PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Chou - General/Checkmate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ling
vs
Alavaara

180 cm
21
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ling shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ling scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alavaara in his tracks.
Ling digs a good hook to Alavaara's body.
Alavaara misses with a body shot.
Ling checks a leg kick.

Alavaara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ling, pushing him back against the cage.
Ling works on Alavaara's body with a couple of short punches.

Ling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alavaara throws a body punch but Ling moves out of range.
Ling jabs Alavaara right on the nose. Alavaara blinks but takes it well.
Alavaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left lands for Ling.
Alavaara slips a straight right by Ling.
An inside leg kick from Ling misses.
Alavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alavaara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ling misses the jab.
Alavaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alavaara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ling throws a hook but Alavaara avoids it easily.
Alavaara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alavaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alavaara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alavaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alavaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ling misses with a straight left.
Ling misses with a hook to the body
and Alavaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ling thuds a left hand into Alavaara's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Alavaara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ling was well out of range. Poor timing from Alavaara.
Alavaara avoids the body shot from Ling.
Alavaara looks to land a right hand but Ling moved out of range.
Alavaara scores with a jab to the head.
Alavaara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alavaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ling scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alavaara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ling misses with a jab to the body
and Alavaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alavaara tries to land a leg kick but Ling saw it coming and moves away.
Alavaara misses with a leg kick
and Ling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alavaara moves in looking to clinch but Ling pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling cracks Alavaara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alavaara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alavaara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ling checks it well.
Alavaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Ling.
Ling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Ling.
Ling is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ling connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alavaara's hands.
Mauri Alavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Alavaara.
Ling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alavaara takes one on the button.
A low kick from Alavaara misses
and Ling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alavaara pushes Ling away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling loads up on a big right hand but Alavaara slips the punch.
Ling with a nice cross.
Alavaara misses with a shot to the body
and Ling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ling throws a nice looking combination but Alavaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ling stuns Alavaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Alavaara needs to keep his hands up - Ling had a free shot at his head there.
Alavaara tries to land a front kick but Ling steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alavaara can pounce on him.
Ling thumps Alavaara with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alavaara throws a leg kick but Ling checks it.
Ling throws a big shot that misses.
Alavaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alavaara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ling throws a push kick but Alavaara slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pao Ling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ling misses with a body kick.
Alavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alavaara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ling counters with a leg kick.
Alavaara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ling counters with a good, hard body kick but Alavaara shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Ling.
Alavaara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ling rather than just go for the knockout.
Ling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ling tries to bum rush Alavaara with a series of wild strikes but Alavaara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alavaara connects with a nice looking jab.
Ling lands with a shot to the body.
Ling swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ling throws a lazy right hand but Alavaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Ling misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alavaara doesn't seem bothered though.
Ling throws a shot from downtown. Alavaara moves away and avoids it.
Alavaara misses with a body shot.
Ling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alavaara.
Ling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alavaara throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ling tests Alavaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alavaara is breathing heavily.
Alavaara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pao Ling is winning the standup battle so far.
Ling throws a sloppy head kick
and Alavaara counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Ling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ling loads up on a big right hand but Alavaara slips the punch.
A lazy left from Alavaara finds it's target.
Ling misses with a straight right.
Alavaara throws a big shot that misses.
Alavaara throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alavaara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ling cracks Alavaara with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
Ling looks to land a left hand but Alavaara moved out of range nicely.
Alavaara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ling.
Ling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Ling.
Alavaara misses with a hook to the body
enabling Ling to counter with a crisp jab.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alavaara.
Ling scores with a hook.

