PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling has chosen Jay Chou - General/Checkmate as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maynard
vs
Ling

188 cm
24
197 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
174 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard misses with an uppercut
and Ling counters with a body kick.
Ling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Ling misses its intended target.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ling swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maynard looks for the body kick but Ling saw that one coming.
Maynard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ling lands with a cross.
Ling fakes the leg kick and cracks Maynard in the body.
That kick from Ling tenderised Maynard's leg. Maynard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ling scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Ling as he connects with a hook.
Ling misses with a leg kick
and Maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard defending well as Ling loads up on a big left hand.
Ling throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
A low kick from Maynard is predictable there
and Ling makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Ling misses with a leg kick
and Maynard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Ling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ling catches Maynard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling throws a chopping leg kick but Maynard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maynard connects with an inside leg kick.
Maynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ling.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maynard under the eye.
Ling fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maynard on the side of the head.
Ling lands a glancing blow to the side of Maynard's head.
Ling goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Ling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ling cracks the inside of Maynard's front leg.
Maynard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Ling tenderised Maynard's leg. Maynard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maynard moves out of range of the body kick from Ling.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ling lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ling throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maynard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.
Maynard avoids the head kick by Ling.
Maynard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maynard misses with a two punch combination.
Ling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling connects with a right hand. Maynard shakes it off.
Ling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ling thuds his shin into the meat of Maynard's side.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maynard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ling.
Ling swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ling.
Ling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pao Ling dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maynard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
Maynard misses with a leg kick
and Maynard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Maynard checks a low kick from Ling.
Ling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling throws a push kick but Maynard slaps the foot to one side.
Ling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maynard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maynard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ling connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling lands a really nice looking cross but Maynard seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ling lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maynard. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling connects with a body shot.
Ling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maynard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ling.
Ling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Ling.
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling scores with a leg kick.
Ling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ling.
Ling digs a good body shot into Maynard's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling thuds his right hand into Maynard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ling.
Ling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ling throws out a leg kick but Maynard moves out of range and Ling only half commits.
Ling bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maynard's head backwards.
Maynard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ling counters with a stiff right hand.
Pao Ling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maynard slips under a jab from Ling.
Maynard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maynard checks a low kick from Ling.
Ling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maynard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maynard cracks a nice hook into Ling's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ling scores with a three punch combo!
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
Ling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ling connects with a jab.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ling looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ling. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ling lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maynard takes a step back to recover.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard's calf.
Ling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maynard will feel that in the morning.
Ling throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ling.
Maynard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Maynard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ling.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pao Ling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Ling.
Maynard misses the body punch
and Maynard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ling tries to bum rush Maynard with a series of wild strikes but Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maynard throws a poor cross that misses
and Ling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maynard misses with a hook
and Ling counters with a nice body kick.
Ling lands a leg kick that knocks Maynard off balance momentarily.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Ling misses.
Maynard slips a jab and a cross from Ling.
Ling throws a leg kick but Maynard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling throws a combination that misses
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.
Ling throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
Maynard throws a combination that misses
and Ling counters with a solid body kick.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard's calf.
A good leg kick by Ling.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maynard is out of range and Ling settles back down.
Maynard misses with a hook
and Ling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ling.
Nice cross by Ling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
Ling looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Ling scores with a nice head shot.
Ling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ling jabs at Maynard's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a body kick the misses
and Maynard counters with a stiff right hand.
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
Maynard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ling counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maynard thinking.
Maynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ling.
Ling misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maynard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ling - the referee stops the clock and Maynard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ling. Maynard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ling wants to slow Maynard down by chopping away at his legs.
Ling tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ling scores with a leg kick.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ling. That's going to slow Maynard down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ling jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maynard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maynard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maynard walks into a stiff left hand from Ling.
Maynard walks into a jab.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling throws the kick towards the body but Maynard avoids it.
Maynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ling scores with a hook.
Ling jabs at Maynard's body.
Ling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Ling off the cage and back into rage.
Ling scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Ling does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Ling finds it's target.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Ling avoids them all with ease.
Ling moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
Donk. Ling catches Maynard right on the button with a cross.
Ling scores with a jab.
A cross from Ling lands.
Ling thows a body kick. Maynard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ling lands a nice shot to the body.
Ling throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ling lands with an uppercut that bounces Maynard off the cage and back into rage.
Maynard throws a right hand that misses
and Ling counters with a nice uppercut.

Maynard is rocked!
Ling throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maynard. That did some damage!
Maynard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maynard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ling lands a jab.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Ling clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ling misses with a straight left.
Maynard misses with a jab to the body
and Ling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ling moves forwards but Maynard connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maynard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ling lands with a slapping head kick.
Ling lands a body shot.
Maynard swinging wildly here.
Maynard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ling.
Maynard misses with a left hand
and Ling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a wild body kick that Maynard sees coming a mile off.
Ling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ling.
A solid body kick from Ling.
Good leg kick by Ling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maynard checks the leg kick.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maynard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ling counters with a thumping low kick.
Ling lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Maynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling misses with a few strikes there.
Maynard seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Ling.
Ling delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pao Ling dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ling scores with a kick to the body.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ling throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Maynard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.
Ling throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
Ling scores with a kick to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling misses with a leg kick.
Ling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a hook
and Ling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ling scores with a spinning back kick!
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Ling cracks a nice hook into Maynard's ribs.
Ling throws a series of strikes that have Maynard backpedaling.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Ling throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
Ling throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Ling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maynard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
A head kick from Ling lands but Maynard takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ling circles away quickly and effectively.
Ling bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Maynard takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ling.
Ling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maynard on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Ling coming out on top.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Ling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maynard. That's going to slow Ling down.
Ling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling is looking to land body kicks.
Ling throws a chopping leg kick but Maynard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
Maynard scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a left hand
and Ling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Ling.
Ling lands a glancing blow to the side of Maynard's head.
Ling scores with a nice body kick.
Maynard swings widly with a right hand
and Ling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maynard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ling.
Maynard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pao Ling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 40:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 40:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 40:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pao Ling!
Pao Ling is the new middleweight champion!