PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lincoln is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oversized Lincoln. Muay Thai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thai
vs
Lincoln

192 cm
27
212 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

190 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Lincoln darts in and clinches Thai up against the cage.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Lincoln lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thai or not.

Thai breaks from the clinch.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Lincoln takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lincoln counters by moving into the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Lincoln - that landed with a thud.
Lincoln lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lincoln counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai misses with a double jab.
Thai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thai closes the distance but Lincoln moves to the side

and Lincoln moves into the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lincoln avoids it.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lincoln blocks it with crossed arms.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the side of Thai's head.

It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Lincoln avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Good body shot from Lincoln.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lincoln.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Lincoln has Thai pressed against the cage, preventing Thai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai moves to clinch but Lincoln breaks away
and Lincoln counters with a stiff right hand.
Lincoln takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai misses with a double jab
and Lincoln counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lincoln counters with a left to the body.
Thai is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Lincoln moves out of range easily.
Lincoln swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.

Lincoln pushes Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai is trying to push Lincoln away but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lincoln scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lincoln is defending well for now.

Thai breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Lincoln misses its intended target.
Lincoln lands a jab to the head.

Lincoln closes the distance and clinches.
Lincoln blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai is looking to break free of the clinch but Lincoln has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Lincoln.
Thai has had enough of the clinch but Lincoln keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Lincoln lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lincoln on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lincoln creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Lincoln lands with a light punch inside.

Muay Thai's cut is getting worse.
Lincoln lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Lincoln.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the side of Thai's head.
Lincoln lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lincoln lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lincoln.
Lincoln blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lincoln lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lincoln scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thai is looking to break free of the clinch but Lincoln has double underhooks.
Lincoln lands a shot to the body.
Lincoln lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands with a right to the head.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lincoln is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lincoln scores with a hook to the body.
Lincoln throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thais head.
A short body shot lands from Lincoln as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln lands a nice uppercut.
Lincoln works on Thai's body with a couple of short punches.
Thai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Lincoln dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lincoln just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lincoln counters with a series of strikes. Thai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thai misses with a double jab
and Lincoln counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai misses with a low kick as Lincoln jumps back.
Lincoln lunges at Thai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thai's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Muay Thai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Oooooh!!! Lincoln has knocked Thai down with a huge combo! Lincoln steps away and waves a wobbly Thai back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Thai is rocked!
Lincoln tests Thai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Thai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Muay Thai's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muay Thai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abraham Lincoln!