Alavaara is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Ling misses the target.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alavaara.
Alavaara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ling.
Ling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ling misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Alavaara misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling misses with a looping left.
Ling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alavaara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Ling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ling's corner calls for a 1-2. Ling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alavaara staying out of range there.
Alavaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ling connects with the punch.
Ling lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ling doesn't seem bothered though.
Ling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alavaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pao Ling dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alavaara swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Ling counter with a right hand.
Ling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alavaara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alavaara's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from Ling misses
and Ling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ling tries to bum rush Alavaara with a series of wild strikes but Alavaara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Ling misses.
Alavaara scores with a hook to the body. Ling takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alavaara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alavaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Ling misses with a straight right.
Alavaara throws a shot from downtown. Ling moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Ling catches Alavaara right on the button with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alavaara manages to avoid it.
Alavaara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alavaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alavaara looks to land a right hand but Ling moved out of range.
Alavaara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alavaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.
Alavaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ling. That did some damage!
Alavaara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ling misses with a double jab
and Alavaara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ling thinking.
Alavaara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ling counters with a nice body kick.
Alavaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling jabs Alavaara right on the nose. Alavaara blinks but takes it well.
Alavaara misses with a looping left.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alavaara staying out of range there.
Alavaara punishes Ling's body with a nice straight punch.
Alavaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ling manages to avoid it.
Alavaara tries to clinch
and Ling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alavaara's knee momentarily.
Ling misses with a leg kick.
Alavaara lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling thuds a left hand into Alavaara's body.
Ling misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alavaara.
Ling catches Alavaara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alavaara scores with a leg kick.
Alavaara avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Ling misses.
Alavaara thows a leg kick but Ling checks it
and Ling counters with a nice leg kick.
Alavaara looks to clinch
and Ling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alavaara misses with a hook to the body
and Ling makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alavaara really felt that one!
Ling keeps the fight on the outside.
Ling throws a shot to the body.
Alavaara takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ling lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alavaara is still on wobbly legs! Can Ling finish him?
Ling misses the jab.
Alavaara seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Ling.
Nice uppercut lands for Ling. That snapped Alavaara's head back.
Ling missing with a left hand there. Alavaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alavaara looks to land a left hand but Ling moved out of range nicely.
Ling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alavaara can do to turn this around?
Alavaara looks to land a combination but Ling avoids it well.
Ling throws a front kick aimed at Alavaara's knee but Alavaara avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ling throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alavaara. Ling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alavaara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ling counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pao Ling clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alavaara is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Alavaara misses its intended target.
Alavaara is looking to chop away at Ling's legs.
Ling 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.
Alavaara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ling throws a nice looking combination but Alavaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alavaara misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alavaara cracks Ling with a good jab.
Ling looks to land a right hand but Alavaara moved out of range.
Alavaara misses with a two punch combination.
Alavaara closes the distance but Ling moves to the side
and Ling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ling misses with a low kick.
Alavaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alavaara.
Alavaara connects with a single shot there.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alavaara moves away.
Alavaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alavaara tries to clinch up
and Ling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ling lands a high kick!
Alavaara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ling counters with a nice leg kick.
Alavaara throws a leg kick which misses Ling's front leg but catches the back leg as Ling tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Alavaara.
Ling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ling tries to work over Alavaara's front leg with a kick but Alavaara checks it.
Ling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
Ling looks to score with a jab to the body but Alavaara is just out of range.
Alavaara moves out of range of the body kick from Ling.
Ling misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Alavaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ling thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alavaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alavaara lands a body shot.
Ling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alavaara throws a low kick but Ling avoids it.
Alavaara takes a swing at Ling's ribcage but misses.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alavaara tries a low kick but Ling avoids it.
Alavaara misses with a body shot
and Ling finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ling scores with a jab. Alavaara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a lazy right hand but Alavaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alavaara is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ling throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Alavaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Alavaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ling scores with a spinning back kick!
Ling misses with a looping right.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alavaara.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alavaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
A lazy left from Alavaara finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pao Ling had his way with Mauri Alavaara in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Alavaara defending well as Ling loads up on a big left hand.
Ling looks to throw the jab but Alavaara is out of range.
Alavaara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ling.
A shot to the body from Alavaara misses
and Ling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alavaara closes the distance but Ling moves to the side
and Ling counters with a leg kick.
Alavaara misses with a hook to the body
and Ling counters with a nice body kick.
Alavaara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ling is able to avoid easily.
Ling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ling takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.
Ling lands a nice shot to the body.
Ling thumps Alavaara with a low kick.
Alavaara is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A nice inside leg kick there by Ling. That's going to slow Alavaara down.
Ling scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alavaara in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alavaara takes one on the button.
Ling loads up on a big right hand but Alavaara slips the punch.
Alavaara thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling lands a two punch combo.
Ling throws a lazy right hand but Alavaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alavaara ducks under a wild hook from Ling.
Ling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ling throws a jab but it's blocked by Alavaara.
Alavaara throws an overhand right that lands on Ling's shoulder, as Ling tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Ling.
Ling looks to land a body kick but Alavaara moved away.
Mauri Alavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pao Ling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara wants to clinch up but Ling keeps it at a distance.
Ling connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ling cracks the inside of Alavaara's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
Ling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alavaara's head.
Alavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ling manages to avoid it.
Alavaara closes the distance but Ling moves to the side
and Ling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alavaara tries to clinch but Ling is having none of it.
Alavaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alavaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ling ducks under a wild hook from Alavaara.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ling.
Nice body kick there by Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with a right hand to the body.
Alavaara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ling counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ling misses with a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands a really nice looking cross but Alavaara seems unphased.
Alavaara clinches but Ling breaks the clinch
and Ling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ling avoids the body shot from Alavaara.
Ling cracks Alavaara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ling throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alavaara scores with a nice strike.
Alavaara misses with the combination.
Ling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alavaara at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alavaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Ling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pao Ling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:44
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pao Ling!
Pao Ling retains his welterweight title!