PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Rimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lincon
vs
Rimmer

184 cm
21
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 Clothing)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lincon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Rimmer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimmer misses with an uppercut.

Rimmer gets tackled into the cage by Lincon. Lincon maintains the clinch.
Rimmer is trying to push Lincon away but Lincon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rimmer tries to circle away but Lincon has him pinned against the cage.

Rimmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lincon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lincon grinds an elbow into Rimmer's temple.
Lincon is looking to take a break and control but Rimmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lincon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rimmer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lincon connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincon is chipping away with strikes.

Lincon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rimmer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lincon prevents Rimmer from escaping the position.
Rimmer wants to control but Lincon postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lincon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rimmer is avoiding damage well.
Rimmer wants to control but Lincon postures up.

Lincon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rimmer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lincon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lincon working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rimmer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lincon grinds an elbow into Rimmer's temple.
Rimmer struggling a bit here.
Lincon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rimmer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rimmer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon is positioning himself well to prevent Rimmer advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rimmer wants to get back to his feet.
Lincon is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Abe Lincon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lincon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lincon tries for a takedown but Rimmer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lincon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Lincon misses its intended target.

Lincon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rimmer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rimmer is trying to control the position but Lincon postures up.
Rimmer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lincon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rimmer is keeping the position for now.
Lincon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lincon with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer keeping moving, preventing Lincon from controlling successfully.
Lincon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rimmer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lincon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lincon throws a big right hand that misses.
Lincon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rimmer has his hands on Lincon's head, controlling the position.
Rimmer keeping moving, preventing Lincon from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lincon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rimmer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rimmer lands a head shot.
Rimmer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lincon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Lincon 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.

Lincon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rimmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincon.
Rimmer ducks under a wild hook from Lincon.
Lincon throws a jab but it's blocked by Rimmer.
Rimmer moves out of range as Lincon strikes.
Lincon thows a body shot but no joy.
Lincon tries to clinch but Rimmer is having none of it.
Lincon misses with a shot to the body
and Rimmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lincon thinking.
Lincon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rimmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rimmer throws a hook but Lincon avoids it easily.
Lincon misses with a body shot.
Lincon misses with a hook.
Lincon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincon fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimmer clobbers Lincon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Abe Lincon has been cut.
Lincon throws a nice looking combination but Rimmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rimmer scores with a nice right hand.
Rimmer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lincon moves forwards but Rimmer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lincon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincon misses with a hook. Rimmer ducked under it nicely.
Rimmer punishes Lincon's body with a nice straight punch.
Rimmer throws a right and a left that Lincon avoids nicely.

Lincon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rimmer defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rimmer's head.
Lincon stops Rimmer from getting back to his feet.
Lincon throws a strike but Rimmer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rimmer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lincon manages to get to full guard.
Rimmer wants to stand but Lincon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon has control of Rimmer's left arm, preventing Rimmer from doing any damage.

Lincon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rimmer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Arnold Rimmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lincon misses with a double jab.
Rimmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincon misses with a hook
and Rimmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lincon thinking.
Lincon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincon loads up on a big right hand but Rimmer slips the punch.
Lincon closes the distance and clinches up with Rimmer, looking for a takedown. Lincon pushes Rimmer against the cage but Rimmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lincon takes a swing at Rimmer's ribcage but misses.
Rimmer circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rimmer gets caught napping as Lincon dives in and scores a takedown. Rimmer manages to retain guard.
Lincon stops Rimmer from standing up.
Lincon looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rimmer wants to stand and escape but Lincon is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lincon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rimmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lincon's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abe Lincon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abe Lincon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lincon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rimmer moves away.
Rimmer lands a jab.
Lincon misses with a double jab
and Rimmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Rimmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rimmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lincon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rimmer in his tracks.
Lincon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lincon misses with a combination
and Rimmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lincon throws a combination that misses
and Rimmer counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimmer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lincon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rimmer throws a hook but Lincon blocks it.
Rimmer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lincon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rimmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincon.
Rimmer connects with a body shot that sends Lincon's belly button to the back.
Lincon loads up on a big right hand but Rimmer slips the punch.
Lincon shoots in but Rimmer avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Lincon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rimmer wants to control but Lincon is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon prevents Rimmer from standing back up.
Rimmer wants to get back to full guard.
Rimmer is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Lincon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lincon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lincon is thwarting Rimmer's attempts to control the position.
Lincon drops an elbow to the side of Rimmer's head.
Rimmer moves into full guard.
Lincon throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon throws a strike but Rimmer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rimmer wants to get up but he can't break Lincon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lincon with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Rimmer can't handle though.
Arnold Rimmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lincon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Lincon.
Rimmer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lincon landing strikes from the mount and Rimmer is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincon landing strikes from the mount.
Lincon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lincon working Rimmer over with strikes here.
Lincon landing strikes, looking to finish!

Rimmer is rocked!
Rimmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lincon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rimmer in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rimmer to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Lincon!
A victorious Abe Lincon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.