PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taewoo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rickson Rua enters the cage!

Kim
vs
Rua

200 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taewoo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rua throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rua thinking.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Kim stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with a left to the body.
Kim digs a good hook to Rua's body.
Rua looks winded!
Rua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Kim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kim.

It looks like Rickson Rua has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim is looking to wear down Rua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim connects with a right hand. Rua shakes it off.
Kim connects with a nice looking jab.
Kim scores with a one two! Rua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Rua is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim connects with a body shot.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Rua moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
Kim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kim throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taewoo Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kim tries to work over Rua's front leg with a kick but Rua checks it.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Nice body punch from Kim.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Kim drops Rua with a huge uppercut! Rua drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kim is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taewoo Kim!