PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 1687 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Ger McDonnell (ranked 232 p4p, 185 weight class). Lincoln comes to the cage accompanied by Sgt MacKenzie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lincoln
vs
McDonnell

180 cm
28
160
9 - 3 - 0

171 cm
29
160
11 - 9 - 1

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World class boxer
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Granite chin

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ger McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
McDonnell connects with a body shot that sends Lincoln 's belly button to the back.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a hook.
Lincoln feints and then cracks McDonnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonnell down.
Lincoln avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lincoln lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McDonnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lincoln misses with a looping left.
Lincoln takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lincoln lands a jab.
We've been informed that McDonnell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lincoln steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Lincoln keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
Lincoln moves away from the strike by McDonnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonnell throws an off balance right hand
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDonnell on the side of the head.
A low kick from McDonnell misses
and Lincoln counters with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
Lincoln misses with a shot to the body
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonnell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lincoln throws a push kick but McDonnell slaps the foot to one side.
McDonnell punishes Lincoln 's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick from Lincoln , right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln slips under a jab.
Lincoln displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
Lincoln connects with a single shot there.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
We've been told by Lincoln 's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
McDonnell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lincoln slips under a jab.
Lincoln slips a straight right by McDonnell.
Lincoln will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut. Lincoln saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
Lincoln appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
McDonnell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lincoln is out of range and McDonnell settles back down.
Lincoln defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
Lincoln throws a low kick but it's checked well by McDonnell.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonnell swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
McDonnell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lincoln feints and then cracks McDonnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonnell down.
McDonnell throws a solid leg kick but Lincoln takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonnell.
Lincoln takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln .
McDonnell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lincoln takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonnell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lincoln counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by McDonnell.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McDonnell swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln slips a jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
McDonnell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McDonnell misses with a double jab
and Lincoln counters with a nice leg kick.
McDonnell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lincoln avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McDonnell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lincoln pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Lincoln avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lincoln lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
Lincoln cracks McDonnell with a good jab.
McDonnell throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lincoln is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McDonnell throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincoln moves away.
Lincoln displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
McDonnell lands a jab-cross combination.
Lincoln cracks McDonnell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDonnell misses with a body punch
and Lincoln counters with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonnell.
McDonnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Lincoln .
Nice uppercut lands for Lincoln . That snapped McDonnell's head back.
A leg kick checked by McDonnell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Lincoln will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot lands for Lincoln .
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincoln on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincoln moves away.
Lincoln is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincoln checks a leg kick.
McDonnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDonnell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonnell connects with a body shot that sends Lincoln 's belly button to the back.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Lincoln avoids the punch easily.
Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonnell misses the target.
Lincoln throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for McDonnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
Lincoln looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDonnell moves out of range as Lincoln throws a body kick.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick.
Lincoln appears to be looking for a big counter.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
McDonnell feints and then cracks Lincoln 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lincoln down.
Lincoln avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Lincoln lands a leg kick that knocks McDonnell off balance momentarily.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a leg kick
and Lincoln counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Lincoln .
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Lincoln is out of range.
Lincoln showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonnell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
McDonnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonnell counters with a three punch combo that has Lincoln backing up. Lincoln nods at McDonnell to acknowledge the strikes.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincoln throws out the jab.
McDonnell misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lincoln . Those never looked like landing.
Lincoln will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lincoln avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
Lincoln scores with a hook to the body. McDonnell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDonnell clobbers Lincoln with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Lincoln .
McDonnell throws a jab when Lincoln was well out of range.
McDonnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lincoln counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a low kick but McDonnell moves out of range easily.
Lincoln misses with a body shot.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lincoln slips under a jab from McDonnell.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
Lincoln misses with a body punch
and McDonnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by McDonnell. Beautiful body shot.
McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln motions for McDonnell to come forward. Lincoln throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDonnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
McDonnell connects with a looping right hand.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from McDonnell misses
and Lincoln connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Lincoln coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lincoln .
McDonnell misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
McDonnell throws a front kick aimed at Lincoln 's knee but Lincoln avoids it well.
Lincoln lands a head kick. McDonnell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McDonnell misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lincoln is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
Lincoln uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonnell loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Lincoln throws a counter high kick but McDonnell was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lincoln misses with a hook.
Lincoln looks to land a body kick but McDonnell moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ger McDonnell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McDonnell throws a head kick but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonnell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a hook but Lincoln avoids it easily.
McDonnell slips a jab from Lincoln .
McDonnell catches Lincoln with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lincoln throws a shot to the body.
Lincoln lands with an overhand left.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
Lincoln is looking to slow McDonnell down with leg kicks.
Lincoln misses with a body shot.
McDonnell lands with an uppercut that bounces Lincoln off the cage and back into range.
McDonnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lincoln in his tracks.
McDonnell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses
and Lincoln counters with a good low kick that McDonnell was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonnell. That's going to slow Lincoln down.
Lincoln pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonnell is looking for the big counter here.
Lincoln sizes up McDonnell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
Lincoln keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by McDonnell.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lincoln throws the kick towards the body but McDonnell avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonnell! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDonnell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell throws a low kick, looking for Lincoln 's leg but Lincoln calmly moves out of range.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lincoln .
Lincoln thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lincoln darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a big shot that misses.
McDonnell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Lincoln .
McDonnell throws a leg kick but Lincoln moved away.
Lincoln feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDonnells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lincoln .
McDonnell moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Lincoln is out of range.
Lincoln misses with a looping right.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell tries to land a leg kick but Lincoln saw it coming and moves away.
Lincoln looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lincoln moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Lincoln .
Lincoln keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from McDonnell does no damage.
A big right from Lincoln misses.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Lincoln .
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McDonnell throws a lazy uppercut
and Lincoln counters with a leg kick.
Lincoln throws a right hand that misses
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
Lincoln finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
Lincoln moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from McDonnell misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lincoln does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lincoln finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Lincoln , right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln throws a front kick that sends McDonnell stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a straight left.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln drops his hands momentarily and McDonnell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lincoln walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDonnell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lincoln scores with a nice right hand.
McDonnell connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Lincoln .
Well Lincoln has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alexander Lincoln !
Alexander Lincoln seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.