PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyun-Chul Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fry
vs
Kim

175 cm
30
168 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyun-Chul Kim!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fry throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Fry throws a head kick that misses.
Fry throws a leg kick but Kim moved away.
Kim avoids the head kick by Fry.
Fry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kim finds it's way round the side to connect with Fry's head.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown. Fry tries to sprawl out of it but Kim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Fry.
Fry misses with a body shot.
Kim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fry tries to avoid it but Kim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fry to the ground. Fry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack Fry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyun-Chul Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Fry.
Fry connects with a single shot there.
Fry throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Fry as Kim shoots in.
Kim avoids the head kick by Fry.
Fry scores with a kick to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Kim blocks the leg kick.
Fry tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim takes a swing at Fry's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kim clinches up with Fry and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fry prevents a body shot from Kim.

Fry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fry gets tackled into the cage by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim is trying to maintain a safe position but Fry gets an underhook and turns Kim into the cage.
Fry misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim looking for a takedown.
Fry stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Fry scores a nice knee to the body.
Kim pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fry as the two fighters clinch.
Fry prevents a body shot from Kim.
Fry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kim's face.
Fry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fry lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry lands a nice knee to the body.
Fry is trying to break free.
Fry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fry is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Fry breaks from the clinch.
Fry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Fry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fry tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Fry. Those never looked like landing.
Fry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kim checks a leg kick.
Kyun-Chul Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fry gets caught napping as Kim dives in and scores a takedown. Fry manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fry keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kim sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Fry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fry is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kim, into his guard.
Kim trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fry is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Fry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A left lands for Kim.
Fry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fry is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
Fry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fry throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Fry throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Kim has Fry up against the cage in a clinch.
Kim looking for a takedown.
Jack Fry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyun-Chul Kim.
Fry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fry with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Fry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fry manages to avoid it.
Kim jabs Fry right on the nose. Fry blinks but takes it well.
Fry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack Fry is winning the standup battle so far.

Kim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fry on his heels. He'll look to pass Fry's guard now, I'm sure.
Fry trying to control the position.
Kim postures up in Fry's guard and throws a big left but Fry blocks it.
Kim advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Fry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Kim stalls from top position.
Fry tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Kim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Kim crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Kim crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fry keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fry keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Kim.
Fry struggling a bit here.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Fry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim looking to finish Fry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fry!
Fry can't escape the position.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fry hang on?
Kim unloading with bombs!
Fry is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyun-Chul Kim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fry is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyun-Chul Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Fry.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Fry's shoulder, as Fry tries to avoid the shot.
Fry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim tries to clinch but Fry is having none of it.
Kim looks for a takedown but Fry sprawls well.
A clash of legs there as Kim blocks the low kick.
Kim checks a low kick from Fry.
Fry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fry slaps away a takedown attempt from Kim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown but Fry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jack Fry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyun-Chul Kim.
Fry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fry throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Fry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Kim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kim trying to control the position but Fry is working away.
Check out the look on Kim's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Fry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kim tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kim wants to control but Fry is keeping him busy.
Kim scoring with punches and elbows.
Kim is chipping away with strikes.
Kim working the head with strikes.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Fry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kim scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fry?
Kim unloading with bombs!
Fry holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kim tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kim putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fry tries to reverse the position but Kim maintains control.
Kim throws some wild stikes that Fry manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fry blocking the ground and pound.
Fry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kim content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Kim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kim lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fry hang on?
Kim landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kim tries to control but Fry wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyun-Chul Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyun-Chul Kim!
Kyun-Chul Kim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.