PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gan Mao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mao Ling is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Gan Mao Ling looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mao Ling
vs
Tan

172 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gan Mao Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colin Tan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mao Ling throws a head kick that misses.
Mao Ling is breathing heavily.

Tan shoots in and bounces Mao Ling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tan trying to control but Mao Ling is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tan throwing strikes but missing.
Tan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tan advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan in side control lands a decent elbow.

Tan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mao Ling knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tan throws a strike aimed at the side of Mao Ling's head but Mao Ling avoids it well.
Mao Ling is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tan connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Tan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tan throws an elbow but Mao Ling slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tan has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mao Ling wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tan with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Mao Ling is rocked!
Tan landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Mao Ling is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mao Ling wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mao Ling seems to have got his legs back now.
Tan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tan looking to finish Mao Ling with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mao Ling!
Tan raining down shots from the mount!
Tan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tan lands a big shot there that rocks Mao Ling but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tan unloading with bombs!
Mao Ling takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mao Ling looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tan controlling from the full mount.
Mao Ling in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Tan.
Tan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mao Ling hang on?
Tan with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tan unloading with bombs!

Tan wants to finish this one by submission but Mao Ling is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tan.
Tan landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tan stands and throws Mao Ling's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mao Ling will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tan lands a few punches from side control.
Tan tries to score with some ground and pound. Mao Ling controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tan grinds an elbow into Mao Ling's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan scores with a couple of short elbows.

Tan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mao Ling, who protects the arm well.
Mao Ling taking a bit of punishment here - Tan scoring with strikes.
Tan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tan working the ground and pound but Mao Ling is defending the strikes.
Tan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tan working the body and head with strikes.
Colin Tan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tan moves into full mount!
Tan lands a big shot there that rocks Mao Ling but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mao Ling knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tan on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tan landing strikes from the mount.
Mao Ling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mao Ling tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mao Ling is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tan is landing with some decent strikes but Mao Ling is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tan landing strikes from the mount.
Tan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mao Ling?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan working Mao Ling over with strikes here.
Tan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mao Ling in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mao Ling's face.
Tan with shots to the head and body - Mao Ling looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tan lands a big shot there that rocks Mao Ling but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mao Ling is in a horrible position here. Tan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tan landing strikes from the mount and Mao Ling is in trouble!
Tan lands with some strikes.
Mao Ling takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tan looking to finish Mao Ling with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mao Ling!
A nice elbow there by Tan.
Mao Ling takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mao Ling can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tan lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Tan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tan throws a right hand that Mao Ling ducks under and follows up with a left that Mao Ling also avoids with ease.
Mao Ling leaves his chin hanging out and Tan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mao Ling crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colin Tan!