PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lim Yo Hwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Sotoudeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Sotoudeh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yo Hwan
vs
Sotoudeh

200 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
26
276 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lim Yo Hwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Sotoudeh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo Hwan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Sotoudeh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yo Hwan is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Yo Hwan.
Yo Hwan throws a body kick that misses.
Yo Hwan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotoudeh.
Yo Hwan throws a leg kick but Sotoudeh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yo Hwan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yo Hwan moves away from the strike by Sotoudeh.
Good leg kick by Yo Hwan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sotoudeh misses with a straight right.
Sotoudeh moves out of range of the body kick from Yo Hwan.
Sotoudeh checks a leg kick.
Sotoudeh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yo Hwan.
Sotoudeh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sotoudeh looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yo Hwan looks for the body kick but Sotoudeh saw that one coming.
Yo Hwan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sotoudeh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yo Hwan - that will leave a mark!
Yo Hwan throws a leg kick which misses Sotoudeh's front leg but catches the back leg as Sotoudeh tries to avoid it.
Yo Hwan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yo Hwan misses with a body kick.
Yo Hwan throws a leg kick which misses Sotoudeh's front leg but catches the back leg as Sotoudeh tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yo Hwan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Hwan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yo Hwan cracks the inside of Sotoudeh's front leg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yo Hwan. Sotoudeh shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo Hwan and Sotoudeh are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Yo Hwan throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Sotoudeh into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Yo Hwan knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lim Yo Hwan!