PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashford Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Cools (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lincoln
vs
Cools

183 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashford Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carson Cools!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cools closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cools wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lincoln keeps working.

Cools has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lincoln gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cools counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Lincoln actively working from the bottom here.
Lincoln throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lincoln missing with punches from the bottom.
Lincoln is refusing to be controlled, as Cools sits in half guard.
Lincoln landing a few short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cools blocks the strikes from Lincoln.
Cools is looking to take a break and control but Lincoln is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lincoln missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cools tries to close the distance and clinch but Lincoln swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lincoln misses with a takedown

and Cools counters with a single leg into guard. Lincoln didn't expect that.
Cools wants to stand and escape but instead Lincoln has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cools wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cools wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lincoln is now in half guard.
Cools won't allow Lincoln to pass to mount.
Cools is looking to escape.
Cools avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lincoln.
Lincoln throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cools wants to get back to full guard.
Lincoln 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.
Cools looks gassed!
Lincoln missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lincoln displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Lincoln gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cools to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cools wants to stand but Lincoln is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lincoln trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Cools is sitting in close to Lincoln's body. Lincoln has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cools is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cools is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lincoln.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ashford Lincoln!