PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Changmin
vs
Khan

189 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Changmin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khan.
Changmin misses with a series of wild punches.
Changmin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Changmin tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Changmin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Changmin.
Changmin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Changmin.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Changmin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shim Changmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genghis Khan.
Khan is looking to clinch but Changmin is avoiding it.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Changmin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shim Changmin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Changmin swivels and escapes.

Khan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Changmin, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Khan pushes Changmin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Changmin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Changmin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left and a right from Changmin both land. Nice combination.
Changmin stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Changmin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Changmin tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Changmin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Changmin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Changmin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Changmin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Changmin scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Changmin defends it nicely.
Changmin lands a jab-cross combination.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Changmin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Changmin which made him look bad.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Changmin sprawls well.
Khan looks gassed!
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Changmin cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Changmin.
Shim Changmin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan throws a combination that misses
enabling Changmin to counter with a crisp jab.
Changmin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Changmin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Changmin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Changmin's corner calls for a 1-2. Changmin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Changmin pinned against the cage. Changmin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Changmin looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Changmin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Changmin misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Changmin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Changmin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Khan scores a takedown into full mount!
Khan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Changmin is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shim Changmin 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.

Changmin looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Changmin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Changmin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Changmin.
Changmin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Changmin looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Changmin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Khan drives through and clinches with Changmin against the cage.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Changmin swivels and escapes.
Changmin misses with the combination.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Changmin tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Changmin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shim Changmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genghis Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Changmin which made him look bad.
Shim Changmin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Changmin.
Changmin misses with a wild combination.
Changmin throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shim Changmin is winning the standup battle so far.
Changmin throws a series of strikes that have Khan backpedaling.
Changmin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Changmin throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Khan is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Khan with that takedown attempt.
Changmin lands a jab to the head.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Changmin finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Changmin lands with a right that hurts Khan. Khan looks to clinch but Changmin throws a short knee that drops Khan. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Shim Changmin!