PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 267 p4p, 368 weight class) and Sone Fujimaro (ranked 41 p4p, 55 weight class). Lincoln 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sgt MacKenzie. Fujimaro has chosen 焔 (Flame) + 暁ノ糸 (Thread of Dawn) by Wagakki Band as his entrance music. Alexander Lincoln is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lincoln
vs
Fujimaro

180 cm
31
156
15 - 5 - 0

174 cm
34
155
20 - 15 - 0

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World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Fujimaro moved away.
Fujimaro flicks out a counter leg kick but Lincoln steps away.
Fujimaro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lincoln connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fujimaro scrambles back to his feet.
Lincoln misses with a head kick.
Lincoln comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lincoln scores with a nice body kick.
Fujimaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujimaro.
Lincoln cracks Fujimaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimaro walks into a left hand.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Fujimaro moved away.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Fujimaro ducks down to avoid it.
Lincoln misses with a looping left.
Lincoln 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fujimaro under the eye.
We've been informed that Fujimaro 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.
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 jab when Fujimaro was well out of range.
Fujimaro works Lincoln 's body with a nice hook.
Lincoln throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lincoln .
Fujimaro follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lincoln looks to land a left hand but Fujimaro moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Lincoln .
Fujimaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Fujimaro's head but Fujimaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Fujimaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lincoln looks to land a body kick but Fujimaro moved away.
Fujimaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've been told by Lincoln 's head coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fujimaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but Fujimaro is out of range.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fujimaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fujimaro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujimaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lincoln throws a lazy right hand but Fujimaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lincoln .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fujimaro! But no joy.
Fujimaro misses with a straight left.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick that misses.
Lincoln misses with a leg kick.
Fujimaro feints a counter leg kick.
Fujimaro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fujimaro staying out of range there.
Fujimaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lincoln 's head backwards.
Lincoln throws a lazy right hand but Fujimaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fujimaro throws out a counter right but Lincoln avoids it with no problem.
Lincoln keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fujimaro swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fujimaro! But no joy.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Fujimaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lincoln swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujimaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujimaro ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
A countering left hand to the body from Fujimaro misses.
Fujimaro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lincoln is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimaro.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fujimaro. That's going to slow Lincoln down.
Lincoln displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fujimaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lincoln takes a swing at Fujimaro's ribcage but misses.
Fujimaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a leg kick that misses.
Lincoln throws a hook but Fujimaro blocks it.
Fujimaro moves out of range as Lincoln strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimaro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fujimaro checks a leg kick.
Fujimaro was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lincoln throws a combination that misses
and Fujimaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujimaro.
Lincoln is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lincoln loads up on a big right hand but Fujimaro slips the punch.
Fujimaro wants to slow Lincoln down by chopping away at his legs.
Fujimaro blocks a jab.
Lincoln moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fujimaro drops his hands momentarily and Lincoln takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Fujimaro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lincoln dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lincoln misses with a hook. Fujimaro ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln misses with a straight right.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimaro can do to turn this around?
Fujimaro throws out a powerful jab.
Lincoln throws a nice looking combination but Fujimaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fujimaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lincoln uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fujimaro lands a leg kick that knocks Lincoln off balance momentarily.
Fujimaro slips a straight right by Lincoln .
Fujimaro slips under a jab.
Fujimaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
Fujimaro moves away from the strike by Lincoln .
Lincoln tried to score with a low kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Fujimaro counters with a body kick.
A lazy left from Fujimaro finds it's target.
Alexander Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujimaro checks the leg kick.
Lincoln backing away here, and Fujimaro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lincoln misses the jab.
Fujimaro ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a hook but Fujimaro blocks it.
Lincoln throws an off balance right hand
and Fujimaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimaro lands a right hook to the body.
Lincoln looks to land a right hand but Fujimaro moved out of range.
Fujimaro throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Fujimaro.
Lincoln throws an off balance right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lincoln thinking.
Lincoln keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fujimaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Fujimaro does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to land a front kick but Fujimaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimaro slips under a jab from Lincoln .
Fujimaro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lincoln is able to avoid easily.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lincoln throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimaro lands a really nice looking cross but Lincoln seems unphased.
