PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Hostetter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Joon Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Joon Ho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Hostetter's chin.

Hostetter
vs
Joon Ho

180 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Ivan Hostetter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kim Joon Ho!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Hostetter lands but Joon Ho takes it in his stride.
Kim Joon Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hostetter lands with a good body shot.
Joon Ho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hostetter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hostetter connects with a solid leg kick.
Hostetter throws a head kick that half lands.
Hostetter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joon Ho throws a hook but Hostetter avoids it easily.
Joon Ho misses the jab.
Hostetter ducks right into an uppercut from Joon Ho.
Joon Ho tries to clinch up.
Hostetter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joon Ho lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hostetter jabs Joon Ho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hostetter scores with the left hand. Joon Ho knows he should have avoided that one.
Hostetter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Joon Ho moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon Ho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hostetter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hostetter taking a breather.

Joon Ho manages to break the clinch.
Joon Ho misses with a combination
and Hostetter counters with a stiff right hand.
Joon Ho throws a hook but Hostetter avoids it easily.
Hostetter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Joon Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joon Ho wants to clinch but Hostetter slips to the side
and Hostetter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hostetter slips a jab from Joon Ho.
Ivan Hostetter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Joon Ho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Joon Ho misses.
Hostetter slips a jab and a cross from Joon Ho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon Ho throws a combination that misses
and Hostetter counters with a good, hard body kick but Joon Ho shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joon Ho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hostetter!
A good leg kick by Hostetter.
Joon Ho throws a series of punches but Hostetter avoids them all with ease.
Joon Ho tries to clinch there but Hostetter circles away.
Hostetter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joon Ho's sensitive parts.
A jab from Hostetter finds it's way through Joon Ho's defenses.
Joon Ho doesn't manage to clinch there - Hostetter circles away.
Hostetter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joon Ho takes a kick to the side of the head.

Joon Ho is rocked!
Hostetter fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Joon Ho square on the jaw! Damn, Joon Ho is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Hostetter!
An out of breath Ivan Hostetter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.