PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lincoln comes into the arena with Hail To The Chief blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lincoln
vs
Obrien

190 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abraham Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Obrien!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Obrien.
Obrien shoots in but Lincoln avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lincoln swats away the attempt to clinch by Obrien.
Lincoln swings for the body but Obrien moves out of range.
Obrien misses with a jab to the body
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln lands with a good body shot.
Mike Obrien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obrien tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lincoln counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Obrien looks gassed!
A lazy left from Lincoln finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obrien's head.
Obrien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lincoln changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lincoln with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lincoln digs a good body shot into Obrien's ribs.
Lincoln connects with a jab.
Lincoln scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lincoln lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Lincoln scores a takedown into full mount!
Lincoln controlling the pace for now.
Lincoln's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Abraham Lincoln just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lincoln swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obrien.

Lincoln shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Obrien napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lincoln is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Obrien will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Obrien is looking to regain half guard here but Lincoln keeps moving and retains side control.
Lincoln tries to move to mount but Obrien blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lincoln staying calm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien tries to bench press Lincoln off him but Lincoln keeps the position.
Lincoln trying to control the position but Obrien is working away.
Obrien tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lincoln easily slips into full mount!
Lincoln in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Obrien working to try and regain half guard.
Lincoln controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Lincoln dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lincoln uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lincoln wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Lincoln changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Obrien looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lincoln tries to advance to mount but Obrien denies him.
Obrien can't do much from the bottom here.
Obrien trying to remain calm as Lincoln controls from the top position.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obrien can do to turn this around?
A control attempt from Obrien but he's now mounted!
Lincoln controlling his opponent.
Obrien tries to hold on but Lincoln postures up.
Obrien is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln working Obrien over with strikes here.
Lincoln raining down shots from the mount!
Obrien working to try and regain half guard.
Lincoln tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Obrien tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lincoln scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Obrien is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lincoln controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Abraham Lincoln just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Obrien tries for a takedown but Lincoln circles away easily

and Lincoln counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lincoln sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Obrien trying to control but Lincoln postures up.
Lincoln controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Obrien can do anything to dispel that myth.
Obrien trying to control from the bottom.
Lincoln takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lincoln seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Obrien for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obrien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obrien is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lincoln.
Obrien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lincoln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Lincoln dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Obrien falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lincoln counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lincoln dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lincoln works the jab nicely.
Mike Obrien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Lincoln. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a nice shot to the body.
Obrien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln connects with a crisp jab.
Obrien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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 to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obrien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lincoln throws a series of strikes that have Obrien backpedaling.
Lincoln scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obrien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lincoln lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obrien circles away quickly and effectively.
Obrien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lincoln shoots in and bounces Obrien off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln is pushing down on Obrien's leg trying to pass to half guard. Obrien is fighting to maintain full guard but Lincoln has managed to sneak the leg through.

Obrien looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lincoln is taking a breather. Obrien says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Obrien wants to control but Lincoln is keeping busy.
Obrien wants to improve his position but Lincoln is controlling well.
Lincoln not doing much here.
Lincoln scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lincoln controlling the action here.
Obrien is looking to control Lincoln's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Obrien avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lincoln lands a nice shot that snaps Obrien's head back.
Lincoln scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lincoln scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obrien doesn't seem bothered though.
Obrien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lincoln lands a nice shot that snaps Obrien's head back.
Lincoln connects with a right hand. Obrien shakes it off.
Lincoln lands a nice hook to Obrien's body. Obrien takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lincoln gets a takedown into half guard.
Lincoln perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lincoln lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lincoln controlling the action here.
Mike Obrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abraham Lincoln is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Obrien is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lincoln pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Lincoln!