PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 140 p4p, 204 weight class) and Alexander Lincoln (ranked 17 p4p, 27 weight class). Blaydes's entrance music is Black Sunshine - White Zombie. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lincoln 's choice of entrance music: Sgt MacKenzie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blaydes
vs
Lincoln

171 cm
33
158
16 - 7 - 1

180 cm
31
156
17 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaydes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blaydes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaydes.
It looked like Blaydes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lincoln .
Lincoln does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lincoln misses with a body kick.
Lincoln throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Blaydes tries to counter with a takedown but Lincoln is quick to defend against it.
Lincoln uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaydes moves away.
Lincoln swings widly with a right hand
enabling Blaydes to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaydes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaydes moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaydes shoots in and drives through. Lincoln sprawls well.
Lincoln lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaydes circles away quickly and effectively.
Lincoln thumps Blaydes with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lincoln swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been informed that Lincoln has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice jab there from Lincoln .
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 tests Blaydes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaydes.
A little feinted left hand from Blaydes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lincoln feints and then cracks Blaydes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaydes down.
Lincoln misses with a straight right.
Blaydes looks for a takedown but Lincoln sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to land a leg kick but Blaydes saw it coming and moves away.
Blaydes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaydes throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lincoln bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaydes's head.
Blaydes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaydes throws a solid leg kick but Lincoln takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaydes.
Lincoln turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lincoln swings widly with a right hand

so Blaydes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lincoln is looking to stand back up but Blaydes counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lincoln .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lincoln is trying to stand back up but Blaydes is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaydes drops an elbow to the side of Lincoln 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln tries to get to full guard but Blaydes has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blaydes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lincoln trying to control here.
Blaydes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lincoln trying to control here.
Blaydes slips a nice elbow through Lincoln 's hands, connecting with Lincoln 's forehead.
Lincoln is refusing to be controlled, as Blaydes sits in half guard.
Blaydes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln wants to control the action here but instead Blaydes manages to pass to full mount!
Lincoln really wants to buck Blaydes off and get back to his feet.
Lincoln is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lincoln is still trying to improve position.
Lincoln in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lincoln tries to hold on but Blaydes pushes him away.
Lincoln wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to lock up and control but Blaydes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blaydes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blaydes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lincoln tries to hold on but Blaydes postures up.
Blaydes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lincoln wants to control but Blaydes is having none of it.
Lincoln keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oscar Blaydes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Lincoln misses.

Blaydes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lincoln quickly recovers to half guard.
Blaydes winds up and cracks Lincoln with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln pushes Blaydes off but Blaydes dives into side control.
Blaydes is looking to take a break and control but Lincoln is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lincoln is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blaydes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lincoln parries the strikes from Blaydes easily there. Blaydes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lincoln to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln is trying to get back to half guard.
Blaydes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lincoln wants to control but Blaydes postures up.
Lincoln is looking for a sweep.
Blaydes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lincoln can do to turn this around?
Blaydes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lincoln to see if he's OK.
Lincoln is trying to improve his position.
Lincoln is pushing Blaydes's head away, looking to escape. Blaydes manages to hold on to the position though.
Lincoln is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blaydes connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is looking for a sweep.
Lincoln pushes Blaydes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blaydes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've been hearing that Blaydes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Blaydes lands an elbow.
Blaydes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Blaydes working the ground and pound.
Blaydes working away.
Blaydes cracks Lincoln with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lincoln tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blaydes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blaydes landing strikes.
Blaydes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lincoln to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaydes cracks Lincoln with a big right hand but Lincoln just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes cracks Lincoln with a big elbow.
Lincoln is looking to regain half guard here but Blaydes keeps moving and retains side control.
Oscar Blaydes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaydes scores with punches from side control.
Lincoln wants to control but Blaydes postures up.
Lincoln tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blaydes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blaydes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blaydes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blaydes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lincoln keeps working.
Blaydes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes scoring with punches and elbows.
Blaydes trying to control the action but Lincoln is working from the bottom.
Blaydes lands a few punches from side control.

Lincoln sneaks out the side door and pushes Blaydes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaydes throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaydes.
Alexander Lincoln is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
Blaydes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincoln turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Blaydes dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blaydes misses with a body shot.
Alexander Lincoln has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but Lincoln moved away.
Blaydes connects with an inside leg kick.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Blaydes moved away.
As Lincoln tries to get set, Blaydes tries to push him back and clinch up but Lincoln manages to avoid the attempt.
Blaydes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Blaydes gets a takedown into half guard.
Blaydes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln wants to get back to his feet.
Blaydes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blaydes lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blaydes lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to get to full guard but Blaydes has control of the leg.
Lincoln taking some punishment here, with Blaydes in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Blaydes.
Blaydes is nestled in close to Lincoln , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blaydes prevents Lincoln from standing back up.
Blaydes is trying to control the action in half guard but Lincoln is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Blaydes.
Lincoln is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lincoln wants to control but Blaydes is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes trying to control from half guard but Lincoln is working away.
Blaydes slips a nice elbow through Lincoln 's hands, connecting with Lincoln 's forehead.
Blaydes drops an elbow to the side of Lincoln 's head.
Lincoln wants to get back to full guard.
Blaydes wants to control but Lincoln is keeping him busy.
Lincoln keeping control of the position.
Lincoln taking some punishment here, with Blaydes in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blaydes not doing much here.
Blaydes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blaydes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lincoln tries to get to full guard but Blaydes has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes working over Lincoln with some ground and pound. Lincoln looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blaydes passes to full mount!
Blaydes is landing with some decent strikes but Lincoln is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blaydes landing punches.
Lincoln tries to reverse the position but Blaydes maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaydes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Lincoln is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Blaydes! Lincoln is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oscar Blaydes!
A very excited looking Oscar Blaydes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.