PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bustack (ranked 22893 p4p, 4150 weight class) and Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abraham Lincoln acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bustack
vs
Lincoln

174 cm
29
166
2 - 41 - 0

192 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Bustack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abraham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Lincoln.
Bustack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lincoln scores with a head kick. Bustack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lincoln's coach down at Cozad MMA New York was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lincoln's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bustack takes one to the chin there.
Bustack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Bustack moves out of range.
Lincoln keeps the fight on the outside.
Bustack is looking to clinch.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bustack tries to clinch but Lincoln is having none of it.
Lincoln turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln keeps the fight on the outside.
Lincoln swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bustack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lincoln lands with a right hand.
Lincoln throws a body kick that misses.
Lincoln feints and then cracks Bustack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bustack down.
Lincoln jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bustack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Lincoln does no damage.
Lincoln throws a head kick that Bustack semi-blocks.

Bustack is rocked!

It looks like Greg Bustack has been cut.
Lincoln connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh Bustack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lincoln takes a swing at Bustack's ribcage but misses.
Bustack seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln scores with a jab. Bustack acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Greg Bustack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln lands a high kick!
Lincoln lands the left hand.
Bustack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bustack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bustack doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincoln circles away.
Bustack wants to clinch up but Lincoln keeps it at a distance.
Bustack tries to clinch there but Lincoln circles away.

Bustack gets a clinch.
A short right from Lincoln on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lincoln scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bustack goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lincoln prevents it.

Bustack has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lincoln clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln wants to escape the position.
Lincoln keeps trying to improve his position.

Bustack has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lincoln has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Lincoln rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bustack is working for a kimura but Lincoln is defending it quite comfortably.

Bustack looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lincoln wants to get back to full guard.
Lincoln is looking to control Bustack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lincoln avoid being mounted?

Bustack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lincoln has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bustack is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bustack is breathing heavily.
Bustack working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lincoln's thigh. Lincoln counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lincoln is trying to keep Bustack in close.

Lincoln is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bustack is aware though and is defending well.
Lincoln is trying to keep Bustack in close.

Lincoln is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bustack is aware though and is defending well.

Bustack postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lincoln is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bustack, into his guard.

Lincoln trying to control but Bustack is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bustack is keeping the position for now.
Lincoln wants to control from the top but Bustack keeps moving.
Lincoln stands and throws Bustack's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Lincoln dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Bustack's cut.
That's time! Bustack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A combination from Lincoln does no damage.
Lincoln throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bustack wants to clinch up but Lincoln keeps it at a distance.
Bustack tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Lincoln lands but Bustack takes it in his stride.
Lincoln swats away the attempt to clinch by Bustack.
Lincoln throws out a counter right but Bustack avoids it with no problem.
Lincoln scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bustack doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincoln circles away.
Bustack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lincoln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lincoln is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bustack tries to clinch but Lincoln is having none of it.
Lincoln swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bustack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bustack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bustack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lincoln has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustack tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bustack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bustack takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bustack tries to clinch
and Lincoln counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustack wants a takedown.
Bustack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lincoln prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lincoln can't find room to land a body shot as Bustack controls the action.
Lincoln trying to stall but Bustack improves his position.

Bustack turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bustack manages to end up in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lincoln is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lincoln is trying to get back to full guard.
Lincoln gets full guard.

Lincoln looking for a guillotine here but Bustack defends easily.

Bustack drops back looking for a leg! Lincoln is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lincoln manages to kick Bustack off! Bustack jumps back into Lincoln's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bustack is one step ahead there.

Bustack is sitting in close to Lincoln's body. Lincoln has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bustack is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bustack is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lincoln.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Abraham Lincoln!
An out of breath Abraham Lincoln thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.