PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyun-Chul Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neeyo Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bagsakan - Collaboration kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Kim
vs
Collin

175 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

165 cm
27
167 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyun-Chul Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neeyo Collin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kyun-Chul Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Collin moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Kim lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collin checks a leg kick.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collin.
Kim throws a head kick that Collin semi-blocks.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Collin moves out of range easily.
Collin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Collin.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Collin slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim cracks the inside of Collin's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Collin blocks the leg kick.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Collin misses its intended target.
Collin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kim sizes up Collin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Kim misses.
Collin loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim tests Collin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kim throws a series of punches but Collin avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Collin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Collin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Collin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Collin blocks a jab.
Kim throws an off balance right hand
and Collin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyun-Chul Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
Kim works the jab nicely.
Kim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Collin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Collin misses
and Kim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Collin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Collin.
Collin lands a high kick!

It looks like Kyun-Chul Kim has been cut.
Collin takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Kim - just one landing.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim misses with a right hand
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Kim.

Collin clinches with his opponent.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Collin or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a body shot.

Collin breaks from the clinch.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Collin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Collin moved out of range.
Kim scores with a head kick.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Collin checks a leg kick.
Collin tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Collin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Collin counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Collin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyun-Chul Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyun-Chul Kim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Collin gets a double leg takedown into Kim's guard.
Kim looking to control.
Collin looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collin is controlling Kim's posture.
Collin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Collin has his hands on Kim's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Collin pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyun-Chul Kim just wasn't active enough.
Kim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kyun-Chul Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collin.
A low kick from Kim misses

and Collin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kim!
Collin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to control but Collin postures up.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collin trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Collin works to advance to full mount. Kim defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kim?
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim is bucking up trying to escape but Collin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Collin throws a sloppy strike and Kim uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Kim has ended up in Collin's guard.
Kim being controlled here momentarily.
Collin is trying to control the position but Kim postures up.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Collin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to stand up but Collin won't let him.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Collin.
Collin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyun-Chul Kim just wasn't active enough.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Collin counters with a two punch combo.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neeyo Collin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyun-Chul Kim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Collin on the side of the head.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Collin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Collin misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Collin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Collin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Collin counters with a nice body kick.
Collin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Kyun-Chul Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neeyo Collin.
Kim tests Collin's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim connects with a crisp jab.
Kim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kim throws an off balance right hand
and Collin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collin misses with a takedown
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Collin connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin moves away from the strike by Kim.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Collin is defended easily by Kim.
Nice sprawl there from Kim as Collin shoots in.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Collin moved out of range nicely.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim misses with a hook. Collin ducked under it nicely.
Kim tests Collin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Kim as Collin shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with a right hand. Collin shakes it off.
Collin moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Collin ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Collin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Collin.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Collin's calf.
Kim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Collin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Collin counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Collin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collin throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Kim.
Kim thows a leg kick but Collin checks it

and Collin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kim's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collin is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kim controlling Collin's posture.
Collin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim is pulling down on Collin's head to control his posture.
Collin wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neeyo Collin.
I think Collin 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neeyo Collin!
Neeyo Collin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.