PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 24003 p4p, 22831 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 665 p4p, 697 weight class). Jon Snow has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lincoln
vs
Snow

180 cm
23
160
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
42
160
22 - 13 - 6

World class boxer
Granite chin

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln clobbers Snow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln scores with a nice strike.

Snow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lincoln , pushing him back against the ropes.
Lincoln throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snows head.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Snow working aggressively here.
Lincoln wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln .
Lincoln lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lincoln tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lincoln comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Snow gets a clinch.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lincoln lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln cracks Snow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice jab there from Lincoln .
Lincoln is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lincoln lands the left hand.
Snow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lincoln to score with a decent uppercut.
Lincoln swats away the attempt to clinch by Snow.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lincoln looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Snow throws out a counter right but Lincoln avoids it with no problem.
Lincoln is looking to slow Snow down with leg kicks.
Snow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lincoln manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Snow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lincoln has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Snow working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.

Lincoln breaks the clinch.
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!
Lincoln lands a jab to the head.

Snow clinches up against the ropes.
Lincoln scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snow moves to clinch but Lincoln breaks away
and Lincoln connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Lincoln pushes him off.
Lincoln scores with the left hand. Snow knows he should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Lincoln coming out on top.

Snow has closed the distance and engaged Lincoln in a clinch.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Snow 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Snow moves into range and clinches up with Lincoln .
Lincoln can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.

Snow rushes Lincoln and presses him up against the ropes.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lincoln dominated that round.
That's time! Lincoln 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lincoln tests Snow's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Snow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lincoln , pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Snow pushes Lincoln up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln .
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lincoln .
A short uppercut from Lincoln .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln lands with a short shot to the head.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lincoln lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln lands with a right to the head.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snow has him pressed against the ropes.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lincoln .
Snow misses with the head strike.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Snow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow working aggressively here.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Snow is looking to clinch.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincoln circles away.
Lincoln jabs Snow right on the nose. Snow blinks but takes it well.
Snow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Snow darts in trying to clinch
and Snow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Snow takes one on the button.
Snow closes the distance but Lincoln moves to the side
and Lincoln connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lincoln is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Snow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lincoln is looking to break free of the clinch but Snow has double underhooks.
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.

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

Snow closes the distance and clinches.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Snow is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Snow closes the distance and clinches.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincoln .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lincoln .
Lincoln tries to break the clinch but Snow is controlling the position.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lincoln swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lincoln dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A nice leg kick from Lincoln , right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snow wants to clinch
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snow moves to clinch but Lincoln breaks away
and Lincoln counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Snow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.

Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow walks into a jab.

Lincoln tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Snow misses with some punches.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lincoln lands a body shot.
Jon Snow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Snow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lincoln blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lincoln working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lincoln blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Jon Snow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Snow tries to clinch
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alexander Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Lincoln lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Lincoln - just one landing.
Lincoln lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with a few strikes there.
Lincoln scores with a nice head shot.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the body.

Snow has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lincoln 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln .
Snow has Lincoln pressed against the ropes, preventing Lincoln from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lincoln blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln tries to break the clinch but Snow is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln lands a shoulder strike.
Snow prevents a body shot from Lincoln .
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jon Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lincoln showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lincoln , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

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