PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban-Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. 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.

McIntyre
vs
Kim

182 cm
32
173 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

180 cm
31
174 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck McIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban-Ki Kim!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntyre connects with the punch.
McIntyre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McIntyre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.

Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
McIntyre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McIntyre.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from McIntyre.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McIntyre lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIntyre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McIntyre.
Kim scores with a knee to the head.
McIntyre pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
McIntyre misses with the head strike.
McIntyre is trying to stall.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from McIntyre.
Kim slowing the pace effectively.
McIntyre is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McIntyre.
McIntyre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McIntyre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
McIntyre scores with a shoulder strike.
McIntyre swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
McIntyre misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McIntyre avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Kim landing knees to the body.
McIntyre misses with the head strike.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
McIntyre blocks the elbow strike.
McIntyre lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from McIntyre.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
A shot in the inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
McIntyre throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kim prevents a body shot from McIntyre.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim landing knees to the body.
McIntyre is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McIntyre looking to stall.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim prevents a body shot from McIntyre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre takes an elbow to the forehead.
McIntyre avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim is struggling to control the position.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
McIntyre pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McIntyre avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
McIntyre struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but McIntyre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McIntyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McIntyre.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McIntyre blocks it with crossed arms.
McIntyre avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
McIntyre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chuck McIntyre will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kim throws a head kick but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McIntyre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
McIntyre throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
McIntyre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.

McIntyre closes the distance and clinches.
McIntyre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McIntyre.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but McIntyre is blocking nicely.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
McIntyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kim in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kim lands an elbow inside that McIntyre shrugs off.
McIntyre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McIntyre stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
McIntyre misses with some punches.
McIntyre is working Kim over against the cage.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but McIntyre is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
McIntyre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McIntyre is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now McIntyre has his back to the cage.
McIntyre misses with some punches.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McIntyre looking to stall.
McIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim slows down the pace here.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre has Kim pressed against the cage.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim slows down the pace here.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim digs a right hand into McIntyre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McIntyre's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim prevents a body shot from McIntyre.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McIntyre's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Kim missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim tries to stall but McIntyre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McIntyre's defenses.

It looks like Chuck McIntyre has been cut.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
McIntyre is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns McIntyre into the cage.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McIntyre being controlled against the cage.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped McIntyre in his tracks for a moment.
McIntyre working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
McIntyre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim tries to stall but McIntyre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
Kim blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Ban-Ki Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
McIntyre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
McIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McIntyre misses the target.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by Kim misses

and McIntyre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McIntyre.
McIntyre working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
McIntyre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ban-Ki Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chuck McIntyre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McIntyre takes the fight into the clinch.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McIntyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim connects with a knee to the head.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
McIntyre throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim prevents a body shot from McIntyre.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
McIntyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands an elbow inside that McIntyre shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from McIntyre.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
McIntyre cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
McIntyre lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McIntyre can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
McIntyre avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
McIntyre controlling the action here for a moment.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McIntyre misses with a hook from the clinch.
McIntyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McIntyre lands with a short shot to the head.
McIntyre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McIntyre avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McIntyre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands with a right to the head.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
McIntyre blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
McIntyre throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
A short left from McIntyre.
McIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim stalling.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McIntyre tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McIntyre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim effectively controlling the action here.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McIntyre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Kim.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
McIntyre blocks the elbow strike.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim tries a knee to the head but McIntyre blocks it.
Kim tries to stall but McIntyre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McIntyre working aggressively here.
McIntyre throws a head punch that misses.
McIntyre misses with the head strike.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kim tries to work over McIntyre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from McIntyre.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McIntyre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim is pushing McIntyre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kim blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ban-Ki Kim.
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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ban-Ki Kim!
Ban-Ki Kim thanked the fans post fight for their support.