PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Young Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Il comes to the cage accompanied by RATM - Renegades of Funk. Bartek Pietrzak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Young Il
vs
Pietrzak

160 cm
32
145 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

171 cm
29
144 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Backyard Fighting

Milwaukee's Best 160
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Young Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietrzak connects with an inside leg kick.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that misses.
Pietrzak looks to land a body kick but Il moved away.
Il lands the left hand.
Pietrzak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Il counters with a nice body kick.
Il throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Il scores with a kick to the midsection.
Il throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pietrzak thuds his right hand into Il's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Il misses with a low kick.
Il fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pietrzak is out of range.
Il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietrzak.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pietrzak.
Il throws a sloppy body shot
and Pietrzak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Il wants to slow Pietrzak down by chopping away at his legs.
Il thumps Pietrzak with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pietrzak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pietrzak fails with the takedown.

Il gets a double leg takedown into Pietrzak's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Il is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Il postures up.
Il stopping the sweep attempt from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Il controls the pace.
Pietrzak is trying to control the position but Il postures up.
Pietrzak has Il pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bartek Pietrzak has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Good shot there by Il.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick.
Il misses with a low kick.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown but Il shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Il looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Il.
Il throws a jab when Pietrzak was well out of range.
Il throws the left hand but Pietrzak avoids the punch easily.
Il throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pietrzak throws a hook but Il blocks it.
Pietrzak throws a body punch but Il moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pietrzak. Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Il looks for a takedown but Pietrzak sprawls well.
Pietrzak slips a jab from Il.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Pietrzak.
Good work by Pietrzak as he checks the leg kick.

Il closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Il lands in his opponent's guard.
Il won't allow Pietrzak to sweep him here.
Il showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Il throws an elbow that misses. Pietrzak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Il's guard. Nice move by Pietrzak!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pietrzak working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pietrzak throws a strike but Il rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pietrzak being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il is looking to work some ground and pound but Pietrzak has wrist control.
Pietrzak has his hands on Il's head, controlling the position.
Il wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
Pietrzak trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bartek Pietrzak.
Il thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Il misses with a combination

so Pietrzak counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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 Kim Young Il will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pietrzak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Il.
Il stuns Pietrzak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Il lands with a good body shot.
Kim Young Il seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick from Il.
Pietrzak throws a jab but it's blocked by Il.
Pietrzak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Il sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pietrzak somewhat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pietrzak.
Il lands a jab-cross combination.

Il looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pietrzak has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Il might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Il postures up and lands a big shot to Pietrzak's brow.
Pietrzak trying to keep a closed guard but Il is proving a slippery customer.
Il wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
Il stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pietrzak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pietrzak wants to improve his position but instead Il has moved into half guard.
Pietrzak is refusing to be controlled, as Il sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to get to full guard but Il has control of the leg.
Pietrzak trying to hold on to Il's head to control him but Il postures up.
Il controlling the pace.
Pietrzak is looking to improve his position.
Pietrzak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pietrzak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Il is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pietrzak keeping moving, preventing Il from controlling successfully.
Kim Young Il overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pietrzak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Il manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to free his leg and advance position but Il is retaining full guard.
Il trying to control the position.
Pietrzak throws a strike but Il rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pietrzak keeping moving, preventing Il from controlling successfully.
Pietrzak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Il.
Il stays in close to Pietrzak's body and controls the position.
Pietrzak trying to keep a closed guard but Il is proving a slippery customer.
Pietrzak tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pietrzak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Il is aware though and is defending well.
Pietrzak controls Il momentarily but Il frees himself.

