PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege has chosen Will T. Bear: For a Few Dollars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ling
vs
Liege

180 cm
31
178 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

183 cm
32
187 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pao Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeas Liege!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Liege looking to score a takedown here. Ling is defending well but Liege drives through and ends up in Ling's guard.
Ling controlling the position.
Ling controls Liege momentarily but Liege frees himself.
Liege pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ling is keeping the position for now.

Liege is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Liege throwing strikes but missing.

Liege drops back looking for a leg! Ling is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ling manages to kick Liege off! Liege jumps back into Ling's guard.
Liege with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege wants to control from the top but Ling keeps moving.
Liege stands up over Ling, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Liege works over Ling with some ground and pound from guard.
Liege stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ling swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liege trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liege lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Liege working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liege is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liege thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Liege prevents Ling from getting back to his feet.
Liege passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liege looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ling is looking to control Liege's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ling avoid being mounted?

Liege is looking for a kimura here.

Liege is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege is pressing down on Ling's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ling is holding on for now.

Liege seems to be looking for submissions.
Ling has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liege is working away from the top position though.

Liege is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ling has managed to free his arm - good work.
Liege working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Liege looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ling is trying to get back to full guard.
Ling is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Liege is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ling is just riding it out for now. Liege eventually gives up the hold.
Ling is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caeas Liege dominated that round.
That's time! Ling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Liege moves out of range as Ling throws a body kick.
Ling misses with a leg kick.
Liege looks for a takedown but Ling sprawls well.
Ling throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Liege takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ling connects with a leg kick. Liege looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ling checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liege.
Liege looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pao Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeas Liege.
Ling scores with a nice strike.
Liege takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Liege drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling sneaks back into half guard.
Liege wants to free his trapped foot but Ling is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ling pushes Liege off looking to stand but Liege dives back in and keeps control.
Liege working over Ling with some ground and pound. Ling looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ling is trying to get back to full guard.
Liege looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Liege sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liege is working for a submission of some sort.

Ling is defending against the submission attempts here by Liege.
Ling is looking for a sweep. Liege is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Liege is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ling is just riding it out for now. Liege eventually gives up the hold.
Ling is looking to improve his position.
Ling is trying to maintain the position but Liege is very close to passing his half guard.
Liege is keen to just control but Ling is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liege perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Liege is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ling has managed to free his arm - good work.

Liege is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ling sees it coming and defends easily.

Liege looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Liege is trying to work for a kimura but Ling is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caeas Liege showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Liege looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ling tries to clinch up but Liege circles away and keeps his distance.
Ling throws a right hand that Liege ducks under and follows up with a left that Liege also avoids with ease.
Ling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liege avoids the head kick by Ling.
Liege displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ling throws out the jab.
Ling throws a sloppy head kick and Liege moves out of range easily.
Ling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ling wants it to stay on the feet.
Ling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liege was well out of range. Poor timing from Ling.
Liege circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ling throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege fails to land the takedown.
Liege shoots for a takedown but Ling saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pao Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeas Liege.
Liege fails with the takedown.
Liege shoots in and drives through. Ling sprawls well.
Ling throws a sloppy head kick and Liege moves out of range easily.
Liege blocks a head kick by Ling.
Ling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ling throws a sloppy body shot

so Liege counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Liege drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ling manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Liege has Ling in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Liege is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ling is aware though and is defending well.
Liege takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege looking for a sweep. Not yet Liege, not yet.
Liege keeping moving, preventing Ling from controlling successfully.
Ling wanted to stand there but Liege had control of the position.
Liege has control of Ling's left arm, preventing Ling from doing any damage.
Ling trying to control the position from guard on top but Liege is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caeas Liege is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pao Ling.
Liege shoots in but Ling avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ling connects with a body shot that sends Liege's belly button to the back.
Ling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Liege will feel that in the morning.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ling enables Liege to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ling manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Liege trying to control but Ling is working from the bottom.
Liege controlling from the top position.
Ling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling keeping moving, preventing Liege from controlling successfully.
Liege stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ling swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Caeas Liege was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Liege bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pao Ling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Liege tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liege has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ling tries to bench press Liege off him but Liege keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liege in side control, throwing shots but Ling defends.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Caeas Liege.
I've got Liege winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caeas Liege!
An out of breath Caeas Liege thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.