PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xing Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danival Torfadson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ling
vs
Torfadson

182 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xing Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danival Torfadson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ling takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Torfadson.
Ling wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ling wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torfadson has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ling is trying to force a seperation but Torfadson has the dominant position.
Torfadson is working Ling over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torfadson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ling's brow.
Ling wants to get back to striking at distance but Torfadson won't allow it.
Torfadson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torfadson works on Ling's body with a couple of short punches.
Torfadson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ling's elbow.
Ling jumps guard but Torfadson stands there with Ling around his waist. Ling gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Torfadson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ling has his takedown stuffed

and Torfadson moves into the clinch.
Torfadson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torfadson cracks Ling with a nice body shot.

Ling pulls guard effortlessly.

Ling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torfadson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torfadson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torfadson with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torfadson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ling has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Torfadson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Torfadson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Ling gets control of Torfadson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ling will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Torfadson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torfadson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torfadson is looking to escape.
Ling is trying to control. Torfadson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ling moves into full mount! Torfadson won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torfadson tries to buck Ling off so he can stand up but Ling has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Torfadson falls backwards, slamming Ling to the mat but Ling holds on tight! Torfadson is forced to tap and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Xing Ling!
Post fight, Xing Ling stared into the camera and said 'This is just the begining,i have to prove a lot!'.