Pietrzak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pietrzak wants to sweep here but Il controlling him for the moment.
Il wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
Il looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietrzak keeping moving, preventing Il from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Young Il dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pietrzak's corner calls for a 1-2. Pietrzak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Il misses with a looping left.
Pietrzak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Il checks it well.
Il misses with a body kick.
Il shoots in but no luck this time.
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
Il throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pietrzak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Il is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Il misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Pietrzak blocks the low kick.
Il thows a body shot but no joy.
Il looks to land a left hand but Pietrzak moved out of range nicely.
Il feints and then cracks Pietrzak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pietrzak down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il tests Pietrzak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pietrzak thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Pietrzak misses.
Il throws a shot to the body.
Il ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Il throws a leg kick but Pietrzak checks it.
Il throws a nice outside leg kick.
Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietrzak.
Il throws a jab when Pietrzak was well out of range.
Pietrzak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Il counters with a good low kick that Pietrzak was not able to check.
Pietrzak lands with a hook. Il tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim Young Il is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Il misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il fails with the takedown.
Pietrzak scores with a hook.
Il pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pietrzak back to the cage. Il follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Pietrzak does it's job there.
Il throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pietrzak counters with a left to the body.
Il goes for a double leg but Pietrzak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pietrzak continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Young Il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pietrzak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Il misses with some punches.
Il misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pietrzak lands a shoulder strike.
Il tries a body shot but Pietrzak blocks it.
Pietrzak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Il has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pietrzak regains guard immediately.
Il is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak pulls Il in to control the position.
Il working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Pietrzak is looking for a triangle but Il pushes his legs off easily.
Il content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pietrzak has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Il has passed into side control.
Pietrzak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pietrzak is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il is putting a hurting on Pietrzak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pietrzak sneaks back into half guard.
Il throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pietrzak is looking for a sweep. Il is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pietrzak gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pietrzak keeping moving, preventing Il from controlling successfully.
Pietrzak is trying to control the position but Il postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Il slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Il throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pietrzak scores with the left hand. Il knows he should have avoided that one.
Pietrzak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Il's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Il checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pietrzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Il moves away.
Pietrzak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Il avoids it really well and circles away.
Pietrzak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Il takes a swing at Pietrzak's ribcage but misses.
Pietrzak takes one to the side of the head.
Il misses with a low kick.
Il misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Il throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pietrzak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pietrzak. Il shrugs it off though.
Il misses with a hook.

Il closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Il lands in his opponent's guard.
Il preventing the sweep.
Pietrzak trying to keep a closed guard but Il is proving a slippery customer.
Il with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Il controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Il seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pietrzak for as long as he can get away with.
Pietrzak looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Il scoring well with a low kick there.
Il shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pietrzak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Il's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pietrzak tries to free his leg and advance position but Il is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pietrzak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pietrzak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Il is keeping the position for now.
Il bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pietrzak's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pietrzak working a defensive guard here.
Il wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
Pietrzak looking for a sweep. Not yet Pietrzak, not yet.
Pietrzak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Il slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Kim Young Il has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Il throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il misses with a hook to the body

and Pietrzak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Il's guard now.
Pietrzak wants to control from the top but Il keeps moving.
Pietrzak working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Il trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Il is on top in guard.
Il is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietrzak is trying to keep Il in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bartek Pietrzak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Pietrzak - just one landing.
Pietrzak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Il.
Il buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Il lands with a cross.
Pietrzak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pietrzak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Il closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Il is keen to just control but Pietrzak is a slippery customer.
Il tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pietrzak.
Pietrzak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Il is working away from the top position though.
Il wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pietrzak keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Il is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Il working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pietrzak is not content to let Il control the position.
Il not doing much here.
Il is keen to just control but Pietrzak is a slippery customer.
Il is thwarting Pietrzak's attempts to control the position.
Pietrzak wants to control but Il passes into side.
Bartek Pietrzak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak struggling a bit here.
Il trying to control the action but Pietrzak is working from the bottom.
Pietrzak manages to work his way to half guard, despite Il's best efforts.
Il is keen to just control but Pietrzak is a slippery customer.
Il scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Il trying to control the action but Pietrzak is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Il thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pietrzak wants to control the action here but instead Il manages to pass to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to reverse the position but Il maintains control.
Il controlling the position easily from mount.
Pietrzak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pietrzak is working to get back to half guard.
Il controlling his opponent.
Pietrzak is trying desperately to improve position.
Il working Pietrzak over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Il wants to control the pace but Pietrzak is squirming around nicely.
Pietrzak tries to reverse the position but Il maintains control.
Il looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Il lands a big shot there that rocks Pietrzak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kim Young Il is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pietrzak regains half guard.
Il trying to mount his opponent but Pietrzak defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Il prevents Pietrzak from improving his position.
Pietrzak keeps trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Young Il showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Il has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Young Il!
A victorious Kim Young Il thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.