PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cottoneye Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes into the arena with Cottoneye Joe blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Cottoneye Joe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Joe
vs
Ling

175 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cottoneye Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wong Ling!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Ling misses with a two punch combination.
Joe walks into a jab.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe is looking to land body kicks.

Ling shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Joe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Ling from controlling successfully.
Ling scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ling trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ling postures up.

Joe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Ling from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ling is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ling connects with a couple of short punches.
Joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Joe has his foot on Ling's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ling works his way back into a safe position though.
Ling slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ling forces his way into half guard.
Ling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Joe working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ling looking to pass the guard.
Ling is looking to work some ground and pound but Joe has wrist control.
Joe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Joe.
Joe trying to control but Ling is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks Ling's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Joe landing strikes from the mount.
Ling tries to hold on but Joe pushes him away.
Ling takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ling hang on?
Ling can't escape the position.
Ling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ling can't escape the position.
Joe scoring with strikes but Ling is staying in there.
Joe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ling is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands with some strikes.
Ling can't escape the position.
Joe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ling bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Joe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ling postures up.
Joe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ling is looking to work some ground and pound but Joe has wrist control.
Ling wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
Joe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cottoneye Joe dominated that round.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ling misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot lands for Joe.
Ling lands a body shot.
Ling looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Joe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ling takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ling misses with a body shot.
Joe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ling throws a low kick but Joe avoids it.
Ling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Ling lands a nice shot to the body.
Ling misses with a leg kick
and Joe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ling is breathing heavily.
Joe throws a body punch but Ling moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ling.
Ling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Ling is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joe rather than just go for the knockout.
Joe throws a body punch but Ling moves out of range.
Cottoneye Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Ling takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe throws a body punch but Ling moves out of range.
Ling misses with a looping right.
Joe jabs at Ling's body.
Ling lands with a hook. Joe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Ling tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Joe.
Joe tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch but Ling moves out of range.
Joe avoids the body shot from Ling.
Ling misses with a leg kick.
Ling throws a jab when Joe was well out of range.
Ling shoots for a takedown but Joe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe lands a jab to the head.
Joe throws a body punch but Ling moves out of range.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ling.
Ling takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch up.
Ling has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Joe.
Ling moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Joe cracks Ling with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ling to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ling looks to clinch but Joe throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ling taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cottoneye Joe!