PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Young Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Il comes to the cage accompanied by RATM - Renegades of Funk. Trent has chosen Sub Focus - Rock It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Young Il
vs
Trent

160 cm
32
145 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

168 cm
30
146 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Young Il!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Trent!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trent throws a leg kick but Il checks it.
Trent smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Il looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Trent.
A head kick from Il lands but Trent takes it in his stride.
Trent feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Il darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Il is trying to control. Trent wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Il prevents Trent from standing back up.
Il is keen to just control but Trent is a slippery customer.
Il sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trent defending well though.
Il not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Il has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trent is trying to get back to full guard.
Trent trying to hold on to Il's head to control him but Il postures up.
Il seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trent does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Trent pushes Il off looking to stand but Il dives back in and keeps control.
Trent blocking the ground and pound attempt from Il.
Il looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Il lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il is keen to just control but Trent is a slippery customer.
Trent wants to get back to his feet.
Trent wants to improve his position but Il is controlling well.
Trent is not content to let Il control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent is trying to get back to full guard.
Il sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trent defending well though.
Il controlling the action here.
Il trying to control the action but Trent is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kim Young Il just wasn't active enough.
Trent is looking to clinch.
Trent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent tries to land a body kick
and Il counters with a low kick, right behind Trent 's knee.
Il closes the distance and clinches up with Trent, looking for a takedown. Il pushes Trent against the cage but Trent circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Il fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trent.
Il scores with a kick to the body.
Trent throws a series of punches but Il avoids them all with ease.
Trent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Il shoots in and gets a takedown into Trent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Il looking to sit in guard and control but Trent gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Il not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Young Il dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Trent throws a lazy head kick
and Il counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Il looking to score a takedown here. Trent is defending well but Il drives through and ends up in Trent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Il accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Il wants to control from the top but Trent keeps moving.
Kim Young Il overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Il is looking to work some ground and pound but Trent has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trent looking for a sweep. Not yet Trent, not yet.
Il in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il is working Trent over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trent is trying to keep Il in close.
Il is stalling in the full guard.
Trent trying to control the position.
Il trying to control but Trent is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Il. Trent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trent with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trent connects with a crisp jab.
Trent staying out of range there.
Il throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Trent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim Young Il seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Il throws a leg kick
and Trent counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Il throws a hook to the side of Trent's head but Trent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Il closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Il is looking to take a break and control but Trent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trent is looking to regain half guard here but Il keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Il tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Il is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trent has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloppy strikes there by Il.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The strikes coming from Il are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Il seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Il wants to control but Trent is keeping him busy.
Il cracks Trent with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Il thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trent wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Young Il dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Il keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Il avoids a kick to the body.
Trent walks into a straight right hand from Il.
Trent throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trent swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Il fails to land the takedown.
Trent misses with a leg kick.
Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trent.
Il throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trent lands with a hook. Il tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trent digs a good body shot into Il's ribs.
Trent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trent.
Il has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trent.
Il scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Il manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Trent on his heels. He'll look to pass Trent's guard now, I'm sure.
Trent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trent keeping full guard, as Il tries to pass.
Il trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Il lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Il sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il is just content to waste time from the top position. Trent takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Il throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Il postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trent keeping full guard, as Il tries to pass.
Il won't allow Trent to get back to his feet.
Il throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trent is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Il working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Trent has passed into half guard!
Il is looking to improve his position.
Il is working hard here to advance position.
Trent takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Il is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent trying to control the pace.
Il is looking to improve his position.

Ryan Trent has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Il misses with a two punch combination.
Trent looks to score with a jab to the body but Il is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Il throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trent blocks a head kick by Il.
Trent throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kim Young Il did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A lazy left from Il finds it's target.
A head kick by Trent misses

and Il counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Il sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trent defending well though.
Il wants to advance to full mount but Trent doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Trent keeping moving, preventing Il from controlling successfully.
Il postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Il tries to free his leg and advance position but Trent is retaining full guard.
Il trying to control the position from guard on top but Trent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Il is stalling in the full guard.
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 Kim Young Il just wasn't active enough.
Il avoids a kick to the body.
Il turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Il scores with a nice body kick.
Trent just misses with a punch to the body.
Il throws a wild body kick that Trent sees coming a mile off.
Il lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Il.
Il lands a glancing blow to the side of Trent's head.
Il scoring well with a low kick there.
Trent looks to land a body kick but Il moved away.
Il throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trent walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryan Trent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Il scores with a jab to the head.
Il misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trent counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Il takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Il fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trent is out of range.
Il shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trent sprawls well. Trent wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Il gets slowly back to his feet.
Trent is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trent, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Trent misses.
Il throws a body kick that misses.
Trent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Il shoots for a takedown but Trent saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trent just misses with a punch to the body.
Il avoids the head kick by Trent.
Trent throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Il throws a wild body kick that Trent sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trent lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Il has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Il and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Il throws a low kick but Trent moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trent.
Trent has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donk. Il catches Trent right on the button with a cross.
Il scores with a shot to the body.
Trent misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Il.
A slow jab from Trent misses its intended target.
Il throws a head kick that Trent semi-blocks.

Trent tries to sprawl but Il drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Il thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Il prevents Trent from improving his position.
Il wants to pass the guard but Trent is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Young Il had his way with Ryan Trent in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Trent avoids the body shot from Il.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trent.
Il misses with a wild body shot.
Il misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trent.
Il fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trent checks it well.
Trent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Il jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trent was well out of range. Poor timing from Il.
Kim Young Il is winning the standup battle so far.
Il connects with a solid leg kick.
Il throws a sloppy head kick and Trent moves out of range easily.
Trent walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Il checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Il. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trent was well out of range. Poor timing from Il.
Trent throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trent ducks right into an uppercut from Il.
Trent throws a sloppy head kick and Il moves out of range easily.
Il is looking to wear down Trent with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Il ducks under a wild hook from Trent.
Il dodges the punch combination from Trent.

Trent moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Trent on the inside.
Trent looking to stall.
Il blocks an elbow strike from Trent.
Il lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trent or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Il is trying to push Trent away but Trent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Il.
Il tries for a takedown but Trent manages to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Il as the two fighters clinch.
Il misses with the head strike.
Trent gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Il.
Trent tries to stall but Il uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Il has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trent after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Young Il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Il tries to work over Trent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Il blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Il.
Il blocks the elbow strike.
Trent creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent tries to throw a body punch but Il avoids it by throwing Trent back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trent.
Trent lands a body shot.
Il prevents a body shot from Trent.
Trent throws a punch but it's blocked by Il.
A bit of stalling here from Il.
Ryan Trent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trent can't find room to land a body shot as Il controls the action.
Trent trying to control the position but instead, Il has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trent into the cage.
Trent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trent.
Il changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trent fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Il fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent motions for Il to come forward. Trent throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Il looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Il shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trent sprawls well. Trent wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Il gets slowly back to his feet.
Trent looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim Young Il is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Il wants to land a leg kick but Trent is out of range.
Trent throws a leg kick

so Il counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Il slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Trent manages to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kim Young Il.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Il, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Young Il!
Kim Young Il retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Kim Young Il, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.