PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abraham Lincoln has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lincoln
vs
Yama

193 cm
27
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

172 cm
19
216 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln misses with an uppercut.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Yama.
Yama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lincoln circles away quickly and effectively.
Lincoln changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lincoln works the jab nicely.
Yama misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln misses with a combination

and Yama counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln keeping full guard, as Yama tries to pass.
Lincoln is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yama is controlling him.
Lincoln knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yama on the ground.
Yama trying to control but Lincoln is working from the bottom.
Yama postures up in Lincoln's guard and throws a big left but Lincoln blocks it.
Yama showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yama wants to pass the guard but Lincoln is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yama is now in half guard.
Yama trying to mount his opponent but Lincoln defends it.
Lincoln trying to control but Yama postures up.
Yama trying to control the pace.
Yama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lincoln wants to control but Yama is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yama seems to be working for a kimura but Lincoln defends the submission attempt.
Yama trying to control the action but Lincoln is working from the bottom.
Lincoln tries to roll over but Yama keeps him under control.
Lincoln holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lincoln is trying to control but can't.
Lincoln keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yama is stalling here. Lincoln is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yama seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lincoln has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yama manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is trying to control but Yama manages to pass to mount!

Yama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lincoln is surviving well by controlling Yama's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lincoln wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Yama.
Yama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Lincoln that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yama controlling the pace for now.
Lincoln working to try and regain half guard.

Yama is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lincoln can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lincoln on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lincoln tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Yama working Lincoln over with strikes here.
Yama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yama landing strikes from the mount and Lincoln is in trouble!
Lincoln is trying to escape the mount.
Lincoln is working hard here to advance position.

Yama working for a guillotine from mount but Lincoln is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by Yama.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yama lands a heavy elbow.

Lincoln is rocked!
Lincoln can't escape the position.
Yama controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasahiro Yama 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 looks to land a combination but Yama avoids it well.
Yama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lincoln.
Yama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lincoln moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yama misses with a combination
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yama misses with a double jab.
Kasahiro Yama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Yama takes the fight into the clinch.

Yama works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincoln is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasahiro Yama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yama works over Lincoln with some ground and pound from guard.
Yama trying to control but Lincoln is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yama looking to pass the guard.
Lincoln is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yama thows a big elbow that misses.
Yama trying to control but Lincoln is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Yama closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lincoln quickly recovers to half guard.
Lincoln tries to roll over but Yama keeps him under control.
Yama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yama content to control rather than advance.
Yama lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yama wants to work for an arm triangle but Lincoln is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lincoln is looking to escape.
Yama passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lincoln!

Yama looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lincoln tries to lock up and control but Yama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lincoln tries to reverse the position but Yama maintains control.
Yama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yama unloading with bombs!
Lincoln is squirming around, avoiding Yama's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yama trying to control but Lincoln is having none of it.
Yama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lincoln hang on?
Yama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lincoln is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yama prevents Lincoln from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yama's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Lincoln is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yama lands a big elbow - Lincoln is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Lincoln is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kasahiro Yama!