PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bam Boom 6 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling has chosen Hollow Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Boom 6
vs
Ling

188 cm
23
193 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
188 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bam Boom 6!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Ling!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom 6 closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ling counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom 6 tries to clinch but Ling moves away
and Ling counters with an outside leg kick.
Ling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ling looks to land a body kick but Boom 6 moved away.
Boom 6 wants to clinch up but Ling keeps it at a distance.
Ling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boom 6 takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom 6 tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ling counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom 6 is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ling.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ling darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Bam Boom 6 has been cut.
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ling counters with a stiff right hand.
Ling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ling throws a body punch but Boom 6 moves out of range.
Ling thows a leg kick but Boom 6 checks it
and Boom 6 makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ling throws a right and a left that Boom 6 avoids nicely.
Ling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boom 6 moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom 6 tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boom 6 darts in trying to clinch
and Ling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boom 6 looks to clinch
and Ling counters with an outside leg kick.
Jeff Ling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ling is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boom 6 rather than just go for the knockout.
Boom 6 moves out of range of the leg kick from Ling.
A slow jab from Ling misses its intended target.
Boom 6 tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ling sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boom 6 somewhat.
Ling throws a hook but Boom 6 avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom 6 lands a right hook to the body.
Ling scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom 6 chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
Boom 6 takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom 6 on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.
Ling throws a chopping leg kick but Boom 6 manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws out a powerful jab.
Ling digs a good body shot into Boom 6's ribs.
Ling digs a good hook to Boom 6's body.
Ling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ling connects with a body shot that sends Boom 6's belly button to the back.
Ling lands a nice hook to Boom 6's body. Boom 6 takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ling cracks the inside of Boom 6's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Ling misses.
A punch lands to the side of Boom 6 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Ling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Boom 6's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ling scores with a hook to the body. Boom 6 takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom 6 is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ling throws a series of punches but Boom 6 moves out of range.
Boom 6 chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
Ling takes a swing at Boom 6's ribcage but misses.
Ling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boom 6 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom 6 tries to clinch
and Ling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom 6 looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boom 6 misses with an uppercut. Ling saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some bone on bone action there as Boom 6 checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
Ling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ling throws a leg kick but Boom 6 sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ling cracks a nice hook into Boom 6's ribs.
Boom 6 takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jeff Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom 6 walks into a straight right hand from Ling.
Jeff Ling seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom 6 on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.

Ling drops Boom 6 with a big left hand and mounts him. Boom 6 is in big trouble!

Boom 6 is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boom 6 taking shots to the head.
Oh Boom 6 is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ling controlling from mount.
Boom 6 is looking to get to half guard.
Ling controlling the pace for now.
Boom 6 seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ling is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Boom 6 to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Boom 6 shrugs it off.
Boom 6 is trying desperately to improve position.
Ling controlling his opponent.
Ling postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boom 6 looks a forlorn figure.
Boom 6 is trying desperately to improve position.
Ling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boom 6 can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom 6 tries to lock up and control but Ling gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ling with good strikes from the mount here!
Ling content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom 6 is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Ling connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling with a couple of short strikes.
Ling controlling the pace for now.
Boom 6 really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Ling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bam Boom 6's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Boom 6 doesn't manage to clinch there - Ling circles away.
Ling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ling jabs Boom 6 to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
Boom 6 darts in trying to clinch
enabling Ling to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom 6 takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Ling misses
and Boom 6 counters with a head kick. That will keep Ling thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Boom 6 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom 6 seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Ling shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Boom 6 is backing up but Ling catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Boom 6 covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Ling Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Ling!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeff Ling thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.