PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asim Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Klein
vs
Ling

194 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Irvin Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Asim Ling!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ling takes the fight into the clinch.
Ling pushes Klein back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klein trying to land knees to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ling has eaten all the pies!
Klein stalling against the cage.

Klein is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ling is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Klein to the mat. Klein regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Klein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ling has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Klein is proving hard to escape from.
Klein seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ling wants to control from the top but Klein keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein is trying to control the position but Ling postures up.
Ling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ling wanted to stand there but Klein had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein looking to control but Ling passes into half guard.
Klein is trying to maintain the position but Ling is very close to passing his half guard.
Ling winds up and cracks Klein with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Irvin Klein has been cut.
Klein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ling.
Klein wants to control but Ling is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ling seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Klein trying to hold on to Ling's head to control him but Ling postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ling is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Klein still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Klein has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Klein working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ling tries to improve position but can't.
Ling is not content to let Klein control the position.
Klein working the head and body with strikes.
Ling wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Ling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Klein.
Ling wants to get back to his feet but Klein drags him back down.
Ling is looking for a sweep.
Klein lands an elbow.

Klein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Klein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Klein is looking to take a break and control but Ling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ling manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Klein is working for a submission of some sort.
Klein stops Ling from getting back to his feet.
Ling is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klein landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ling gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ling wants to sweep but no luck.
Ling is looking to sweep but instead, Klein has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Asim Ling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irvin Klein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No joy there for Klein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ling clinches up against the cage.

Ling pulls Klein into guard.
Klein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Klein postures up.
Ling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klein sitting in guard here, content to control.
Klein wants to control from the top but Ling keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Klein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Klein postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ling fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Klein to the ground. Ling is now in Klein's guard.
Ling preventing the sweep.
Klein working a defensive guard here.
Ling trying to control the position from guard on top but Klein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ling missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Klein looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ling has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Klein is proving hard to escape from.
Ling wants to control from the top but Klein keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling looking to sit in guard and control but Klein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Klein postures up.
Klein wants to control from the top but Ling keeps moving.
Ling throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Klein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein wants to stand but Ling has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ling connects with the punch.
Klein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ling sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Klein doesn't manage to clinch there - Ling circles away.

Klein shoots in and bounces Ling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Klein seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klein wants to control from the top but Ling keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ling working for a triangle but Klein defends it easily.
Klein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ling's head.
Klein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ling is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ling is looking to stand up but Klein isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Irvin Klein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irvin Klein's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ling scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Klein wants to control but Ling postures up.

Ling wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Klein, who protects the arm well.
Klein is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ling's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein tries to roll over but Ling keeps him under control.
Ling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klein defending well though.
Ling is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein is staying active underneath Ling, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Klein is looking to improve his position.
Ling content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ling trying to control the action but Klein is working from the bottom.
Ling is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Klein desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ling content to control rather than advance.
Ling trying to control the action but Klein is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Ling scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ling seems to be looking for submissions.
Klein trying to hold on to Ling's head to control him but Ling postures up.
Klein works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Klein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ling defends well.
Klein has his hands on Ling's head, controlling the position.
Ling is stalling in the full guard.
Klein wants to control but Ling passes easily into half guard.
Klein wants to get back to full guard but Ling has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Ling wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Klein, who protects the arm well.
Ling wants to stand but Klein is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Klein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Asim Ling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ling trying to control the action but Klein is working from the bottom.
Klein can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ling tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ling has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

And that's the end of the fight!
Asim Ling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asim Ling!