PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edward Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Brown
vs
Un Kim

169 cm
26
142 lbs
11 - 0 - 1

150 cm
26
132 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Sun-Tzu
Conquer

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 11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim blocks a low kick nicely.
Donk. Kim catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kim as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Kim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Kim, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Kim against the cage but Kim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Kim lands with a nice body kick.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.

Kim gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Kim works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim blocking some punches.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim looking to stall.

Kim gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kim is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Kim is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jong Un Kim 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.

Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Kim wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Kim does it's job there.
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Brown digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Kim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown moves out of range as Kim strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim counters with a body kick.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jong Un Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim misses with a hook.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Kim sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Brown lands a body shot.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Edward Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Kim lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Jong Un Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim lands a right hand.
Brown blocks a body shot from Kim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks a body shot from Brown.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Brown trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Kim lands a left hand.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.

Kim gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Kim has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.
Kim is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kim holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown works over Kim with some ground and pound from guard.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edward Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kim cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Kim avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
And Kim responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Kim misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Brown throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Kim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Kim now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Kim tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Brown.
Kim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kim connects with a crisp jab.
Brown throws a combination. Kim tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Brown jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Brown gets a double leg takedown into Kim's guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kim holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Brown is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kim will feel that in the morning.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jong Un Kim just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kim if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Kim blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Brown jabs Kim right on the nose. Kim blinks but takes it well.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown jabs at Kim's body.
Kim throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown misses with a body shot.

Brown pushes Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Kim jumps guard but Brown stands there with Kim around his waist. Kim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Kim.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kim breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim blocks a head kick by Brown.
Kim feints a counter leg kick.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
Brown slips a jab from Kim.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.

Kim gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Kim manages to retain guard.
Kim has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Kim is controlling Brown's posture.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown postures up.
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 due to a lack of activity.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kim.
Kim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Kim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Kim blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Brown had his way with Jong Un Kim in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Kim defends.
Brown working away.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Kim is trying is best to control the position here.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Kim trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kim has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Brown controlling the action here.
Kim trying to control here.
Kim wants to sweep but Brown has passed to side control!
Brown working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown cracks Kim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kim is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kim gets back to half guard.
Brown works his way into side control.
Kim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Brown goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kim has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brown but great work by Kim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Kim crashes against the mat.
Kim has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.

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.
Kim moves to the back position.
Brown can't escape the position.
Kim biding his time, controlling Brown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown trying to control the hands but Kim won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edward Brown!
Edward Brown retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Edward Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jong Un Kim spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats, Kid. I'm heading back to the gym to wax on and wax off, and I'll be back to get this belt.'.