kim Jong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasumia moves in looking to clinch but Jong pushes him off.
Kasumia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasumia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kasumia has managed to clinch.
Kasumia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jong's defenses.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasumia lands a good knee to the midsection. Jong won't want to take too many of those.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jong's defenses.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jong's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kasumia presses Jong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kasumia lands with a right to the head.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasumia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kasumia blocks an uppercut.
Kasumia looking to throw knees to the head but Jong is blocking nicely.
Kasumia stops a takedown attempt from Jong.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Kasumia scores with a knee to the head.
Kasumia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jong can't break the clinch.
Jong has had enough of the clinch but Kasumia keeps him there for the moment.
Kasumia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jong.
Kasumia lands a knee to the body.
Jong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kasumia lands a good knee to the midsection. Jong won't want to take too many of those.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Kasumia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jong looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kasumia lands an elbow just above Jong 's eye.
Kasumia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasumia scores a nice knee to the body.
Kasumia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jong avoids the damage to the body.
Kasumia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jong avoids the damage to the body.
Jong tries to throw a body punch but Kasumia avoids it by throwing Jong back against the cage.
Jong wants to stall.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia keeps control of Jong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kasumia stops a takedown attempt from Jong.
A short right from Kasumia on the inside.
Kasumia lands an elbow just above Jong 's eye.
Nice elbow from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a left hand.
Kasumia lands with a light punch inside.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasumia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jong avoids the elbow strike from Kasumia, against the cage.
Jong wants a takedown.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Jong wants to stall.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasumia lands an elbow that stopped Jong in his tracks for a moment.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasumia's elbow.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
Jong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kasumia obliges.
Jong goes for a takedown attempt but Kasumia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasumia circles away quickly and effectively.

Jong gets tackled into the cage by Kasumia. Kasumia maintains the clinch.
Jong takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside that Jong shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kasumia lands an elbow that stopped Jong in his tracks for a moment.
Jong taking a breather.
Jong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia lands a right hand.
Kasumia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Osuka Kasumia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kasumia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasumia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jong blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Jong is looking to control Kasumia's arms but Kasumia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jong has his back to the cage.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim Jong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osuka Kasumia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kasumia 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osuka Kasumia!