PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Lincoln looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Lincoln
vs
Rick

165 cm
23
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slick Rick!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rick tries to keep at a distance but Lincoln has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rick is trying to drag Lincoln to the mat but Lincoln just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lincoln gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Rick tries for a takedown but Lincoln circles away easily

and Lincoln counters by clinching up.
Paul Lincoln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slick Rick.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rick gets tackled into the cage by Lincoln. Lincoln maintains the clinch.

Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Lincoln throws a right and a left that Rick avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rick tries for a takedown but Lincoln circles away easily

and Lincoln counters by clinching up.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rick with a poor takedown

and Lincoln moves into the clinch.
Lincoln lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rick is trying to pull guard but Lincoln turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rick gets a clinch.
Rick fails to pull guard.
Rick tries to pull guard but Lincoln forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lincoln blocks an uppercut.
Rick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lincoln keeps control of Rick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick tries to break free but Lincoln pushes him back against the cage.

Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Rick shoots and misses
enabling Lincoln to counter with a crisp jab.
Rick tries for a takedown but Lincoln circles away easily

and Lincoln counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rick is trying to stall.
Lincoln keeps control of Rick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rick tries to circle away but Lincoln has him pinned against the cage.
Rick tries to circle away but Lincoln has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lincoln scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rick in his tracks.
Rick misses with a takedown

and Lincoln counters by clinching up.
Lincoln avoiding damage.
Rick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lincoln to keep the fight standing.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lincoln tries to keep at a distance but Rick has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Lincoln dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lincoln swings for the body but Rick moves out of range.

Lincoln has managed to clinch.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slick Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rick shoots and misses

and Lincoln counters by clinching up.
Lincoln gets underhooks to prevent Rick's takedown attempt.
Lincoln scores with a hook to the body.
Rick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage.
Rick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lincoln just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paul Lincoln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slick Rick.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lincoln holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln prevents a body shot from Rick.
Paul Lincoln has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lincoln counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rick is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Paul Lincoln is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Rick.
Rick misses with a wild combination.
Rick has his takedown stuffed

and Lincoln counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lincoln.
Rick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lincoln is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick trying to land knees to the body.

Lincoln's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lincoln counters by moving into the clinch.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rick with a poor takedown

and Lincoln holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rick doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lincoln moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lincoln is defending well.

Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Lincoln misses with a wild combination.
Rick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paul Lincoln is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lincoln rushes Rick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Lincoln.
Rick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lincoln pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rick has his takedown stuffed

and Lincoln counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick is trying to stall.
Rick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lincoln is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Rick blocks a head kick by Lincoln.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lincoln counters with a left and a right that stings Rick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Lincoln dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lincoln gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.

Lincoln rushes Rick and presses him up against the cage.
Rick looking to stall.
Lincoln has Rick pressed against the cage, preventing Rick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lincoln just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lincoln just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paul Lincoln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slick Rick.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick misses with a low kick as Lincoln jumps back.
Rick doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lincoln moves into the clinch.
Rick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lincoln just stands there and leans against the cage.

Lincoln's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rick tries for a takedown but Lincoln circles away easily

and Lincoln moves into the clinch.
Rick fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lincoln moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rick is looking to break free of the clinch but Lincoln has double underhooks.

Lincoln's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rick takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick misses with a double jab.

Lincoln gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rick can't break the clinch.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Lincoln.
Rick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Rick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln blocks a head kick by Rick.
Rick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lincoln counters with a three punch combo that has Rick backing up. Rick nods at Lincoln to acknowledge the strikes.
Rick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rick doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lincoln counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lincoln.
Rick is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lincoln to keep the fight standing.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slick Rick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Lincoln.
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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

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