PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Un Kim
vs
Of Rivia

150 cm
27
132 lbs
20 - 4 - 1

171 cm
25
145 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sun-Tzu

Arcticus University: London
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Rivia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Rivia loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim throws a leg kick but Of Rivia checks it.
Of Rivia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Of Rivia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Of Rivia lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Kim tries to land a body kick
and Of Rivia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Of Rivia misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
Of Rivia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Jab, jab by Of Rivia - just one landing.
Of Rivia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Of Rivia misses the target.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Of Rivia blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Of Rivia.
Decent striking displayed by Kim there.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
Of Rivia misses the body punch
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Of Rivia moved out of range.
Of Rivia throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Of Rivia misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Of Rivia.
Kim throws a jab when Of Rivia was well out of range.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Rivia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Of Rivia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Of Rivia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Rivia lands with a right hand.
Of Rivia lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Rivia just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Rivia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Of Rivia moves away from the strike by Kim.
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Of Rivia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Of Rivia blocks a low kick nicely.
Of Rivia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kim lands a jab.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Of Rivia throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Of Rivia's shoulder, as Of Rivia tries to avoid the shot.
Of Rivia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Of Rivia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Of Rivia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes a swing at Of Rivia's ribcage but misses.
Of Rivia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Of Rivia tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim wants to slow Of Rivia down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim wants to slow Of Rivia down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Of Rivia misses with a few strikes there.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Of Rivia misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Of Rivia throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Of Rivia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kim will feel that in the morning.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Of Rivia. Of Rivia obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim throws a low kick but Of Rivia avoids it.
Of Rivia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kim moves out of range of the leg kick from Of Rivia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Rivia is just out of range.
Of Rivia throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kim moves away from the strike by Of Rivia.
Kim avoids the head kick by Of Rivia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Rivia.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Rivia moves away.
Kim misses with a shot to the body
and Of Rivia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Rivia manages to avoid it.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Rivia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Of Rivia motions for Kim to come forward. Of Rivia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Of Rivia will feel that in the morning.
Of Rivia lands with a good body shot.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Of Rivia saw it coming and moves away.
Of Rivia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kim's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Geralt Of Rivia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Of Rivia loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kim misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Of Rivia moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Of Rivia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Of Rivia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Of Rivia manages to avoid it.
Of Rivia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim looks for the body kick but Of Rivia saw that one coming.
Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of Rivia doesn't seem bothered though.
Kim throws a leg kick but Of Rivia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim looks for the body kick but Of Rivia saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia wants to slow Kim down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Of Rivia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jong Un Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Rivia lands with a kick to the temple. Kim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Of Rivia looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim is looking to counter punch.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Of Rivia scores with a nice right hand.
Kim shoots in for a double leg but Of Rivia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Of Rivia lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Of Rivia tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim defending well as Of Rivia loads up on a big left hand.
Of Rivia throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Of Rivia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Of Rivia wants to counter the offense by Kim and move into the clinch position.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Of Rivia avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Of Rivia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Of Rivia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Of Rivia tries to clinch up.
Kim walks into a stiff left hand from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Of Rivia. Of Rivia obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Of Rivia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Of Rivia just manages to avoid it.
Of Rivia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Of Rivia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Rivia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kim connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut.
Of Rivia throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Of Rivia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Of Rivia throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Of Rivia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Of Rivia counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Kim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Of Rivia. Of Rivia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Of Rivia under the eye.
Of Rivia connects with a body shot.
Of Rivia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Rivia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Of Rivia lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Rivia lands the left hand.
Kim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Of Rivia lands with a nice body kick.
Of Rivia cracks Kim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Of Rivia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Rivia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Of Rivia really felt that one!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Rivia loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Kim blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Geralt Of Rivia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Of Rivia wants to slow Kim down by chopping away at his legs.
Of Rivia blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim throws a lazy body kick
and Of Rivia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Rivia.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Of Rivia scoring well with a low kick there.
Of Rivia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a head kick that Kim semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Of Rivia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Of Rivia lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Of Rivia throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Of Rivia blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Rivia throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
Of Rivia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Of Rivia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kim throws a leg kick but Of Rivia moved away.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Of Rivia moved away.
Of Rivia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Of Rivia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Of Rivia lands a right hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Of Rivia.
A nice inside leg kick there by Of Rivia. That's going to slow Kim down.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim throws a lazy body kick
and Of Rivia counters with a straight right hand.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jong Un Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim avoids the head kick by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Of Rivia throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Of Rivia only half commits.
Of Rivia blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Kim's corner calls for a 1-2. Kim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Of Rivia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim misses with a body shot
and Of Rivia counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes a swing at Of Rivia's ribcage but misses.
Of Rivia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Of Rivia stuffs the takedown.
Of Rivia throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Of Rivia cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Of Rivia misses with a body kick.
Of Rivia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kim might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kim lands a head shot.
Kim throws a leg kick but Of Rivia moved away.
Of Rivia thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
letting Kim counter with a right hand.

Of Rivia is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Of Rivia.
Kim checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia lands a slapping body shot.
Of Rivia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Rivia. That did some damage!
Kim tries to land a front kick but Of Rivia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim cracks Of Rivia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Of Rivia is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Of Rivia seems to have recovered his senses.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Of Rivia moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Kim lands a head shot.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kim throws a leg kick but Of Rivia sees it coming and checks it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Rivia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Of Rivia 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Rivia!
Geralt Of Rivia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Jong Un Kim spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats, Kid. I'm heading back to the gym to wax on and wax off, and I'll be back to get this belt.'.