PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Shakespeare (ranked 2721 p4p, 3041 weight class) and Reese Ling (ranked 311 p4p, 353 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Shakespeare
vs
Ling

194 cm
19
272
4 - 1 - 0

201 cm
25
268
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Shakespeare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reese Ling!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling darts in trying to clinch
and Shakespeare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Reese Ling has been cut.
Ling closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shakespeare counters with a stiff right hand.
Ling has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ling tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shakespeare connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ling looks to clinch
and Shakespeare counters with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Reese Ling's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ling is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Shakespeare moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Shakespeare!
After winning the bout, Robbie Shakespeare thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.