PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sero Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kim
vs
Porter

188 cm
27
194 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
194 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sero Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Porter!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porter throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Porter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Porter misses with a looping right.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Porter.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Porter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Porter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porter misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim thows a leg kick but Porter checks it

and Porter counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Porter throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Kim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Porter won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Porter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Porter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Porter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim pulls Porter in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Porter won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Porter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Porter stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Porter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Porter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Porter wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Porter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim is pulling down on Porter's head. It's preventing any offense from Porter, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Sero Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Porter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Porter misses.
Porter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Porter counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Sero Kim has been cut.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Porter gets a takedown into half guard.
Porter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Porter seems to be working for a kimura but Kim defends the submission attempt.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Porter sits in half guard.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Porter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sero Kim'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.

Kim takes one on the button.
Porter lands with a shot to the body.
Porter misses with a wild body shot.
Kim throws a leg kick but Porter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Porter has a takedown stuffed.
Porter throws a lazy head kick
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim swings widly with a right hand

and Porter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Porter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kim working a defensive guard here.

Sero Kim has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Porter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Porter connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Porter, as that shot connected.
Porter avoids a kick to the body.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sero Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Kim misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Porter shrugs it off.
Porter moves away from the strike by Kim.
Porter misses with a leg kick
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Porter 's knee.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Porter counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Porter at a distance.
Chris Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter slips under a jab from Kim.
Porter swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Porter misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Porter shrugs it off.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kim. Porter shrugs it off though.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Porter avoids it.
Kim fakes the leg kick and cracks Porter in the body.
Porter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Porter checks the leg kick.
Sero Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Porter counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Porter - just one landing.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Porter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Porter throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Donk. Porter catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Porter throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Porter's knee momentarily.
Good shot there by Porter.
Porter throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Porter fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Porter moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sero Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sero Kim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Porter tries to score with a low kick but Kim moves his leg out of the way.
Porter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Porter.
Horrible takedown by Porter or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Porter thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Chris Porter has been cut.
Porter misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porter moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Porter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kim.
Porter misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porter throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Porter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim keeps Porter at a distance using the push kick.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Porter throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Porter only half commits.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Porter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Porter feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
Kim keeps Porter at a distance using the push kick.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Porter avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim walks into a straight right hand from Porter.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porter blocks the body kick.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim misses with a leg kick

and Porter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kim won't be happy with that.
Kim takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kim is working to avoid the ground and pound but Porter connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Porter trying to control the position but Kim is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Porter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kim struggling a bit here.
Kim regains half guard, as Porter was trying to land strikes.
Porter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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.
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Porter is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Porter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Porter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Porter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sero Kim clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Porter moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Porter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Porter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Porter. That did some damage!
Porter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Porter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Porter moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim scores with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Porter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Porter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Porter will feel that in the morning.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
Porter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Porter down.
Kim scores with a push kick.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kim misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with the body kick
letting Porter counter with a right hand.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Porter moves out of range easily.
Porter lands a right hook to the body.
Kim keeps Porter at a distance using the push kick.
Kim throws a lazy body kick
and Porter counters with an outside leg kick.
Porter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Porter was not able to check.
Kim throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
Porter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kim cracks the inside of Porter's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a good cross that connects.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Porter misses with a wild body shot.
Porter throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Porter sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Porter just misses with a punch to the body.
Porter throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Porter 's knee.
A low kick from Porter misses
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Porter tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Porter off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Porter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Porter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim thuds his right hand into Porter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim cracks the inside of Porter's front leg.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Porter takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim throws a right and a left that Porter avoids nicely.
Kim keeps Porter at a distance using the push kick.
Porter swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a left and a right that stings Porter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sero Kim had his way with Chris Porter in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Porter tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Porter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Porter lands with a right hand.
Porter shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kim misses with the body kick
and Porter counters with a leg kick.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Porter takes a step back to recover.
Porter throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Porter eats them both and turns towards Kim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Porter is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Porter misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Kim staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter looks to throw a body kick
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Porter was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Porter down.
Porter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Kim is looking to slow Porter down with leg kicks.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Porter sees coming a mile off.
Kim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Porter looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Porter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sero Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Porter.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Porter takes a kick to the side of the head.
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 Porter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Porter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a low kick but Porter moves out of range easily.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Porter lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Porter throws out a powerful jab.
Porter moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Porter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kim scores with a push kick.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porter moves away.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Porter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Porter is able to avoid easily.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porter misses with a leg kick
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Porter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Porter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Porter lands with a shot to the body.
Chris Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Porter moves out of range easily.
Porter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Porter takes one on the button.
Kim punishes Porter's body with a nice straight punch.
Porter misses the shot to the body.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Porter's shoulder, as Porter tries to avoid the shot.
Kim avoids the body shot from Porter.
Sero Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim fakes the leg kick and cracks Porter in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Porter down.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Porter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Porter throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim lands with a kick to the ribs.
Porter with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sero Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sero Kim!
Sero Kim retains his middleweight title!