PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by system of a down - violent pornography. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kim's choice of entrance music: "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube. Yedo Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Kim

200 cm
24
233 lbs
15 - 8 - 2

225 cm
24
288 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

.: AFFAKETION :.
Hell's Balls Recovery

Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Kim looks to throw a body kick

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva 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.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.

Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kim stands up from Silva's guard - Kim perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two 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.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Silva checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kim sprawls well. Kim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim slips a jab from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva throws an off balance right hand

and Kim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kim presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva wants to break free but Kim has control.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kim leaning against his opponent.
Silva avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva letting Kim take a breather here.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva wants to break free but Kim has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yedo Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Silva'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.

Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva slips under a jab.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kim.
Silva lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Yedo Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Kim moves away from the strike by Silva.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a lazy head kick

and Kim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kim lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kim tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yedo Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rickson Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kim slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a one-two to the body.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kim slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rickson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva walks into a jab.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.
Kim wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kim.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Kim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kim counters with a head kick that drops Silva to the mat! Silva scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Kim tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.

Kim has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yedo Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kim 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30

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