PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rewell (ranked 1987 p4p, 209 weight class) and Kim Jong Un (ranked 1543 p4p, 167 weight class). Kim Jong Un will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rewell
vs
Jong Un

198 cm
29
245 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

217 cm
28
285 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Rewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Jong Un!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Un bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rewell's head backwards.
Jong Un throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rewell connects with an inside leg kick.
Jong Un has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rewell.
Rewell throws a shot from downtown. Jong Un moves away and avoids it.
Rewell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jong Un dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rewell. That did some damage!
Rewell looks to land a combination. Jong Un sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Kim Jong Un has been cut.
Good work by Rewell as he checks the leg kick.
Jong Un works Rewell's body with a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rewell 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 Jong Un has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jong Un and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Rewell digs a good body shot into Jong Un's ribs.
Rewell keeps the fight on the outside.
Jong Un misses with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jong Un.
Jong Un tries to clinch there but Rewell circles away.
Rewell half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jong Un rushes Rewell and presses him up against the cage.
Jong Un misses with a body punch.
Jong Un cracks Rewell with a nice body shot.
Rewell throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jong Un takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jong Un misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rewell is trying to stall.

Rewell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jong Un tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rewell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jong Un scores with a jab to the head.
Rewell misses with a two punch combination.
Jong Un throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rewell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jong Un scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rewell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jong Un lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rewell at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rewell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jong Un misses with a looping right.
Rewell throws a jab when Jong Un was well out of range.
Jong Un throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rewell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Rewell lands.
Rewell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jong Un lands with a straight right. Rewell didn't see that one coming.
Rewell walks into a left hand.
Rewell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jong Un counters with a body kick that stops Rewell in his tracks momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jong Un.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rewell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jong Un has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jong Un takes a swing at Rewell's ribcage but misses.
Jong Un throws a leg kick but Rewell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jong Un dips to his left and cracks Rewell with an uppercut!
Rewell misses with an uppercut
and Jong Un counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexander Rewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jong Un with a jab.
Rewell throws a leg kick but Jong Un sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rewell throws a sloppy head kick
and Jong Un counters with a nice uppercut.
Jong Un misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jong Un on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rewell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rewell throws a head kick but Jong Un moves out of range.
Jong Un pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Rewell cracks Jong Un with a good jab.
Jong Un is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rewell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jong Un just misses with a punch to the body.
Jong Un looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jong Un cracks the inside of Rewell's front leg.
Jong Un wants to clinch up but Rewell keeps it at a distance.
Jong Un displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rewell throws out the jab.
Jong Un is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rewell blocks a head kick by Jong Un.
Jong Un throws a leg kick
and Rewell counters with a stiff right hand.
Rewell throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Rewell misses.
Jong Un connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rewell throws out a loose jab but Jong Un uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong Un unleashes a big counter combination but Rewell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Jong Un tenderised Rewell's leg. Rewell is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jong Un dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong Un's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A lazy left from Jong Un finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jong Un looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Rewell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rewell wants to land a leg kick but Jong Un is out of range.
Rewell misses with a straight right.
Jong Un tries a low kick but Rewell avoids it.
Jong Un throws a right hand that Rewell ducks under and follows up with a left that Rewell also avoids with ease.
Rewell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rewell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rewell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rewell misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Un slips a straight right by Rewell.
A nice side step and Jong Un releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jong Un cracks Rewell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rewell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rewell feints a jab promting Jong Un to slip. Rewell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jong Un slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rewell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jong Un.
Jong Un throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jong Un blocks a head kick by Rewell.
Rewell throws a shot from downtown. Jong Un moves away and avoids it.
Jong Un checks the leg kick.
Jong Un throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jong Un.
Jong Un throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rewell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jong Un misses with a looping left.
Rewell throws a head kick that misses.
Jong Un scores with a hook to the body. Rewell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rewell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim Jong Un seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un blocks a head kick by Rewell.
Rewell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jong Un throws out the jab.
Rewell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jong Un counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Un tries a low kick but Rewell avoids it.
Jong Un throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jong Un misses the target.
Rewell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Un moves away.
Jong Un throws a looping overhand right but Rewell ducks down to avoid it.
Jong Un lands with a right hand.
Rewell blocks a leg kick.
Rewell blocks the body kick.
Rewell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jong Un dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rewell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Rewell misses the target.
Rewell throws a sloppy head kick

and Jong Un counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jong Un.
Rewell has a couple of punches blocked by Jong Un.
Jong Un throws a head punch that misses.
Jong Un slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Jong Un.
Rewell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jong Un lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Jong Un.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jong Un swings wildly with an uppercut but Rewell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong Un tries to work over Rewell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jong Un tries to work over Rewell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jong Un misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jong Un lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rewell is trying to stall.
Jong Un blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rewell is stalling here.
Jong Un has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rewell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jong Un can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rewell.
A short right from Rewell.
Jong Un lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rewell backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rewell manages to break the clinch.
Rewell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jong Un jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rewell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Rewell misses
and Jong Un counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rewell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jong Un misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Jong Un showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong Un's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jong Un throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Jong Un - just one landing.
Jong Un blocks a head kick by Rewell.
Jong Un throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rewell scores with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Jong Un.

Rewell tries to keep at a distance but Jong Un has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rewell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jong Un scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Rewell on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Un tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rewell's elbow.
Rewell tries a body shot but Jong Un blocks it.
Jong Un misses with a body punch.
Rewell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jong Un swings wildly with an uppercut but Rewell uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rewell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jong Un tries a body shot but Rewell blocks it.
Jong Un lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jong Un.

Rewell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rewell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jong Un counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jong Un fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rewell throws a push kick but Jong Un slaps the foot to one side.
Jong Un fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jong Un avoids the head kick by Rewell.
Jong Un feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rewell's calf.
Jong Un drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rewell throws a front kick aimed at Jong Un's knee but Jong Un avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jong Un is looking to land body kicks.
Jong Un avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jong Un tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rewell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jong Un cracks the inside of Rewell's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jong Un uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rewell.
Jong Un raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rewell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick by Rewell misses
and Jong Un counters with a right hand to the body.
Rewell tries to score with a low kick but Jong Un moves his leg out of the way.
Rewell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jong Un tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jong Un is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rewell misses with the body kick
and Jong Un counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jong Un connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un lands a nice shot that snaps Rewell's head back.
Rewell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jong Un.
Rewell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jong Un swings for the body but Rewell moves out of range.
Rewell misses the jab.
Jong Un looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rewell misses with a body kick.
Jong Un lands a body shot.
Jong Un throws a leg kick which misses Rewell's front leg but catches the back leg as Rewell tries to avoid it.
Jong Un misses with a head kick.
Rewell throws a series of punches but Jong Un avoids them all with ease.
Jong Un connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rewell throws a shot from downtown. Jong Un moves away and avoids it.
Jong Un swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jong Un misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rewell throws a body shot but no joy.
Rewell misses with a combination

and Jong Un counters by moving into the clinch.
Jong Un blocks a body shot from Rewell.
Jong Un lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jong Un has a couple of punches blocked by Rewell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rewell cracks Jong Un with a nice body shot.
Alexander Rewell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jong Un has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rewell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rewell presses Jong Un against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Rewell to work.
Rewell is trying to stall.
Rewell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rewell throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jong Un comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jong Un has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Jong Un!
Kim Jong Un bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.