PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chanthaphone Southanouvong (ranked 1922 p4p, 4064 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 248 p4p, 475 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Southanouvong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Y-U- Smilin. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Southanouvong
vs
Kim

188 cm
31
184
14 - 11 - 0

175 cm
36
162
26 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chanthaphone Southanouvong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southanouvong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
A nice side step and Kim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kim tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Southanouvong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Southanouvong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Southanouvong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tries to clinch but Southanouvong moves away
letting Southanouvong counter with a right hand.
Southanouvong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Southanouvong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Southanouvong throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Southanouvong's head but Southanouvong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Southanouvong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Southanouvong.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Southanouvong. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Kim.
Southanouvong misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Kim has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Southanouvong's front leg but catches the back leg as Southanouvong tries to avoid it.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Kim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Kim.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Southanouvong throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Southanouvong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Southanouvong throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Southanouvong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Southanouvong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Southanouvong duly obliges.

It looks like Yasol Kim has been cut.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Southanouvong looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kim avoids the body shot from Southanouvong.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Southanouvong in his tracks.

Southanouvong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southanouvong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Southanouvong working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southanouvong.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Southanouvong stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Southanouvong misses with some punches.
Southanouvong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Southanouvong misses with the head strike.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim letting Southanouvong take a breather here.
Southanouvong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Southanouvong just leaning against Kim, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Southanouvong as the two fighters clinch.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Southanouvongs head.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Southanouvong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Southanouvong backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yasol Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
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.

Southanouvong misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good exchange - Southanouvong coming out on top.
Southanouvong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim throws a hook but Southanouvong blocks it.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Southanouvong.
Good leg kick by Kim.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Southanouvong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Southanouvong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Southanouvong dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Southanouvong.
Kim misses with a right hand
enabling Southanouvong to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Southanouvong down.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Southanouvong looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.

Southanouvong rushes Kim and presses him up against the ropes.
Chanthaphone Southanouvong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim misses with some punches.
A short left from Southanouvong.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Southanouvong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Southanouvong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Southanouvong lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Southanouvong looking to stall.
Southanouvong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Southanouvong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Southanouvong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Southanouvong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Southanouvong working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Southanouvong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
A short right from Southanouvong on the inside.
Kim blocks an elbow strike from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Southanouvong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Southanouvong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Southanouvong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim gets through Southanouvong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Southanouvong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Southanouvong scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Southanouvong misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chanthaphone Southanouvong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kim slips a jab from Southanouvong.
A nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim walks into a jab.
Kim lands with a shot to the body.
Kim with the inside leg kick.
Southanouvong lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Southanouvong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Southanouvong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Southanouvong looking to slow down the pace here.
Southanouvong is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Southanouvong has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southanouvong tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Southanouvong trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Southanouvong into the ropes.
Southanouvong lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong lands a nice uppercut.
Southanouvong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southanouvong.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Southanouvong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Southanouvong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Southanouvong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Southanouvong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Southanouvong misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Southanouvong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Southanouvong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Southanouvong avoiding damage.
Southanouvong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong misses with an elbow strike.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Southanouvong tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Southanouvong backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kim.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim is leaning against Southanouvong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yasol Kim.
Well Kim 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

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