PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunter
vs
Kim

200 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cassius Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Myung Kim!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kim enables Hunter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kim manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
Hunter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kim's guard.
Hunter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Kim looking for submissions off his back.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Hunter sits in half guard.
Kim wants to improve his position but Hunter is controlling well.

Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Hunter is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is pressing down on Hunter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Hunter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hunter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kim's guard.
Hunter works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kim is looking to reverse the position.

Hunter is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.

Hunter tries for a kimura but Kim is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hunter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kim!
Kim is looking to get to half guard.

Hunter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kim to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kim shrugs it off.
Kim is working to get back to half guard.

Hunter working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kim looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hunter! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cassius Hunter!
Cassius Hunter retains his heavyweight title!