PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Riley (ranked 4855 p4p, 4311 weight class) and Je Ha Kim (ranked 595 p4p, 546 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Riley
vs
Kim

191 cm
21
185
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
194
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Je Ha Kim!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley misses with a combination

and Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim lands a right hand.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head.
Kim digs a right hand into Riley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riley's gas tank.
Riley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Riley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim prevents the takedown attempt.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Riley's head.
A short left from Kim.
Kim leaning against his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kim continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim prevents the takedown attempt.
Kim is pushing Riley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kim lands a body shot.
Kim just leaning against Riley, taking a breather.
Kim holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim digs a right hand into Riley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riley's gas tank.
Kim scores with a hook to the body.
Kim digs a right hand into Riley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riley's gas tank.
A short left from Kim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim pushes Riley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riley.
Kim stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim lands a body shot.
Kim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Riley up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Riley is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riley has his back to the cage.
Riley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kim walks away with a smile on his face. Riley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Riley 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 Riley off to one side.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
Ron Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Je Ha Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kim throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riley counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a hook but Riley avoids it easily.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riley wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim wants to counter the offense by Riley and move into the clinch position.
Kim jabs Riley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riley tries to clinch but Kim moves away
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kim lands a lovely overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Kim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Je Ha Kim dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Riley darts in trying to clinch
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riley thinking.
Riley throws a lazy body kick
and Kim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Je Ha Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riley throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
Kim is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Riley defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.
Riley tries for a takedown but Kim circles away easily
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley fails with the takedown
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Riley closes the distance and clinches up with Kim, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes Kim against the cage but Kim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Kim.

Kim drops Riley with a beautiful combination! Riley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kim is looking for the KO!

Riley is rocked!
Kim finds Riley's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Riley flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kim lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Riley will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Je Ha Kim!
Our winner, Je Ha Kim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Ron Riley had this to say: 'Well fuck '.