PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Min Kim
vs
Fry

188 cm
28
186 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luigi Fry!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Fry slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Fry moves away and avoids it.
Fry misses the shot to the body.

Fry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kim napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kim is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fry is controlling him well.
Fry throws an elbow but Kim slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kim regains half guard.
Kim is looking to control Fry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?

Fry seems to be working for a kimura but Kim defends the submission attempt.
Fry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Fry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kim tries to get to full guard but Fry has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fry's back!
Kim trying to control momentarily.
Kim controlling well, preventing Fry from escaping the position.
Kim trying to control momentarily.
Kim controls the action.
Fry tries to break free.
Kim not allowing Fry to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kim's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kim has the hooks in. Fry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kim trying to control.
Kim has the hooks in. Fry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fry wants to control his opponent's hands but Kim gets his hands free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fry breaks Kim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kim keeping full guard, as Fry tries to pass.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fry is in close to Kim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fry stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.
Fry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kim working a defensive guard here.
Kim is looking to sweep but instead, Fry has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to improve his position but Fry is controlling well.
Fry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kim gets full guard.
Kim trying to strike off his back.
Kim has Fry pulled in close to control his posture.
Fry wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Fry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fry trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luigi Fry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fry keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Fry.
Sang Min Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fry moves away from the strike by Kim.

Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fry, pushing him back against the cage.
Fry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fry takes a shot to the head.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Fry controls his hands.
Kim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Fry blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Fry has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kim prevents Fry from breaking the clinch.
Kim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Fry is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Fry has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Fry's head.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim keeps control of Fry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Fry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fry has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Fry shrugs off.
Fry is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Fry avoids the damage to the body.
Fry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Fry blocks it.
Fry is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Fry wants to break free but Kim has control.
Kim taking a breather.
Kim with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Kim.
Kim prevents Fry from breaking the clinch.
Fry is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Fry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kim is looking to control Fry's arms but Fry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kim has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry looking to stall.
Fry tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Kim holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fry is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Fry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fry is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim is working Fry over against the cage.
Kim tries a body shot but Fry blocks it.
Fry working hard to break the clinch.
Kim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Fry can't break the clinch.
Kim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Kim connects with a knee to the head.
Sang Min Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Fry's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fry avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
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!
Fry is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fry tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim is looking to control Fry's arms but Fry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kim has his back to the cage.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kim lands a jab to Fry's midsection.
Fry misses with a looping right.
Fry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim clobbers Fry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fry throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Fry blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fry moves away.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.

Fry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fry showed some decent athleticism there.
Kim is positioning himself well to prevent Fry advancing to mount.
Fry wants to free his trapped foot but Kim is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Fry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fry is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Fry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kim sees it coming and defends easily.
Kim is trying to maintain the position but Fry is very close to passing his half guard.
Fry wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Fry trying to pass the guard but Kim defending well.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fry.

Fry is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kim wants to control but Fry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Fry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Fry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fry.
Luigi Fry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kim wants to control but Fry is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kim.
Fry postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Fry preventing the sweep.
Fry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim has his hands on Fry's head, controlling the position.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fry trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sang Min Kim.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sang Min Kim!
A very excited looking Sang Min Kim rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.