PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chang Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Efadze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling comes to the ring accompanied by Like Water. George Efadze has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chang Ling's chin.

Ling
vs
Efadze

150 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

Good kicks
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chang Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Efadze!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Efadze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ling tries to close the distance and clinch but Efadze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Efadze clips Ling with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Ling a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

It looks like Chang Ling has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ling tries to clinch up but Efadze circles away and keeps his distance.
Ling wants to clinch up but Efadze keeps it at a distance.
Efadze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ling moves out of range as Efadze strikes.
Ling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ling tries to clinch up but Efadze circles away and keeps his distance.
Ling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ling really is a fat lump.
Efadze tries a head kick but it misses.
Ling tries to close the distance and clinch but Efadze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Efadze throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
Efadze is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Ling takes a kick to the side of the head.

Ling is rocked!
Ling throws a head kick but Efadze moves out of range.
Oh Ling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ling is breathing heavily.
Efadze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Efadze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ling on the side of the head.
Efadze throws a jab but it's blocked by Ling.
Ling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Efadze fails to land with a series of punches.
George Efadze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Efadze missing with a left hand there. Ling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Efadze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Efadze throws a series of punches but Ling moves out of range.
Efadze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George Efadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling tries to clinch up.
Efadze misses with a head kick.
Efadze throws a sloppy head kick

and Ling counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Efadze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Efadze wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Efadze misses the jab.
Ling definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Efadze lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Efadze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Efadze catches Ling napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Ling goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). George Efadze!
Chang Ling was interviewed post fight and said 'I did what I didn't do.'.