PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Sinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Sinn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ling
vs
Sinn

176 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Sinn!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Ling.
Sinn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ling tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinn avoids the head kick by Ling.

Sinn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Sinn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ling is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Sinn as Ling shoots in.

Sinn moves into the clinch successfully.
Sinn is working for takedown but Ling is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sinn trying to land knees to the body.
Ling gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sinn.

Sinn pulls guard.
Sinn controlling Ling's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinn wants to sweep here but Ling controlling him for the moment.
Sinn is trying to keep Ling in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ling is fighting to break Sinn's control of his arms but Sinn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Sinn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Adam Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Ling.
Sinn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ling throws a lazy head kick

and Sinn counters with a takedown into side control.
Sinn trying to control the position but Ling is working away.
Ling is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ling some visible discomfort.

Sinn decides to stand back up.
Sinn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ling throws a head kick but Sinn moves out of range.
Ling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinn looks to land a body kick but Ling moved away.

Sinn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ling is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sinn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ling is not content to let Sinn control the position.
Ling tries to escape but Sinn is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Sinn working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Ling turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Sinn off and cradles Ling's limp body as Sinn celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Samuel Sinn!