PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Un Hwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kensington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kensington will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Un Hwa
vs
Kensington

188 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Un Hwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Kensington!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hwa forces Kensington back against the cage and clinches.
Kensington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hwa walks away with a smile on his face. Kensington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kensington throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Hwa tumbling to the canvas!

It looks like Kim Un Hwa has been cut.
Hwa looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kensington throws a big right hand that misses.
Kensington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hwa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kensington manages to get himself to full guard.

Kensington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hwa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hwa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hwa stands up over Kensington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hwa chips away with some ground and pound.
Hwa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kensington's head.
Kensington trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kensington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hwa is working Kensington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hwa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kensington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kensington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hwa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hwa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hwa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kensington keeping moving, preventing Hwa from controlling successfully.
Hwa chips away with some ground and pound.
Hwa stands and throws Kensington's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hwa trying to control the action but Kensington is working from the bottom.
Hwa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kensington some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hwa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kensington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hwa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hwa working the head and body with strikes.
Hwa 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.
Hwa lands a nice forearm strike.
Hwa working the ground and pound.
Kensington taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hwa cracks Kensington with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hwa is working Kensington over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hwa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kensington to see if he's OK.
Hwa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kensington takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hwa working the head and body with strikes.
Kensington looks winded!
Hwa lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kensington takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hwa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kensington some visible discomfort.
Hwa cracks Kensington with a big right hand but Kensington just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hwa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hwa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hwa looks up at the clock and then as Kensington takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hwa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kensington on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kensington takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hwa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hwa looks up at the clock and then as Kensington takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hwa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hwa working the head and body with strikes.
Hwa cracks Kensington with a big elbow.
Hwa grinds an elbow into Kensington's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kensington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hwa landing a few strikes.
Kensington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kensington takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hwa looks up at the clock and then as Kensington takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hwa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kensington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hwa working the ground and pound.
Hwa working the ground and pound from side control.
Hwa working the body and head with strikes.
Hwa lands a nice forearm strike.
Hwa advances to full mount.
Hwa raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Un Hwa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Un Hwa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hwa clinches up against the cage.
Hwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hwa tries a body shot but Kensington blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hwa misses with a body punch.
Kensington blocks a body shot from Hwa.
Kensington is trying to pull guard but Hwa has him pressed against the cage.
Kensington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hwa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kensington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kensington can do to turn this around?
Hwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kensington's elbow.
Hwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kensington's elbow.
Kensington jumps guard but Hwa stands there with Kensington around his waist. Kensington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kim Un Hwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Kensington.
Hwa tries to throw a body punch but Kensington avoids it by throwing Hwa back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kensington prevents a body shot from Hwa.
Hwa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kensington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hwa smiles and moves away.
Sam Kensington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kensington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hwa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hwa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kensington is breathing heavily.
Kensington goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Hwa forces Kensington back against the cage and clinches.
Hwa can't find room to land a body shot as Kensington controls the action.
Come on Hwa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hwa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kensington tries to pull guard but Hwa holds him up against the cage and eventually Kensington drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hwa tries a body shot but Kensington blocks it.
Kensington jumps guard but Hwa stands there with Kensington around his waist. Kensington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kensington is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hwa to keep the fight standing.
Hwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hwa can't find room to land a body shot as Kensington controls the action.
Hwa lands a body punch.
Come on Hwa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kensington prevents a body shot from Hwa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kensington blocks a body shot from Hwa.
Kensington blocks a body shot from Hwa.
Hwa tries to work over Kensington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hwa tries to work over Kensington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hwa has picked Kensington up - he's going for a ride! Hwa dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kensington keeps working.
Hwa working over Kensington with some ground and pound. Kensington looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hwa working over Kensington with some ground and pound. Kensington looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hwa 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.
Hwa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hwa wants to control but Kensington is keeping him busy.
Kensington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hwa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hwa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hwa working the head and body with strikes.
Hwa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hwa working the head and body with strikes.
Hwa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kensington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hwa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hwa works his way into side control.
Hwa lands a few punches from side control.
Hwa cracks Kensington with a big elbow.
Kensington takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hwa looks up at the clock and then as Kensington takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hwa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hwa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kensington to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hwa working the ground and pound from side control.
Hwa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kensington some visible discomfort.
Hwa lands a few punches from side control.
Hwa scoring with punches and elbows.
Hwa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kensington down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Un Hwa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Un Hwa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hwa clinches with his opponent.
Hwa has a couple of punches blocked by Kensington.
Hwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hwa misses with a punch to the body.
Kensington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hwa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hwa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kensington controls his hands.
Hwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim Un Hwa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kensington is trying to pull guard but Hwa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hwa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hwa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hwa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kensington is not content to let Hwa control the position.
Kensington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hwa connects with a nice short shot to Kensington's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hwa working over Kensington with some ground and pound. Kensington looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hwa uses his free foot to push down on Kensington's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kensington.
Kim Un Hwa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hwa cracks Kensington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hwa landing strikes from the mount and Kensington is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hwa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hwa looking to finish Kensington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kensington!
Hwa looking to finish Kensington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kensington!
Kensington takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hwa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hwa with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Kensington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hwa landing strikes from the mount.
Hwa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hwa with shots to the head and body - Kensington looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hwa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hwa looking to finish Kensington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kensington!
Hwa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hwa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kensington?
Hwa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hwa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kensington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hwa breaks from Kensington's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hwa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hwa is landing with some decent strikes but Kensington is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hwa working Kensington over with strikes here.
Hwa is landing with some decent strikes but Kensington is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hwa lands a heavy elbow.
Hwa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hwa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hwa lands a nice shot to the head.
Hwa is landing with some decent strikes but Kensington is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hwa lands a big shot there that rocks Kensington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hwa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hwa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kensington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hwa raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hwa landing strikes from the mount and Kensington is in trouble!
Hwa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kensington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hwa landing punches.
Hwa lands a nice shot to the head.
Hwa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hwa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hwa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hwa with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hwa landing strikes from the mount and Kensington is in trouble!
Hwa raining down shots from the mount!
Sam Kensington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim Un Hwa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hwa looking to control but Kensington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Un Hwa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hwa, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Un Hwa!