PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ban Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ki Kim
vs
Alpha

180 cm
24
174 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
175 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban Ki Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Alpha.
Alpha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alpha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Alpha misses the shot to the body.
Kim keeps Alpha at a distance using the push kick.
Alpha throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alpha counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alpha is looking to land body kicks.
Alpha blocks a leg kick.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alpha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Kim clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Alpha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Alpha breaks the clinch.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Ban Ki Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kim clinches with his opponent.
Kim looking to stall.
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alpha's face.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Alpha breaks from the clinch.

Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alpha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets underhooks to prevent Alpha's takedown attempt.
Ban Ki Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Alpha.
Alpha wants a takedown but no success here.
Alpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alpha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alpha is trying to break free.
Alpha tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Dog Alpha has been cut.
Alpha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Alpha's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alpha's brow.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.

Alpha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim tries to clinch up but Alpha circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim cracks Alpha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Alpha tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alpha.
Kim wants to stall.
Alpha blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alpha managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Alpha wants a takedown.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Alpha blocks with his arms.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Alpha can't break the clinch.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Alpha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim just leaning against Alpha, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Alpha blocks it.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Alpha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Knees to the body from Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim lands a shot to the body.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alpha managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim stops a takedown attempt from Alpha.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Alpha avoids the damage to the body.
Alpha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ban Ki Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dog Alpha's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Alpha or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alpha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alpha tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Alpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim moves to clinch but Alpha breaks away

so Alpha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alpha is fighting to break Kim's control of his arms but Kim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alpha wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim has his hands on Alpha's head, controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alpha advances to half guard.
Kim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alpha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alpha's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha trying to control the hands but Kim won't let him.
Kim biding his time, looking for the opening.
Alpha is holding onto Kim's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Alpha wants to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to stick to Alpha's back but Alpha is turning into Kim. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kim's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alpha.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alpha tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Alpha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alpha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Alpha trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alpha shoots in but no luck this time.
Ban Ki Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Alpha.
Alpha thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alpha fails with a takedown attempt.
Kim tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch but Alpha is having none of it.
Alpha misses with a straight right.
Alpha throws a body kick that misses.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Alpha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ban Ki Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alpha throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Alpha only half commits.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alpha shoots in but no luck this time.
Alpha is breathing heavily.
Alpha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim pushes Alpha away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Decent striking displayed by Kim there.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim thumps Alpha with a low kick.
Alpha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kim takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four 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!
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alpha's brow.
Alpha avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Alpha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alpha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kim moves into the clinch.
Alpha avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alpha blocks an elbow strike.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alpha avoids it.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ban Ki Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dog Alpha'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!

Kim scores with a head kick. Alpha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alpha tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alpha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kim circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alpha.
Ban Ki Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Alpha.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alpha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
Ban Ki Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Alpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Alpha blocks the leg kick.

Kim forces Alpha back against the cage and clinches.
Alpha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kim.
Kim tries a body shot but Alpha blocks it.
Knees to the body from Kim.
Alpha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alpha is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alpha circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alpha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alpha avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.

Alpha is trying to trip Kim. He has hold of a leg but Kim is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alpha persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Alpha won't allow Kim to get back to his feet.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Alpha from controlling successfully.
Alpha tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Kim wants to get back to his feet but Alpha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alpha won't allow Kim to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alpha manages to get himself to full guard.
Alpha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alpha 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.
Alpha is taking a breather. Kim says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kim is looking to escape.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alpha trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Dog Alpha has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kim wants to stand up but Alpha has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Alpha controlling the position well.
Alpha wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha is positioning himself well to prevent Kim advancing to mount.
Alpha tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
Ban Ki Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ban Ki Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ban Ki Kim!
Ban Ki Kim was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.