PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Sung il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Sung il has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Takimoto
vs
Sung il

176 cm
28
157 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

172 cm
25
158 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuya Takimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Sung il!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung il cracks the inside of Takimoto's front leg.
Sung il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takimoto.
Sung il slips under a jab from Takimoto.
Sung il throws a head kick but Takimoto moves out of range.
Sung il tries to land a leg kick but Takimoto saw it coming and moves away.
Sung il will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sung il avoids the body shot from Takimoto.
Sung il lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Sung il.
Takimoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takimoto.
Sung il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takimoto.

Takimoto tries to sprawl but Sung il drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Takimoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung il is thwarting Takimoto's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takimoto is looking for a sweep. Sung il is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Takimoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Sung il.
Sung il works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung il can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takimoto is looking to escape.
Sung il sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Sung il wants to finish this one by submission but Takimoto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sung il.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is just holding on here. Sung il manages to take his back.
Sung il trying to control momentarily.

Takimoto defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sung il's arms.

Sung il working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Takimoto is having to fend off submission attempts from Sung il, who is looking to sink in the choke. Sung il doesn't have the hooks in though and Takimoto manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

Sung il working for a triangle but Takimoto defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sung il has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takimoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Sung il dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Takimoto looks to throw the jab but Sung il is out of range.
Takimoto misses with a straight right.
Takimoto misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Takimoto.
Takimoto blocks a head kick by Sung il.
Sung il avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sung il throws a low kick but Takimoto avoids it.
Takimoto misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Takimoto misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takimoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sung il on the side of the head.
Takimoto looks to throw the jab but Sung il is out of range.
Sung il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takimoto.
Takimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sung il is just out of range.
Takimoto connects with a body shot.
Takimoto blocks a head kick by Sung il.
Takimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Sung il takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sung il throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takimoto.
Sung il has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takimoto scores with a hook to the body. Sung il takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sung il fails with a takedown attempt.
Sung il connects with an inside leg kick.
Sung il is looking to score with low kicks.
Sung il misses with a head kick.
Takimoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Sung il.
Sung il is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Takimoto misses.
Tetsuya Takimoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Takimoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takimoto takes a swing at Sung il's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takimoto scores with a one two! Sung il had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Takimoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Takimoto. Beautiful body shot.
Sung il feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takimoto's calf.
A jab from Takimoto misses.
Sung il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sung il throws a head kick that misses.
Tetsuya Takimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Takimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Sung il fails with a takedown attempt.
Tetsuya Takimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Sung il.
Sung il moves out of range of the strikes.
Takimoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sung il was well out of range. Poor timing from Takimoto.
A shot to the body from Takimoto misses
and Sung il counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takimoto cracks Sung il with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takimoto throws a big shot that misses.
Takimoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Sung il throws a sloppy head kick
and Takimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Takimoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Takimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Takimoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takimoto lands with a nice body punch.

Takimoto gets caught napping as Sung il dives in and scores a takedown. Takimoto manages to retain guard.

Takimoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sung il doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sung il manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Takimoto looking for a guillotine here but Sung il defends easily.
Sung il passes Takimoto's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sung il seems to be working for a kimura but Takimoto defends the submission attempt.
Sung il tries to pass to full mount but Takimoto defends it.

Sung il is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung il keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sung il is trying to control. Takimoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sung il wants to pass to mount but Takimoto is defending the position.

Takimoto actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Takimoto looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sung il controlling the pace.
Takimoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sung il on the ground.

Sung il is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takimoto defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto trying to control but Sung il postures up.

Sung il is trying for a kimura here. Takimoto looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sung il wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kim Sung il!