PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead Man. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Blake
vs
Un Kim

160 cm
23
141 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

150 cm
26
132 lbs
17 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
MayheM sportswear

Sun-Tzu
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim thuds his shin into the meat of Blake's side.
Blake shoots in and drives through. Kim sprawls well.
Blake backing away here, and Kim unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kim jabs at Blake's body.
Blake throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Kim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kim.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim blocks a jab.
Jong Un Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Blake 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.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Jong Un Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Blake.
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Blake's torso.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Kim wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kim tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
A jab lands there for Kim.
Blake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Kim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake lands a jab.
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sloppy strikes from Kim. Those never looked like landing.
Kim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Blake slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim moves away from the strike by Blake.
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Blake takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a front kick that sends Blake stumbling back into the cage.
Kim tries to work over Blake's front leg with a kick but Blake checks it.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blake showed some decent athleticism there.
Blake passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kim!
Kim blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've been hearing that Blake has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kim is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
Kim is working to get back to half guard.
Blake tries to push Kim's head away but Kim is holding on tight.
Blake punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Blake wants to take Kim's back but he can't do it this time.
Blake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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 William Blake will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like William Blake has been cut.
Kim throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake moves away from the strike by Kim.
Jong Un Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Kim.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim 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 Blake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Blake closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kim to the mat! Kim manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Blake stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Kim has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Blake manages to get his head free but now Kim has transitioned to an armbar! Blake grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Kim! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jong Un Kim!
Jong Un Kim seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.