PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ling might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jay Chou - General/Checkmate. Wailer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Soul Rebel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Ling
vs
Wailer

180 cm
25
178 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wailer throws the left hand but Ling avoids the punch easily.
Wailer connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Pao Ling has been cut.
Ling tests Wailer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wailer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ling manages to avoid it.
Wailer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling lands a jab to the head.
Ling connects with an inside leg kick.
Wailer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ling counters with a low kick, right behind Wailer 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wailer tries a head kick but it misses.
Wailer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Wailer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wailer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wailer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ling circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wailer looks gassed!
Wailer falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Ling counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Wailer misses
and Ling counters with a solid body kick.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wailer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
Ling cracks Wailer with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wailer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ling.

It looks like Bunny Wailer has been cut.
Ling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Ling tenderised Wailer's leg. Wailer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ling lands a nice shot to the body.
Ling throws a wild body kick that Wailer sees coming a mile off.
Ling lands with a right hand.

Wailer is rocked!
Wailer bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ling comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Wailer falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Wailer was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pao Ling!
Pao Ling retains his middleweight title!
Pao Ling took some time post fight to say the following; 'Victory came to me, because the time to strike was when the opportunity presented itself.'.