Lincoln fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Fujimaro's head but Fujimaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujimaro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lincoln misses with a body shot
and Fujimaro counters with a left to the body.
Fujimaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fujimaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Fujimaro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lincoln checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fujimaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lincoln misses with a looping left.
Lincoln misses with a straight left.
Fujimaro thinks about the counter body kick.
Fujimaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincoln moves away.
A swing and a miss from Lincoln .
Fujimaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fujimaro loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Fujimaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujimaro misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln misses with a lunging right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fujimaro might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lincoln has got the better of the exchanges.
Fujimaro slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro jabs at Lincoln 's body.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujimaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fujimaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujimaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Lincoln misses.
Fujimaro replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lincoln blocks it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fujimaro!
Lincoln moves out of range of the leg kick from Fujimaro.
Lincoln misses with a looping left.
Fujimaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a looping right.
Fujimaro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lincoln lands a really nice looking cross but Fujimaro seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Lincoln will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lincoln 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lincoln tries to land a leg kick but Fujimaro saw it coming and moves away.
Fujimaro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Alexander Lincoln is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lincoln throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fujimaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujimaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lincoln finds it's way round the side to connect with Fujimaro's head.
Lincoln keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimaro.
Fujimaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimaro moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lincoln takes a swing at Fujimaro's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Fujimaro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lincoln throws a hook but Fujimaro avoids it easily.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujimaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincoln throws out a leg kick but Fujimaro moves out of range and Lincoln only half commits.
Fujimaro appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro slips under a jab.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses.
Lincoln takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln .
Lincoln lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujimaro. Lincoln does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lincoln misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Fujimaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lincoln looks to land a right hand but Fujimaro moved out of range.
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimaro.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fujimaro tries a quick counter leg kick but Lincoln is wise to it.
Lincoln connects with a high kick.
Lincoln misses with a wild body shot.
Fujimaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lincoln scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lincoln .
Lincoln tries a low kick but Fujimaro avoids it.
Fujimaro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fujimaro throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fujimaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lincoln has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sone Fujimaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimaro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lincoln looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujimaro is just out of range.
Fujimaro unleashes a big counter combination but Lincoln bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fujimaro slips under a jab.
Fujimaro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Lincoln connects with an inside leg kick.
Fujimaro throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln misses with a two punch combination.
Lincoln gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fujimaro.
Lincoln swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln .
Fujimaro moves away from the strike by Lincoln .
Fujimaro throws out a counter right but Lincoln avoids it with no problem.
Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fujimaro throws the kick towards the body but Lincoln avoids it.
Lincoln pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lincoln throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lincoln throws a jab when Fujimaro was well out of range.
Lincoln lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fujimaro slips under a jab.
Fujimaro tries a quick counter leg kick but Lincoln is wise to it.
Fujimaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincoln throws out the jab.
Fujimaro slips a jab from Lincoln .
It seemed like Fujimaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fujimaro misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lincoln swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Fujimaro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln .
Fujimaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lincoln throws an overhand right that lands on Fujimaro's shoulder, as Fujimaro tries to avoid the shot.
Lincoln moves out of range of the leg kick from Fujimaro.
Lincoln tries to score with a low kick but Fujimaro moves his leg out of the way.
Fujimaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fujimaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lincoln swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujimaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lincoln misses with a leg kick.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Fujimaro.
Lincoln misses with a hook.
A jab from Fujimaro misses.
Fujimaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincoln moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lincoln showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lincoln !
A very excited looking Alexander Lincoln made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Sone Fujimaro had this to say: 'So you DO fight like a coward! A disgrace on your family!'.