PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sero Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodoro Contadino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kim might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . This should be fireworks!

Kim
vs
Contadino

188 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sero Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Feodoro Contadino!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contadino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Contadino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Contadino tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim tries to bum rush Contadino with a series of wild strikes but Contadino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Contadino tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.

Kim gets a clinch.
Kim prevents a body shot from Contadino.
Kim trying to stall but Contadino improves his position.
Contadino tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Contadino tries for a takedown but Kim manages to get underhooks.
Sero Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodoro Contadino.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Contadino avoids the damage to the body.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contadino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Feodoro Contadino has been cut.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Contadino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Contadino's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Contadino.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Contadino's ribcage.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contadino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Contadino misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Contadino wants a takedown but no success here.
Contadino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Contadino misses with a body punch.
Contadino misses with the head strike.
Kim taking a breather.

Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Contadino shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contadino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a series of punches but Contadino avoids them all with ease.

Contadino fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kim sprawls well initially but Contadino persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kim is trying to maintain the position but Contadino is very close to passing his half guard.

Contadino seems to be working for a kimura but Kim defends the submission attempt.
Kim is looking to control Contadino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?

Contadino is working for a submission of some sort.
Ground and pound from Contadino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Contadino is taking a breather. Kim says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kim.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Contadino tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Contadino is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Contadino landing with the ground and pound.

Contadino drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Contadino jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Contadino drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kim dives on top into guard.
Contadino looks gassed!
Kim content to stall in guard here.
Contadino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.

Contadino is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Contadino keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Contadino pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sero Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feodoro Contadino's cut.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Contadino walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kim.
Contadino takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from Kim lands but Contadino takes it in his stride.
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!
Kim misses with a head kick.
Contadino moves out of range as Kim throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Contadino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim tries to clinch but Contadino is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Contadino.

Contadino closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Contadino is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is not content to let Contadino control the position.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.

Contadino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Contadino scores with a couple of short elbows.
Contadino trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Contadino.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Contadino moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
Contadino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kim but Kim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Contadino in his tracks.
Contadino takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Contadino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Contadino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Contadino off to one side.
Sero Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodoro Contadino.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Contadino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Feodoro Contadino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim thows a body kick. Contadino tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to slow Contadino down with leg kicks.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Contadino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kim as he avoids it easily.
Kim connects with a high kick.
Kim lands a head shot.
Kim feints and then cracks Contadino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Contadino down.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Contadino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Contadino wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
and Kim counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim lands with a kick to the ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.

Kim pushes Contadino up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Contadino avoids the damage to the body.
Kim prevents the takedown attempt.

Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Contadino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Contadino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Contadino wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contadino tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Contadino tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sero Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Feodoro Contadino'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Contadino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Contadino has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kim.
Nice sprawl there from Kim as Contadino shoots in.

Contadino changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Contadino throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Contadino trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is trying to improve his position.

Contadino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Contadino is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Contadino is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
Kim manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Contadino is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kim is trying to maintain the position but Contadino is very close to passing his half guard.
Kim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Contadino on the ground.
Contadino trying to control from half guard but Kim is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kim wants to stand but Contadino is controlling the position.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Contadino from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Contadino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Contadino blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Contadino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim tries to bum rush Contadino with a series of wild strikes but Contadino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sero Kim is winning the standup battle so far.

Contadino shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kim's guard.
Contadino is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Contadino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Contadino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim working a defensive guard here.
Contadino landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contadino with a flurry of punches that miss.

Contadino drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Contadino off! Contadino jumps back into Kim's guard.
Kim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Contadino controls the pace.
Sero Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Contadino preventing the sweep.
Feodoro Contadino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contadino wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.

And that's the end of the fight!
Feodoro Contadino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kim 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

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